Ernesto Perez, founder and president of Dade Medical College, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this month. As the Miami Herald reported June 8, the Miami-Dade State Attorney and the Miami-Dade Ethics Commission are conducting separate probes into why Homestead Mayor Steven Bateman pushed officials to…
The injustice that began with the murder of Miami Gardens teenager Trayvon Martin continues. As the trial of George Zimmerman, the man who shot the 17-year-old boy last year, gets underway in Sanford, I find it appalling that Seminole County Circuit Judge Debra Nelson did not allow a single African-American…
A red banner outside Brother Jimmy’s BBQ invites you to “Put Some South In Yo’ Mouth.” We’re talking Meat and Beats. Every Saturday night, locals and tourists alike in shorts, hats, and sandals hit up the Southern barbecue joint for some pickleback shots, Fighting Cock bourbon, and hot ‘cue. And…
Yo, bro! The Heat won! We are them big two-timers, and you know our boys are going to keep their strong up and come back for another title in 2014. How could it be any other way? But would you believe it? There are still a bunch of haters out…
By now our lovely regular readers are familiar with Voice Places, the listings engine behind all of Miami New Times’ restaurant reviews and calendar picks. Today that engine got a lot more powerful, with a new design that brings even more content to the fore. Among the changes: Cleaner design…
Pete’s Authentic Cooking isn’t a health-oriented restaurant, but it sells vegan soups. Though the Coral Gables breakfast and lunch spot offers gluten-free options, it also bakes fresh chocolate chip muffins and croissants. That’s because Pete’s has one of the smartest fast-casual menus I’ve seen in some time. While lesser lunch…
George Brown believed he had established a full-proof racket to cash in on his $79,375-a-year gig as roadway lighting coordinator for the Miami-Dade Public Works Department. Instead, he got caught in an undercover sting that featured wiretapped phone calls, G-men, and a stool pigeon. On Wednesday, federal prosecutors charged the…
There’s something inexplicably sexy about sweaty men, especially the men of the Miami Heat. Just look at the way they run across the basketball court at the AAA with perspiration slowly dripping down their chiseled biceps, how aggressively they fight for the ball, and how smoothly they score. Maybe it’s…
It’s time to abolish or overhaul the Florida Department of Children and Families, the worst government agency in the history of the state. Unless Gov. Rick Scott takes drastic action, more kids will end up dead because of DCF’s incompetence. The latest tragedy involves 4-year-old Antwan Hope, who was found…
Best of Miami Great choice: Thank you for noticing what I have known since I met Lissette Gonzalez (“Best of Miami: Best Meteorologist,” June 13) when she was selected as Miss Carnaval Miami in 1997. I’ve had the privilege of working with Lissette at CBS4 since 2007 and have witnessed…
Over the past several years, frightening statistics have been released revealing that minimum wage earners working 40 hours per week cannot afford to live above poverty level — meaning they cannot afford rent on their own, their food budget is negligible, and of course, cable and WiFi are out of…
Miami, are you ready to get your Tony Montana game face on? Or perhaps you’re feeling like James Cagney in The Public Enemy. Whichever fictional gangster you prefer, Lock & Load: Machine Gun Experience has the arsenal to satisfy your firearm fetish. Amid the art galleries of Wynwood, a 14,000-square-foot…
Yup. LeBron James and Ray Allen got it done. Now it’s on to Thursday. Chris Bosh also looked pretty damn awesome. Rebounds, blocks. Heat hasn’t won two consecutive games in a dog’s age. About time. Go Heat!…
Miami Heat, tonight you face the greatest and most ominous opponent you have ever encountered in your life. No challenge you’ve met has ever been more difficult. No enemy has ever been more powerful and no accomplishment, accolade, award, or title you’ve earned has ever been more important in achieving…
Uncle Luke, 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 speaks up for neglected, abused children. It’s time to abolish or overhaul the Florida Department of Children…
Bro!!!!!! Did you hear bro?!?!? Gov. Rick Scott is such a buzz kill bro!!! He just signed a law that makes it illegal for smoke shops to sell just about every pipe bro!!! Glass, wooden, acrylic, stone, metal, with or without screens, with carubretion!!! We’re gonna have to stock up…
Have you seen the new Kraft Zesty salad dressing ad campaign? Like so many other products mostly bought by frazzled women trying to balance work, family, and sleep, they feature a little harmless beefcake to go with your greens. The commercials show the “Zesty Guy” making some of his favorite…
Alright, so the Miami may have lost to the San Antonio last night. But there’s still no denying that LeBron, D-Wade, Bosh, Birdman, Miller, and all the über-talented ballers that make up el Heat are better than Parker, Duncan, Ginóbili, and the rest of those goofs from the Spurs. And…
Oh, I’ll miss the Shuckers deck. I have spent a lot of time there eating small crustaceans. One time, I arrived early to meet friends and I was stuck in that awkward point in a bar where you just order a drink and try to sip it by yourself, pacing…
Dear PETA, I’m writing on behalf of everyone in the world who is fortunate enough to have a sense of humor. Last night I came across your letter to Dr. Len Lucero of Clermont, Florida — an angel of a man — one who took in a disabled pig and…
What started out as a fun evening with friends took a tragic turn when the waterfront deck at Shuckers Bar & Grill in North Bay Village collapsed during the Miami Heat game, sending about 100 people tumbling into the water. As cheers for the home team turned into screams, restaurant…
Since winning a seat on the Miami City Commission in 2009, Francis Suarez worked hard to forge his own political identity and avoid the type of absentee ballot voter fraud scandal that derailed his father’s mayoral run in 1997. But now the young Cuban American Republican is in full damage…
