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2011 Stories by Michael E. Miller

• Sweet Micky's masquerade

  published June 9, 2011

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• Jason Terry's Stupid Tattoo Will Come Back to Haunt Him, Unless He Takes Our Advice

  published Jun 06, 2011

  When Dwyane Wade left his hand in the air after swishing a three-pointer to put the Heat up by 15 in Game 2, Jason Terry took offense. The Dallas Mav-prick followed Wade toward half-court, cussing him... More >>

• Jaime Bayly, Mario Vargas Llosa, & the Turd Sandwich That is Peru's Presidential Election

  published Jun 03, 2011

  Jaime Bayly may be dying, but the Peruvian talkshow host is still stirring the pot in his nation's upcoming presidential election.He recently released a video linking leftist candidate Ollanta Humala ... More >>

• Raymond Herisse Had a Gun in His Car, Miami Beach Police Now Say

  published Jun 02, 2011

  Miami Beach Police say they have found a gun in the blue Hyundai that Raymond Herisse was driving when he was shot and killed by cops early Monday morning during Urban Beach Week.According to police C... More >>

• Heat-Mavericks Rivalry Getting Religulous

  published May 31, 2011

  These days, everyone is weighing in on the rivalry between the Miami Heat and the Dull-ass Mavericks. Even God.As the Pope's duly appointed representative in South Florida, Archbishop of Miami Thomas ... More >>

• Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly: Haiti Unprepared for Hurricane Season

  published May 31, 2011

  Hurricane season starts tomorrow. And while South Florida is again bracing for the big one, nearby Haiti is still dangerously behind schedule after last year's devastating earthquake.Last summer the s... More >>

• Shark Snuff Film Tears Open Debate Over Florida Shark Fishing

  published May 25, 2011

  It's been there for decades, lurking just out of sight: not a razor-toothed leviathan but shark fishing itself.As this week's feature explains, increased state and federal regulations have forced most... More >>

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  Hugo Chávez Cured by Evo Morales and His "Magic Plant"

  published May 25, 2011

  Oprah may have taped her last show yesterday, but we've still got another plump drama queen -- perhaps for decades to come. With the Big O saying goodbye, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is now the w... More >>

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  Sharks attack, fishermen and scientists battle

  published May 26, 2011

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• Four Seasons accused of swindling condo owners

  published May 19, 2011

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• Four Seasons Accused of "Massive Fraud" by Condo Owners

  published May 16, 2011

  Growing up in communist Poland, Bozena Sawa secretly idealized the glittering luxury hotels that dotted capitalist Western Europe and the United States. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, she moved t... More >>

• Police (Benevolently) Knocking on Doors This Weekend in Overtown, Little Haiti, & Model City

  published May 13, 2011

  It's no secret that cops aren't always welcome in some Miami neighborhoods. In Overtown, for example, the black community has been on-edge since last summer's police shooting of unarmed DeCarlos Moore... More >>

• Royal Caribbean Sued After 17-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped by Cruise Singer

  published May 12, 2011

  A 17-year-old girl is suing Royal Caribbean after one of its employees allegedly plied her with alcohol and raped her during a March cruise.According to the lawsuit, 31-year-old Francisco Pineda Adame... More >>

• Andre Pierre Wins Reelection In North Miami, Proving That Accountability Is Already Passe

  published May 11, 2011

  What a difference two months makes. In March, members of the Miami Heat were crying in their locker room; now they're poised to kick the Celtics out of the post-season. Back then, Donald Trump was fly... More >>

• Miami's Paramount Bay condo cost $262 million and two lives

  published May 12, 2011

  Miami's Paramount Bay condo cost $262 million and two lives More >>

• Paramount Bay Condos Up For Auction After $262 Million Foreclosure, But Are They Cursedr

  published May 09, 2011

  Paramount Bay's luxury waterfront condo was scheduled to open more than two years ago. But stop by the 46-story blue glass building at 2066 N. Bayshore Dr. and you feel like you've wandered onto the s... More >>

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  Club Madonna Wins Free Speech Argument, Escapes Fine Over Mattie Bower Poster

  published May 06, 2011

  While the nation has been consumed by the debate over whether or not President Obama should release gruesome, post-mortem photos of Osama Bin Laden, we've got our own First Amendment controversy brewi... More >>

• Fidel Castro Criticizes Obama Over Bin Laden "Assassination"

  published May 05, 2011

  Nine months ago, former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Osama bin Laden was a CIA agent who never failed to pop up when George W. Bush needed a foil. "Bush never lacked for bin Laden's support,... More >>

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  Jeffrey Lampert, Mayoral Candidate, Threatened with Arrest for Attending Debate

  published May 04, 2011

  When Carlos Alvarez was booted from office on March 15, the largest local recall election in U.S. history sent a clear message to the Miami establishment: no more inside-the-beltway politics. Six week... More >>

• Osama Bin Laden "Removed" by Pope John Paul II, says Peruvian President Alan Garcia

  published May 02, 2011

  Pope John Paul II may have died six years ago, but the recently beatified Pole still packs quite a holy punch. At least, so believes Peruvian president Alan Garcia, who credited JPII for "removing" Os... More >>

• Who Knew Richard Gamble's Real Identity as Ronald Miranda, Accused Murdererr

  published Apr 29, 2011

  Earlier this week we reported the strange case of Richard Gamble, manager of the Captain's Seafood & Restaurant in Florida City. Gamble was arrested earlier this month for allegedly threatening to... More >>

• Juan Ramon O'Farrill, Popular Anti-Castro Priest, Accused of Sexually Abusing Boy in '80s

  published Apr 27, 2011

  Padre Juan Ramon O'Farrill's sermons against Fidel Castro and the communism that had taken root in his native Cuba were so passionate that when he died, a stretch of NE Second Street was renamed in hi... More >>

• Don't Worry, Brandon Marshall, You Didn't Make Our Top 10 Stupidest Athlete Injuries of All Time

  published Apr 26, 2011

  "If you prick a baller, does he not bleedr" -- William ShakespeareProfessional athletes are finely tuned machines: millions of dollars' worth of ESPN-highlight-generating speed, torque, power, and fin... More >>

• Ponzi schemer Marguerite Martial Jean rocks Little Haiti church

  published April 28, 2011

  Ponzi schemer Marguerite Martial Jean rocks Little Haiti church More >>

• Ronald Miranda: 30 years on the run

  published April 28, 2011

  Ronald Miranda: 30 years on the run More >>