Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 says hip-hop artists are never too old to stop rapping.Rick Ross recently celebrated his 36th birthday. Some…
Are you looking for taxpayer money from Miami-Dade County for a questionable project, but you’ve been convicted of felony tax evasion and a misdemeanor attempt at boarding an airplane with a loaded gun? No problem! At least it’s not a problem for Yoram Izhak, a commercial property owner who recently…
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…
Over the next few weeks, Short Order will be pairing eight Miami-Dade neighborhoods in a “Snackdown.” This is the first entry. Today pits Coconut Grove against South Beach. Which of these two is the better neighborhood for dining?Read our arguments and VOTE! Tweet it. Facebook it. Google+ it. Comment if…
Gear up urban warriors, the next freebie challenge is on with free orders of onion rings from Miami-based Burger King this weekend, February 4 and 5. Unlike BK’s recent French fry giveaway, the best part of this new promotion–other than the free grub–is that it lasts the entire weekend, so…
A politically connected Miami Lawyer who’s gained fame dispensing advice to Hispanic folks who are losing their homes is in his own financial pickle. John H. Ruiz, who hosts La Ley TV, a popular financial advice program on Spanish-language GenTV, recently had his luxury cigarette boat repossessed. And he also…
We’re going to take a shot in the dark and say Miami has one of the top dining scenes in the country. Don’t agree? Okay, perhaps we’re only on our way. In any case, you clearly have a neighborhood where you prefer to eat.Maybe it’s the Gables, you rich bastard…
Superagent Drew Rosenhaus should give back to Miami’s black communities
Reader mail: Tea Party’s Victoria Jackson is a “moron”
Neil Young’s extreme audiophilia — that is, his obsession with acoustics — sometimes borders on insanity. For example, every minute of his 2010 album, Le Noise, produced with acclaimed rock technician Daniel Lanois, was recorded live, exclusively during full moons and using Lanois’s pipe organ as an organically reverberating amplifier…
An Opa-locka official booted from office six years ago won’t be prosecuted for the crimes that got him thrown out in the first place. Banana Republican has learned that the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office has quietly dropped multiple grand theft and official misconduct felony charges brought against Terence Pinder, Opa-Locka’s…
Miami City Attorney Julie Bru pulled a sneaky maneuver to ensure City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff continues to receive free legal representation from her office. Near the end of last Thursday’s city commission meeting, Bru requested approval for a “pocket item” — so-called because it was not included in the city’s…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 expresses his anger at the guy who inspired Jerry Maguire.So-called sports superagent Drew Rosenhaus has made millions…
Our soul sister blog, Riptide, recently described a guy who allegedly murdered a man and proceeded to consume his brain and eyeball. Hannibal Lecter would have at least added fava beans and a nice bottle of Chianti.As a response, here’s a list of eight things that would probably be better than…
A Liberty City tutoring program is under fire from former employees who say not only has it failed to pay about $50,000 in wages, but also it employs two children of the program’s chief, Anthony Dawkins — both of whom have criminal convictions for fraud. Dawkins is head of Project…
My friend Janet picks the eating places where we meet and shmooze a couple of times of month. She’s usually good at it. She goes online, checks out the menu; parking, prices and then we enjoy a happy lunch together at her favorites picks.The place she chose this week was…
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…
Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama ate a cafeteria lunch at a local D.C. area elementary school as a sign of support (and photo op) to mark the new USDA nutritional standards for public school lunches. These rules, which must be implemented by July, 2012, aren’t perfect (French fries are still…
In the race for the White House, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich don’t seem to have a problem taking money from corporate pirates accused of breaking the law to maximize their profits. Romney has collected at least $100,000 from a Miami-based investment fund that owns run down apartment buildings in…
Midnight on Saturday, I found myself walking down Main Street U.S.A. after a long day at the Magic Kingdom. I was there to celebrate my sister’s birthday and had met up along with former New Times music editor Arielle Castillo, Ocean Drive’s Crissy Borges, and their respective significant others. After…
Reader mail: Micky Arison would move the Heat if Miami made him repay taxpayers
2 Live Crew will reunite to save Miami booty music
