Pedestrian Struck in Downtown Miami; Driver in Custody

A Porsche SUV struck a pedestrian crossing Biscayne Boulevard near 14th Street just outside the Adrienne Arsht Center around 7:30 this morning. The driver, meanwhile, is in custody as police try to determine what happened. Traffic around downtown Miami is backed up as a result of the accident. Police have…

Ten Differences Between Miamians and New Yorkers

We survived the New York invasion that is Art Basel, but make no mistake: New Yorkers are still very much among us and will be for the rest of the season. While both cities may be noted for their diverse makeup, rudeness, and cosmopolitan flair, we still can’t help but…

305 Photo of the Day: In Bloom

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Homeless Woman Beaten to Death on Miami Sidewalk

Miami Police are searching for the suspect who beat a homeless woman to death on a sidewalk early this morning. The brutal murder has left the local homeless population and advocates shaken, and is just the latest act of ruthless violence against Miami’s homeless. See also: Naked Man Shot by…

#LeBroning Is Your Latest Flopping-Crazed Vine Meme

Considering the speed at which the internet moves, it’s sort of curious that this is becoming a meme. LeBron James (along with some of his teammates) has long been criticized for “flopping” to drawl fouls, likely because there isn’t much else to criticize. So now all the kids on Vine…

Meet Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Your New Lieutenant Governor

Rick Scott has officially picked Miami-Dade property appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera as his next lieutenant governor. The office was vacant for nearly ten months. A solid conservative whose main issue throughout his career as both property appraiser and a member of the Florida House has been lower property taxes, Lopez-Cantera will…

Read LeBron James’ Emotional Essay Thanking His Mom

Mother’s Day isn’t for months, but it came early for Gloria James. Contributing to Maria’s Shriver’s Shriver Report (to which Beyonce also dropped an essay this weekend), LeBron James wrote a loving tribute to his mother Gloria, a single working mom who through hard work and, as LeBron notes, some…

Obamacare’s Spanish Website is Written in “Spanglish”

With HealthCare.gov’s problems are so well known you’d think the Obama administration would make sure their next website would work correctly. Apparently not so. CuidadoDeSalud.gov, HealthCare.gov’s Spanish equivalent, was launched quietly in December and is plagued with some of the same problems found on HealthCare.gov. It also appears to have…

Real Housewife Made Rosie O’Donnell Flee Star Island

Real Housewives of Miami cast member Lisa Hochstein and her husband Dr. Lenny “Boob God” Hochstien are currently in a war with preservations to tear down a historic Star Island mansion and build the party house of their dreams, but they’ve already deprived Star Island of another icon: Rosie O’Donnell…

Florida Pregnant Woman Attacked Roommate Over Butter

Despite its association with Paula Deen, butter is not supposed to cause drama. It’s creamy, fatty goodness is supposed to spread love and joy, connecting us like two halves of a dinner roll. So when we hear the cause of two roommates’ violent argument, we can’t believe that it is…