Ohio Senate Candidate Attacked By Ads Comparing Him To LeBron James

Most political action committees use tried-and-true tactics to rip on candidates: call them a liar, accuse them of spending too much/too little, et cetera. In Ohio, though, they simply bring forth the terrifying, hated specter of LeBron James to do the work for them.That’s the plan for Workers’ Voice, a Super-PAC…

Miami’s NBA Finals Tickets: Only $6000 to Sit Near the Stars

Tickets for game 5 of the NBA Finals here in Miami next Thursday went on sale online at noon today. By 12:01 p.m., the only tickets available were standing-room. By 12:04, even those spots — which started at $150 each — were gone.Finals tickets at American Airlines Arena aren’t easy…

U.S. Customs Nabs $7.3 Million in Cocaine at Miami Seaport

What can $7.3 million buy you nowadays? How about 459 pounds of cocaine?That was the amount seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on May 29 at the Miami Seaport. CBP officers discovered 169 bricks of coke in eight cardboard boxes in a shipping container. The container came off a…

North Miami Strip Club Would Make Big Bird, Champagne Room Neighbors

North Miami is stewing right now over an age-old question: Can Big Bird and Elmo co-exist with lap dances and champagne rooms? A proposed strip club with a full liquor license neighboring WPBT Channel 2’s headquarters and a number of schools has residents fuming. Take Pastor Jack Hakimian, leader of…

The Heat Is Off: A Celtics Fan Finds No Foes in Miami Beach

Was I in the right place?Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals had just started, and the denizens of On The Rocks Sports Bar in Miami Beach couldn’t give a shit. Well, that’s not entirely true. The older woman seated to my right at the bar — with her baby…