Opinion & Commentary

Reader Mail: New Times, Not Calder, Is Killing Horses

Norman Braman was no match for the forces backing Miami-Dade County commissioners Bruno Barreiro, Audrey Edmonson, Barbara Jordan, and Dennis Moss. The billionaire car dealership mogul’s slate of Luis Garcia, Alison Austin, Shirley Gibson and Alice Pena produced an epic fail. All four candidates, who benefited from $397,000 worth of…

In an effort to needlessly destroy as many trees as possible, Creed frontman Scott Stapp will release his memoir on October 2. The book, titled Sinner’s Creed, will be released in hardcover and ebook. But there are no current plans for an audiobook. This is most likely because the target…

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. This week, Luke tackles the touchy subject of gun control.As a responsible gun owner, I am a staunch supporter of the…

Anyone who’s followed Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez to campaign events the past couple of months has probably noticed Rafael Garcia-Toledo — the guy chauffeuring hizzoner from one stop to another in a white Lincoln Navigator. In fact, he’ll be ferrying Gimenez around today from precinct to precinct. It’s a menial…

Things aren’t getting any easier for Chad Johnson. Of course, that’s what happens when you allegedly batter your wife.Following his arrest this weekend and subsequent dismissal from the Miami Dolphins, VH1 has announced it plans to pull the plug on Johnson’s upcoming reality show…

Today, Mitt Romney is forgoing a Miami political campaign tradition by skipping over Versailles restaurant in Little Havana. Instead, Mittens will hobnob with a convicted cocaine smuggler. The Republican presidential candidate is holding an afternoon rally at Palacio de los Jugos (7085 Coral Way), which is owned by Reinaldo Bermudez,…

Read “Carlos Gimenez Collects Half-A-Million Bucks In First Round of Fundraising” and “Carlos Gimenez Has Raised Nearly Twice As Much As Challenger Joe Martinez.”With one day left before the primary, we’re going to miss the proliferation of groups with cryptic, yet patriotic, monikers spreading misinformation, collecting bundles of cash and…

Read “Gerardo Silva Jr. Charged $2500 In Clothes And Electronics On His Medley Credit Card”and “Gerardo Silva Jr.’s 911 Call: ‘I am a Councilman!'”Medley Town Councilman Gerrado Silva Jr. has officially resigned. His last day was Aug. 8. But if you think Silva resigned because of all the embarrassing press…

“Backed Into the Corner” is the provocative name of a new research report that shows almost nine out of ten Miami restaurant workers do not receive any paid sick days and that nearly 50 percent of those employees have gone to work sick. An even larger majority — 63.6 percent…

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…

Reader Mail: Norman Braman Is a Bully in the Guise of a Civic-Minded Leader

Absentee Ballot Fraud Is Wrecking Democracy in Miami

Thank God for Chad Johnson. Last night, the “Look At Me” wide receiver was the star of the first episode of Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Miami Dolphins on HBO. You get the feeling the Dolphins brain trust of General Manager Jeff Ireland and Head Coach Joe Philbin picked…

Also read: “Al Lorenzo Wins Elections, but Will His History Hurt the State Attorney’s Latest Bid.”Late yesterday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez sacked Al Lorenzo, the campaign consultant who’s been by his side since he first ran for elected office eight years ago. The Miami Herald reports Gimenez fired Lorenzo because…

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. This week, Luke wants the feds to investigate the latest election fraud scandal in Miami-Dade.President Barack Obama needs to send the…

What hath the dog days of summer wrought? A smackdown testing out fake chocolate milk, that’s what. Does this mean that nothing much of interest is happening in the local food world today? Unless you find the sexual preference of chicken franchise customers a matter of fascination, that’s about right…

With Miami’s primary elections rolling in on August 14, Banana Republican decided to do Dade a solid by tallying up the worst scalawags, scoundrels, and scumbags who weaseled onto the ballot. Rock the vote, long live democracy, and all that jazz.But honestly, we’d rather you stay at home and watch…