Tainted Gold Buy smart: The question in the story about the South Florida supplier for Walmart is one of morality (“Cheated,” Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, January 6). Am I obligated to pay more for a product so that the people making that product can live better lives? Am I responsible for the…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 lays out his ideas to fix Miami’s inner city neighborhoods. While it was nice to see Tony…
Snooki, you came into our town with a your poofy slippers, crystal vision sunglasses and miraculous poof and managed to leave with our heart. Undoubtedly, even we have to admit that based on the first episode of season 3 all things Jersey Shore are actually better when they’re set in…
…and National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day on Friday. No, I am not making this up. I’ve given you the designations for January 12, 13, and 14. January 15 is Strawberry Ice Cream Day, the 16th is National Fig Newton Day and International Hot & Spicy Day. January 17 is Hot…
The last time we checked in with Black Bobby, he was celebrating Lebron James in song and getting ready to release his latest album, Presidential Shit. Shortly after, though, he announced he was taking a break from music for the winter, to concentrate on promoting all the music he had…
A veteran homicide detective was assigned to the case nearly four years after Aramburo’s disappearance.
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 lays out his ideas to fix Miami’s inner city neighborhoods. While it was nice to see Tony…
By “hashing it out,” I don’t mean to imply that Adrianne Calvo and I got together, smoked hash, and sang Kumbaya with our mouths filled with chocolate chip cookies — although now that I think of it, that would have made a much more interesting post. Rather I had hurled…
Much talk is being made in local hip-hop circles of the “new Miami,” a widening circle of not necessarily similar-sounding, but similarly minded hungry local MCs. Among some of these diverse rising artists are Phresh James, Ghostwridah, LMS, Dynas, Saheed, Garcia — and a million others entertaining on Twitter that…
In 1931 Irma S. Rombauer self published The Joy of Cooking. It became the United States’ most published cookbook. One recipe in there is Chicken breast baked on a bed of mushrooms. A simple and tasty dish, I devoured it as a child (yes, even the mushrooms),Fast forward to 2011…
Welcome to 2011! Depending on how you look at it, you might be excited because it’s a new slate to improve your life and be a better person, or it could fill you with anxiety and woe. Personally, I like my cup full, then empty, then full again. Which brings…
Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is starting the new year with new office digs. As reported here previously, the Coconut Grove politician had been operating his law firm out of the townhouse he owns at 3000 Shipping Ave. until his enemies reported him to city code enforcers for allegedly running…
Gus Rescues LeBron He writes: Gus Garcia-Roberts is, in my opinion, one of the best writers in the local scene (“Comeback Queen,” December 30). They say long-form journalism is dead. But if all lengthy feature stories were written with as much insight, creativity, narrative prowess, and humor as he employs,…
It’s getting a bit into January to still be milking this end-of-year stuff, but as a serious student of prognostication I can’t let the opportunity slip by: I feel the need to share these shocking truths about the upcoming year with you. Plus my Ouija board was getting dusty.Here then,…
In this week’s metro story, New Times explores Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina’s chances to succeed his Miami-Dade County counterpart Carlos Alvarez. Talk about who will follow Alvarez has grown louder with a recall election against the county mayor to take place later this year. County Commissioners Carlos Gimenez and Joe…
Another year gone by, another fifty or so restaurant reviews under the now-taut belt. While looking back over my life and work of the past twelve months, I can’t help but note that imperfections abound. And so, resolutions to improve. For 2011, I vow:To not eat pork belly or a banh…
There are a lot of things we expect to encounter when going to Tropical Park in west Miami-Dade for Santa’s Enchanted Forest: chongas, carnies, awesome carnival food. But we definitely don’t expect to see a superstar DJ.Nevertheless, we spotted Tiësto there just the other day. Of course, not in person…
My cousin and her husband are in town, and they’re staying in Hallandale. They wanted to meet for dinner last night, and preferred that we dine close to where they were at. I chose The Knife; I’d eaten in the Coconut Grove branch when it first opened and thought it…
Marijuana production is at an all-time high in Florida and so are grow house busts. The local, state, and federal law enforcement weed eradication program has seen a 50 percent spike in the number of grow labs in less than four years. It’s easy pickings for Johnny Law when you…
Heat Harangue Homesick and hassled: It is sad Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria effectively ripped off the community in building a stadium for the Marlins (“Miami Heat Owner Pays No Rent for His Arena,” Gus Garcia-Roberts, December 24). I guess the Heat are going the same route. When political figures make…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 reflects on news and events he wrote about in 2010. It was not a great year for…
The Lewis Black Show scheduled for Thursday night at Hollywood’s Hard Rock Live has been cancelled. The grinchy one is ill. That’s the bad news.Or maybe it’s the good news. Black will be replaced in the 8 p.m. show by Tonight Show veteran Jay Leno. Tickets for the show, which…
