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Why Are There So Many Chicken Restaurant Chains in Pompano?

By Clarissa Buch Zilberman

Jul 25, 2025

Pompano Beach residents are sounding off with hilarious comments about how there's a ridiculous number of chicken restaurants.

Readers Had Strong Feelings About Where They'd Take Someone They Hate in Miami

By Celia Almeida

Jul 21, 2025

Some of you got downright sadistic with your suggestions.

Behold: Florida Panthers Fill Stanley Cup with Wings at Flanigan's

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Jul 17, 2025

The Panthers' Stanley Cup has officially made its way to Flanigan's Seafood Bar & Grill, and South Florida fans are losing it.

Two metro trains on elevated platforms with the Miami skyline in the background

6 Places in Miami to Take Someone You Hate

By Jose D. Duran

Jul 16, 2025

Stuck playing tour guide for someone who just needs a couch to crash on? Show them a side of Miami that will make them think twice about coming back.

Construction of the Signature Bridge at the I-395/I-95 interchange in Miami.

Miami Reddit Trashes $840M I-395 'Signature Bridge' Arches

By B. Scott McLendon

Jul 15, 2025

A delayed Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) project is the latest to catch the ire of Miami social media users.

Video: Iguana Steals Pizza at South Florida Resort, Has No Regrets

By Olee Fowler

Jul 11, 2025

A video is going viral of an iguana stealing a slice of pizza at an Aventura resort, and it's the most Florida thing ever.

President Donald Trump spreads his arms as doves fly around him in an altered photo.

Florida Man Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

By B. Scott McLendon

Jul 8, 2025

His credentials include ending asylum protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants and bombing nuclear sites in Iran.

Best Cuban Coffee in Miami

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Jun 16, 2025

From classic bakeries to ventanitas, here are the 15 best spots to get authentic Cuban cafecito (café Cubano) in Miami.

Florida Panthers Fan and His Weird, Lucky Chicken Tender Go Viral

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Jun 11, 2025

A hilarious Florida Panthers fan is going viral for his outlandish good luck tradition at every game involving chicken tenders

Video: Giant DoorDash Bag Car Thing Cruises Through Miami Like It Owns The Place

By Olee Fowler

Jun 5, 2025

A giant DoorDash bag on wheels cruised Brickell today, sparking laughs and memes as part of a wild new Miami marketing stunt.

Nothing Could Get Between Hangry Florida Man and Late Night Del Taco

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

May 22, 2025

A Florida man's craving for Del Taco turned into violence when he was denied tacos after midnight (and we low-key get it).

Video: Giant Publix Cart Car Seen on Florida Highway Because Florida

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

May 13, 2025

Only in Florida: A man driving a giant motorized Publix shopping cart was spotted cruising down a major Boca Raton highway.

Ron Magill Has Thoughts on the Viral 100 Men vs. Gorilla Debate

By Celia Almeida

May 1, 2025

Rolling Stone asked one of South Florida's leading conservationists to weigh in.

Here's the Broward Restaurant Where William Levy Had Drunken Meltdown

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Apr 16, 2025

Actor William Levy got arrested for drunken behavior at a Weston family-friendly steakhouse, and social media is losing it.

three women sit in chairs in front of a curtain on stage

The Ladies of Clutch Comedy Want to Unpack Your Baggage

By Isabel Maza

Feb 28, 2025

The improv trio takes purses and bags from willing audience members and crafts a set based entirely on the contents inside.

still from Saturday Night Live's "Close Encounter" sketch with Ryan Gosling, Sarah Sherman, and Kate McKinnon

SNL Turns 50: Our Favorite Saturday Night Live Moments

By Celia Almeida, Jose D. Duran, Natasha Yee and Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek

Feb 14, 2025

Get the nostalgia-thon started early by rewatching some of the show's best sketches and performances, as declared by New Times staff.

Caricatures of each member of the New Times 2024 "Dirty Dozen," all of whom in some way tempt us to say, "No!" when people ask if we're from Miami.

Dirty Dozen 2024: Miami's Most Cringeworthy Characters

By Miami New Times staff

Dec 26, 2024

Because apparently it takes all kinds to make a Magic City.

Oren and Alon Alexander (top left and right), Tal Alexander (top center), with actors Max Carver (bottom left), Jon Bernthal (bottom center), and Charlie Carver (bottom right) as casting picks for a potential Ryan Murphy series

We've Got Ryan Murphy's Next Netflix Hit All Teed Up: The Alexander Brothers

By Zulekha Pitts

Dec 17, 2024

It's never too soon to cast this binge-watchable series-to-be!

color aerial shot from high over downtown Miami with view of ocean, buildings, and streets on a beautiful sunny day

ChatGPT Roasts Miami — With a Pinch of Praise to Taste

By Zulekha Pitts

Dec 6, 2024

"Miami: Where potholes swallow Vespas." ChatGPT’s Magic City roast prompted a buffet of Reddit responses.

Sebastian the Ibis, the Miami Hurricanes mascot, proposes to a fan outside Sun Life Stadium prior to the game against the Florida State Seminoles on November 15, 2014 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Miami Mascot Sebastian the Ibis Hits on Syracuse Reporter as Hurricanes Fall to Orange

By Zulekha Pitts

Dec 2, 2024

Sebastian the Ibis asked a Syracuse reporter for her digits, and social media was there: "Another L for Miami on the day!"

Humor

Key Largo Spot Goes on Rant About Maine Lobster

Dolphins QB Unveils 'Braided Broward Tua'

Humor

Key Largo Spot Goes on Rant About Maine Lobster

Dolphins QB Unveils 'Braided Broward Tua'

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