Democrat Alex Sink Won’t Run for Governor

Charlie Crist’s possible return to the top of Florida’s government, this time as a “Democrat,” just got a whole lot easier. Alex Sink, the state’s former CFO and the Democratic nominee in 2010 who lost to Rick Scott by about one point, has announced that she will not run again…

305 Photo of the Day: Downtown

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Dan Marino Made His Dolphins Debut 30 Years Ago Today

It’s September 19, 1983. Scarface had yet to premiere in theaters. The Heat, Marlins and Panthers didn’t even exist. The Miami Hurricanes had yet to win a national championship. LeBron James hadn’t even been born. So many icons associated with modern day Miami had yet to exist. On that night,…

Birdman’s Double Catfishing Story Gets Taiwanese Animation Treatment

Those Taiwanese animators move fast. News of the bizarre “double catfishing” involving the Miami Heat’s Chris “Birdman” Andersen only broke late yesterday afternoon, and they’ve already gone and animated the thing. The bizarre video features Andersen portrayed as Big Bird, naturally. See also: Heat’s Chris “Birdman” Andersen Victim in Bizarre…

Florida Man Tries to Exorcise 80-Year-Old Captive Girlfriend

Apparently 54-year-old David Edward Benes wasn’t so concerned with the May/December aspect of his relationship with his 80-year-old girlfriend, but rather what he saw as the demon/non-demon problem. The Holiday, Florida, man was arrested after forcibly trying to perform an exorcism on his senior citizen gal pal…

Dolphins Nearing Sellout of Home Opener

Last season, the Miami Dolphins had one of the most embarrassingly meager home-opener crowds in the team’s long history. This year, the Fins might actually sell out their home opener this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. As in an actual, honest-to-God sellout. Is it because the team is off to…