2015 was a record-breaking year for hit-and-run accidents in the state of Florida last year. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the state had 92,623 hit-and-run accidents last year, about an 8,000 accident rise since 2014. That resulted in more than 19,000 injuries and a total of 186 fatalties. 18,345 hit-and-runs…
It’s no secret that the Democratic “establishment,” at both the state and national level, would much rather Rep. Alan Grayson stay out of the race to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. They’ve always preferred Rep. Patrick Murphy. He’s got the backing of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and a host of…
Are you still tagged in Facebook photos from that time you went to a drunken “Anything But Clothes” party in college? Have a habit of tweeting out your strongly worded controversial political opinions? Maybe your Instagram is literred with a few thirst-trap picture? Sure, we’ve all posted some things on…
Florida’s Democratic voters just can’t seem to catch much of a break. The State and National Party loves to select milquetoast candidates for state-wide races while discouraging any real primary race, only to see those candidates — Alex Sink, Charlie Crist, et. al. — fail in general elections. Marco Rubio…
Alot of weird things happen in Florida. On Friday we’re here to bring you the oddest. This week: the stats on escaped wild animals in Florida, an alligator flung through a Wendy’s window, and a criminal 8-year-old. Florida Has an Exotic Animal Escape Problem It seems like every other week…
Miami Beach Philip Levine, known for his acute attention to quality of life issues in his town and his often cagey relationship with the local press and social media critics, decided to try his hand at crafting his own social media moment yesterday afternoon. Traffic is undoubtedly a major issue…
If the X-men or anyother self respecting superhero team had a luxury yacht, we’re pretty sure it would look like the Silver Fast. Designed and built by Burgess Yachts, the 253 foot superboat is both the world’s largest and fastest aluminum yacht. It’s making it’s debut this weekend in Miami during the…
Thousands of hotel rooms are scheduled to come on the market in the next few years in the already hotel-heavy Miami market, but hotels are no longer the only choice tourists have for lodging. Airbnb has shaken up the hotel market by allowing people to directly lease their homes out…
We’re at the halfway mark of the Florida legislature’s two-month annual session. Like every year, politicians from across the state are filing plenty of bills that are either patently ridiculous or laughably controversial. Many of these pieces of legislation never so much as make it to committee hearing, but thanks…
University of Miami, a young person’s active retirement community that doubles as a respected University, has a new luxury feature for its weary students: two $9,000 high-tech napping pods in the University Center and Student Center. The futuristic alternative to sleeping in class are aimed tired commuter students, and delivered…
Even though same-sex marriage is now legal in Florida, it’s still completely within the law for an employer to fire someone for being gay or a landlord to deny housing to a transgender tenant in large swaths of the state. For the 10th time, a coalition of bi-partisan lawmakers (yes,…
Last night two children reported to security officers at the Flamingo condominium building in South Beach that their mother had been assaulted in her unit. When police showed up they found the 31-year-old woman dead. Police identified Samir Jemaaoui as the main suspect, and CBS Miami reports that the victim was his…
Throughout much of the state of Florida, it’s still completely legal to fire someone simply for being gay. Sure, several cities and counties in the state have passed local ordinances barring anti-gay discrimination, but those only protect 55 percent of Floridians (and not all of those local laws extend to…
Miami’s urban core has long been missing a feature almost every major city on earth has: an Apple store. For years downtowners and mainlanders have had to travel to South Beach, Kendal or Aventura if they’ve wanted to visit the Genius Bar or pick up a new Mac charger chord. …
Lakatriona Brunson has been a lot of things in her life: A high school track star, a college basketball player, a 10-year-veteran of a woman’s football league, and a physical education. Perhaps she’s best known as her alter-ego “Bernice,” the cult hero of the reality TV program South Beach Tow. …
Major League Baseball player Delmon Young found himself behind bars and accused of battery this weekend after threatening to kill a valet at the Viceroy hotel in Brickell over the weekend. Young reportedly unleashed a tirade full of ethnic insults at the valet before leaving. Police eventually found him at his…
There’s still a little over a month and about 20 state primaries and caucuses to go until Floridians get to go vote in their presidential preference contest, but by all indications, the race for both party’s nomination may still very much be contested by then. A new poll out of…
Will this finally be the year Florida bans red light cameras? State Senator Jeff Brandes sure hope so. The Tampa Bay Republican has introduced legislation for the past for years to ban the controversial traffic devices only to see the proposal die every session. His latest attempt has made it…
Derek Medina was sentenced to life in prison for the grisly 2013 murder of his wife Jennifer Alonso. The case made headlines after Medina posted a picture of Alonso’s lifeless murder on Facebook with the caption, “I’m going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife.” Though Medina correctly predicted his…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. On Friday we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: a man manages to lock himself in his own trunk, a shoplifter is caught because she left her phone and her urine in a fitting room, and a woman makes a…
Joe Garcia may very well end up spending more of his life campaigning for congress than he does actually serving in it. The former one-term Democratic congressman announced his fifth straight candidacy for a Southwestern Miami-Dade congressional district after being defeated in 2014 by current the current Rep., Republican Carlos…
Yesterday we learned that Miami is one of the best cities to have a midlife crisis in. Perplexing, it’s also one of the best cities to get married in. At least according to a WalletHub analysis. Now, before you start scratching your head, the analysis isn’t about the chances of…
