When Chad Waltrip appeared on the CBS reality TV show The Amazing Race, three of his co-workers in Miami say they had no trouble recognizing him. The 26-year-old former football player came across as selfish, aggressive, and ruthless in the pursuit of promotion. “I have no problem stabbing someone in…
If the Miami-Dade County Commission was a third grade classroom — and in terms of maturity it often resembles one — Dennis Moss would get a gold star sticker on his sweater. Sally Heyman would flunk. This year, Heyman, who oversees the sprawling northeast corner of Miami-Dade, had by far…
Rick Scott hasn’t even taken office yet, but perhaps one of his first orders of business should be to get people to like him. Despite winning the election, not very many people actually like Scott. Only a third of Floridians view him favorably while a plurality views him unfavorably. In…
It may be a while before we know all the behind the scenes maneuvering that went down that lead to the Miami Heat retaining Dwyane Wade and signing LeBron James and Chris Bosh, but every once in a while a new piece of the puzzle comes into play. Following the…
Today the Miami-Dade County Commission was supposed to meet to set a date for the election to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez. Problem was only six commissioners showed up, because Commissioners apparently find it OK to act like school skipping children. Which means the commission fell one short of a quorum,…
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This shouldn’t be much of a surprise considering the team went from a one-man show to the sports world’s favorite three-headed demon, but the Miami Heat have seen the greatest boost in ticket sales so far this season across the league. What is surprising is that the NBA as a…
Just a few years removed from working a job in finance and watching football on the couch like the rest of us, Dolphins linebacker Cameron Wake has been named a starter for the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl.In a season mired in mediocrity for the Dolphins, Wake has been one of…
Yesterday’s bizarre mini-explosion on the tarmac of Miami International Airport was not connected to terrorism, the FBI has confirmed. A piece of luggage exploded when workers were unloading it from the plane. Originally, the explosions was though to be caused by an aerosol can but was actually caused by hundreds…
From Livan Hernandez to Vladimir Nunez, the underground pipeline of Cuban baseball studs fleeing their homeland for MLB fortunes has always run through the Magic City. As a star in Cuba’s national league, a player earns a few thousand bucks. In the States, the Red Sox just dropped $8.2 million…
Here at New Times, people say all sorts of crazy shit to us. Then we hand-pick only the craziest shit and sift it into a giant grinder, which pumps out the little sparkling quote nuggets you find in your newspaper every week. They are designed to make you cry, giggle,…
A can of hair spray caused a bit of a scare at Miami International Airport today when it caused a piece of luggage to explode. Workers were panicked when the luggage exploded while they were unloading it from an American Airlines flight. The Miami-Dade bomb squad, airport and fire rescue…
Sorry, Miami. Las Vegas and New York are still America’s favorite New Year’s Eve destinations (at least for Americans who like making cheap hotel reservations online), but a list put out by Priceline.com claims five districts in the Miami area are amongst the top 50 destination for tourists traveling for…
Eric Laakso played his entire NFL career in South Florida, and sadly he died here on Christmas at the much too young age of 53. After playing at Tulane, Laakso was drafted by the Dolphins in ’78 and was the team’s starting right tackle from ’80 to his retirement in…
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Looks like the Hurricanes’ brewing bowl game quarterback controversy has come to an end. Unfortunately, it came at the expense of red shirt quarterback Stephen Morris’s ankle. The Miami Herald reports that Morris hurt his left ankle during the second snap of practice this morning. Looks like Jacory Harris gonna…
No team in the NFL has gone as many years without drafting a quarterback in the first round than the Miami Dolphins. The last time they did the year was 1983 and the man was Dan Marino, which, of course, made drafting a quarterback not much of a concern for…
Ragheb and Nabil Sulaiman, the Perrine convenience store clerks accused to beating a customer to death last month in an argument over pocket change, will have to wait another couple weeks for their first day in court. Their arraignment, which was scheduled this morning, has been bumped back until January…
Trick Daddy may have a gift for capturing the soul of Miami streets in his lyrics, but apparently doesn’t have much of a knack for keeping track of his finances. The Detroit News reports that Trick, real names Maurice Young, has had more than $157,000 in tax liens placed against…
New Miami Hurricanes coach Al Golden isn’t having much luck in retaining star recruits who had verbally committed to the team under former coach Randy Shannon. Albert Louis-Jean, rated by some recruiting services as the best recruit in the state of Massachusetts and the 9th best corner back in the…
At around 2 p.m. yesterday, a maid walked into a room at the Hialeah motel at which she worked and discovered the bodies of five dead teenagers. WSVN reports that police believe the deaths were a result of a tragic accident. Names and identities of the victims have not been…
Puppies R Love will never be mistaken for a high-class pet shop. An old Buick Regal emblazoned with the slogan T-Cup Puppies $399 is stationed in the parking lot. Inside of the large, dingy building at 2160 NW 79th St., pups stacked in small cages along every wall clamor for…
