Donald Trump announced yesterday that he’s suing Univision for $500 million — that’s half a billion dollars — over their refusal to air his Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants. To put that in perspective the original deal between Trump and Univision was wroth just $13.5 million (and Univision is…
In a historic announcement this morning, Barack Obama officially announced that the United States and Cuba are officially re-establishing diplomatic relations. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Havana later this summer to open an embassy. Of course, embassies are lead by ambassadors. Ambassadors must win confirmation from the…
Just one season removed from the big three era, the new guaranteed longterm face of the Miami Heat is Goran Tragic. According to ESPN, the team and the Slovanian guard have agreed to a 5-year deal worth $90 million. It’s a bit less than the $100 million-plus contract Tragic was…
Though people in the political sphere often forget it, actions do speak louder than words. Jeb Bush’s actions as Florida Governor had already put him on record as to where he stood as to whether Confederate flags should be flying on the grounds of state capitols. He already removed on…
At 50-years-old Francis Roig was still living with his 79-year-old mother Georgina Roig, and the younger Roig was sick of his mother always pestering him to get a job. So early Monday morning he snapped. He stabbed his mother multiple times at around 2 a.m. in their shared home and then drove…
Jose Rey, the father of two shot on father’s day after getting into an argument over his dog trying to relieve itself in a neighbor’s lawn, has died as a result of his injuries. The charges against Omar Rodriguez, currently attempted murder, are expected to be increased as a result. The…
In the epic fight between Univision and Donald Trump, county commissioner Daniella Levine Cava wants Miami-Dade to officially take sides. She’s introduced a resolution that would forbid the county to hold any officially sanctioned event at any Trump properties in Miami-Dade. The whole fiasco started with Trump claiming that most Mexican…
Lazaro Ruiz, a Homestead man who conducted so-called “ghetto-style” surgeries on dogs and then posted the results online, plead guilty oday to animal cruelty charges and will spend one year behind bars followed by five years of probation. In pleading guilty, he avoided a maximum of 20 years in jail. …
The Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage announcement on Friday was a huge step forward for civil right, but, even from a purely capitalist perspective it was still a win. Think of all the wedding service providers who now have a whole lot of potential new clients. So it really shouldn’t have…
Thursday was the last time anyone saw Trevor Moore. The 30-year-old who competed in the 2012 Olympics in the 49er sailing event, left the U.S. Sailing Center in Coconut Grove that afternoon in a 16-foot inflatable power boat. At around 5 p.m. that boat was found tangled in moorings near Dinner…
Florida’s official state flag may be the only state Flag in the entire union to feature a woman of color on it, but is it also “the most overtly racist symbol in the United States?” That’s what T.D. Allman, historian and author of “Finding Florida: The True History of the…
Donald Trump is the kind of shrewd businessman that if you cross you can be assured he’ll extract his revenge. Usually in an over-the-top, childish way that actually makes him look worse …but he will extract his revenge. Yesterday, Univision announced that it was dropping its coverage of all Miss…
While most prominent Miamians have been celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the map, the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami has come out hard against the decision. In a statement, Archbishop compared the ruling to Roe vs Wade (which legalized abortion across the country) and the Dred…
Today the Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage nationwide, which, in case you’ve been living under a rock or something for the past 10 years, is a pretty humungous deal. Only legalized in Florida this January, same sex couples in all 50 states will now be allowed to marry. Naturally,…
A lot of weird thing happen in Florida each week. Every Friday we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: a woman who can’t take rejection well, another who doesn’t even care whose chicken and biscuits she’s eating and, a third with a bulge full of drugs. Woman Attacks…
Manny Dieguez, 39, and Ivette Montero, 29, were raising both cannabis and kids in their home until Miami-Dade Police busted them this morning. The couple now faces multiple charges including marijuana trafficking, possession of marijuana with a minor present and selling or manufacturing marijuana, The couple lived in the 5400 block…
Donald Trump had harsh word for Hispanics who come to America in his Presidential campaign announcement speech, and now America’s largest Spanish-language broadcaster wants nothing to do with him. Univision announced its intentions today to halt all business with Trump, meaning the network will cancel its planned broadcasts of Trump’s Miss…
Today the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in a case that left Obamacare in tact as designed. Local Democrats celebrated like it was a final victory for permanent healthcare reform in America while Miami’s two presidential candidates vowed to keep fighting against the law. Other major state and local Republicans, including…
June is officially LGBT Pride Month in America, but Miami-Dade’s only local party — Miami Beach’s gay pride party — is held in April. So instead of parades or slideshows of revelers, we decided to take the opportunity to look back at one of the gayest things ever produced by…
After years of skittering its feet, Florida legislature finally formally outlawed sex between animals and humans in 2011. The Miami-Dade County Commission however really wants to drive the point home that beastiality is not welcomed here, and is poised to consider a 300 word update to its animal-cruelty ordinance. Proposed by…
The National Statuary Hall Collection is a neat feature of the United States Capitol where each state gets to erect statues of two of its more prominent historical citizens. Guess which two people are honored by Florida: a guy who invented an early precursor to air-conditioning (this is true, and honestly…
Positive media exposure of transgender people has been growing steadily over the past few years, peaking with Bruce Jenner, Olympic hero and patriarch of America’s most famous reality TV clan, debuted her new identity as Caitlyn Jenner on the cover of this month’s Vanity Fair. The question however is how…
