For this week’s cover story, I dove headfirst into South Florida’s gun culture to find out why so many people in the tri-county area — and the Sunshine State — are into firearms. While President Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders are pushing to reinstate the federal assault-weapons ban that…
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 explains why Lil Wayne is a dick.Miamians are mad as hell at rapper Lil Wayne because he said…
The latest chapter in the tumultuous saga of Doral’s U.S. Century Bank could spell trouble for some of the biggest names in Miami-Dade politics, with accusations of shady boardroom deals.It all began last November, when a group of minority shareholders — including real estate developer Masoud Shojaee and Coral Gables…
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…
Valentine’s day is here.What are you going to do? Where are you going to go? Who are you going to be with?Lucky for you, Short Order has all the answers for the romantic holiday. We’ve already given you a guide to restaurants doing Valentine’s dinner, foods to make you a…
Miami Beach City Commissioner Deede Weithorn’s husband is literally trying to cash in on the city’s name. Mark Weithorn is auctioning off “www.CityOfMiamiBeach.net.” Minimum bid: 50 cool Benjamin Franklin notes or 100,000 nickels. The deadline is March 8. Highest bidder wins, of course.And here Banana Republican thought cyber-squatting was so…
MLB Steroid Scandal: What’s Next for New Times
Canes’ Al Golden Hates Florida
Reader Mail: Miami Beach Corruption Starts at the Top
If you thought Miami-Dade County had nothing left to build at Miami International Airport, think again. Today, Aviation Department Director Jose Abreu will unveil the county’s ambitious plan to convert the main terminal into a futuristic hotel and mall that will cost a little more than half-a-billion dollars.The estimated $512…
Adding a state-of-the-art casino with 1,035 slot machines has turned one of Miami’s oldest parimutuel sites into an enormous money maker. Last year, Casino Miami Jai-Alai, located near Miami International Airport, collected $17.3 million in third quarter revenue compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2011. No wonder…
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 analyzes the Miami Hurricanes’ sudden aversion to Florida high school football players.The University of Miami football program rose…
What’s worse than emerging from a delicious meal at a hip hotel to find your six-figure Porsche wrecked by valet drivers? Getting banned for life from the hotel chain over the crash.That’s what one Key Biscayne resident alleges happened to him at SoBe hot spot Soho Beach House. Now, in…
Police in Southern California are hunting for Christopher Dorner, the ex-Los Angeles Police Officer and former military man who is believed to have killed three people in retaliation for being fired from his LAPD job.Dorner, who is assumed to be somewhere near Big Bear Lake, about 80 miles east of…
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…
Angelina and Michele Mastrangelo seemingly reveled in “popping it” for two Miami Beach police officers who arrested them a couple of days before Christmas. Police station video footage — first published on local blog Random Pixels — shows the hand-cuffed Toronto siblings voraciously showing off some comical booty-shaking for cops…
Back in 2008, Galata Inc., a social service agency that assists minorities and low income residents in Homestead, was one of 37 local non-profit organizations that received a no-questions-asked Miami-Dade County grant. Galata got $500,000 from a $30 million pot that was part of the county’s Building Better Communities general…
Rick Ross Shooting: Calm Down or End Up Like Biggie
No Hall of Fame for A-Rod After New Times Investigation
Sure, the Miami Marlins might’ve been passive-aggressively shopping slugger Giancarlo Staton to any MLB team prepared to spend an “overwhelming” amount of cash. But trading the last star in the Marlins’ clubhouse to a New Wave art-punk band from Akron, Ohio that’s best known for singing “Whip It” while wearing…
Wanna spend an extra-special folksy night with Mumford & Sons and some Gentlemen of the Road? Well, you’ll have to trek approximately 308.5 miles to St. Augustine. But it will be definitely worth the road trip. Especially since this second annual M&S tour to “those places not often visited by…
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 writes an open letter to the Bawse. Dear Rick Ross:As someone who survived several rap beefs, I’m going to…
