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They'll Slaughter Your Dinner As You Watch -- But Don't Tell the Copsnew
At the tiny, often filthy farms of rural Northwest Dade County, Cubans and other immigrants keep alive a cottage industry of unlicensed slaughter.
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
04-06-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Mural King: Ex-Graffiti Bomber Serge Touissant Has Miami Coverednew
If you've been to Little Haiti, chances are you've seen his work: fat, glistening, cartoonish acrylic depictions of everything from hair grease tins to roast chickens to his trademark soda cans, which sport the brand "Serge" in place of Pepsi.
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
02-23-2009 |
Art
Celebrity Fragrances: Fumes of Greatnessnew
Miami might be ground zero for the celebrity fragrance industry. After all, nothing says image-conscious excess — our national specialty — like paying $49 for a sleek three-ounce bottle of star-blessed ferret piss.
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
02-17-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Miami, P. Diddy, celebrities, cologne, Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, J.Lo, Julio Iglesias, perfume
Miami Beach's New Fontainebleau Set to Debutnew
Sparks are flying. Jackhammers are blasting. Snakepits of wire cover the floors of the Fontainebleau Hotel. Will it be ready to open November 16, after a three-year, $1 billion makeover?
Miami New Times |
Lee Klein |
11-10-2008 |
Travel
Filmmaker and Genius Clifton Childree Talks About a Junk Obsessionnew
Since learning he won the Hilger Artist Project Award last December, Clifton Childree has been hoarding discarded wood, ornate headboards, piles of fabric, and sundry cast-off junk from the curbs that line the homes on the outskirts of Miami's Design District.
Miami New Times |
Carlos Suarez De Jesus |
08-25-2008 |
Art
In Miami, Bottled Water Gets the Bootnew
As containers and costs mount, tap water is the rule in the city's eateries.
Miami New Times |
Lee Klein |
08-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
While You're at Work, Miami's Exotic Dancers Put on a Naked Lunchnew
While some poor chumps swing by the Wendy's drive-through, their friskier frugal counterparts are wise to the cheap eats and eyefuls offered at the bevy of Miami strip clubs open at noon. Where there's hunger, someone is bound to feed it.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
07-28-2008 |
Culture
A Decade After Newsweek Named Him Tops, Bill Teck is Backnew
Welcome to ñ redux. Teck's back, a graying beard contrasting the youthful glint in his eyes, and he hopes to capitalize on the term he coined to describe millions of young, bilingual Americans influenced by their heritage.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
04-21-2008 |
Culture
Master of All He Surveysnew
Nearly 2,000 works of the art world's elite are draped around the headquarters of one Miami kingpin dealer.
Miami New Times |
Carlos Suarez de Jesus |
12-28-2005 |
Art
Follicular Humanismnew
An aesthetician discusses variations on waxing, including heart shapes for Valentine's Day.
Miami New Times |
The Bitch |
11-14-2005 |
Fashion
Extra Inningsnew
The game of baseball isn't played against the clock, which is a good thing because Florida Marlins Manager Jack McKeon has lots of stories to tell.
Miami New Times |
Sam Eifling |
06-06-2005 |
Sports
Hot Dog, Ho! The Path to Becoming One of the World's Elite Eatersnew
After two years of competitive eating, the 280-pound Joe LaRue ranked seventh in the world; that's hardly a scientific rating, but it's safe to say that few humans (or baleen whales, for that matter) can eat more food in less time than LaRue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
08-13-2004 |
Food+Drink
