Painting the Town Picture perfect: The concept of creating Wynwood into a worldwide hotbed for talented street and graffiti artists was a great idea (“Paint the Walls,” Benjy Caplan, February 6). I have enjoyed visiting the area and experiencing the local culture. However, since I moved to L.A. two years…
Nominees have just been announced for the third-annual Johnson & Wales University’s Zest Awards, which honor leaders in South Florida’s culinary arts scene. On March 19 from 7 to 9 p.m., the JWU North Miami campus will host the invitation-only event, which showcases our best and brightest in six award…
If you follow the right people, your Instagram feed can be more than just another method of procrastination. Artists are often those right people because they know how to express themselves in ways that are visually appealing. This medium is tailor-made for them to play and us to watch. Here’s…
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 drops institutional knowledge about Miami’s African American roots. As we spend another February celebrating Black History Month, the…
We all know February 14 is Valentine’s Day, but a little-known fact is that it’s also National Condom Day. In honor of love, safe sex, and expanding sexual taste buds, we present you with the top five crazy condom flavors. Keep your vanilla sex and vanilla condoms, because thing are…
First dates in Miami… They can be the first encounter you have with Mr. or Mrs. Right (Now), the greatest romantic rendezvous you’ve had in a while till he asks you to spot him for dinner or she proclaims her unrequited love for you, or, more than likely, one 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…
Since November of last year, we here at Crossfade have been scratching our heads, wondering, “What is 11?” Last night, all of the mystery was unveiled at E11EVEN Miami’s media opening, where we got to experience firsthand the “upscale nightclub, meets Cirque du Soleil, meets international cabaret.” While not a…
Miami has for decades subjected its citizens to poison. Now lead has been discovered in Bayfront Park, which was founded in 1925 and has long been considered Mami’s version of New York’s Central Park, the Miami Herald’s Jenny Staletovich is reporting this morning. This follows months of dispatches from Staletovich…
Three months ago, a long-delayed plan to add a youth center and make other much-needed improvements to Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City was on life support. The Miami City Commission had set aside $40 million in 2005 to fix up Hadley as well as Overtown’s Gibson Park, which was…
So That’s What It Does! And it ain’t good: A great read with equally great art (“The Politely Evil Empire,” Pete Kotz, January 30). People, don’t let your children grow up to become members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. gumsandals Then again, what would a bunch of liberals know?:…
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 gives props to Miami’s rookie city commissioner. Three months ago, a long-delayed plan to add a youth center…
When you’re up against Peyton Manning and the (no longer?) best offensive team in NFL history, the odds might seem slim when it comes to winning the Super Bowl. But not for the Seattle Seahawks. With a final score of 43-8, not even Manning, with his all-time touchdown skills (55…
David Guetta is something of a perverse pioneer. He’s a true trailblazer, even if we don’t all necessarily want to follow his path. Several years ago, the scraggly-bearded Frenchman brought dance music to the masses unlike anyone before him. And today, he still sits atop the pop charts, alongside Miami…
It has been pretty well documented recently that, during slavery and into the 20th Century, black babies were used as alligator bait in North and Central Florida. A guy in Sanford, near Orlando, told this story to a researcher. He said he had heard it from his grandfather. The slaves…
Miami New Times managing editor Tim Elfrink’s series about the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, which resulted in the suspension of 13 Major League Baseball players including Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, has been named one of six finalists for the Goldsmith Award in Political Journalism from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics…
There’s weather-induced chaos in Atlanta. Freezing weather in the plains. And the forecast at game time Sunday in New Jersey is 40 degrees and overcast. Three of the first five Super Bowls were played in Miami — and 10 of the big games overall. And here, on Sunday night, it…
Richard Sherman is a success story. Born in Compton, California, he didn’t let his violent inner-city neighborhood chew him up. The Seattle Seahawks superstar scored 1400 on the SAT and graduated from high school with a 4.2 grade-point average, which earned him salutatorian status. His crowning achievement was a degree…
When Thieving Prostitutes Strike, You Respond I’m not shedding any tears: Are we supposed to feel sorry for these rich guys who use their money to exploit women, when the women exploit them right back (“Fox Force Four,” Allie Conti, January 23)? They deserve each other. They are both exploiting…
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 comes to the defense of a controversial NFL player. Richard Sherman is a success story. Born in Compton,…
Since 1960’s Benihana has been known as the place in which to have “dinner and a show” with its teppanyaki restaurants. The Miami-based chain is much beloved as a place to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries because of its communal tables and entertaining chefs that perform intricate displays of knife work…
The intoxicating blend of the percussion, the smooth brass sound of the trombone, the deep rhythm of the bass, and the bluesy, jazzy tunes of the harmonica resonated from the corner of 846 Lincoln Road. It was the closing party for the Van Dyke Café and crowds of locals and…
