With the primary election set for August 26, there’s a local politician who doesn’t have to worry being voted out office. In June, Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall was one of two Miami-Dade County School Board members automatically re-elected when no one filed to run against them. (Raquel Regalado, daughter of Miami’s Mayor,…
Confederate Kidnapping The kid was in danger: There are obvious questions for the family court based on your reporting of how a mom living in a home full of weapons and extremist beliefs (“Rebel Yell,” Kyle Swenson, August 14) was allowed to keep the child. If a toddler living in…
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 praises a longtime public servant. With the primary election set for August 26, there’s a local politician who…
While navigating Miami Beach’s treacherous construction traffic, you zip past the Hilton Cabana. Damn! You circle the block for another pass. The red pin on your cell phone’s map must be out of place. It’s doesn’t seem possible that a hip restaurant sits amid the dozens of hotels on Mid-Beach’s…
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. Today, Luke addresses the clash between residents and cops in Ferguson, Missouri. The protests and riots in Ferguson, Missouri, are providing…
From the very beginning, Tori Amos established herself as a singular presence. By measure both tender and tenacious, her songs challenged and chided listeners through intimate observations and unapologetic narratives that frequently surveyed the darkest and direst circumstance. Her unbridled passion and brash delivery may have had their origins in…
When Panthers Attack The truth emerges: Thanks for the great article about the threat to farmers and Gladesmen from a resurgent Florida panther population (“It Came From the Glades,” Allie Conti, August 7). It finally puts out there what some folks really think about panthers. The story notes that the…
A half-dozen fat, sweet barbecued shrimp arrive bathed in a fragrant, rust-colored sauce. One bite reveals that their tingling spice is cut by the rich smack of butter as well as lemon and floral rosemary. The plump crustaceans are perfectly cooked, with crisp exteriors and tender, briny interiors. They come…
It may be Monday, but it’s never too early in the work week for a sex anthem. DJ Khaled is holdin’ u down till the weekend with the premiere of his latest video, “Hold U Down,” featuring Chris Brown, Jeremih, Future, and August Alsina — four of the silkiest voices…
Every other Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous two weeks (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…
For restaurants, Miami Spice’s two months of dining deals can be a raging hassle. With $23 for lunch menus and $39 for dinner, there’s the possibility of lower check averages for servers. Plus there’s extra ordering and menu planning for chefs and kitchen managers and a whole new slew of…
Amos Larkins II invented Miami Bass production. As an in-house artist/producer/engineer for Henry Stone and Morris Levy’s Sunnyview Records label, he came up with regional and international hits on a signature style of party rap with sustained 808 kicks that dropped like no others. They became the prototype for a…
“Aren’t like half the guys in Miami basically Pitbull impersonators? I mean, the guy is truly nothing special, physically or musically.” Steve Vose, commenting on “Mr. 786” Is That Pitbull? Everyone wants to be Pit: Great idea taking a Pitbull impersonator to Dolphin Mall (“Mr. 786,” Kyle Swenson, July 31),…
There’s big money being made in the marijuana legalization movement. But none if it is going to benefit African-Americans, the people who have suffered the most because of marijuana prohibition. Even the New York Times, in an op-ed column calling for an end to America’s pot ban, admitted that marijuana…
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 wants to know why African Americans are not invited to the pot party. There’s big money being made…
By the time Brazil and Croatia kicked off the World Cup, Boteco was bursting at the seams. Sweaty bodies in yellow and green jerseys were squeezed together inside the flag-draped Brazilian restaurant that thumped with samba. More were crammed on the covered patio, which opens onto Miami’s sometimes-slummy NE 79th…
Like it or not, Pharell Williams’ “Happy” is likely to be the top-selling single of 2014. And yes, its buoyant ’60s soul vibe and simple, positive message is modern pop perfection. But scanning the rest of this year’s biggest hits, one is struck by a consistent theme: All of these…
Miami Spice’s can’t miss menus have two things in common: value and creativity. They offer interesting ingredients in combinations that make you eager to learn more and share them with friends. They’re also a steal. You’re looking for good range of selections at restaurants where a single course can run…
Hit me! The new James Brown biopic Get On Up is gettin’ on up them screens today, and any soul-addict should hit the theaters, at least sneak in, to see Chadwick Boseman sweat his ass off while doing right by the Hardest Working Man in Show Business. All the great…
Another steamy summer, another Miami Spice. The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau is back with the oft-beloved, sometimes maligned dining deals that help fill restaurants during the slow summer months and give less well-to-do diners a way to eat in the city’s most lavish spots at a fraction of…
Last week, when Liberty City soul food restaurant Jumbo’s closed its doors, it was big news. The New York Times’ Frances Robles wrote a front-page story documenting how the joint went from discriminating against African-Americans to becoming a black Miami landmark. The Miami Herald and others followed. I, for one,…
Vets’ Neglect Every vet is different: The first part of your feature about a local vet who died of neglect at Miami’s VA hospital is very nicely written (“Hell on the Home Front, Part 1,” Michael E. Miller, July 24), but there’s more going on than the unfortunate death of…
