For months, Rick Scott has faced scorching criticism over Florida’s red tide crisis, which has brought heaps of dead fish to the state’s shorelines and shuttered its beaches because people literally can’t breathe. Thanks to his years of environmental deregulation and budget slashing, the term-limited governor has been branded “Red...
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In 2018 we saw Miami get more crowded, more expensive, and more dedicated to massive projects like David Beckham’s soccer stadium and the American Dream Miami mega-mall. But as our economy and population seem to build beyond our physical limits, our art and culture have increasingly turned inward. For the...
That's a wrap on the sixth edition of III Points. So was the 16-month wait worth it? In short, yes. The new February date proved to be a smart move. Temperatures were much milder, and any worry that the festival would suffer crowd shortages during the busy Presidents' Day weekend...
Sustainable, upcycled, eco-friendly fashions will be the hot ticket at Seed Food & Wine Week's fashion show benefiting Debris Free Oceans.
For the restless music machine that is Chicago native Andrew Bird, each song is an enthralling puzzle with no real resolve. He’s in it for the adventure of it all. The virtuosic violinist and whistler has been yarning out his cerebral tunes for audiences for more than 20 years, unearthing innovative ways to bring new life to his compositions.
It's Saturday morning, and Courtney León is standing behind jars full of cookies under a blue-and-white-striped tent at the Coconut Grove Farmers Market (3300 Grand Ave., Miami; 305-238-7747). For the past four years, she's been garnering a loyal customer base through her organic, gluten-free, vegan, and low-glycemic baked goods...
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Stephen Bittel, a real-estate billionaire who enjoyed a short reign as head of the Florida Democratic Party before resigning in disgrace last fall, sexually harassed a female employee by describing his sexual partners' pubic hair, detailing his pornography preferences, offering to take her shopping for lingerie, and touching her toes on his private jet, according to a new complaint filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
It's been two years since Miami's Summer of Zika, when everyone was freaked out about mosquitoes and your friends all canceled their trips to Florida. But although the public frenzy about the virus has since died down, dozens of Floridians are still being diagnosed with Zika. According to the Department of Health, at least 59 travel-related cases have been reported across the state so far this year.
Brazilain DJ Alok Returns to LIV for a second performance.
Leonard Pozner has lived through unimaginable pain. His son Noah was shot to death during the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, in which six adults and 20 children were murdered in Newtown, Connecticut. Then, after that incomprehensible tragedy, conspiracy theorists and gun-rights advocates have continued to harass him. Pozner is suing InfoWars' Alex Jones for defamation after Jones repeatedly claimed Pozner was a fake "crisis actor."
Miami Dolphins fans have had enough of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, head coach Adam Gase, and player-picker (not) extraordinaire Mike Tannenbaum. From the looks of the team's effort Sunday in the Phins' mortifying, season-ending 42-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the trio and everyone else associated with the team has had...
A series of far-right social media pages and groups have been reported to law enforcement for doxxing Brenda Snipes and Susan Bucher, the supervisors of elections in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, respectively. According to redacted screenshots obtained by New Times, at least one of the posts doxxing Snipes...
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While Broward Supervisor of Elections employees counted ballots after this past November's vote, an angry crowd gathered outside the door. The riled Republican protesters carried signs accusing those inside the Lauderhill office of stealing the election. They waved Trump flags and chanted against socialism and for draining the swamp. Most...
Newall Daughtrey says the city refused to collect millions of dollars in unpaid water bills from politicians and politically connected companies and instead opted to overcharge middle- and low-income residents.
When Macy Gray takes the stage with Miami's Nu Deco Ensemble at the Arsht Center this Saturday, it'll mark her first performance with an orchestra in a long time. But nearly 20 years into her career, she doesn't stress moments like these. And, as she tells it, she's ridden out the ebbs and flows of her music career with that same ease.
The race for Florida governor is the most heated in the history of Sunshine State politics. Why? When the black man runs against a white man, all hell breaks loose. It shouldn’t be that way. Voters should be color blind when it comes to electing the best person for the...
Lee Chang-dong’s dexterity with the telling minutiae of human interactions ensures that Burning makes for an emotionally gripping film
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division whacked the City of Miami Police Department for disproportionately mistreating and using excessive force against black and brown residents. Six years later, DOJ is still monitoring city cops. But there are clearly still issues. Miami's Civilian Investigative Panel, a group of...
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This past Friday, the Indianapolis Colts became the third NFL team to pass on the services of former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya. Since being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, little has been heard from Kaaya. At one point, he was expected to be a sure-fire first-round draft pick who would one day step in and have a go at winning a Super Bowl. So far, that's been anything but the case.
He became the face of Zoo Miami entirely by accident. A passionate, lifelong animal lover, Ron Magill was the assistant curator of reptiles the day in 1986 when the zoo was hosting a news conference about endangered crocodiles born in captivity. It was an extremely rare, exciting moment, but you...
Fort Lauderdale joins about 250 other cities, counties, and states that have filed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors for igniting the opioid crisis. Earlier this year, in April, Miami filed a civil lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and others in Miami-Dade County Court. Broward and Palm Beach Counties have sued as well.
What do an 18-pound burger, a flaming baked Alaska, and $146 duck foie gras with caviar have in common? Easy. They're among the elite of Miami's most over-the-top restaurant dishes. By stuffing foods with cinnamon buns, wrapping them in fried plantains, and even dusting them in gold, some local restaurants...