It’s time to abolish or overhaul the Florida Department of Children and Families, the worst government agency in the history of the state. Unless Gov. Rick Scott takes drastic action, more kids will end up dead because of DCF’s incompetence. The latest tragedy involves 4-year-old Antwan Hope, who was found…
Best of Miami Great choice: Thank you for noticing what I have known since I met Lissette Gonzalez (“Best of Miami: Best Meteorologist,” June 13) when she was selected as Miss Carnaval Miami in 1997. I’ve had the privilege of working with Lissette at CBS4 since 2007 and have witnessed…
Over the past several years, frightening statistics have been released revealing that minimum wage earners working 40 hours per week cannot afford to live above poverty level — meaning they cannot afford rent on their own, their food budget is negligible, and of course, cable and WiFi are out of…
Miami, are you ready to get your Tony Montana game face on? Or perhaps you’re feeling like James Cagney in The Public Enemy. Whichever fictional gangster you prefer, Lock & Load: Machine Gun Experience has the arsenal to satisfy your firearm fetish. Amid the art galleries of Wynwood, a 14,000-square-foot…
Yup. LeBron James and Ray Allen got it done. Now it’s on to Thursday. Chris Bosh also looked pretty damn awesome. Rebounds, blocks. Heat hasn’t won two consecutive games in a dog’s age. About time. Go Heat!…
Miami Heat, tonight you face the greatest and most ominous opponent you have ever encountered in your life. No challenge you’ve met has ever been more difficult. No enemy has ever been more powerful and no accomplishment, accolade, award, or title you’ve earned has ever been more important in achieving…
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 speaks up for neglected, abused children. It’s time to abolish or overhaul the Florida Department of Children…
Bro!!!!!! Did you hear bro?!?!? Gov. Rick Scott is such a buzz kill bro!!! He just signed a law that makes it illegal for smoke shops to sell just about every pipe bro!!! Glass, wooden, acrylic, stone, metal, with or without screens, with carubretion!!! We’re gonna have to stock up…
Have you seen the new Kraft Zesty salad dressing ad campaign? Like so many other products mostly bought by frazzled women trying to balance work, family, and sleep, they feature a little harmless beefcake to go with your greens. The commercials show the “Zesty Guy” making some of his favorite…
Alright, so the Miami may have lost to the San Antonio last night. But there’s still no denying that LeBron, D-Wade, Bosh, Birdman, Miller, and all the über-talented ballers that make up el Heat are better than Parker, Duncan, Ginóbili, and the rest of those goofs from the Spurs. And…
Oh, I’ll miss the Shuckers deck. I have spent a lot of time there eating small crustaceans. One time, I arrived early to meet friends and I was stuck in that awkward point in a bar where you just order a drink and try to sip it by yourself, pacing…
Dear PETA, I’m writing on behalf of everyone in the world who is fortunate enough to have a sense of humor. Last night I came across your letter to Dr. Len Lucero of Clermont, Florida — an angel of a man — one who took in a disabled pig and…
What started out as a fun evening with friends took a tragic turn when the waterfront deck at Shuckers Bar & Grill in North Bay Village collapsed during the Miami Heat game, sending about 100 people tumbling into the water. As cheers for the home team turned into screams, restaurant…
Since winning a seat on the Miami City Commission in 2009, Francis Suarez worked hard to forge his own political identity and avoid the type of absentee ballot voter fraud scandal that derailed his father’s mayoral run in 1997. But now the young Cuban American Republican is in full damage…
A dispute over a locked gate prompted Miami attorney John Ruiz, operator of La Ley Sports Complex in Homestead, to call the police on Mayor Steven Bateman this past March 7. According to a recently released investigative report, Ruiz accused Bateman of cutting the lock to the northwest gate of…
The Miami Mayor’s race is still five months away, but a majority of the city’s politically influential power brokers are lining up behind Commissioner Francis Suarez, who is looking to take out popular incumbent Tomas Regalado with more than one million bucks in his campaign war chest. Regalado has his…
Last month, 25-year-old college dropout Chris Delamo set off on a grand trek through our concrete jungle. The political provocateur planned to spend a week without shelter in order to film a documentary about homelessness in Miami. “It’s going to be like Urban Survivor Man,” he told Riptide. We gave…
Say what you wanna say, but the ’90s rocked! Hip-hop was at its prime, koosh balls were all the craze, and grunge was the way to go. Although we’re waaay past the era of the Fresh Prince, Tamagotchi’s, and Game Boys, that didn’t stop us from partying like it was…
I know that “CSA” is the wrong term for what I received on my doorstep the other day. But, for the life of me, I’m not sure what else to call it. Maybe the name of the program — Goodies — says it all. I’ve been on the waiting list…
Did Jeffrey Bartel’s vicious public beef with his former employer, Florida Power & Light, cost him a seat on the host committee for the 14th Annual Mayor’s Ball this Saturday? Sources tell Banana Republican Bartel was thrown off the illustrious gala’s board about a week ago when FPL representatives voiced…
At Pirolo’s Panino pop-up at Macchialina, you can pick from sandwiches that are conventional or playful. Order the Jive Turkey sandwich. Get house-roasted turkey breast, tomato, and Dijonaise thronged by thick bread, which is toasted and smothered in butter. Although the menu listed lettuce as an ingredient, I won’t mutter…
Earlier this week, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved an 8 percent rate increase to water and sewer bills, which means homeowners will begin paying about $4 more a month on their average water bill. The funds are meant to cover the cost of issuing $4.2 billion — yes that’s with…
