Miami-Dade Schools have been rocked by a number of troubling incidents involving sex and abuse this week, and its only Tuesday morning. First came news that a Kindergarten teacher dug his nails into a student because he wanted to see her cry. Then came the arrest of a high school…
In that now seemingly brief time during which LeBron James called Miami home, local fans were scrutinized endlessly. People said we didn’t deserve the Heat’s big three. Charles Barkley was constantly dogging us. People apparently noticed anytime a seat in the arena wasn’t full for the entire duration of the…
Karen Halnon, a 52 year-old Pennsylvania resident, was arrested at Miami International Airport over the weekend after going on a two hour rant about how the United State had declared war on Venezuela. The incident went down on a commercial flight from Managua, Nicaragua back to Miami. During her rant Halnon…
Does the Republican party have much of a future in Miami-Dade County? Not if current voter registration trends hold steady. In terms of registered voters, Republicans are now effectively in third place behind Democrats and voters who have registered with no party affiliation. With 1,290,602 total registered voters, Miami-Dade has the…
Ultra High-Net-Worth Individuals aren’t just rich. They’re running the world. They aren’t just the 1 percent, they’re the 0.002 percent. To qualify a person has to have a networth of at least $30 million in assets. As it turns out Miami is not the full time homebase to tons of…
It wasn’t uncommon for Miami Beach Police officers to work off-duty jobs as security at South Beach nightclubs. Or at least it wasn’t until Sgt. Mike Muley allegedly showed up to such a gig drunk. He was suspended and new Police Chief Daniel Oates temporarily prohibited his officers from working…
Miami’s condo boom may be slightly slowing down, but the real estate rush to snap up any remaining primo property is still in full swing. The owners of a building in the Design District have basically won the real estate lottery. Hardor Corp. bought up a building at 1 NE…
Talks of turning a stretch of Biscayne Boulveard into a pedestrian-friendly grand promenade have been in the works for a few year, and now we’ve finally got an idea of what that might look like. The Miami Downtown Development Authority has released a video rendering of architects Behar-Font & Partners…
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Two police cars from two separate departments were set ablaze last night in North Miami-Dade while parked out front of the officers’ homes just blocks from each other. Police believe that the acts were intentional and both were set by the same person or group of people…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest…
In an effort to curb climate change, the Obama administration unleashed a plan last year with the goal of cutting carbon emissions. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection must come up with a plan to meet the goals, but Rep. John R. Wood introduced a bill that would require the…
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A racist comment on a talk show broadcasted from Miami has gotten one of Univision’s most popular hosts canned. Rodner Figueroa, best known for hosting the entertainment and gossip show Sal y Pimienta, was guesting on another show, El Gordo y la Flaca, yesterday when he compared First Lady Michelle’s…
Florida is not good at removing outdated laws from its legislation, even when they’re not enforced anymore. Technically, it’s still illegal for an unmarried and unrelated man and a woman to live together in this state, after all. However, a new bill that would officially remove the ban on gay…
Florida law forbids a candidate’s name from appearing twice on the same ballot. So if Marco Rubio ends up making a serious bid for president, he’d have to give up his seat in Congress. This could set up a very interesting four years in Florida politics, where a very likely…
Colin Veitch spent 8 years as president and CEO of Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Lines. However, after stepping down in 2008, he had no intention of leaving the cruise industry behind. He hatched an ambitious plan to launch a new cruise line. Of course, launching a cruise line is no easy…
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According to new research out of the University of Miami, it turns out that indeed straight men tend to prefer to find a partner who thinks they’re funny, while straight women have more a preference for a man that could make them laugh. Though, the internet got a hold of…
Kratom, a plant in the coffee family, has been used for medicinal and recreational purposes in Southeast Asia for thousands of years. Chewing on its leaves provides a mild opium-like affect. And, thanks to the internet, its found itself at the center of growing popularity in America. Mostly because its…
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It’s a common complaint that Miami puts too many of its economic eggs in the baskets of tourism and development, but according to at least one recent study Miami actually has one of the most “diversified” economies in the country. WalletHub ranked Miami 18th out of 350 American cities considered…
