This week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide, we’re asking…
Justin Bieber stopped by Rockerfeller Plaza this morning and chatted it up with the cast of The Today Show. The one question on everyone’s mind, what’s the deal with your voice, dude? “My voice is evolving and changing for the better,” he told Ann Curry. “It’s been amazing.” OK, so…
The New York City Marathon is the weekend and for the first time in years, I didn’t make the uber competitive lottery and won’t be running it (here’s my not-too-swift race history).There’s something life changing about the marathon that extends far beyond the simple fact that one has run 26.2…
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…
Next week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide,…
Professional football’s most controversial wide receiver is accusing a prominent Miami law firm and one its attorneys of seedy, unethical behavior. In a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County this week, Terrell Owens alleges Greenberg Traurig and firm shareholder and real estate lawyer Pamela Linden convinced him to invest $2…
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about a plan in Michigan to deny food stamp benefits to people who own cars worth $15,000 and up.At first I thought, “Well, yeah.” A $15,000 car can be a symbol of financial success. It’s not a sign someone is in dire straits…
Next week, New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for.As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide, we’re asking readers…
Black celebs need the Marv Albert treatment
Sports Racists Look in the mirror: Luther Campbell’s column claiming that University of Miami quarterback Jacory Harris doesn’t get enough credit because he’s black (“Luke’s Gospel,” Luther Campbell, October 27) makes one thing clear: Uncle Luke is the real racist. To find racism in the sports media is absurd. Simply…
Forget everything we’ve ever said about Justin Bieber, dude’s a total rock star. Not only did the underage Canadian pop star allegedly lose his virginity backstage at the Staples Center, he also may have illegitimately fathered a baby, baby, baby, oh! According to Radar Online, 20-year-old Mariah Yeater is “demanding”…
I’ll never forget the dread of marching from kitchen to dining room towards the table I was serving with a bottle of French wine in hand. It was at the Culinary Institute of America’s fine French restaurant — the first time I had ever waited on a table, and the…
Next week, New Times is publishing a guide on eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for.As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide, we’re asking readers…
Whoa! Have you ever noticed how much Jacuzzi Boys singer-slash-guitarist Gabriel Alcala resembles a set of female genitals with googly eyes and long hair? Well, neither had Crossfade until we watched a new vid for “Glazin’,” the totally rad title track off the Boys’ recently released sophomore slab. Produced by…
Red the Steakhouse chef/partner Peter Vauthy invited Short Order into his kitchen to watch the arrival of about 90 pounds of Wagyu beef. We asked him to explain Wagyu versus Kobe and why we should pay top dollar for the Wagyu experience.Vauthy gets his meat from Lone Mountain Ranch in New Mexico, which has…
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, Luke explains why he deserves the Marv Albert treatment.Two weeks ago, I was with my wife watching the Tennessee…
There are some artists who can’t escape their past, no matter how hard they try. Paul Simon is inextricably linked to Simon & Garfunkel. Robert Plant will always be the tousle-haired, bare-chested vocalist of Led Zeppelin. John Fogerty will never fully put Credence Clearwater Revival behind him. And Sting, despite…
No election in Hialeah, Miami, and Miami Beach is complete without a little political sofrito to spice things up. Thanks to some innovative instigators, cameras have been chronicling strange encounters involving candidates running for office in those three cities.As voters head to the polls tomorrow, we bring you the four…
In true South Florida fashion, a pill mill that trafficked thousands of illegal oxycodone tablets was operating right in the heart of Miami-Dade County government, the feds say.Recent charges filed against Robert’s Drug Store and its owner, Aiman Aryan, are a surprising fall from grace for a well-connected pharmacist with…
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…
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez could soon be at odds with two major casino operators supporting his re-election run in 2012. That’s because a pair of state bills that would pave the way for three destination mega-resorts with full-scale casinos benefits one company while freezing out the other firm.Gimenez publicly supports…
What exactly was grunge? We know the early-’90s trend was some kind of rock ‘n’ roll. But were its adherents just the latest batch of unwashed punks or hippies? They kind of looked like both. And the music kind of sounded like both too.Grunge — both the dirge-y guitar tunes…
