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2011 Stories by Michael E. Miller

• Tony Sparano Selling His Mansion: Photo Tour of $1.7 Million Monument to Football Failure

  published Oct 27, 2011

  rTony Sparano is downsizing.Not just his ambitions for the Dolphins' season. Those went out the window weeks ago. No, he's downgrading his personal grandeur as well. The buzz-cutted-est coach in the N... More >>

• 9-Year-Old Boy Crashes Mini Van, Drunk Dad Arrested for Making Him the Designated Driver

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Florida has a knack of bringing out the best in people.Take the Sikkenga family from Gillete, Wyoming. In all-American fashion, 31-year-old Nathan Sikkenga had driven his wife and 9-year-old son cross... More >>

• Happy Holidays! FPL Awarded $196 Million For Nuclear Plants and You're Paying the Bill

  published Oct 24, 2011

  It's that time again when Coca-Cola holiday commercials constantly remind you 'tis the season to be giving.But every time you plug in that Christmas tree, electric Hanukkah ornament, or turkey carver,... More >>

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  Marco Rubio Caught Lying About His Family Story by Birthers, National Media

  published Oct 21, 2011

  American politics is a fickle bitch. One day you're Marco Rubio, Tea Party pretty boy and front-runner for the Republican vice presidential nomination. The next day, you're just an asshole who di... More >>

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  Miami Ranked 8th Most Walkable City in U.S. by People Who Apparently Don't Live in Miami

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Walking anywhere in Miami often feels like running the trenches in World War I: randomly placed barbed wire tears at your clothing, errant bombs -- or in this case, cars -- send you diving into muddy ... More >>

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  Ave Maria University: A Catholic project gone wrong

  published October 20, 2011

  Ave Maria University: A Catholic project gone wrong More >>

• Ivanhoe Smester: Mortgage Fraud Fall Guy Was Set Up By His Childhood Buddy

  published Oct 17, 2011

  "Where is Julio Llanessa!" screamed the lawman's voice on the phone. Ivanhoe Smester was baffled. The Dominican immigrant hadn't spoken to his childhood friend in more than a year, even when Llanessa ... More >>

• Port of Miami Dredge Project Rankles Even the Rich: Fisher Island Residents Pissed, Could Sue

  published Oct 12, 2011

  This weekend, Port of Miami director Bill Johnson wrote to The Miami Herald to rebut "naysayers" who just don't understand what an "enviable position" the city will be in once we've blasted Biscayne B... More >>

• Miami has suffered nine of the Bible's ten plagues

  published October 13, 2011

  Miami has suffered nine of the Bible's ten plagues More >>

• Miami is Biblically F*@ked: Caribbean Crazy Ants, Dragon Flies, and Seven Other SoFla Plagues

  published Oct 10, 2011

  In the beginning was the swamp. Then God said, "Let there be Miami." And there was. Then he said, "Gimme some beaches with bikini-clad models while I'm at it." And there was that too. All was good.But... More >>

• USA vs. Honduras Soccer at Sun Life Stadium: Live Blog

  published Oct 08, 2011

  It's gringos versus catrachos in tonight's international friendly soccer match at Sun Life Stadium.The U.S. soccer team is looking for its first win under new coach Jurgen Klinsmann, while Honduras is... More >>

• Miami Central QB Showdown Saturday: Marshall's Rakeem Cato v. UCF's Jeff Godfrey

  published Oct 07, 2011

  Chad Henne isn't the only Miami quarterback struggling.After leading Miami Central High School to its first ever state title last year, Rakeem Cato has had an up-and-down season so far at Marshall. He... More >>

• RazzleDazzle Barbershop's Taxpayer-Funded Video Is Not a Commercial, Says Owner

  published Oct 05, 2011

  "Welcome to RazzleDazzle Barbershop," the video says before cutting to a photo of a busty young woman in a skimpy Moulin Rouge-style outfit. "Haircuts with a view. Only $20."As blogger Al Crespo point... More >>

• Miami Marlins Move Into "Condome": 5 Other Buildings That Should Be Hidden Under Latex

  published Oct 04, 2011

  A few weeks ago, bigwigs at the Florida Miami Marlins announced they were putting the final touches on the team's new stadium in Little Havana. The coup de grace: a rubber membrane designed to re... More >>

• The Condome: New Marlins stadium gets a rubber coating

  published October 6, 2011

  The Condome: New Marlins stadium gets a rubber coating More >>

• "Occupy Miami" Camp-Out Will Begin Oct. 15, 700 Arrested In New York

  published Oct 03, 2011

  They came. They saw. They arranged to convene at a later date.Ar-Miami-geddon didn't happen, but more than a hundred "Occupy Miami" protesters did meet on Saturday in Bayfront Park downtown. They agre... More >>

• "Occupy Miami" Invades Bayfront Park Tomorrow: 2003 FTAA Protest All Over Againr

  published Sep 30, 2011

  Brace yourself for waves of socially responsible hipsters."Occupy Miami" -- a protest against corporate greed modeled after the two-week sit-in currently clogging Wall Street in New York -- will take ... More >>

• Jon Huntsman Ditches Crazy Mistress Florida, Returns to Classy Ol' New Hampshire

  published Sep 30, 2011

  Sunshine or graniter Sex on the beach or maple syrup on hotcakesr "Welcome to Miami" or "Live Free or Die"rIt's been fun Florida, but you're just too damn crazy for Jon Huntsman.After a three-month fl... More >>

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  X Factor Contestant Calls Show a "Fraud," Says Simon Cowell Was an Angry Prick at Miami Audition

  published Sep 28, 2011

  When Simon Cowell's new show, The X Factor, aired last week, Charlese Uribe already knew what would happen. Earlier this summer, she and her then-15-year-old daughter Melody Haughn had driven to Miami... More >>

• Marlins Worse Under Jack McKeon Than Before, Statistics Show

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Conventional wisdom says that a team brings in a salty old timer coach to right the shaky ship, teach the young whippersnappers a thing or two, and claw its way back to respectability.But the Marlins ... More >>

• FIU's upstart law school kicks UM's aristocratic ass

  published September 29, 2011

  FIU's upstart law school kicks UM's aristocratic ass More >>

• Marlins Season Goes from Crap to Crappy to Unbe-f***ing-lievable

  published Sep 23, 2011

  The Florida Marlins' sad, sad season has gone from merely pathetic to positively ridiculous. Yesterday, the interwebs were atwitter with speculation over why the team suddenly sent closer Leo Nunez to... More >>

• Port of Miami Dredge Project: Environmentalists Plot Lawsuit

  published Sep 22, 2011

  rUnlike the giant, post-Panamax freighters that might never arrive, the deep dredging of the Port of Miami approaches with near certainty. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has promised funds, regulators have g... More >>

• FIU First, Ave Maria Law School Dead Last in Florida Bar Exam Passage Rate; University of Miami Stinks

  published Sep 21, 2011

  Debate rages over whether FIU has displaced UM as the best football team in Florida. But legally speaking, the Golden Panthers are pantsing the 'Canes left and right.FIU sits atop the table for this s... More >>

• Strippers Edition: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Exotic Dancers

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Some things are so good they should not be f*cked with: Starsky and Hutch, rum and Coke, mugshots and Fridays.But rules are made to be broken, especially random-ass Riptide rules. So we present you wi... More >>