WTF Florida: Kid Wrecks a Dollar Store
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest…
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The Most Popular Riptide Posts of 2014
What better way to start 2015 than by looking back on 2014? If our most page view-baiting stories of 2015 are any indication, you guys sure like super local jokes and tabloid stories…
Unruly, Speeding, Coke-Possessing Miami Cop Escapes Charges but Must Retire
Former Miami Police Officer Christopher Vital might have been 2014’s craziest local cop of the year, but he won’t face any charges. Instead, he’ll be forced to hang up his badge for good. In September, Vital was driving his BMW late at night with a lady friend when he roared…
305 Photo of the Day: Off To The Races
Today’s photo comes from Claudio Baglietto’s Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes…
Rex Ryan Coaching For the Dolphins Would Be the Greatest/Worst Thing Ever
After two surprising trips to the AFC championship game during his first two years, Rex Ryan quickly settled into everything a Miami Dolphins fan would want out of a New York Jets head coach. The man was practically a caricature of what we imagine their fan base to be: portly,…
Floridians Googled Michael Sam’s Kiss, Carmen Carrerra, and Obamacare More Than Any Other State This Year
Google’s official “Year in Search” feature was pretty tame, but if you really want to know whats on America’s mind you should definitely look to the controversies, tabloid stories, and celebrities that defined this year. Estately decided to do just that and see which odd things each state Googled. Oklahoma,…
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Publix Bravely Takes Pro-Gay Stance at Last Possible Moment
Less than a week before gay marriage is expected to be legalized in Florida, Publix, the state’s largest private company, wants everyone to know it will let gay and lesbian employees extend their benefits to their legal same-sex spouses. And the company expects a pat on the back for it…
305 Photo of the Day: Light Speed
Today’s photo comes from Juan Pablo Castro’s Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes…
Miami Hotels Are Pretty Much Booked For New Year’s Eve
Maybe there’re some idiots somewhere still looking for a hotel room in Miami on New Year’s Eve, but they’re gonna have to have big cash. Less than 1 out of 10 hotels in the entire area have any vacancies left for the holiday, and on average, the rates on those…
Miami Leads the Nation in Home Price Gains for 2014
Hope your New Year’s Resolution isn’t to buy a new house, because residential property prices have surged higher here in Miami than in any other major market in the country according to the latest data from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Between October 2013 and October 2014, average prices here…
Florida’s Minimum Wage to Top $8 an Hour for First Time Ever
It’s almost 2015, which means minimum wage workers are getting a raise. Thanks to a state amendment passed by voters in 2004 that ties the minimum wage to inflation, starting on January 1 the minimum wage in Florida will now be $8.05 an hour…
305 Photo of the Day: Lizard King
Today’s photo comes from Daniel Bonchea’s Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes…
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Girls’ Basketball Team’s Gear Stolen From a Miami Wendy’s Parking Lot
Long Beach Polytechnic Senior High has been named the “sports school of the century” by Sports Illustrated. It has sent more players to the NFL than any other high school, and multiple programs regularly snatch California state titles. The girls’ basketball program is no exception. The Jackrabbits are back-to-back defending…
Miami Police to Hold Rally Today in Support of NYPD
It’s only natural that a group gathers in remembrance when its members believe one of their own was unjustly killed. So the Miami Fraternal Order of Police will host a rally this afternoon in support of the New York Police Department and the two officers who recently lost their lives…
More Than $500,000 Has Been Raised for Rick Scott’s Inauguration
Rick Scott may be having a scaled-back inauguration this time around, but that doesn’t mean donors aren’t still writing big checks for the event. More than $500,000 has been given to the Republican Party of Florida for the festivities…
305 Photo of the Day: A Real Fun Slide
Today’s photo comes from Juan Pablo Castro’s Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group…
Miami-Dade Court Awards $191.4 Million in Seized Assets to Family of Colombian Man Killed in 1999
The family of Carlos Octavio Caballero Cormane, a Colombian politician whose 1999 murder was believed to be carried out by coke smugglers and radical groups, has been awarded $191.4 million by a Miami-Dade judge…
Jordache Jeans Family Buys Setai Hotel for $90 Million
The family also bought up the Versace Mansion for $41.5 million.
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Everything Miami Has Been Ranked As in 2014
The internet loves churning out city ranking lists. We love writing about where Miami falls on those lists, so now we look back at all the rankings Miami (whether it be the city, county or general South Florida metro area) obtained this year. Apparently we have some of the best…
Three Shot, One Killed in Christmas Day Shooting in Overtown
Christmas Day turned deadly after a gunman opened fire at a group of people in Overtown last night. The incident happened just before 8:00 p.m. at 467 NW 8th Street. A crowd had gathered outside the Express Food Center when someone decided to pull out a gun. Update: The man…
WTF Florida Awards: 2014’s Weirdest Crimes, Craziest Names and Most Savvy Porn Stars
Among our many missions at New Times, among the most sacred is cataloguing the most bizarre, outlandish and confusing stories that emerge from the Sunshine State. At the end of the year, we reflect on the past twelve months of head-scratching Florida shenanigans and recognize the most outstanding achievements in…
The Ferrari From Miami Vice is on eBay for $1.75 Million
We’re very tempted to make a “looking for a last minute Christmas gift” joke in the lede, but, whoops we just did. But really, if you’ve got $1.75 million, you could drive into the New Year in the very same white Ferrari that Sonny Crockett used to on Miami Vice…