Historically, the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA), a trade group that represents and lobbies on behalf of payday loan companies, has held its annual conference in California during odd-numbered years. But this year, the organization plans to host its 2019 event at Donald Trump’s golf resort in Doral.
On March 8, 2016, Jacqueline Quiñones began a job at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Perrine. Less than two months later, after repeated racial discrimination from co-workers, Quiñones was unfairly terminated, she says, sending her into a downward financial spiral that ultimately left her homeless.
Longtime Miami Beach activist Mitch Novick is best known for ranting and raving about the “carnival-like atmosphere” on Ocean Drive. For the past several years, Novick — the owner of the Sherbrooke Hotel at Collins Avenue and Ninth Street — has been a regular at city commission meetings and in local Facebook groups, where he shares the day-to-day horrors of public twerking and street fights.
More than 10,000 people of Haitian ancestry live in Miramar, a city with the fifth-highest Haitian population in Florida. Naturally, the local public schools have a large number of Haitian students — after the devastating 2010 earthquake on the island, Miramar High School took in 46 Haitian refugees, more than…
Each March, thousands of young, drunk tourists descend on Miami Beach, slip into their neon-colored swimwear, and transform into spring breakers. With fake IDs in their beach bags and the complete discography of Pitbull blasting from their portable speakers, this species can be observed guzzling beer from funnels and twerking on police vehicles before passing out face-down in the sand.
The topic of Ocean Drive has been a contentious one on Miami Beach for the past few years.
In 2014, American television producers adapted “Juana la Virgen,” a highly rated Venezuelan telenovela, and brought the series to an English-speaking audience on the CW. Since that time, “Jane the Virgin” has been nominated by the Golden Globes for best TV comedy, and lead actress Gina Rodriguez in 2015 won the award for best actress in a TV comedy.
By now, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has made it almost blatantly clear he’s in the pocket of the gun lobby. Less than two weeks after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Gaetz tweeted, “The @NRA is an organization that takes 100% of the blame for the conduct of 0% of its members.” Then, in May, he accepted a $2,500 campaign donation from the organization. To no one’s surprise, the NRA endorsed Gaetz, a Republican who represents the Pensacola area, for Congress last July.
By now, it’s pretty much universally accepted that this year’s Super Bowl was the worst one yet. That’s actually great news for Miami, which will host the event in 2020 — it’s almost guaranteed that anything that happens next year will seem wayyyy more exciting in comparison.
On a cloudy Tuesday morning in South Beach, a man stands on a seawall at the edge of Biscayne Bay. Wind whips through the air, causing the water to ripple. A manatee nuzzles its face against a stormwater outfall pipe, and a plume of black, dirty water washes over it.
Shortly after photojournalist Greg Kahn left his newspaper job in 2012 to become a freelancer, he traveled to Cuba for the first time to begin working on a project about the island’s changing economy. The country had recently begun to allow citizens to buy and sell property, and Kahn was curious about what that would mean for the people who lived there.
On a Wednesday night in early January, about 20 officers wearing tactical vests and carrying assault rifles raided a family’s home in Sweetwater. The police were looking for James Castro, a 40-year-old registered sex offender accused of slamming his car into a cop during a drug sting earlier that day. But Castro wasn’t at home; instead, only his mother, two younger brothers, and pregnant girlfriend were there.
After two years of saving up for a vacation, Delaware resident Rick Rettinger and his wife purchased a $3,000 Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas. On January 6, the couple boarded the ship out of Cape Liberty, New Jersey, and headed for their first stop in Puerto Rico.
On a Saturday morning in November 2003, Dorsey Miller called his old friend Brenda Snipes and asked if he could drop by. Miller, an adviser to then-Gov. Jeb Bush, didn’t explain his motivations over the phone. He knew he’d have a better chance closing the deal in person. Expecting just…
President Trump’s government shutdown has hit South Florida in several visible ways. Bags of trash are piling up at Everglades National Park. Shipments of produce and flowers are being delayed because federal inspectors have been furloughed. An entire terminal at Miami International Airport was closed because there weren’t enough TSA workers to screen travelers.
The neon halos that adorn the necks of the palm trees at the Miami Beach entrance off the Julia Tuttle Causeway have been an iconic city fixture for more than 20 years. Since being updated with LED technology in 2007, the lights now change colors to commemorate special holidays or events held in Miami Beach.
Bal Harbour plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer says a lot of outlandish things. Salzhauer, who was known as “Dr. Schnoz” before his reality TV debut as “Dr. Miami,” has fought code enforcement officers in Bay Harbor Islands by declaring “sovereign immunity as a king.” He says there’s nothing wrong with sending…
In the past year, Hialeah has been named one of the worst cities for recreation, renters, and singles. It’s the worst city for an active lifestyle. It’s the worst city to celebrate Valentine’s Day. It’s the worst city for financial security. For a place that calls itself the City of Progress, Hialeah seems to rank abysmally low on almost every metric. What gives?
A new ordinance would require background checks.
Hector’s Pizza opening delayed.
The gender pay gap in the U.S. is slightly narrowing, but a Florida International University says the wage gap has increased in Miami-Dade..
Jamar Rollins’ relatives believe a firearm was planted at the scene to provide a justification for the shooting.
