Banana Republican is not buying into the notion that a big Mayan-predicted asteroid will pulverize sunny South Florida in 2012, but we’re willing to make some other pretty bold predictions:Real estate developer Jorge M. Perez will realize he’s a lot less rich than he thought, so he’ll rescind his $35…
In the past year, parimutuel and casino companies have contributed over a million dollars to state legislators and Republican political action committees as the gambling industry gears up for a combative legislative session in 2012. The stakes are high. State Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff and Rep. Erik Fresen have drafted two…
A Massachusetts woman recently had a cupcake confiscated by a Transportation Security Administration agent at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport. The offending baked good was packaged in a jar, which immediately made it a potential weapon of mass destruction (and we’re not even talking about what it can do to your…
If you’re looking for quick and easy finger foods and hors d’oeuvres for your New Year’s Eve party, why not give homemade sushi a shot? It’s easy and relatively inexpensive to make, provided that you have all of the necessary tools.Why make your own sushi? It’s fun (‘specially when you…
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has vetoed a controversial lobbying contract that included a law firm that has generously supported his political campaign for the county’s top elected position. Citing the county commission’s failure to cut the cost of Miami-Dade’s lobbying services, Gimenez killed the deal yesterday. He told the Miami…
In 2011, Luther Campbell ran for mayor, sued Nevin Shapiro, and called out rappers
Reader mail: “Animals are not garbage”
Luther Campbell, 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, Campbell looks back on the Year of the Booty Man.I had an exciting, productive 2011. I set goals for…
Let’s face it. For most of us, keeping a New Year’s resolution is as likely as the Miami Dolphins finally finding Dan Marino’s successor in the draft.And some locals should look back on the past year with shameful regret.They could use a fresh start, so Banana Republican came up with…
Earlier this week, I mentioned that I’d be dusting off my Ouija board in time for the annual predictions post, but of course I was just kidding; obviously one cannot accurately foresee the future solely by sliding ones hands over some letters. That’s why the Ouija board only accounts for…
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…
On Dec. 14, Miami Police officers hauled off Reid Welch to jail because he sent his nemesis, Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, an email. According to his arrest report, Welch violated a temporary restraining order prohibiting him from contacting Sarnoff and his wife.Welch’s arrest is the latest skirmish involving the…
On a recent random night, as we were making complete pigs out of ourselves at Pubbelly from start to finish, Andreas Schreiner, the resto’s managing partner, came over and tipped us off that all the cool kids are doing what has been known on the street as the “Pubbelly crawl.”…
Liberty City coach Sam Johnson was a hero
Reader mail: “MAM board members should be indicted for stupidity”
Last Thanksgiving you might have seen the Tonight Show parody of Martha Stewart donning a face shield then spraying a turkey with what appears to be a canister of pepper spray.Despite the fact that the video appears to be fake — and despite Fox News’ Megyn Kelly’s claims that Occupy…
A local law firm that raised at least $30,000 in campaign funds for Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is seeing its investment pay off. On Monday, the county commission approved Gimenez’s request to split Miami-Dade’s state lobbying contract among four companies, including Orlando-based Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson, which has an extensive…
The other day in a meeting, the Short Order bloggers got into a tizzy about which holiday had the better bites: Christmas, AKA Santa’s birthday — or is it Rudolph’s? — or Hanukkah, the eight days of lights not being turned off or something. This actually got our two members…
This past December 13 around 10:30 p.m., three Miami Lakes councilmen — Tim Daubert, Nelson Hernandez, and Richard Pulido — huddled inside the Miami Lakes Ale House, a sports bar a couple of blocks from town hall. Moments later, a local activist named David Bennett pulled up a stool. Then,…
As I dust off my trusty Ouija board in preparation for the Miami dining predictions of 2012, it seems only fair to look back on how I fared on my prognostications of one year ago. On quick glance, it might appear I did rather poorly. Upon deeper reflection, it still…
Luther Campbell, 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, Campbell remembers the man who helped him start the Liberty City Optimist Club for inner-city kids.In 1989, Sam Johnson,…
Have you been dying for some holiday flavor in your water? Well Polar Seltzer has just introduced a line of holiday waters inspired by everything from pumpkin spice to eggnog. And like their non-flavored varieties, these will be sugar-free and have zero calories.But does that mean we wanna chug an…
