Among the hundreds of mediocre Italian restaurants in this town, there has always been one that people claim to be a cut above the rest — Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante on Purdy Avenue in South Beach. Actually, this is the one Italian restaurant that locals rant and rave about. Do a search…
Last we checked in on Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Danielle Staub’s past in Miami, we’d established she was a model/stripper/high-class prostitute who was somehow involved in a drug-related kidnapping back in the ’80s. Now, Radar has uncovered documents that claim Staub actually tried to enter the drug dealing trade…
Twitter is a meeting place for consumers and professionals alike to share thoughts and information in less than 140 characters; all it takes is an idea and its delivery. Chefs are taking up Twitter full force across the nation and Miami is no exception. After all, the restaurant business is…
The Can’t Stand Ya’s are not exactly new to our scene. These guys have a pretty hefty punk rock rep that most of y’all will recognize if you’ve ever trolled the scene between Cheers and Churchill’s. Crew members Nick Pfrenger (bass), Todd Slimak (drums) and Adam Gloveless (guitar) used to…
A year ago we chronicled the life of Rene Martinez, a Miami Cuban American who went from gang-banging hell-raiser to a humble God-fearing MMA warrior. Since that cover story, Martinez, known by his street name “Level,” has won his first three matches as a professional and starred in a five-hour…
Fall for the Arts: Horse and dog meat for dinner
Save Jacory Harris!
Letters from the issue of September 23, 2010
LIV’s signature sky boxes are mimicked at its Sun Life Stadium outpost. Last month, Miami Dolphins CEO Mike Dee announced a partnership between Sun Life Stadium and Miami Marketing Group to bring the South Beach nightlife experience to Dolphins home games. Well, this diabolical concept has a name — LIV…
This week’s feature, “Marked for Death”, is the story of Jonathan “Ynot” Corso, the prolific graffiti artist who died after being run over by an Escalade in a brawl in the parking lot of a Davie strip club. But Ynot’s death was just one of dozens of violent incidents at…
This week’s feature, “Marked for Death,” is the story of Jonathan “Ynot” Corso — one of the most prolific members of Miami’s longest-running graffiti crew, MSG, recently killed in a fight in a strip club parking lot. We tried to write the story in the language of Ynot and his…
The McRackins Oddities & Eggcentricities Vol. 1 (Stiff Pole Records) www.stiffpolerecords.com In honor of Richard “Big Stiff” Konwinski, who passed away this July in Tampa, I’ll be bouncing between the County Grind and Crossfade blogs doing my “Blast From the Past” thing on the record label that he founded, Stiff…
Crossfade — and every other publication in the universe — was denied reviewer access to last night’s Drake show. Our blogger, Esther, took it pretty hard. So, alongside Crossfade’s exclusive pics, read her lovelorn open letter. (Then go check out the full Drake slideshow.) Dear Aubrey, Where do I begin?…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke says the Miami Hurricanes starting quarterback needs a talking-to from his high school quarterbacks coach.Jacory Harris should be…
On a day when he wasn’t trying to figure out which one of his Coconut Grove houses he lives in, Miami city Commissioner Marc Sarnoff decided to show his adoration for the Miami Heat’s billionaire owner. During the Miami community redevelopment agency’s public hearing yesterday, the city commission was considering…
Miami seems like the perfect location for a spin-off of the Reality TV behemoth Real Housewives franchise that Bravo has unleashed on the world. Though, when The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills premiers next month there will be six distinct Housewives series, so we have to wonder if Bravo even…
With your anemic attention span fed on endless helpings of Adult Swim, Count Chocula, and hot chronic, maybe a night of partying alongside Brooklyn rap punks Ninjasonik doesn’t sound all that exciting. Well, bro, you need to get off that jaded hipster ish because these three cross-genre scientists are the…
UPDATE: Miami Lakes Town Attorney Mitchell Bierman, a partner with the law firm Weiss, Serota et al. informs Banana Republican that Florida law allows elected officials to seek reimbursement for legal expenses incurred fighting ethics charges that are eventually dismissed. He also provided us with town legislation that allows Miami…
I don’t entirely understand what the whole “flinging” aspect is that these four sweaty and most certainly not “boy band” material dudes are aiming for, but I’m hip and I’m kinda with it so I think I have an inkling of intention here. This is technically proficient metal with nuances…
Sushi SiamThe overpopulation of sushi restaurants in Brickell has reached epidemic proportions. From Abokado to Zuma, Japanese cuisine is invading downtown like white on rice. Whether standing on their own or housed in the lobbies of hotels and condominiums, one has to wonder if the citizens are crying out for…
A lot of Miami’s more prominent rappers usually represent neighborhoods north and even way-north of Flagler street, but the southern end of the county has rarely had much talent make it to the forefront of the local hip-hop scene. Here to change all of that is a Goulds-based rapper by…
As its name would indicate, Germany’s Love Parade was established as a yearly demonstration for love, peace, and solidarity between all peoples preceding the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It was also a hell of an electronic dance music festival, with the world’s most famous DJs performing atop…
