Last week we reported on a bold conceptual plan by Miami architect Chad Oppenheim and über-hip-hop mogul Pharrell Williams to convert Overtown into Ice Cream City, a whimsical neighborhood that would be home to the nation’s largest indoor and outdoor skate park, a big box retailer, ateliers and specialty shops,…
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 calls on African-American voters to revive the record-breaking movement that got the first black president elected four years…
It was not long ago that we here at Crossfade knew Tip Drill simply as Miami’s most recognizable stripper. But then a fall during one of her signature, death-defying slides down King of Diamonds’ massive pole left her with a broken jaw, bringing a premature end to her days as…
Britney Spears went fucking crazy, y’all. Back in 2007, she was all over the place, shaving her head, driving with her babies in mama’s lap, and releasing tracks like “Gimme More.” Everyone falls on hard times. But now Spears has to live out her demons in the public eye all…
In early May, Inverness residents John and Pat Wade got a call from their son Darryl with distressing news. Miami-Dade Police had just found a full-scale marijuana grow lab with 49 plants in the detached garage of their three-bedroom Redland ranch.The couple’s 59-year-old tenant, Andres Landin, told the cops the…
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…
When I spoke with the Iron Fork Food Truck Battle contestants to get a little piece on strategy, I thought it would be the usual “the other chef is so talented…I’ll do my best…blah blah blah.”Read Also: Iron Fork’s Tonight: Food truck Competitors Alfredo Montero and Robyn Almodovar Say It’s…
A hip-hop icon with a knack for post-skater attire and a Magic City architect have unveiled a very imaginative master plan to transform Overtown into a vibrant urban destination for skateboarders, artists, and fashionistas. But turning that dream into a reality is going to require a monumental effort to convince…
Obama Can Win Debates if He Keeps It Cool While Romney Keeps Lying
Reader Mail: Democrats Steal Votes Too
Juan Pablo Roque is a dashing ex-Cuban Air Force pilot who swam shark-infested waters to reach freedom. Ana Margarita Martinez is a conservative Miami Cuban-American girl raised to hate Fidel Castro. In 1992, they found each other inside a church during Sunday service. Over the next three years, their love…
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 advises the president for the last two debates. For the past three weeks, political pundits haven’t stopped talking about…
On July 13, Alexander I. Perez stood underneath a new street sign christening a portion of SE 10th Avenue in front of his Hialeah warehouse as “Banah Sweet Way.” A gaggle of local politicos — including Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, his Hialeah counterpart Carlos Hernandez, and County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa…
“What’s your favorite restaurant?” That question got us all thinking. If we had to choose one top dog at gunpoint, what would it be and why? Each week, a different Short Order blogger will celebrate his or her favorite eatery — be it celebrity-chef-driven or a neighborhood hole-in-the-wall. Why? Because…
Cat Power (AKA Chan Marshall) is a brilliant indie rock badass. But she apparently doesn’t dig criticism. Especially the kind that she perceives to be unfairly judgmental, arrogant, and “square.” This morning, we here at Crossfade, the Miami New Times’ music blog, ran a review of Marshall’s Sun tour kickoff…
Yesterday afternoon, President Barack Obama led a rousing preacher-like rally in front of 9,200 supporters at the University of Miami BankUnited Center. Meanwhile, half-a-dozen Mitt Romney lovers on Ponce de Leon Boulevard held up signs screaming, “FIRE OBAMA.”Inside, we tried to crash a taping for The Daily Show and asked…
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…
This afternoon, the President of the United States returns to the University of Miami for the second time in three weeks, one week after Mitt Romney slapped him up in the first televised presidential debate. The last time Barack Obama visited the Coral Gables campus, he was telling Univision anchor…
For about a century, soda companies have been telling us that their products are the best way to do everything from quench your thirst to celebrate the holidays. Coca-Cola, especially, has set the tone by equating its product to happiness (“Have a Coke and a smile”); world peace (“I’d like…
$1.2 Billion Miami-Dade School Bond Black Schools
Reader Mail: Marlins Park Has Screwed the City and Fans
With arms wide open, jumping off the balcony. In 2006, Creed singer Scott Stapp was broken and bloody, hanging six-feet from the edge at the Delano Hotel on Miami Beach. But then T.I. swooped in to save the suicidal alt-rocker. No, this isn’t bullshit. It’s fact. And while the rapper…
