Episcopalian Bishop Leopold Frade had some strong words for President Obama last week: “I am asking President Obama to stop being a sodomite!” Now, before jumping to conclusions, know that Episcopalians are totally down with the gays, and in 2012 Frade personally authorized the church’s first recognition of gay marriage…
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A lot of addicts say they needed to hit rock bottom before being ready to accept recovery. This apparently has not yet happened for Miami lawyer Kenneth Kukec. He was arrested in July after he was allegedly caught snorting lines of cocaine off the back of a toilet in a…
Critical Mass, the monthly bike ride that takes over entire roads, happens to occur on Black Friday this month. At least fewer people are working today. Which is a good thing, unless, of course, you’re coming home with a car loaded with shopping bags sometime after 7:15 tonight. Tonight’s ride,…
Another Major League Soccer season edges toward a close this weekend as four teams fight for a spot in the final. Tomorrow could be Thierry Henry’s last game. Sunday could be the same for U.S. legend Landon Donovan. No matter which teams make the final, however, the biggest loser could…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest. This week, that includes a high-school prostitution ring, a group of incredibly dumb and hungry teens, and a hero Dolphins fan…
The developers aren’t giving up yet. Earlier this week, Ram Realty Services, the West Palm Beach-based developer behind the proposed Coral Reef Commons project — highly controversial because it would develop critically endangered pine rockland habitat — met with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials and agreed to submit…
Just three years ago, mega-attorney Roy Black wrote in a candid blog post: “The UM Law School is in a death spiral; we have plummeted in the law school rankings, falling to 77th, while UF is 47 and FSU is 50. This is more than a little embarrassing.” Yes, the…
Happy Thanksgiving, Miamians. And here’s something to legitimately be thankful for: No more Pay By Phone parking service fees. Seriously. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, the Miami Parking Authority (MPA) announced this week, the authority will absorb the $.35 fee that accompanies each Pay By Phone transaction. “As a measure…
Just about one of the best things you can say about Jeffrey Loria’s stewardship of the Miami Marlins is that he hasn’t changed the team’s name to something offensive. In fact, an elegant-looking fish is probably one of the least offensive things to name your team for. And it’s that…
A Florida Sheriff’s deputy has been placed on suspension with pay after making insensitive comments on Facebook in the wake of civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. “Damn cockroaches! Squashem all !!!! I say we rally for Wilson, who’s with me?” wrote Detective Richard Moon of the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Department…
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Taking a trek to elsewhere in the state for Thanksgiving? Sounds unfortunate, but at least you can look forward to one perk if you take the Florida Turnpike. The road’s 24 -hour service stations will be offering everyone free coffee during specific hours during the busy travel time…
Rick Scott has a Gmail account. He also has his official state email account. He swore he’d just used the personal Gmail account for private, family matters, telling the press back in August that “if anybody sends me an email to my private account, I do the right thing.” Meaning…
Ah, Thanksgiving. The day our nation sets aside every year to give thanks, stuff our faces with amazing food, and watch football. God bless America! Here in South Florida, we have so many things to be thankful for: the weather, the surroundings, the lifestyle, and, of course, our sports. Beyond…
If you live in Miami Beach, the past year has been a steady descent into driving madness. First, it was impossible to travel south on Alton Road. Then random cross streets were also closed. Lanes began to magically merge and disappear like an M.C. Escher drawing. Buying organic kale at…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. Glance at Brent Grimes’ resumé before he joined the Dolphins last year and you’d be hard-pressed to…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. Lebo, the painter and cartoonist, stares out into the cloudless, azure sky through oversize shades, a Cheshire…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. When he was a 9-year-old Boy Scout, Jeff Ransom and his fellow troop members got lost in…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. The bright pink and green “For Sale” signs are everywhere in Wynwood, the Upper Eastside, Little Haiti,…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. In his native Basque Country, Iñaki Goikoetxea frequently gets stopped on the street by fans wanting to…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here. Just a few yards from the buzz of Biscayne Boulevard, Avra Jain sits by the pool at…
