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Herman Cain: Our next vice president

Reader mail: Go medieval on unprosecuted criminal bankers

Forward Motion Records CEO and Dreaming in Stereo frontman Fernando Perdomo is one of the hardest working dudes in Miami. He’s a passionate guy, “one of Miami music’s biggest cheerleaders,” and a social media addict. Last month, Perdomo digitally released Forward Motion Records Live, a compilation album featuring 14 South…

Just in case the whole, two-and-a-half year soap opera following Michael Jackson’s death wasn’t already packed with enough cheap intrigue and tabloid tawdriness (e.g. nude postmortem photos, that creepy Cirque du Soleil tribute, the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial), the King of Pop’s devotees can now buy his death bed. In…

This week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide,…

This week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide,…

Luther Campbell, 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 assesses the African-American frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. Herman Cain’s emergence as the GOP candidate who could…

Miami New Times dominated this past weekend’s Florida Press Club Awards in Saint Augustine. The newspaper took ten awards, more than any other in the state.Among the winners: Frank Alvarado and Robert Dunlap took first in general news writing; Tim Elfrink, first in government news and business writing; Mike Miller,…

Want to know what it takes to cover the grimiest political landscape in America? Then join us at the Brickell Hampton Inn tomorrow morning. Banana Republican will be answering questions about Miami politics alongside bloggers Al Crespo (The Crespogram Report), Elaine de Valle (Political Cortadito) and Mike Hatami (The Straw…

This week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide, we’re asking…

The New York City Marathon is the weekend and for the first time in years, I didn’t make the uber competitive lottery and won’t be running it (here’s my not-too-swift race history).There’s something life changing about the marathon that extends far beyond the simple fact that one has run 26.2…

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…

​Next week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide,…

Professional football’s most controversial wide receiver is accusing a prominent Miami law firm and one its attorneys of seedy, unethical behavior. In a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County this week, Terrell Owens alleges Greenberg Traurig and firm shareholder and real estate lawyer Pamela Linden convinced him to invest $2…

​Next week, New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for.As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide, we’re asking readers…

Black celebs need the Marv Albert treatment

Sports Racists Look in the mirror: Luther Campbell’s column claiming that University of Miami quarterback Jacory Harris doesn’t get enough credit because he’s black (“Luke’s Gospel,” Luther Campbell, October 27) makes one thing clear: Uncle Luke is the real racist. To find racism in the sports media is absurd. Simply…