Building permit? Miami-Dade County doesn't need any stinkin' building permit!In fact, officials for the county's internal services department got away with completing two construction projects in downtown Miami without obtaining permits for either one, according to Miami-Dade Inspector General Chris Mazzella."The Office of the Inspector General finds this matter troubling,"...
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It's no secret that New Orleans exists in its own time and space. It's a city that leases burial vaults to the dead for a year and a day (after that a corpse in a NOLA cemetery is pushed to the back to make room for another, fresher body) and...
We no-name schlubs weren't the only ones nervously biting our nails as we watched Florida flutter between President Obama and Governor Romney last night. Some of the biggest entertainers associated with our city were tracking the election, too -- with varying degrees of success...
If you love bikinis, basketball, or women who get into both, Christmas has come early for you this year. The Miami Spice Bikini Basketball team has chosen its roster, and we're serving up photos and interviews of 12 of its newly named members. Consider it our Christmas gift to you...
Who'll save Wynwood from itself? That was the question on many minds at Books & Books in Coral Gables Tuesday night, when ARTtuesdays/MIAMI presented a panel to discuss the future of the district that's become so successful it's actually a problem.As New Times reported in 2011, and then the Miami...
The Miami Dolphins ended another disappointing season Sunday, once again missing the playoffs.Rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill did his best in his first season, though nothing near playoff-bound fellow rookies Washington's Robert Griffin III, Indianapolis' Andrew Luck and Seattle's Russell Wilson. First-year coach Joe Philbin didn't do much to improve an NFL-worst attendance...
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In 1963, the Coconut Grove Playhouse staged a bawdy musical production, and organizers were worried about attracting theatergoers to their event. An intrepid publicist came up with a solution that resulted in crowds pouncing on the play like a sardine at a cat show. It also sowed the seeds for...
After last month's electoral loss, the Republican Party is desperately trying to make it self over as a Hispanic friendly group, but the fact that a group representing Hispanic Republican voters in Florida has now filed a lawsuit against Reince Priebus, the national GOP chair with a name that sounds...
How to Survive a Plague Review: David France's Stirring History of ACT UP
Each year, more than 50,000 people attend the South Beach Wine & Food Festival's various seminars, dinners, and parties. Most events sell out far in advance despite the usual complaints of high ticket prices, next-to-impossible parking, and long lines to get a bite of food.People rave about eating celebrity meat (in...
If one of your resolutions for 2013 was to sit your ass in more theater seats and on fewer bar stools, PAX Miami is about to launch an event that will make your transition into "cultured-ness" a lot less jarring. Starting this Friday and repeating every third weekend of the...
Murs Road to Paid Dues Tour With Fashawn, Prof, DJs Foundation and Fundo The Stage Miami Friday, February 15, 2013 On February 10, 2004, when Kanye brokered the peace deal between the benzes and the backpacks at Camp 'Ye-vid, Murs stayed in the trenches looking at that bridge like it...
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It's a dark night in California and Fishbone bass player Norwood Fisher's forearms strain as he applies a vicious chokehold to the throat of childhood friend and bandmate Kendall Jones, whose eyes bulge from their sockets. He's nearly unconscious from the lack of oxygen to his brain. Still, Kendall throws...
Charlie Crist was officially wed to the Democratic party today in a quiet ceremony attended only be close friends and family. The pair had announced their engagement over the weekend at a White House Christmas party.Just kidding. The former Republican governor turned a Pinellas County elections office into a full...
Khong River House may have opened just days ago, but on a Thursday evening, the place was already as lively as its sister establishment Yardbird Southern Table & Bar. Like Yardbird, Khong's colors are warm. Repurposed Thai shipping crates serve as wood wall decor. Edison bulbs cast a warm copper...
The Guilt Trip: Seth Rogen Takes His Centrum Silver
All around this great country, voters woke up this morning celebrating their state's support for Barack Obama or reveling in their red-state backing of Mitt Romney. In Florida, we woke up groggy, confused and more than a little pissed about the seven hours we waited in line. The presidential election...
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Forty years ago today, the United States Supreme Court declared that a woman has the right to choose whether or not to forcibly terminate a pregnancy. The Court's landmark decision is not only still hotly debated, but is also constantly challenged around the country. Roe v. Wade is also an...
Miami City Ballet and the Borscht Film Festival have more in common than you might think. Sure, MCB is an internationally praised ballet company known for its artful elegance, while Borscht is an up-and-coming film festival known for making experimental films that piss off pro athletes. But they're both producing...
Pappy Van Winkle is undeniably the "it" spirit. Distilled in Frankfort, Kentucky, these America spirits are rare, expensive, and the drink of choice of celebrity chefs like Anthony Bourdain, Sean Brock, and Mario Batali. The bourbons, which are rated near perfect by Wine Enthusiast magazine and The Beverage Tasting Institute,...
Before last night's game, LeBron James said the Heat would 'be ready' to face a Pacers team that had done a ton of trash talking against the Heat dating back to last year's Eastern Conference Semifinals when the Heat started that series down 2-1. Then the Pacers came out and...