Sun Life Stadium is undergoing a major face-lift, with the goal of remaining one of the nation’s go-to spots for hosting major sporting events. Before the Dolphins organization gets to bid for another Super Bowl, the stadium’s first major test will be bidding for the 2018 and 2020 College Football…
The family of Lavall Hall, the mentally ill man who was shot dead by Miami Gardens police after brandishing a broom handle, has filed suit against the city. The suit specifically names the city, Peter Ehrlich, and Eddo Trimino, the two police officers who were involved in the incident, and…
Advocates of bringing resort-style casinos to Miami-Dade and Broward counties are preparing to roll the dice once again this legislative session. Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, introduced an ambitious package of gaming bills today that would pave the way for two destination casinos in the counties. The bills would also allow…
Jeb Bush may be getting all the major scrutiny right now, but he’s not the only guy from Miami who is running a not-quite presidential campaign. Senator Marco Rubio has been busy the past few months fundraising, touring early primary states on a book tour and considering his future. Sure…
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Miami Beach is famous for its iconic, colorful lifeguard stands, but they’re ultimately utilitarian structures that aren’t meant to last forever. In fact, many of the city’s historic stands were leveled during Hurricane Andrew back in 1992. Architect William Lane stepped in and designed some psychedelic, sci-fi replacements, and they’ve…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest…
Now preparing its seventh season, the phenomenon of RuPaul’s Drag Race shows no sign of slowing down. Previously content with bi-coastal parties in New York and Los Angeles, the show has taken its premiere party on nine-city tour — including this Sunday at Mansion in Miami Beach. Guests will be…
Jeb Bush’s fledgling not-quite-campaign has a lot of problems, not the least of which is that conservative radio talk show hosts don’t particularly like the guy. That includes the king blowhard himself, Rush Limbaugh. The grandaddy of conservative talk took to the airwaves on Wednesday to claim, in great horror,…
State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the arrest of Miami Beach man Antonio Giansante on multiple felony charges involving child porn, video voyeurism, and cyber stalking. The charges come after Giansante went on a campaign to embarrass his ex-girlfriend. The 37-year-old began dating the woman when she was just 16…
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Today marks exactly three years since George Zimmerman fired the shots that killed Miami Garden teenager Trayvon Martin up in Sanford, Florida. It’s already been a tense week in regarded to the remembrance of the case. The U.S. Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it had closed its investigation and…
Ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft continue to operate successfully across Florida despite the fact they’re technically doing so illegally in many counties. An attempt last year to legalize the services statewide fizzled out in Tallahassee, but two new bills filed in the state senate and house signal that the legislature…
In many ways, Jeb Bush is sitting pretty. He’s the only major 2016 candidate who has publicly announced he’s actively exploring a presidential run and is busy hauling in cash for his Right to Rise PAC. He’s sitting atop many national polls of GOP contenders, and the media has anointed…
Apparently we are to assume that all minor instances of basic human interaction between Gov. Rick Scott and President Barack Obama are of the utmost importance. So what to make of the fact that this afternoon Scott was on hand to greet Obama before his appearance at Florida International University…
Coral Gables is home of the Miami Hurricanes. It doesn’t, however, play host too often to earthquakes. Still, a rash of small-scale tremors have shaken the area and other neighborhoods in South Miami-Dade over the past week. No one seems to know why…
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President Barack Obama will visit the main campus of Florida International University this afternoon to speak at a town hall meeting about immigration. He’ll sit down with TV news anchor Jose Diaz-Balart, and the event will air on Telemundo at 7 p.m. and on MSNBC at 8 p.m. Exciting stuff…
Pitbull’s “Shake Señora” begins playing. A boxy white robot that looks straight out of some ’60s sci-fi movie starts moving multiple joints to the rhythm. Its single camera-eyed head nods to the beat. “Oh, I love dancing to Pitbull,” it explains. “This is awesome.” This all happens at the 5:42…
The Miami Dolphins have released the most detailed look yet at what exactly all these upgrades to Sun Life Stadium will entail. In addition to things like a roof and new HD lighting, there will also be revamped concourses, new bar and restaurant areas, and in-stadium couches and arm chairs…
Thankfully it only involved paint, but two not-so-bright teens pulled off a school shooting yesterday at Miami Spring Senior High School. Joel Rodriguez and Juan Gil, both 18, were out “to get a student by the name of Mike,” according to the arrest report. So the pair drove by the…
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