Florida has been without a lieutenant governor now for 100 days, and Rick Scott has shown no signs that he’s going to pick a replacement anytime soon. Though, an intriguing name has been circulating in political circles: Former Senator George LeMieux. Yes, Charlie Crist’s former best friend and chief of…
Florida’s unemployment rate hit another recent record low in May, according to numbers released today. The state’s unemployment rate is now down to 7.1 percent. That’s the lowest rate since September 2008 and down .1 percent from April. Though, it’s not all good news, especially here in Miami-Dade…
Anyone check the stock price of Stark Industries lately? Because it seems Iron Man has gotten a little desperate. A man dressed in an Iron Man mask is wanted in a Florida bank robbery…
Throwing a knife at your boyfriend is just plain evil. Throwing a knife at your boyfriend while he is literally talking to uniformed police officers is just stupid. Rhawnlie Ann Brown, 28, of Gainesville, Florida, was arrested on Monday for that exact act, which hopefully didn’t come as a surprise…
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These crazy finals are leaving fans on both sides praying before tonight’s Game 7, but the San Antonio Express-News took it to church in its pages today…
What happens when you speak at a Tea Party rally and decide to drop a bit of Spanish into your speech? Like we even have to ask. Obviously, there’ll be at least someone in the crowd who yells, “Learn English,” at you. And that’s exactly what happened to Rep. Mario…
Sick of strutting your stuff on the street corner while trying to hail a cab? Uber, a tech-savvy car service spreading across the country, has an alternative. Simply launch the app on your smartphone, request a car, track it on a map as it makes its way, and get in…
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Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been questioned by police in Massachusetts about his potential ties to the murder of a 27-year-old man, but those aren’t the only legal problems Hernandez faces. According to TMZ, Alexander S. Bradley claims that Hernandez shot him in the face after a fight at…
While today’s public sports fan debate centers on the quality of Miami Heat fans, The New York Times’ resident stats geek Nate Silver decided to focus on the quality and quantity of NHL fans last month. His conclusion: The Florida Panthers should either move to Canada or be eliminated…
Will Marco Rubio see a surprise primary challenge in 2016 from Allen West? That’s up to God. West was a guest on conservative talker Larry O’Connor’s radio show yesterday, and the host asked West if he would consider challenging Rubio. At first West was pretty blunt, offering a “no,” but…
Vandals up in Broward seem to have totally missed the point. Despite Chick-fil-A’s well known homophobic stance, three men were caught spray painting anti-gay slurs on the restaurant’s location up in Davie like “fag” and “we love cock.” See also: Even Miami’s Chick-Fil-As Were Packed With Homophobes Today…
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Despite the fact the Miami Heat are a hope, a prayer and two games away from their second championship of the LeBron James era, new pics of LeBron’s next Nike sneaks supposedly leaked on the Internet today. The shoes refer to him as a “two-time champion.”…
There was a time when virtually every mention of Florida Democratic congressman Alan Grayson on this blog came with the descriptor “hot liberal mess who is not apologizing for it.” But something funny has happened. After a term-long absence, Grayson returned to the United State House six months ago and…
Has Rick Scott gotten better at being governor, or has he just not been as terrible as usual? According to a new Quinnipiac Poll, Scott has hit his highest job approval rating since taking office. Of course, that approval rating still isn’t very good, and most voters still don’t think…
After the success of their “Call Me Maybe” video last year, the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders are back this summer to lip-sync for their lives to Taylor Swift’s “22.” The video, which features a wardrobe of bikinis, was filmed in the Dominican Republic during the cheerleading squad’s recent 2014 calendar photo…
Miami Beach was home to the Miss USA competition for over a decade in the Sixties, and pageant owner Donald Trump announced today that the pageant will return next year to our neck of the woods for a three-year run. This time, however, it won’t be held on the beach,…
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It truly is an end of an era. Rosie O’Donnell is no longer a resident of Star Island. The comedienne first bought the historic home back in 1999 for $6.75 million from a marijuana-loving church, and sold it recently for nearly $10 million more…
Miami’s overall economy may still be in recovery mode, but that doesn’t mean we’re scrimping when it comes to our cars. Luxury cars and trucks make up a higher percentage of the Miami area’s overall auto sales than in any other market in the country…
