The projected path of Tropical Storm Erika has veered slightly north since yesterday, putting Miami out of the middle of various computer forcecasting models, but the city is still abuzz about the possibility of its first Hurricane strike in years (and knowing how quickly those forecast models can change, its…
Former Miami Dolphins player Jonathan Martin, the victim of a bullying ring lead by teammate Richie Incognito, announced his retirement from the NFL at the end of July. He officially cited a back injury that would have kept him out for the entire 2015 season anyway, but earlier this morning…
See the image up above? That’s the result of meteorologists running Tropical Storm Erika’s data through a bunch of different computer simulation models and placing them all on a single map. You’ll notice just one of those models makes a direct hit in Miami-Dade. You’ll also notice however that Miami…
ABC’s long running ladies’ chat program The View has hit a slump. The backstage gossip involving the program’s ever revolving carousel of co-hosts has proven far more compelling than anything they’ve put on air lately. Execs have announced an overhaul of the program in time for the shows 19th season,…
Well, well, well. Look who’s no longer universally hated. Yes, Governor Rick Scott has a positive approval rating for the first time since his first month in office in the history of Quinnipiac University’s tracking of Florida Governor. 45 percent of Floridians said they approve of the job Scott is…
According to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, more Floridians generally support the policies of Barack Obama and his Democratic party, but the controversial Iran Arms Deal is a bridge to far for most. It’s widely disapproved of in the state. Though, continuing federal funding to Planned Parenthood, allowing undocumented…
Miami is the Flower import capitol of America. It’s also a drug import capitol. A lot of our flowers come from Colombia. A lot of our drugs from Colombia. Given that information, perhaps it’s not all that surprising that customers officials keep finding astounding amounts of drugs hidden with in…
For the second time this year alone, the Florida legislature has vowed to give up on the tasks they were elected by Floridians to do instead of coming to a consensus. After the state Supreme Court ruled that the federal congressional district maps drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature in 2012…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week. On Friday’s we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: proof that there’s always a Florida connection, a flash-happy defendant, and two theiv Florida Woman Claims She Knew About Jared Fogel for Years Proving there’s always a Florida connection,…
Here’s the good news for those wary of Donald Trump’s surging popularity: Amongst the major Republican candidates polled against major Democrats in three major swing states, Donald Trump does the worst. Here’s the bad news: In Florida he’s still beating Hillary Clinton. The data comes from Quinnipiac University’s latest telephone survey…
After five students at the Homestead Job Corps campus took part in the brutal murder of 17-year-old Jose Amaya Guardado, two stayed behind to have sex in the wood according to new details released after the arrest of the fourth suspect in the case. Arbelo, 20, Jonathan Lucas, 18, and Christian Colon,…
1. The city of Miami proper is the smallest city by area to anchor a major American metropolis. 2. Miami has been the setting of scenes in three James Bond movies: Goldfinger, Thunderball and Casino Royal. That’s the most of any US City. Indeed, Thunderball centers on a villain’s nefarious…
Today’s travel programs are hosted by Anthony Bourdain-type figures who purport to show you the lesser known jewels of a place, but back in the ’60s they were all surface and shine set to groovy soundtrack narrated by a person talking in some sort of accent that just doesn’t exist…
Miami is a city constantly trying to improve ourselves and our image. We’re gleeful just about anytime we wind up on some positive city ranking list. “Miami is the 17th best city in America for hamster enthusiasts? Fuck yeah!” “We’re 9th for art galleries specializing in neo-post-modern figurative art! Let’s…
Miami may not have the television production reputation of Los Angeles or New York, but television shows are being produced here everyday that are being seen by millions of people across the globe. Some of the most popular telenovelas, and, in fact, Telemundo says its been operating over capacity for…
Marco Rubio is a big Dolphins fan, so its quite possible that after watching Ryan Tannehill struggle with last year’s crop of receivers that this is just how he thinks football is played now. Rubio was hanging in Iowa with his family for the Iowa State Fair, and started up…
This headline feels like it could be the result of some sort of specially tuned fake headline generator designed to spit out fake news items guaranteed to infuriate people with even the slightest tinges of progressive leaning. Other possibilities could have been, “Westboro Baptist Church Paints Portrait of Man Dying of…
Following the release of a series of controversial and highly-edited videos showing officials at Planned Parenthood centers in other states discussing the donation of tissue from abortion procedures, Governor Rick Scott launched an investigation into Florida’s 16 Planned Parenthood offices. This despite the fact that donating tissues from abortion procedures…
All a Miami woman wanted to do was stop at the Big Lots so she could buy some feminine products. All her husband, Rafael Chacon, 24, wanted to do apparently was act insane. Chacon, enraged by the idea of his wife wanting to buy her lady products, allegedly dragged out the…
Jose Cartaya Reyes and Robel Rosendo Morales were shepherd to jail after the armed robbery and ensuring slaughtering of three Barbados blackbelly sheep in Hialeah Gardens. The flock of two now face charges of animal cruelty, armed burglary and possession of burglary tools. According to NBC Miami, the two were caught…
“Grandpa, tell us about the olden times,” my grandchildren Brazilynne and Ethernet Jr ask me in the year 2065. “Oh, we had it hard back then. I had to walk 15 miles in the snow to school. Uphill both ways,” I say. “Grandpa, you grew up in the lost lands…
After video surfaced last night of a Miami police officer beating a man in handcuffs, the Miami Order of the Fraternal Police trying to smear the woman who originally posted the video on her Facebook page. Union President Javier Ortiz blasted out a press release picking images from Smith’s Facebook…
