Real Housewife Ana Quincoces Arrested, Blames Cockroaches

Ana Quincoces’ time on The Real Housewives of Miami was brief, but her vacation time down in the keys was cut even shorter. First by cockroaches and then by the law.  Quincoces has a suspended license, but continued to drive freely. Apparently she’s been spending a lot of time down…

Feds Seized 797 Pounds of Cocaine From Boat on Miami River

U.S. Customs and Border Protection made interesting discovery back on February 27th right here on the Miami River. They found 797 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a boat on the Miami River, leading to one of the largest recent cocaine seizure in Miami in recent memory.  The Miami Border Enforcement Security…

Ex-North Miami Mayor Lucie Tondreau Sentenced to 65 Months

It was less than two years ago that Lucie Tondreau was elected as North Miami’s first female Hatiian-American mayor. This morning she was sentenced to 65 months behind bars for her role in a real estate fraud scheme. No one said that corruption wasn’t an equal opportunity in Miami-Dade.  Tondreau…

FBI Arrests Six in Pirate Towing Scam

Settle down, this has nothing to do with towing on the Beach, but the FBI did make six arrests for local towing corruption involving city of Miami police officers and public safety aids.  When you get into a car accident and an officer arrives on the seen in Miami you…

Miami Ranks Sixth on List of Most Termite-Infested Cities

“Termites thrive in warm, moist environments,” says Doug Webb, a Terminex technical specialist, in a statement touting the company’s rankings of America’s most termite infected cities.  From that alone you should be able to determine that Miami made the list, and indeed we did at number six.  Terminix released its rankings…

Amazon Launches One-Hour Delivery Service in Miami

Since December, Manhattanites and Manhattanites alone have been able to enjoy a one-hour delivery service from online retail giants Amazon. Now, Miami (along with Baltimore) will be the second city to get to try the service. Amazon Prime Now delivery has been launched in select Miami zip codes effective immediately. …

Miami Has Fourth Highest Income Inequality in America

The vast income inequality in Miami is no secret. Barring traffic, you can be driving around and surrounded by mansions with well manicured, fenced in lawns one moment and then surrounded by slums ten minutes later. Homeless people sleep on sidewalks blocks from glittering luxury condo towers designed by some…

Rick Scott Wants to Run for U.S. Senate

Governor Rick Scott ran his first campaign as a political outsider, but apparently now he’s dreaming of becoming a Beltway insider. Scott is reportedly thinking of mounting a run for Senate, at least according to a vague report from The Tampa Bay Times. Though not in 2016 should Marco Rubio…

American Dreams Megamall Clears First Hurdle in County Commission

Though many residents remain skeptical, the Miami-Dade County Commission overwhelming welcomed the plan to build North America’s largest mall complex in Northeast Miami-Dade. The commission took its first official vote on a land deal at today’s meeting, and approved in a 10-2 vote.  Triple Five, the developers behind the plan…

Wasserman Schultz, Crist Announce They Won’t Run for Senate

The Florida Democratic party suffers from a noticeably weakened bench ready to run for higher officer when compared to its Republican counterpart. So it’s interesting news that two of the state’s best known — though perhaps most divisive — Democrats both announced that they will not run for Senate in…