Karen Halnon, a 52 year-old Pennsylvania resident, was arrested at Miami International Airport over the weekend after going on a two hour rant about how the United State had declared war on Venezuela. The incident went down on a commercial flight from Managua, Nicaragua back to Miami. During her rant Halnon…
After a couple hours under the knife, New Times has got a new website that’s not only easy on the eyes, but it’s specifically designed for you, the reader. We didn’t rest until we had created a site that was both simple to navigate and fun to read. Here’s a…
Ultra High-Net-Worth Individuals aren’t just rich. They’re running the world. They aren’t just the 1 percent, they’re the 0.002 percent. To qualify a person has to have a networth of at least $30 million in assets. As it turns out Miami is not the full time homebase to tons of…
Does the Republican party have much of a future in Miami-Dade County? Not if current voter registration trends hold steady. In terms of registered voters, Republicans are now effectively in third place behind Democrats and voters who have registered with no party affiliation. With 1,290,602 total registered voters, Miami-Dade has the…
It wasn’t uncommon for Miami Beach Police officers to work off-duty jobs as security at South Beach nightclubs. Or at least it wasn’t until Sgt. Mike Muley allegedly showed up to such a gig drunk. He was suspended and new Police Chief Daniel Oates temporarily prohibited his officers from working…
If anyone understands beauty upkeep, it’s you, Miami. Yes, New Times is getting a little nip and tuck and coming back to you very soon looking a bit more, um, refreshed. While we’re gone, there won’t be any new content on our site until midday Monday, March 16. (It takes…
Miami’s condo boom may be slightly slowing down, but the real estate rush to snap up any remaining primo property is still in full swing. The owners of a building in the Design District have basically won the real estate lottery. Hardor Corp. bought up a building at 1 NE…
Talks of turning a stretch of Biscayne Boulveard into a pedestrian-friendly grand promenade have been in the works for a few year, and now we’ve finally got an idea of what that might look like. The Miami Downtown Development Authority has released a video rendering of architects Behar-Font & Partners…
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Two police cars from two separate departments were set ablaze last night in North Miami-Dade while parked out front of the officers’ homes just blocks from each other. Police believe that the acts were intentional and both were set by the same person or group of people…
Thanks to the monster contract the Dolphins threw at Ndamukong Suh this week, Miami is now home to three of the biggest deals in each of America’s three biggest sports, with Giancarlo Stanton’s record-breaking Marlins contract and Chris Bosh’s elite Heat salary rounding out the Magic City pay scales. That…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest…
For one night in 2010, Bill Fong chased perfection. At that point, only 21 bowlers in history had ever notched a 900 — three straight games of perfection, 36 straight strikes. But by his final game, with an awed crowd gathering, Fong stood on the cusp. The incredible tale of…
In an effort to curb climate change, the Obama administration unleashed a plan last year with the goal of cutting carbon emissions. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection must come up with a plan to meet the goals, but Rep. John R. Wood introduced a bill that would require the…
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A racist comment on a talk show broadcasted from Miami has gotten one of Univision’s most popular hosts canned. Rodner Figueroa, best known for hosting the entertainment and gossip show Sal y Pimienta, was guesting on another show, El Gordo y la Flaca, yesterday when he compared First Lady Michelle’s…
Florida is not good at removing outdated laws from its legislation, even when they’re not enforced anymore. Technically, it’s still illegal for an unmarried and unrelated man and a woman to live together in this state, after all. However, a new bill that would officially remove the ban on gay…
Supporters say the bill would keep teachers and students safe in a school shooting. The Miami-Dade School Board isn’t buying it. “What’s going to happen,” says school board member and recently announced county mayoral candidate Raquel Regalado, “is you’re going to have more instances of violence, not less.” See also:…
In 1990, a group of homeless men and women was sleeping in Lummus Park near the Miami River when they were jarred awake by police officers. Before most knew what was happening, they were yanked from their tents, handcuffed, and forced to watch while officers burned everything they owned: clothes,…
Florida law forbids a candidate’s name from appearing twice on the same ballot. So if Marco Rubio ends up making a serious bid for president, he’d have to give up his seat in Congress. This could set up a very interesting four years in Florida politics, where a very likely…
Colin Veitch spent 8 years as president and CEO of Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Lines. However, after stepping down in 2008, he had no intention of leaving the cruise industry behind. He hatched an ambitious plan to launch a new cruise line. Of course, launching a cruise line is no easy…
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