If Marco Rubio is actually going to win the Republican nomination at some point he’ll actually have to win, you know, some primaries. While some in the media and establishment (perhaps out of blind hope) have positioned him as the one to beat, he hasn’t actually performed better than second…
Tune into any of the Democratic debates and you’ll hear a lot about income inequality, but very little about the issue that is (depending, on the economist your talk to) one of the driving factors behind or major symptoms of inequality: rising rents, a lack of affordable housing and the…
It’s doubtful most Floridians had even heard of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, yet the state has officially honored him since 1922 by placing his likeness in the National Statuary Hall. Well, today the State House of Representative voted to remove ol’ Kirby from the place of honor by an 83 to…
Miami Beach, Florida and Flint, Michigan don’t have a lot in common. One is the country’s most impoverished and suffering cities. The other is billed as America’s paradise. But according to a new analysis from Apartment List, both are about the same when it comes to raising a young family. Which…
The Brazilian butt lift is an increasingly popular cosmetic surgery during which fat is sucked out of one area of the body and inserted in the buttocks, leaving the appearance of a larger, firmer behind. It sounds simple enough, but be warned: when performed by the wrong hands it can…
Roger Stone and Ana Navarro are both Republican political operatives who are now better known for their roles as TV talking heads. Both have ties to candidates in the race, both live in Miami and both are frequently seen giving their opinions on CNN. That’s quite a bit in common…
One of political writer’s favorite games to play to fill out column inches is “Who would ______ pick as their running mate?” Political writers, however, haven’t spent much time thinking about who Donald Trump would pick, mostly because they’re still more focused on whether or not Trump can actually win…
The Miami Marlins, a professional baseballing team and a suspected longform improv troupe specializing in dark comedy, have tried everything in recent years to turn their fortunes around: a new stadium, three different managers, and occasional star signings followed by roster shaking trades. Nothing has worked. Well, maybe just maybe newly…
Miamians tend to enjoy their lives. They feel that they have purpose, enjoy their close network of friends and family, and are in some of the best physical shape of anywhere in the country. Just don’t bring up Money. Locals are also some of the most financially stressed in the…
On Sunday night, 26-year-old Miami Beach resident Tzvi Yeheskel Ference got into his 2009 Hyundai Accent. He drove out to the Florida Turnpike, entered the southbound lanes while driving the wrong way and crashed directly into an oncoming tractor-trailer. His car was sent careening. It landed on its roof. The tractor-trailer jackknifed…
Most Miami Heat stars opt for a Miami Beach mansion, a downtown condo or an estate in the like of Coconut Grove or Coral Gables. The team’s reigning star, Goran Dragic, decided to look a little bit more north in his search for a permanent pad in the 305 and…
It’s a presidential election year in which Americans of all stripes are questioning the health of our democracy, but you don’t start at the presidential level to realize how broken democracy can be at times. Just take the Florida legislature as a prime example. Representatives and Senators up in Tallahassee once…
Marlins Park has been open for four years now. The team continues to lack in both wins and attracting much attendance. The county Mayor who oversaw the deal was long ago recalled by voters, and other politicians who went along with the deal are also out of office. However, it appears…
The political data hounds at FiveThirtyEight have assembled a map of which presidential candidate is most popular on Facebook in every county in America. You’ll see seas of blue for Ben Carson, strongholds of gold for Donald Trump, regions of purple for Bernie Sanders, flecks of red in Texas for…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week, and on Fridays we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: the impressive story of a very ambitious and very fake teenage doctor, a woman who gave it to her husband after she discovered his dildo, and the tragic…
The constant college football recruiting race knows only the bounds the NCAA places on it, and the body says nothing about how old a potential player has to be to start getting attention from coaches. In fact, recruiting mega-website Rivals.com now has profiles on players in the sixth grade! New…
If you’ve ventured into the comment section of any news article about the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in recent weeks you’ve probably ran into some angry banter about Superdelegates. Well, Rep. Alan Grayson, ever attuned to the internet grassroots, had decided to use the controversy to his Senate…
Miami has so many weird real life tales that there’s no need to make up fake ones. Yet humans love a good urban legend. Though they may not be factual, our best local tall tales do tend to reflect the culture of Miami, with everything from Hurricane Andrew to cocaine…
Martin Gottesfeld’s hands apparently weren’t as nimble with the jib and spinnaker of a sailboat as they were with his keyboard. The 31-year-old is suspected to be behind a high-profile hacking attack against a Massachusetts medical center and apparently had tried to flee. He and his wife were traveling in…
Usually when the NRA and other gun groups say jump, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature says “How high and how many guns should we carry when we do it?” But there’s a few gun fantasies that are just a bridge too far for even some Floridians. Yesterday, Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla,…
Jeb Bush, who is currently sitting in last place in national polls of all remaining major Republican candidates, just tweeted a picture of what’s assumedly his personal gun (you can tell, because it has his name embossed on it) with the word “America.” It’s a truly bizarre Tweet, that underlies the…
The U.S. Transportation Department today announced a historic deal reestablishing direct commercial airline service between American and Cuba. The agreement will allow 20 flights a day between America and Havana, and 10 flights each to the rest of Cuba’s nine other international airport. That’s a total of 110 flights a…
