New Times Broward-Palm Beach editor Eric Barton this morning tells the story of a 23-year-old cub reporter who’s stuck in the middle of Miami Central High School recruiting allegations.This past November, South Florida Sun-Sentinel writer Dieter Kurtenback reported about the transfer of a star quarterback — whose family was apparently…
Our second annual Miami People issue, which profiled 30 of the Magic City’s most intriguing characters, drew a number of reactions from readers. Some of the highlights are below. Santería savior: It’s about time you embraced one of Miami’s own with your profile on Santería activist Ernesto Pichardo (“Spirit Guide,”…
A movement is growing in Tallahassee to reform the fraud and abuse-plagued McKay Scholarship program following a New Times exposé. Yesterday, state representative Rick Kriseman (D-St. Petersburg) took the boldest step yet, recommending specific and widespread changes that would address the program’s most serious flaws. In a letter to the…
Just 61 days removed from his 11-month stint in a federal prison and halfway house, T.I.’s already starting shit. In an interview with Vibe magazine, the Atlanta-based rapper, actor, and author is quoted as saying that some gays are “not American.” He’s also defended his statement on TMZ Live by…
Luther Campbell, 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, he highlights the absentee ballot scam on the electoral process.Rampant absentee ballot fraud is destroying democracy in Miami and…
‘Twas one Friday night in January last year when the owner of Miami’s longest-running holiday festival failed miserably in his attempt to mack on a woman at a limo company.Brian Shechtman, who along with his brother has operated Santa’s Enchanted Forest since 1984, had dialed Aventura Limousine to order a…
If you’ve been out drinking downtown lately and stumbled upon a street corner bursting with neon-colored weeds, don’t worry: It’s not an acid trip gone wrong.It’s weed bombing.”We’re tired of living in a big dump overrun with weeds and trash,” says chief bombadier Brad Knoefler, owner of downtown club Grand…
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…
A recent Miami-Dade ethics commission probe concluded three women residing at an assisted living facility in North Miami Beach were victims of absentee ballot voter fraud. The commission’s executive director, Joe Centorino, notified officials at the Park Plaza Retirement Residence that while the investigation did not turn up enough evidence…
You made it! You’ve likely been slaving in the kitchen since last night, up early this morning to put the bird in the oven. Taking a short break to catch your breath? Nice! Just a few more hours and you can relax, stuff your face and take the best nap…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, has a long history of being controversial. Their polarizing anti-meat, anti-research, and anti-fur campaigns can be harsh, in-your-face, and brilliant. And there’s no better time for PETA to activate its campaign machine than during Thanksgiving, a holiday that revolves around a…
A few weeks ago, three days before the Miami city election, Marc Sarnoff got into a brief tussle with Reid Welch, a Coconut Grove resident who admits to huffing propane gas to get high and who was going around the neighborhood taking down the city commissioner’s campaign signs. Sarnoff cast…
When Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez asked me to be a judge at the third annual Burgie Awards, I said sure. I’ve judged a few competitions. They’re usually fun, you get a badge, and you meet some new people. When you’re asked to oversee a burger competition, you naturally assume you’ll…
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…
William Kennedy, a Miami Book Fair standout
Reader mail: M-Path is not a waste of taxpayer money
Kim Kardashian’s next husband: Justin Bieber or Drake?
Cotton, silk, flax, hemp — all of those natural materials are used to make fabric. But now milk? German fashion designer and microbiologist Anka Domaske and a small team of researchers at the Fiber Institute at the University of Bremen successfully invented a textile made of milk, according to the…
Miami Beach artist and City Hall gadfly David Bolger wants to make sure visitors attending Art Basel see it like an insider. So the 51-year-old former New Englander has illustrated a 21-page guide for Riptide to assist wannabe art snobs on how to distinguish a real urinal from one that…
Luther “Luke” Campbell, 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 has some relationship advice for Kim Kardashian.It shouldn’t surprise anyone interested in celebrity culture that Kim Kardashian…
When it came to betting against the Seminole Tribe of Florida, prominent businessman Jason Starkman didn’t know when to walk away — yet so far he has still come out even. Last week, the Seminoles took the owner of Epicure Gourmet Market and Jerry’s Famous Deli to court yet again…
The North Bay Village mayor is throwing in the towel. Corina Esquijarosa resigned today, leaving office one year after winning a close election. Her decision comes on the heels of a successful petition drive to hold a recall election against her and a criminal probe into her falsely claiming a…
