Mark Gardner was a fixture at Northside Church of God in Miami. He was, after all, the senior pastor there for seven years as well as parish president. Now he’s in a legal battle with church members who want him kicked out and have even tried to change the building’s…
Ever ask for a raise before you’ve even started a job? That’s exactly what Erika Gonzalez-Santamaria did after she was offered a $71,850 gig as the new city clerk for Miami Springs. She accepted the job but asked for $75,000 and was granted that boost before she begins April 1…
Leo Gallagher is standing on the patio of Gramps Bar in Wynwood and explaining his new pro-gay play to a group of disheveled, confused hipsters. The prop comic, who grew up in South Tampa and became famous for smashing watermelons onstage, has more recently made headlines for being racist and…
Ever ask for a raise before you’ve even started a job? That’s exactly what Erika Gonzalez-Santamaria did after she was offered a $71,850 gig as the new city clerk for Miami Springs. She accepted the job but asked for $75,000 and was granted that boost before she begins April 1…
Leo Gallagher is standing on the patio of Gramps Bar in Wynwood and explaining his new pro-gay play to a group of disheveled hipsters. The prop comic grew up in South Tampa and became famous in 1980 for his first special, “An Uncensored Evening.” Although in decades past, the now-67-year-old…
Miamians hoping to take their careers to a higher level might get the chance as soon as next month. Medical marijuana may still be a pipe dream in Florida, but Jeremy Bufford, the founder of Medical Marijuana Tampa, says he’s planning to open South Florida’s first school aimed at teaching…
Amber is late to the party because she keeps screwing up her lines, laughing every time she gets to the part about the women who will “entertain [you] with their green knockers.” She clenches her fists as she repeats the words, concentrating superhard on getting the commercial spot down for…
Miamians hoping to take their careers to a higher level might get the chance as soon as next month. Medical marijuana may still be a pipe dream in Florida, but Jeremy Bufford, the founder of Medical Marijuana Tampa, says he’s planning to open South Florida’s first school aimed at teaching…
The raccoons of Cauley Square will nibble on your shoe laces, crawl over your feet and brush up against your legs. They are wild but not rabid. They are cuddly but also conniving. Emboldened by decades of free reign, these intelligent creatures have turned treacherous. And they are legion. That’s…
There were boxes all over the apartment, cords hanging from the ceiling, and cables running all over the floors. But despite the general disarray, Florence Nwosu was mostly upset about the cats. Her South Beach roommate, Bridge Golde, had a ton of them. The 48-year-old couldn’t breathe inside her Lincoln…
Eric Madrid is a 32-year-old shaman with a cropped beard, a protruding lower lip, and dark curls grown long in the back. Although he typically wears an all-black uniform, from flat-brimmed cap to high-top skate shoes, he’s barefoot and stripped to his skinny jeans this January night. He lies prostrate…
Oldy Ochoa Jr. allegedly met the girl while working on a case. The two flirted on Facebook and e-mail, and — according to the girl — the Miami Beach Police detective photographed his young muse as she posed suggestively. According to a search warrant obtained by CBS 4 News, the…
Coral Reef Senior High Principal Adrianne Leal asked her teachers not to post anything on social media before President Obama visited her school last Friday. But for history teacher Randall Scott, holding back was not an option. The birther, who calls himself a “Republican Extremist,” wasn’t about to self-censor. This…
What ever happened to those decals of Calvin pissing on things? Back in the 90s, if your F-150 wasn’t emblazoned with cartoon character mischievously urinating on [another truck company’s name/a pictorial version of an abstract concept/your least-favorite sports team’s logo] you didn’t believe in anything. You weren’t in the driver’s…
The snitch knew many things about Luis Silva. He or she knew knew his name, date of birth and address. He or she could describe the 41-year-old father’s grey Dodge Charger with a paper tag and knew that Silva wasn’t supposed to be driving it, because his license had been…
The Miami Springs Golf and Country Club is the oldest municipal course in South Florida. Wedged into a triangle of land just north of Miami International Airport, it dates back to the 1920s and once hosted legendary golf pros such as Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen for the Miami Open…
When Astor Development needed to build a garage for the Coral Gables trolley, it was unclear where to put it. Historically, it would have been destined for the city’s industrial triangle, but now that place is better suited for high-rise condos than exhaust-streaming pollution factories. So the developers devised a…
The Miami Springs Golf and Country Club is the oldest municipal course in South Florida. Wedged into a triangle of land just north of Miami International Airport, it dates back to the 1920s and once hosted legendary golf pros such as Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen for the Miami Open…
Three months after the federal government found that Miami-Dade County and the cities of Miami and Coral Gables had violated the Civil Rights Act by building a trolley garage in West Grove, some folks are trying to bring the transportation service there. A petition posted Tuesday has collected more than…
Coconut Grove is known for its trees: Giant oaks, hammocks of hardwoods, and leaves the size of an NBA player’s palm. Wild foliage is part of what makes that quaint neighborhood charming. Also notable are the shotgun-style houses that line Charles Avenue, such as the Stirrup House, which is the…
Just south of Oakland Park on I-95, drivers turn to stare at an eye-catching billboard. It shows a picture of an adorable golden retriever and this striking web address: KillThisPet.com. The website offers the same picture with a devilish choice: You can either save the pup or kill it. Choosing…
“Is there a supernatural dimension? A life beyond the one we know? Is there life after death? Do angels exist? Can our dreams contain messages from Heaven? Can we tap into ancient secrets of the supernatural? Are healing miracles real?” Sid Roth has been looking into these matters for more…
