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12/30/09
Good Times...
The Best Miami Moments of 2009
Living in the Magic City is always a wild ride, and this year was one of the wildest. Ever. From a priest making out on the beach to feuding dumpling kings to a fugitive rooster, we bring you the most unforgettable moments of a very bizarre year.
MAY 7: PAPA DON'T REACH
Father Cutié's Sandy Trysts
Many have been led astray on Florida's sultry beaches by bikini-wearing natives, but perhaps none as
scandalously as Roman Catholic priest Alberto Cutié. When photos surfaced of the Telemundo star
cavorting amorously with a comely beachgoer, the entire city heaved a collective dios mio.
JULY 9: FOOD FIGHT
Chow vs. Chow
Things got a lot more interesting on the corner of Collins and 23rd this summer. Not only did Mr. Chow's
long-awaited haute-eatery open across the street from Philippe Chow's glossy noodle den, effectively pitting
one dumpling against the other, but then Mr. Chow slapped Philippe with a nasty trademark-infringement
lawsuit. Something tells us Chow Yun-Fat could clear this whole thing up.
JULY 14: SOCIAL TIME
"Miami Social" Debuts on Bravo
We can't decide if this show, which chronicled the lives of seven South Beach "power players" as they lived,
worked and consumed copious cocktails on rooftops, was so bad it was good, or just bad. Suffice to say, the
bickering, whining, vapid self-aggrandizing and shameless Gansevoort name-dropping provided plenty of gossip
fodder for locals who stayed in the city this summer.
AUGUST 13: PINK SLIP
The Eviction of Mr. Clucky
It was a dark day for Miami Beach-dwelling poultry when iconic bike-riding rooster and proud Dade resident
Mr. Clucky faced eviction after neighbors complained to code enforcement about the bird's living in city
limits. Candlelight vigils were held, $50-a-day fines were issued, and ultimately the renegade fowl and his
owner hightailed it to New Hampshire for the summer. Leaving the city bereft of its favorite cock.
DECEMBER 1: THE RACKETEER
A Ponzi Schemer in SoFla
What would a year filled with financial meltdowns and investment scams be without a slimy representative
from South Florida? Enter Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein, who (allegedly) used a Ponzi scheme to
build an empire of Miami Vice-like proportions: sports cars, waterfront properties and probably
more than a few ridiculous-looking all-white suits.
Only what you need to know.