Veterinarians at SeaWorld Orlando have successfully performed the first-ever shark C-Section, the theme park announced yesterday. The three-pound whitetip reef pups are the latest additions to the 30 sharks at Discovery Cove, the pricey sister park of SeaWorld that allows patrons to cuddle with bottleneck dolphins while Instagramming a variety…
Federal prosecutors are not charging Buju Banton’s jury forewoman with contempt of court, even though Terri Wright’s admitted misconduct revealed in a New Times story forced them to drop a firearms charge against the reggae singer. According to the Miami Herald, the decision not to punish Wright stems from prosecutors…
Victoria Jackson, the former SNL cast member who turned to Tea Party politics in a misguided attempt to revive her career, is no longer a resident of South Florida. The news comes from a blog post on her mind-melting website, couched unceremoniously between an anecdote about the DMV and an…
Miami’s local NBC affiliate is apparently selling on-air reporting credit for $2,500 in a Groupon that became available Monday. The site is now advertising an “Epic Deal” in which Miamians can purchase spots on three-minute segments with host Roxanne Vargas, complete with coaching and make-up. The journalistic credential will only…
Dave Daniels wants $2 million for Churchill’s Pub in Little Haiti, and he’s got to come up with a way to justify it. A world record might help, he thinks, so the 72-year-old Brit is going back through old tear sheets, newspaper ads and flyers to calculate just how many…
Jose M. Perez wanted to be a kamikaze in a Maserati, so he threw down $64,000 for a 2008 Grand Turismo from H Greg Auto Auction in Doral. He works as a real estate agent to the stars, a job in which it’s important to provide comfort to clients. His…
Cyclist-Chef’s Popsicle Named After Police Who Arrested Him for Peddling Ice Cream
If revenge is a dish best served cold, Aleric “AJ” Constantin has just the recipe for Miami cops. The 26-year-old chef, who made headlines at last month’s Critical Mass when police arrested him for selling ice cream without a license, plans to debut a new flavor around town next month:…
Lower-income areas are set to bear the brunt of Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s recommendation to close 22 libraries and ax six fire trucks to fix a budget deficit. Those libraries are disproportionately in poor neighborhoods, and the six fire stations set to lose a truck include Florida City and Goulds –…
David Wilkins has stepped down as the head of the Department of Children and Families, Gov. Rick Scott announced today. The former technology consultant turned public servant is dipping out at a convenient time. In the past three months, the agency has been accused of dropping the ball in four…
Brian Deutzman braces himself against the pounding surf just off South Beach and slowly waves his fluorescent-colored metal detector underwater. His eyes narrow as faint electronic beeps resonate in his oversize headphones. Tall, pale, and draped in a thin white shirt, he looks like a combination of a hipster Ghostbuster…
Spirit Airlines, the Miramar-based, discount airline with comically tiny seats and a habit of charging extra for every normal airline service is looking for a new marketing director. It’ll be a hard pair of shoes to fill. As well as Spirit is known for its frequent delays, its gotten just…
Brian Deutzman braces himself against the pounding surf just off South Beach and slowly waves his fluorescent-colored metal detector underwater. His eyes narrow as faint electronic beeps resonate in his oversize headphones. Tall, pale, and draped in a thin white shirt, he looks like a combination of a hipster Ghostbuster…
With County Mayor Carlos Gimenez changing his mind on a tax increase, it’s looking more and more likely that 22 of Miami-Dade county’s 49 libraries will shutter next year. After a week of opposition to his proposed property tax increases, Gimenez will recommend to county commissioners today that no increase…
Dozens of news vans surrounded Arthur Jackson III’s church on Sunday, but the TV crews didn’t stick around long when the pastor announced that Trayvon Martin’s mother wasn’t coming. Sybrina Fulton didn’t show up at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church’s services because she was still processing George Zimmerman’s acquittal. The…
A 19-year-old man from Sunrise has been arrested for catfishing local men, luring them to his apartment and relieving them of valuables. Police charged Glenford Williams with three felony counts of armed robbery on Tuesday. Using the name “Diana,” Williams allegedly used the social site Moco Space to entice his…
You might want to think twice before forcing your local bank teller to cash last week’s paycheck in all singles to hoard in your emergency bunker. Forecasters are still unsure if Tropical Storm Chantal will make it to Florida. If it does arrive, tentatively expect to have your Hypnotiq-fueled hurricane…
Former University of Florida star and current accused murderer Aaron Hernandez is suddenly getting a lot of sympathy. First, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson was quoted as saying the deposed Patriot was a “model inmate” who didn’t show signs of nervousness. And now, the American Civil Liberties Union is using…
Earlier this week, Richard “Kudo” Couto’s Animal Rescue Mission busted its latest illegal slaughterhouse. Four men connected to VIP Animal Sales have been arrested and charged with selling horse meat and abusing dozens of animals. But Couto says there’s more to the story. His investigations into the Homestead farm also…
When Jesus Navarro was arrested for selling $1,350 horsemeat to undercover cops, it didn’t seem to make much of an impact. Other men might have taken pause after a 2010 police report described their work environment as full of “rotting food and putrid water” and co-workers as “three dead goats…
Miami Beach’s version of Robin Hood has come to an end, at least partially. Subhanna Beyah, the 25-year-old woman wanted by sheriff’s detectives in Broward County for allegedly taking from the rich and oblivious and giving to herself and her friends, was arrested in Queens on Saturday by New York…
The BankUnited Center was packed wall-to-wall with devoted sneakerheads on Saturday afternoon. Middle-aged dudes and middle-school hustlers gathered in the University of Miami’s basketball stadium to cop swag while munching on $3.75 Skittles (swag) and sipping on $4.50 Cokes (swag swag.) Living, breathing children walked around, hoisting Dunks in the…
