In today’s world of hyper-partisan political bickering, we’re not sure where the line of good taste lies anymore. But we’re pretty sure making fun of a cancer patient for having cancer decidedly crosses that blurry line. Republican Pinellas County Committeeman Dan Tucker is in hot water for making such a…
Naming a business might be one of the most important decisions an owner can make. You want something that effectively communicates what you offer while being both memorable and setting you apart from your competition. Or you could just choose something so awesomely off-the-wall that people have no choice but…
Miami Dolphins fans haven’t had a quarterback jersey they could wear for more than a season or two ever since Dan Marino’s retirement in 1999. So maybe it’s not much of a surprise that Ryan Tannehill jerseys are selling like hotcakes…
Yudenia Rodriguez stands accused of stabbing her elderly mother to death over a fight about housing and carrying out the gruesome crime in front of her own 15-year-old daughter. The incident happened yesterday afternoon at a home on the 17300 block of SW 232nd Street. Rodriguez lived there with her…
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If you are a fan of a Florida Division I FBS football team, you had good reason to celebrate Saturday. It didn’t matter which team you were rooting for. For the first time since the FAU Owls became an FBS subdivision team in 2005, all seven Florida teams won games…
Remember during Rick Scott’s campaign he promised to bring Arizona-style immigration laws to Florida, open our coasts to offshore drilling, and ban embryonic stem cell research in the state? Yeah, well none of that has actually happened. In some cases Scott didn’t even bother to actually pursue those ideas. In…
Parks and Rec actress Aubrey Plaza has a well known obsession with the Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh. Seriously, a third of her Twitter is like weird tweets about Bosh. Well, Chris Bosh made a cameo on Parks and Recreation last week, and while he didn’t share a scene with Plaza’s…
Further proving that a still embarrassing number of my fellow gringos assume latin cuisine begin and ends with tacos, Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade asked meteorologist Maria Molina to host a segment celebrating “Taco Day” because she “grew up on them.” Molina it turns out was born in Nicaragua…
Miami is less than four years removed from an epic real estate crash that wrecked the local economy, but it seems lately that new luxury condos are breaking ground every week. Most of the local economy is still in shambles. Unemployment remains high. The vast majority of local residents are…
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In all fairness, Miami-Dade firefighter Osvaldo Alvarez did a pretty good job impersonating a local police officer, right down to the being-a-bit-corrupt details, but it wasn’t good enough to get away from actual local cops. Alvarez, 52, was booked yesterday for impersonating an officer, burglary and battery…
Chris Bosh has continued his impressive streak of making cameos during primetime TV. He’s already appeared Jessie, Go On, Law & Order: SVU, and Entourage. Last night, without any warning, Bosh popped up in the middle of Parks & Recreation. See also: Aubrey Plaza Has a Chris Bosh Obsession…
Just because Miley Cyrus did it at the VMAs doesn’t mean you should do it in front of a school bus full of young children. Valarie Dixon was arrested on Tuesday when she decided to put on a display of vulgar dancing in front of a school bus up in…
According to Public Policy Polling (yes, the same people who do political polls), Florida’s favorite NFL team is the Dolphins. The state’s favorite college football team are the Florida Gators. And the state’s favorite baseball team doesn’t even play in Florida. Turns out the Atlanta Braves are twice as popular…
Earlier today, a woman tried to ram the White House gates with her car and was subsequently shot and killed. Because these are the times we live in a meme-star has already emerged from this odd tragedy. His name is “bro witness.” He is a bro who witnessed the event…
For the first time since he’s taken office, Senator Marco Rubio’s approval ratings among Floridians are now dipping underwater. A new Public Policy Polling poll finds that more Floridians disapprove of Marco Rubio’s job performance than approve…
If you’re planning on stealing an Aston Martin you might want to Google “how to start an Aston Martin” before you barge into the owner’s home, tie them up and try to make off with the car. Zuhdi Musa, 47, and Rosa Maria Musa, 45, were arrested today in connection…
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Jeremy Justin Julien couldn’t keep his junk behind his zipper so now the 23-year-old is behind bars. He was arrested earlier this week for twice exposing himself to a young girl under the age of 16…
The Florida brickell bush and the Carter’s small-flowered flax are two flowering plants that grow nowhere else in the world except for Miami-Dade County. Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the plants deserve special protection under the Endangered Species Act and that the 2,700 acres where they…
Dolphins’ defensive tackle Jared Odrick has one of the more distinctive sack dances in the game. Whenever he sacks a QB, he pulls some moves straight out of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. Well, Pee-wee himself has noticed and has a message for Odrick…
