Opinion & Commentary

The Miami Herald ignores smart black voices

Reader mail: Skip Bayless is a racist tool

Bosco Henriquez snitched on Miami’s Latin gangs; then cops abandoned him to rape and deportation

Read Part 1 of the Bosco Enriquez saga.

Former nightlife impresario Chris Paciello’s triumphant return to South Beach just got a kick in the pants. This week, Miami New Times chronicles how the ex-club kingpin joined the ranks of other famous mob turncoats like Henry Hill and Sammy “The Bull” Gravano. Frank Owen — an investigative journalist who…

​Coconut Grove defeated Coral Gables by a mere seven votes of almost 2,000 cast in our first Snackdown, which ended last night at midnight.A neighborhood that has prided itself on weird ever since it was settled in 1825, decades before Miami became a city, the Grove fell behind, then clawed…

The Jersey Shore d-bags are safely ensconced back in Jersey, and not a single Kardashian has bothered to take us recently, but that doesn’t mean the reality TV epidemic is done with South Beach yet. The CW has announced that they’ll air The Catalina this summer, which, as the name…

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, Luke wonders why there aren’t more African-American voices in Miami’s journalism scene?When I scan the pages of the Miami…

Florida is not known for its criminal brilliance. Just in the last past month, the Sunshine State has seen a meth addict accidentally burn down the state’s oldest tree, a drunk driver rear-end another car while wearing a butt plug, and a man arrested for masturbating while making monkey sounds…

With just a day and a half left in voting,. Coral Gables and Coconut Grove are in a dead heat for the Snackdown title as the best dining area in Miami-Dade County. By this morning at 8, it was Coral Gables 365 votes, and. Coconut Grove 364. Both chambers of…

Yeah, you read that right. Broadway’s about to get hood as fuck. Playbill.com has announced an open casting call for an upcoming “American musical,” tentatively titled Holler If Ya Hear Me, “inspired by and featuring the music of Tupac Amaru Shakur.” You know, because lyrics like “They say pussy and…

​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…

Last season on Real Housewives of New Jersey, Caroline Manzo’s sons, Albie and Christopher were seen plugging some sort of black water. The boys are known for hare-brained ideas (anyone want to finance a combination strip club/car wash in Jersey?), plus it’s reality television, so I just thought it was…

See also “Dennis Ferrer’s Final Word on Getting Kicked Off Mansion Miami’s Stage for Not Being ‘Commercial Enough.'” Earlier this week, we told you about South Beach’s Mansion kicking its headliner Dennis Ferrer off the decks mid-set for not playing “commercial enough.” And then we followed up with Mr. Ferrer’s…

Less than one month since a bill that would have paved the way for three destination casino resorts in South Florida died in Tallahasee, the owner of Hialeah Park is tweaking his plan to introduce slot machines and card games at the storied race track. John Brunetti Sr., chairman of…

It was 4 a.m. when two cops galloped up the stairs of the quiet Kendall home, turned left, and burst into the boys’ room. One was a monster, a tall blond officer in cargo jeans, a T-shirt, and boots. His partner was a smaller African-American. Bosco Enriquez, a gawky 15-year-old,…

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, Luke crowns ESPN talking head Skip Bayless the king of race-baiting. I have to hand it to Skip Bayless…

Power Mad Keep digging: Good job on your two-month investigation into how Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace has grown corrupt with power in his nearly three decades in office (“Mayor for Life,” Michael E. Miller, February 23). If you had the time, I am sure you could uncover even more…

See also “Dennis Ferrer’s Final Word on Getting Kicked Off Mansion Miami’s Stage for Not Being ‘Commercial Enough.'” Yesterday, we told you about South Beach’s Mansion kicking its headliner Dennis Ferrer off the decks mid-set for not playing “commercial enough.” Well, the Opium Group is still unavailable for comment. But…