Parenting

Hialeah Babysitter Abducted by Ex-Husband, Kids Left Alone

​Two young children under four years old were left alone in Hialeah after their babysitter was abducted. The woman, whose name has not been released, was watching her niece and nephew when her ex-husband showed up to the house and forced her into his car.

Friends With Kids: An unconventional parenting setup in a highly standard rom-com

​Two young children under four years old were left alone in Hialeah after their babysitter was abducted. The woman, whose name has not been released, was watching her niece and nephew when her ex-husband showed up to the house and forced her into his car.

Jeremy Alters, Top Dem Fundraiser, Wins Big Class-Action Cases But Fights Lawsuits

​Call it an American life lesson: The bigger you win, the more people want in on the action. At least that's how Jeremy Alters says he's been feeling lately. In the past two years, Alters has become Miami's class-action-lawsuit king, raking in more than a billion dollars in settlements from defect ... More >>

New Theatre's Winter: Abandonment with humor

​Call it an American life lesson: The bigger you win, the more people want in on the action. At least that's how Jeremy Alters says he's been feeling lately. In the past two years, Alters has become Miami's class-action-lawsuit king, raking in more than a billion dollars in settlements from defect ... More >>

Winter Paints a Funny, Complex Picture of Abandonment at New Theatre

Winter, which saw its world premiere last night at New Theatre, is an affecting and hilarious look at the scars of abandonment told through fraternal twins so wrapped up in their own lives, neglect becomes second nature.It's a story about how we begin to remember the ones we love, but often times di ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan's Dad Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges in Tampa

​It only makes sense that Michael Lohan, the man whose total lack of basic human and parenting skills gives us some empathy for the hot mess that is Lindsay Lohan, now makes his home in Florida. It is, after all, a sunny place for shady people, and Lohan was arrested last night in Tampa for some v ... More >>

Night Train to Bolina at the Ring Theatre through September 24

​It only makes sense that Michael Lohan, the man whose total lack of basic human and parenting skills gives us some empathy for the hot mess that is Lindsay Lohan, now makes his home in Florida. It is, after all, a sunny place for shady people, and Lohan was arrested last night in Tampa for some v ... More >>

'Night, Mother at the Pelican Theatre through September 25

​It only makes sense that Michael Lohan, the man whose total lack of basic human and parenting skills gives us some empathy for the hot mess that is Lindsay Lohan, now makes his home in Florida. It is, after all, a sunny place for shady people, and Lohan was arrested last night in Tampa for some v ... More >>

Florida Senate Creating a Casey Anthony Committee

​Florida's economy still sits in the dumpster. A recent study shows that Sunshine State ranks fourth in the nation for percentage of children whose parents can't afford to feed them. Yet the Florida Senate has announced plans to form a committee to tackle the fallout from the tabloid-friendly ... More >>

Sarasota Principal Hypnotized Three Students Before Their Strange Deaths

Remember Dr. George Kenney, the hypnosis enthusiast/principal of North Port High School in Sarasota, who was suspended after a student he hypnotized suffered a fatal drug overdose the next day? Well turns out that isn't the only student Kenney hypnotized who later turned up dead. An investigation fo ... More >>

Kids Almost Drown in Tub as Dad Smokes Pot

​Listen, if you're going to be a parent who occasionally smoke a bit of pot that's your business. Just never decide to get high while you should be actually parenting. Especially, when your toddler-aged kids are, say, sitting in a bathtub with the water running. Yes, Miami-Dade police have arreste ... More >>

Twenty-Two Men Arrested in Florida Underaged Sex Sting

​Twenty-two men have been arrested for agreeing to have sex with young children, some as young as nine, that they had met online. When they arrived, though, they were met by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The men arrested include a UCF Student, a former television executive, a specialist in the ... More >>

Woman Busted for Buying Prostitute for Elderly Dad in Tampa

​Undoubtedly the first time Maurice Kirchberg held his daughter Pia 51 years ago, he looked down at the baby girl and thought, Someday, when I'm old and gray and completely devoid of sex, this baby girl will buy me a prostitute. Nothing quite cements that father-daughter bond like a lady buying a ... More >>

Miami family crosses country on Fortune 500's dime

​Undoubtedly the first time Maurice Kirchberg held his daughter Pia 51 years ago, he looked down at the baby girl and thought, Someday, when I'm old and gray and completely devoid of sex, this baby girl will buy me a prostitute. Nothing quite cements that father-daughter bond like a lady buying a ... More >>

34 Days of McDonald's. Holy Papimobile, Batman!

Here's Manny Ruiz's family vacation by the numbers: 40 states, 34 days, 10,000 miles, 3 kids. And the best part: More than $15,000 in corporate freebies to pay for most of the damn thing. My favorite among these contributions: The McDonald's Corp. will provide as much food as Manny and his family w ... More >>

Vladimir Santos Shot By Landlord for Not Paying Rent, Leaves Behind Three Kids and Pregnant Wife

via WSVN​Twenty-five-year-old Vladimir Santos has been with his wife, Maria, since they were 13. Together the couple already had three sons under the age of five, with their first little girl on the way. The young family was renting a house in North Miami Beach, but Santos was told the house was i ... More >>

The Young and the Restless

via WSVN​Twenty-five-year-old Vladimir Santos has been with his wife, Maria, since they were 13. Together the couple already had three sons under the age of five, with their first little girl on the way. The young family was renting a house in North Miami Beach, but Santos was told the house was i ... More >>

WTF Florida: Orlando's Split Pants and Glitter Shine on American Idol, Real Life Batman Arrested

​There's more than enough weird things that happen here in Miami-Dade, but sometimes it seems we're downright sane compared to the rest of Florida. WTF Florida is our new weekly survey of all the weirdness our Peninsula has to offer. American Idol Comes to Mickey Mouse LandAmerican Idol skipped ov ... More >>

South Beach Wine & Food Fest Preview

​Tickets for the 2010 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival go on sale this coming Monday, October 26, 2009. The Festival is scheduled for February 25 to 28, and unlike past years there will not be a second block of tickets sold in early 2010. So Monday is, like, the day to buy. A comp ... More >>

Roll Rainbow Balls

​Tickets for the 2010 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival go on sale this coming Monday, October 26, 2009. The Festival is scheduled for February 25 to 28, and unlike past years there will not be a second block of tickets sold in early 2010. So Monday is, like, the day to buy. A comp ... More >>

Friday Food Funnies: Animal Crackers, Restaurants, and Kids

I bought a box of animal crackers and it said on it "Do not eat if seal is broken." So I opened up the box, and sure enough... ~Brian KileyThe murals in restaurants are on par with the food in museums. ~Peter De VriesI never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't sta ... More >>

Mamas vs. Papas: Two gay couples fight over custody of child

Biological dad has "no rights," judge says.

More Beauty for Your Buck

Biological dad has "no rights," judge says.

Miami's 11-Year-Old Minister "Heals" the Sick

South Florida's latest claim to fame hasn't even gone through puberty yet. But he has "healed" the crippled, studied university-level theology, and preached to a packed Broward church. In case you missed the story, buried in yesterday's New York Times: Meet 11-year-old ordained minister Terry Dur ... More >>

Angelina Jolie in Changeling

Clint Eastwood's latest takes on a serial killer and the system.

Art Capsules

Clint Eastwood's latest takes on a serial killer and the system.

Alien 2007: The Fatherhood

Schmaltzy Martian Child attacks John Cusack, all dads

Dan in Reel Life

Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

Last Night: Sandra Bernhard at Colony Theater

Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

The Soundtrack of Despair

Cobbled together from better movies, Steve Carell's latest is strike two

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Ice Cube's family movie may make you long for the hood

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Ice Cube's family movie may make you long for the hood

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Parents practice paramedics

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Down in the Liberty City projects, a growing number of women's voices are just saying no to workfare as we know it

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