The police union president who helped Tomas Regalado become Miami mayor in 2009 is now calling on his brothers and sisters in blue to oust the city’s embattled leader. Taking his cue from our recent cover story about the mayor’s failures, Armando Aguilar — President of the Miami Chapter of…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 calls for Miami’s black political caucus to stop drive-by shootings.Last week, in broad daylight, two gunmen –…
Opa-Locka could use some good news. Unfortunately, it’s not forthcoming. This past July 26, the city’s mayor Myra Taylor agreed to pay a $1,500 fine and receive a public reprimand from the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission.An investigation revealed that in 2009 and 2010, when Taylor was vice-mayor, she engaged in voting…
Two years ago, U.S. Century Bank earned the distinction as the bank with more insider deals than any other banking institution in Florida. Several U.S. Century board members and executives accounted for $110 million in insider loans at a bank with deposits of $1.5 billion in 2009.One of those insiders…
There were strange sounds simmering over at DJ Craze’s Slow Roast Records earlier this week. The Miami beat maker was holed up in his studio with Codes cooking up some dance beats. Here’s how it all came together … Codes was visiting Miami from New York City to celebrate Grand Central’s one-year anniversary and…
While covering Miami-Dade’s back-yard brawl, we come across some real pretenders, dudes who really just can’t cut it when they step into the ring. Either they’re out of shape or simply don’t have a grasp on the basics of fisticuffs. You see a lot of dudes taking wild swings or…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week 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 series…
Yesterday afternoon, Crossfade’s covert East Coast correspondents alerted us to what appeared to be a run of the mill Craigslist post looking for an intern. Among the required attributes were the ability to meet deadlines, experience with social networking, and a professional demeanor. Roles and responsibilities? Steamin’ blunts, protectin’ necks,…
As cities around south Florida are ditching controversial red light camera programs, Miami’s elected officials are about to extend its contract with the company that provides the company that operates the video recorders. Ass backwards, you say? Well, it is the Magic City.At today’s city commission meeting, commissioners will vote…
After years of being knee-deep in the grime of Miami’s nightlife and music scene, Cocodrills have become experts on the city’s best music spots, the best places for a meal, and the best summer drinks. Before catching the duo tonight at the Electric Pickle for their monthly Tech-Support party with…
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Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 goes to bat for Fox News.Rupert Murdoch is reaping what he sowed. The media magnate’s American-based cable…
Child welfare officials for Florida’s Department of Children & Families failed to stop Jorge and Carmen Barahona from victimizing their adopted children Victor and Nubia, because state investigators don’t treat foster parents with the same level of scrutiny applied to biological parents suspected of abusing their kids, according to the…
When Lynda Bell narrowly won her county commission seat last November, the Homestead politician promised she would reform the way Miami-Dade County government operates. “I want to bring the public sector to reality, face-to-face with what the private sector deals with,” she said. Nine months later, we’re still waiting.In fact,…
Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj fans are kind of the cutest. Certainly, a few of them will leave cruel comments on this post, even if everything written were spectacularly kind. It’s not. Either way, it’s important to mention that they’re adorable before delving into these fashion freakouts from last night’s…
A Miami-Dade Water & Sewer employee who purchased more than $1,700 in tools on the taxpayer’s dime and then took the instruments to his house has cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid any jail time.Last July, after the Miami-Dade Inspector General’s Office found the tools at Donald Richard’s residence,…
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…
An ex-con man who two years ago wreaked havoc on the price stock of a Miami-based national builder is going back to prison after pleading guilty to one count of securities fraud.During a hearing yesterday morning, Miami federal Judge Patricia Seitz handed Barry Minkow a five-year prison term and also…
Editor’s Note: We originally reported Michael Vick was hired by Fuze, the beverage company. In actuality, Vick was hired by Fuse Science energy and nutrition. We regret the error.Michael Vick is now an equity partner in Double Eagle Holdings, which owns the Fuze beverage company Fuse Science energy and nutrition…
I knew it! Some restaurants, both sit down and fast food are downplaying the amount of calories in their menu items, according to an article at Time.com. Susan Roberts, who directs the Energy Metabolism Laboratory of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University, says that “healthy” menu items…
Even though she has no plans to run against Carlos Gimenez in 2012, county Commissioner Barbara Jordan is definitely cementing her place as the Miami-Dade mayor’s number one adversary. We already know Jordan is peeved Gimenez wants to lay-off 395 county employees that work for the county’s Head Start program…
