A Colorado-based company vying for a lucrative contract to oversee Miami-Dade County’s multi-billion dollar sewer system renovation projects admitted it defrauded the federal government earlier this year. Back in March CH2M Hill and one its subsidiaries agreed to pay $18.5 million in civil fines and restitution because the firms had…
Carol City, Miami, Florida, is the home of freestyle music. And a group called Freestyle originated the name, the sound, and was the first musical act from the area to make national and international hit records. You may not recognize the name Garfield Baker, but he’s the pen behind such…
Another city mayor in Miami-Dade has been busted this morning. Less than a month after the arrests of Sweetwater Mayor Manuel Maroño and Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi on federal bribery charges, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is accusing Homestead Mayor Steven Bateman of unlawful compensation. At his home earlier…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke gets the scoop on Rev. Richard Dunn II’s biggest supporter. Just when I was about to give Rev. Richard Dunn…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Today, Luke weighs in on Miley Cyrus’ performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. There are a lot of people hating on Miley…
Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie” was blasting from the outside speakers of Shots Miami as ladies in black shorts, sandals, and colorful skirts wearing straw wajiro bonnets and afros, and guys in denim jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers rockin’ Mexican sombreros and Santa Claus hats crowded the bar for F@^k the…
Andrew Mossberg made a painful mistake two months ago. He thought Miami Beach Police Det. Philippe Archer was a purse snatcher and tried to help the woman he believed was the victim. His thanks? Getting his face obliterated by the cop. In the early evening of June 26, the 50-year-old…
The music recording industry needs to thank Compton, California rapper Kendrick Lamar for breathing life back into hip-hop. The rap game’s gotten soft. Too many artists are sleepwalking, content to make mixtapes and albums featuring name brands like Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Drake, and Rick Ross. Motherfuckers are afraid to step…
Chad’s Comeback Not in the HOF: In your profile of Chad Johnson (“Unnecessary Roughness,” Michael E. Miller, August 15), you call him “one of the greatest wide receivers in football history.” But he’s not even close to that kind of company. He’s not even in Hall of Fame conversation and…
The Miami Times is one of America’s oldest continually running black newspapers, and the largest one in the Southeast. In 2011 they were recognized by the Black Press of America as the best newspaper in the country. Since 1923 they’ve been the essential documenter of life in black Miami. Their…
A City of Hialeah employee claims she was forced to retire because of her supervisor’s abusive behavior. In a June 26 resignation email to Mayor Carlos Hernandez, Edith Galloza alleges her boss Carlos Lopez intimidated her and created a hostile work environment. The day she sent the email, Galloza claims…
Well, it has finally happened. The Miami Marlins are now officially one step away from hosting tractor pulls in the outfield during the home at-bats and two steps from converting the upper deck into a poorly rated youth hostel. This Saturday, Marlins Park — the stadium that stares blankly across…
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 chimes in on K Dot’s lyrical throwdown. The music recording industry needs to thank Compton, California, rapper…
For the past few weeks, it’s seemed there’s not enough time in the day. From the time I wake up., life goes by in a blur… walking the dogs, writing on the computer, doing chores, making dinner. My husband and I usually have one day off together, and each week…
Hipsters rockin’ body suits, high-waist shorts, and large, dark-framed glasses, mid-aged men in fedora hats, rockers with tattoos up and down their arms, and tourists from California wearing white wife-beaters on their backs and Converse on their feet were sitting on a black couch and standing by the bar at…
In South Florida, you can find a home fit for the King of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. No, really. For a cool $10.9 million, whether you’re a member of House Lannister, House Baratheon, or House Tully, you can stake your claim to the Redland’s Chateau Artisan, a 20,000-square-foot castle…
Reefer common sense is taking over Miami Beach. When voters go to the polls in November to elect a new mayor, they will also get the chance to answer a non-binding straw ballot question on whether the city commission should adopt a resolution urging the federal government and the Florida…
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the National League East was still up for grabs. Having taken three of four games against the Marlins, the third-place New York Mets squad was within five games of its division rival, the Atlanta Braves, and set to start a series against the…
Usually WSVN reporter Rosh Lowe is on point. That’s why he received the Best TV reporter nod in this year’s Miami New Times Best Of issue. And it’s why he recently landed the first on camera interview with Carolyn Knox, mother of Jennifer Alfonso, the South Miami woman allegedly murdered…
Christian Ochoa has been with Eating House since the beginning, waiting on guests at the Coral Gables restaurant. But when customers tell him they recognize his face, that’s not the reason. “I also do a lot of modeling. There’s stuff in some magazines and stuff that I’ve done for clothing…
Tow Nightmare Calling the feds: Why aren’t the feds looking into your investigation of South Beach towing companies and the politicians who help them (“Hustle & Tow,” Francisco Alvarado, August 8)? There’s gotta be something fishy going on in city hall, which is one of the reasons I and my…
The NCAA is doing a great job maintaining its reputation as the sleaziest, most hypocritical sports organization in America. Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel is reportedly its latest target because he might have profited from his John Hancock. A South Florida autograph broker allegedly paid Manziel a five-figure fee…
