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The Old Stuff - Overtown in the 1970s

2013-06-18T14:08:00.001-04:00

Here are a few more images that I found in my files as I continue sorting and organizing almost 50 years of prints and negatives, These were shot in Overtown in the 1970s. Capitol Theater at 322 N.W. 14th Street, Overtown. (Click all images to enlarge.) Shotgun shacks in Overtown. Vicinity of N.W. 4th Ave and 12th Street, Overtown.(Dixie Park Pool is at end of street in upper

Introducing This Summer's Hottest New Dessert Sensation!

2013-06-17T14:27:00.000-04:00

Meghan stopped by the Random Pixels World News Headquarters this weekend and dropped off a slice of her soon-to-be-famous "Secret Recipe Key Lime Pie." I'd heard she'd baked up a batch of five of these beauties for Daniel Serfer's Blue Collar Restaurant. When those ran out, she baked five more. And while Key lime pie is my favorite dessert, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get down to

Your lunch hour time waster

2013-06-17T11:00:00.000-04:00

Little Richard sings "Long Tall Sally" and "Tutti Frutti." (From the movie "Don't Knock The Rock," 1956.)

A Classic Don Wright Cartoon from 31 years ago

2013-06-15T11:55:00.002-04:00

June 15, 1982: Falklands War ends as Argentines surrender to British. Miami News cartoon by Don Wright, June 15, 1982.

The Incredible Shrinking Miami Herald

2013-06-14T14:46:00.004-04:00

2003 - 2013. -via Billy Corben

The way we were....The Zion Coptic Mansion on Star Island

2013-06-14T13:10:00.000-04:00

Miami News, April 28, 1980. Miami News, Feb. 8, 1978: Star Island raid Square Grouper - The Zion Coptic Mansion on Star Island from rakontur on Vimeo. Curbed Miami: Rosie O'Donnell Sells Star Island Ganja House For $12.675M Square Grouper at rakontur.com

The Random Pixels Quote of the Day

2013-06-13T09:30:00.000-04:00

Sigler Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Victoria Sigler in court yesterday issuing an order to attorneys for Miami Beach requiring them to turn over crime scene photographs taken following the 2011 Memorial Day weekend shooting that left 22-year-old Raymond Herisse dead. "May they be color, may they be black and white, may they be moving, may they be still, maybe they exist on CD, maybe they

Republican Party of Florida pulls some slimy sh*t (again) and spokesperson Susan Hepworth is clueless

2013-06-11T16:47:00.003-04:00

Last year, we learned that the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) paid a Texas company tens of thousands of dollars to manage Florida Governor Rick Scott's Facebook account. That fact came to light after the company phonied-up a Miami Herald front page. Herald executives were not amused. "The posting of a fraudulent front page of the Miami Herald is unacceptable," [Herald managing editor

Jonathan Wright is in jail...again. But, this time he'll be there for a while.

2013-06-10T15:36:00.002-04:00

Jonathan Oneal Wright Over the past nine years or so, Jonathan Oneal Wright has been on a very fast track towards becoming a career criminal. Since 2004, the the 28 year-old Wright has managed to get himself arrested on various charges ranging from burglary and trespassing to possession and sale of drugs to car theft to battery on a pregnant female. But for one reason or another, he's walked

Your lunch hour time waster...Dog Lovers Edition

2013-06-10T11:00:00.000-04:00

God made a dog.

The Old Stuff

2013-06-09T13:00:00.000-04:00

There are two types of professional photojournalists. There are those who have never given much thought to what will happen to the (pre-digital) images they've shot. Everything they've ever shot on film has been thrown in a box and stored in a garage or unused room of their house. Then there are those who have meticulously cataloged every negative and slide and can find any image at a

Your Sunday morning time waster

2013-06-09T06:00:00.000-04:00

Caffeinated Owls by Dave Mottram. Click here to enlarge.

Are Justin Bieber's 15 minutes up yet?

2013-06-07T13:00:00.000-04:00

Justin Bieber. So, I'm still trying to figure out what kind of look pop star Justin Bieber was trying to pull off Monday night at the Triple A. I'm stumped. But filmmaker Billy Corben tweeted, "Did Birdman just take a dump courtside? No wait. That's Justin Bieber." Yesterday, I asked Frank Alvarado at Miami New Times to describe the look. "Internet gangster," he told me. Lesley

45 years ago...June 5 and 6, 1968

2013-06-06T12:39:00.003-04:00

Miami News, June 5 and 6, 1968. Miami News cartoon by Don Wright, June 5, 1968.

For Sale on eBay: Miami Herald's history in photos

2013-06-05T14:17:00.005-04:00

1975: Miami Herald sportswriter Ed Pope waits in line at the Orange Bowl to buy Dolphins tickets. In case you missed it, I've written a post for the Miamu New Times blog, Riptide, 2.0. Click here to read "The Miami Herald's History Is For Sale on eBay: Here's the Best, Worst and Weirdest."

Your lunch hour time waster

2013-06-05T11:00:00.000-04:00

What happens an early morning TV news anchor and a weather lady despise each other? This. (Or it could be just an act.)

Today's classic Don Wright cartoon

2013-06-04T06:00:00.000-04:00

25 years ago this week.... Miami News, June 2, 1988: A Miami federal judge, who refused early today to release Orlando Bosch pending deportation hearings, cited more than 700 pages of secret government documents accusing Bosch of anti-Castro terrorism even after his release from prison in 1972. Miami Herald, June 3, 1988: The ruling was followed by a bomb threat, which forced INS district

Your lunch hour time waster

2013-06-03T11:00:00.000-04:00

Chris P. Bacon: The Wheelchair Pig

Miami Herald Deathwatch (cont.)

2013-06-02T11:05:00.002-04:00

Un-retouched photo of Real Housewives of Miami cast member and Twitter Queen, Lisa Hochstein. ______ Further proof this morning that the Miami Herald probably has about a year, or less, before it goes out of business. Here's an actual story headline on page 3B of Sunday's paper: "HOUSEWIFE TAKES TO TWITTER AFTER PARTY." Here are the first two paragraphs of the "story": Real

Attorney David Edelstein discovers it's possible to pump gas without a phone

2013-06-01T10:54:00.001-04:00

Via David Edelstein:

Miami Gardens City Manager Danny O. Crew is out to correct a few misconceptions you may have about his town

2013-05-30T17:43:00.001-04:00

Yesterday, as I browsed stories on several local news sites, this jumped out at me: "MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - About 100 people were arrested Wednesday in 'Operation Smoking Gun III,' one of the largest efforts to fight drug and weapons trafficking, and money laundering in South Florida." Intrigued, I headed on over to the Miami Herald's website to learn more. No such luck. At 8pm, hours

Your lunch hour time waster (for Neil Rogers fans only)

2013-05-29T11:00:00.000-04:00

Were you a Neil Rogers fan? I'm fond of telling people that when Neil was on the air, there were two three kinds of people in South Florida: 1) People who didn't get or understand his show, 2) people who thought they understood his show, and 3) people who actually understood the show. Neil's show was the longest running inside joke in South Florida. Neil died in 2010, but some of his fans

A Classic Don Wright Cartoon from 39 years ago

2013-05-29T10:00:00.000-04:00

Miami News, May 29, 1974.(Click image to enlarge) May 27, 1974: Army beagle pup tests to continue

Your lunch hour time waster

2013-05-28T11:00:00.000-04:00

Via Casey Niestat: Stolen Bike in NY.

I'd like to buy a vowel

2013-05-27T10:19:00.001-04:00

End of an era: Workers took down part of the "Miami Herald" sign last Friday. This is what's left. Photograph by Michael W. Cole.(Click image to enlarge.)