Ari Pregen picked the wrong strip club to throw his weight around. On January 26, the Miami-Dade assistant state attorney gained free admission for himself and two pals into downtown Miami’s Goldrush by flashing his work badge at the club’s executive manager, Jeff Levy. A few hours later, Pregen again…
Dear Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.,Acere, it looks like it’s time for you to start re-evaluating your public image and the legacy you’re going to leave behind for your kids to follow. Right now, as far as the human race goes, you’re a step below una cucaracha con trensas. In the…
Somebody must have been on the receiving end of a misfired shot of Guy Fieri’s Donkey Sauce and isn’t too happy about. The food television personality and his team forgot to buy all of the web addresses that could be associated with his Times Square restaurant. Hilarity ensued…
In the 1970s, Miami’s Henry Stone and TK Productions sold hundreds of millions of records around the world. Yes, hundreds of millions of records around the world. TK was a humble eight-track studio in Hialeah operated by a close-knit team of musicians and songwriters. The family worked together on each…
For this week’s cover story, I dove headfirst into South Florida’s gun culture to find out why so many people in the tri-county area — and the Sunshine State — are into firearms. While President Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders are pushing to reinstate the federal assault-weapons ban that…
Record Store Day is a holiday we can all get behind. When Jack White was named the ambassador for this year’s Record Store Day, we thought it was a pretty damned apt choice. In his ambassadorial statement, he outlines what he perceives as the ultimate value of embracing physical music…
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 explains why Lil Wayne is a dick.Miamians are mad as hell at rapper Lil Wayne because he said…
The latest chapter in the tumultuous saga of Doral’s U.S. Century Bank could spell trouble for some of the biggest names in Miami-Dade politics, with accusations of shady boardroom deals.It all began last November, when a group of minority shareholders — including real estate developer Masoud Shojaee and Coral Gables…
Anyone who knows me knows that my life revolves around three things: Miami, being a pingu and los focking Miami Heat! I’ve loved the Heat since the day Rory Sparrow sunk the franchise’s basket in the Miami Arena against the LA Clippers over two decades ago. Recently, there has been…
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…
Valentine’s day is here.What are you going to do? Where are you going to go? Who are you going to be with?Lucky for you, Short Order has all the answers for the romantic holiday. We’ve already given you a guide to restaurants doing Valentine’s dinner, foods to make you a…
Miami Beach City Commissioner Deede Weithorn’s husband is literally trying to cash in on the city’s name. Mark Weithorn is auctioning off “www.CityOfMiamiBeach.net.” Minimum bid: 50 cool Benjamin Franklin notes or 100,000 nickels. The deadline is March 8. Highest bidder wins, of course.And here Banana Republican thought cyber-squatting was so…
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If you thought Miami-Dade County had nothing left to build at Miami International Airport, think again. Today, Aviation Department Director Jose Abreu will unveil the county’s ambitious plan to convert the main terminal into a futuristic hotel and mall that will cost a little more than half-a-billion dollars.The estimated $512…
Adding a state-of-the-art casino with 1,035 slot machines has turned one of Miami’s oldest parimutuel sites into an enormous money maker. Last year, Casino Miami Jai-Alai, located near Miami International Airport, collected $17.3 million in third quarter revenue compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2011. No wonder…
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 analyzes the Miami Hurricanes’ sudden aversion to Florida high school football players.The University of Miami football program rose…
What’s worse than emerging from a delicious meal at a hip hotel to find your six-figure Porsche wrecked by valet drivers? Getting banned for life from the hotel chain over the crash.That’s what one Key Biscayne resident alleges happened to him at SoBe hot spot Soho Beach House. Now, in…
José Andrés drew much criticism today after Tweeting a graphic photo of dead deer and wild boars. The caption of the photo, which shows a pool of blood in the background, read “A good hunting day! Un buen dia de Caza.” Almost immediately, his followers fired back with messages of…
Police in Southern California are hunting for Christopher Dorner, the ex-Los Angeles Police Officer and former military man who is believed to have killed three people in retaliation for being fired from his LAPD job.Dorner, who is assumed to be somewhere near Big Bear Lake, about 80 miles east of…
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…
