Hialeah Chusmeria Goes Digital

Ah, Hialeah, Hialeah. You truly are the city of progress. One of my new friends on Facebook is Hialeah Cares, an unknown identity in the vast cyberverse of anonymity who has riled up Mayor Julio Robaina’s most vociferous critics. The back and forth has been quite entertaining. The wall post…

Bathing in Spicy Chimichurri at Las Vacas Gordas

Short Order dined at Argentine staple Las Vacas Gordas on Normandy isle last night. While many people complain about the service (rightly so, we never received our appetizers and our waiter tried to hide the fact that the gratuity was included), there is one element that receives universal praise at…

Suzie Ketcham Arrested During Basketball Wives Reunion

It hasn’t even aired yet, but it seems like we can add the Basketball Wives reunion special to the hall of fame of insanely dramatic recap specials. This might be the first where an cast member actually got arrested.Throughout the season, the girls all agreed on only one thing: Sandra, an alleged groupie…

Meet the Man Who Founded Southern Rap

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 prepares to be honored by VH1 and explains why Miami-Dade County is the birthplace of Southern hip-hop…

First Ever Class-Action Suit Over Toxic Chinese Drywall Certified In Miami

As we reported in a January investigation, toxic Chinese drywall is forcing thousands around Florida to make an impossible choice between abandoning brand new homes or exposing their families to dangerous fumes. The state continues to drag its feet, protecting politically connected builders. The federal government still hasn’t decided how…

Letters from the issue of May 27, 2010

Religious Ties No faith: What does Jonathan James’s religion have to do with the events (“Hack Pack,” Tim Elfrink, May 20)? Why are none of the other accused perpetrators’ religion mentioned? Is Tim Elfrink embarrassed that Albert Gonzalez, Christopher Scott, and Stephen Watt are Catholic? Of the four individuals this…

Basketball Wives Will Film Second Season in Miami This Summer

Basketball Wives, VH1’s baller status answer to Bravo’s Real Housewives, is coming back for a second season. The press release says that a few new wives, girlfriends, groupies and exes will be added to the roster for the next go around (have they tried calling Siohvaughn Wade yet?).Filming will begin…

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Herminio Lorenzo Exposed By Inspector General

Joseph Mitrani was given the job of overseeing construction of a new training facility for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Mitrani was instrumental in making sure the project was completed on time and under budget, according to department spokeswoman Elizabeth Calzadilla-Fiallo. Score one for government efficiency, right? Err, not really.Fire…

Two Thumbs Down: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Rosa Mexicano

Chef Cooks Your Meal At Fleming’s: A Limited Time Offer! As reported by Short Order yesterday, Ricardo Wilson, the new chef/partner at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar in Coral Gables, is a vegetarian who thinks that “most chefs are fat and lazy”. Some may be disturbed by a steakhouse…

Alex Diaz de la Portilla Accused of Stalking Estranged Wife

Claudia Davant claims her estranged husband and state Sen. Alex Diax de la Portilla has repeatedly stalked her since she filed for divorce five months ago. And the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating some of her complaints.Tallahassee Circuit Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson granted Davant’s request for a temporary restraining…

FriendsWithYou Loves Die Antwoord Via Kooky Tour Graphics

When interwebs sensation Die Antwoord first exploded, we noticed an odd thing on their MySpace page: FriendsWithYou was one of their top friends. Well, in the days of Facebook, Twitter, tumbr, etc. these connections mean very little, but it piqued our interest. A few tweets later by FriendsWithYou further fueled…

Star Wars Cookie Cutters and Pancake Molds

I have no problem admitting that I’m a full-blown Star Wars geek. Clearly, I’m a foodie, too. So, when I saw that Williams-Sonoma just launched a line of Star Wars themed cooking tools I channeled my inner Wookie and let out a howl of delight. Well, you get the idea…

Screw the Curfew: Miami is Not a Communist Country

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 takes on Miami City Commissioner Richard Dunn’s demands that city police enforce the county’s curfew for those…