A month ago Miami’s first ice cream bicycle debuted at Critical Mass. Well in case you missed it,, tonight’s your second chance to witness history. Michael’s Genuine line cook Aleric “A.J” Constanin will meet cyclist and restaurant friends at the Government Center pre-bike ride to show off his pimped ride,…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Today, Luke is outraged over the treatment of African-Americans in Miami Beach. Once again Miami Beach did a helluva of a…
It’s high time Tiger Woods stops putting up with the blatant racism thrown at him. He needs to stand up to fools like his golfing rival Sergio Garcia, who revealed his racist side during the European Tour Player of the Year Awards on May 21. The Golf Channel’s Steve Sands…
Cream of the Kramer He’s nice: The cover story about South Beach businessman Thomas Kramer (“The Fall of Thomas Kramer,” Lera Gavin, May 23) was great, very compassionate, and kind of sad. I attended a few of Kramer’s parties. He is a nice guy and a gracious host, and I’m…
The company that won a hotly contested contract at Miami International Airport worth tens of millions of dollars a year is already in the doghouse with MIami-Dade County’s Aviation Department. On Tuesday, department director Emilio T. Gonzalez fired off a letter to Radames Villalon, general manager of Safe Wrap of…
Myth has it that when the moon is full, people let go of their inhibitions and go wild. Truth or fiction, people totally let loose at LMNT’s monthly downtown full moon party. “We need to come together as a community and bring body and soul together,” said Tracie Samara, hostess…
Eric Jason Gold would like to wage jihad on the Miami Beach Parking Department. Problem is, it’s too damn expensive. This past January on a Tuesday night, the 47-year-old property manager drove his gray Kia sedan to South Beach to pick up his partner, who was finishing work on Lincoln…
The former head of a Liberty City non-profit agency that assisted veterans will spend 85 days in jail for stealing taxpayer money meant to help vets get back on their feet. Last week, 60-year-old Charles Leon Cutler was sentenced following his conviction in March on two counts of grand theft…
I love Wynwood, I really do. And I also love stickers; I’ve been collecting stickers since I was a kid and pride myself on having a pretty dope assortment. But something has been really bothering me about the sticker culture in Wynwood. They’re everywhere. I mean, everywhere. You can’t go…
Every day every caliber of Miami restaurant heads to Craigslist to seek the help they need. You can just as easily find the Genuine Hospitality Group staffing up for the onslaught of tourist season as you can a nameless Kendall pizza joint looking for a prep cook and dough stretcher…
Ever since Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection retook control of the shuttered Coconut Grove Playhouse last year, the storied structure has been left to rot. And until the state closes a deal with Florida International University, Miami-Dade County, and Gablestage to open a new theater on the site, it will…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Paris Hilton must really love abuse, because she just signed a record deal with Cash Money to release her follow-up to 2006’s weird and critically-forgotten Paris. She plans to release a “house album.” And, like, nothing about a fluffy hip-hop label signing a talentless heiress to make EDM music sounds…
In the capital of medicare fraud, Miami therapist Paul Thomas Layman and his cohorts pulled off a doozy of a heist, stealing $63 million from the federal government through bogus mental health services. Now Layman will spend the next nine years in federal prison following his sentencing hearing yesterday. The…
So, you want to be an EDM superstar? It’s easy! EDM is blowing up like a 17-year-old girl in a tutu. Act fast, and you can catch some of that glorious LED spotlight for yourself! Not interested in long hours studying music theory, beat matching, or production equipment? Fuck it!…
Uncle Luke, the man who made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Today, Luke gives so,e advice to the world’s most popular golfer. It’s high time Tiger Woods stops putting up with the blatant racism…
It’s time for the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) to investigate North Miami native and sports agent Drew Rosenhaus. For too long, the league has looked the other way when it comes to Rosenhaus’ shady business tactics and questionable representation of his clients. Last week, Yahoo! Sports broke the latest scandal…
Sunshine State Cult An anti-cult message: People who join cults like Kashi Ashram (“Brainwashed,” Terrence McCoy, May 16) get what they deserve. It is Darwin’s Law of Evolution in action. CheckpointCharlie73 Weird Science Live in the real world: Luke is right to point out the inherent racism in Kiera Wilmot’s…
People became angry in Tampa recently when it was announced that the city’s Taco Fusion was serving lion meat. They also serve gazelle, kangaroo, ostrich, beaver, otter, and other animals, but it was the king of the jungle that awakened the public’s ire. In the face of much criticism, the…
Sometimes there are brands and products that are so well loved, they draw their own fan base and subculture. Take, for instance, Volvo owners, who push their cars until they’re ancient rust buckets in an attempt to get 500,000 or more miles out of them. Or, consider McRib lovers, who…
For amateur chefs, sushi might seem an insurmountable endeavor — like the perfect puffy cheese soufflé or meringue-wrapped baked Alaska. But surprisingly, it’s not as difficult as it might seem, and with a few simple tools, even the most bumbling of kitchen klutzes can pull off some tasty rolls. Trust…
Two years ago, Miami New Times was the first media outlet to report on a crew of scammers who swindled $2.4 million out of 15 real estate investors who believed they were getting sweetheart deals on foreclosed properties. The Miami-Dade Inspector General’s Office busted the delinquents last February. Now one…
