Coral Gables Demands Snackdown Rematch

Late in the day yesterday, we received an email from the president of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.The subject line: We Demand a Rematch!The email read, “While our folks were out dining the evening the poll closed, it appears that the Grove was busy going from computer to computer…

Luther Campbell Appointed To Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority

Former county mayoral candidate and current Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell has a new gig. Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has appointed the former 2 Live Crew frontman to serve on the board of the Miami Sports & Exhibition Authority, which was recently given oversight of the Miami Marine Stadium. Although…

Will Miami Ever Be Home to a First-Class Bakery?

Despite being home to many James Beard Award-winning and nominated chefs, Miami continues to lack a first-class bakery. I’m not talking about those obscure places offering bland baguettes and lackluster pastries, and I definitely don’t mean those cupcake shops that keep popping up just about everywhere. I’m talking about award-winning…

Miami Dolphins: The Worst Franchise in the NFL

​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. In this special edition, Luke laments the epic fall of Miami’s storied NFL team.It is a tragedy what is going on with the Miami Dolphins…

Fane Lozman Fights Condo Manager Over Motorcycle Theft

Our favorite civic antagonist has a new target. This time Fane Lozman is going after a property management company in charge of his girlfriend’s condominium on Miami Beach. Back on Jan. 13, Lozman tells Riptide his 2009 Ducati sport bike disappeared from the garage of the 9 Island Ave. building…

Does Winter Music Conference Need Another Makeover?

In October 2011, good news came early for beat freaks when Winter Music Conference announced the 27-year-old event would be growing — not only with new events but also with an expanded ten-day itinerary. Even better, organizers also eliminated the Sophie’s Choice they’d created last year by squabbling with Ultra…

Jimbo’s Closing For Good? Noooooooo!!!

Say it ain’t so Jimbo! WPLG reports that Miami’s favorite low rent sea-side hang-out is finally shutting down after surviving through several hurricanes, a fire, and the city’s draconian bureaucracy. In 1954, shrimper Jimbo Luznar established his little beach head on Virginia Key, which became one of the most iconic…

Miami’s BGR Ditches St. Patrick’s Day Special Reuben Burger

I cannot honestly claim any huge disappointment over BGR The Burger Joint’s decision not to serve the special St. Patrick’s Day Reuben Burger ($9.99) “loaded with Thousand Island dressing, sauerkraut and succulent, thinly sliced corned beef” that it was supposed to be proffering during the month of March. Nor did…