Police Swarm Sunset Place Because a Man Had an Umbrella

Sunset Place, the South Miami open air shopping mall where teenage cliches go to die, was riled up today because a man was carrying an umbrella.Dozens of police and a SWAT team swarmed the mall because they thought the umbrella-carrying man was in fact holding a rifle…

A Map of Miami-Dade According to Google Autocomplete

So, the Flip Collective folks decided to combine cartography with Google’s autocomplete search function to have some fun. Florida is labeled “Crazy,” obviously. Because it’s a Friday and we had an extra ten minutes, we decided to apply this to Miami-Dade County and see what happened…

Karlie Tomica To Be Charged with DUI Manslaughter

It’s official: Karlie Tomica will be charged with DUI manslaughter for the hit-and-run death of Shore Club executive chef Stefano Riccioletti. The self-described South Beach “Party Princess” will be in court today where she’ll officially be hit with the charges…

Red-Light Camera Ban Advances Thanks To Two Reps From Miami

Rejoice, everyone who frantically slams the gas whenever a yellow light pops up (AKA every single driver in Miami-Dade):  A bill that would forbid cities from using red-light cameras narrowly passed its first test in Tallahassee yesterday. While Riptide supports any plan to ax the cameras, it’s worth noting that…

Heat Win Seventh Straight Game, Dominate Thunder 110-100

It turns out LeBron James is nothing like a box of chocolates, because you always know what you’re gonna get: no caramel, no coconut, just COBRADICK. LeBron James topped 30 points for the seventh consecutive game (all Heat wins) Thursday night, leading the Heat to a 110-100 win over the Oklahoma…

305 Photo of the Day: Mad Hatter

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The Daily Show Slams Marco Rubio’s SOTU Response

Another reason why being chosen to give the State of the Union rebuttal is a thankless task: You’re guaranteed to get made fun of on The Daily Show.Or as Jon Stewart put it last night, “The State of the Union rebuttal is most often handed to a rising party star,…

Why It’s Great to Be Single in Miami on Valentine’s Day

Today is Valentine’s Day, or, as it might as well be known, “Singles are expected to feel shitty about themselves day.” The image of single people sitting at home crying while downing a double bottle of pinot grigio is almost as much a Valentine’s Day cliché as boxes of chocolate,…