305 Photo of the Day: Like a Prayer
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Miami Commission Unanimously Passes Six-Month Puppy Sales Ban
The dog sales day could soon be over in Miami. The city commission unanimously voted this morning to pass a six-month moratorium on any new stores selling dogs and cats in the city. The temporary ban will serve as a test run for a possible permanent ordinance. No existing pet…
Man Dies After Climbing Cruise Ship’s Mast at PortMiami
A 20-year-old man died this morning in an apparent accident after he climbed the mast of the Carnival Ecstasy while it was docked at PortMiami. The incident happened shortly after 7 a.m., and the as yet unidentified man visiting from North Carolina broke into a restricted area of the ship…
Child Porn-Downloading Firefighter Gets 27 Years Behind Bars
Alexander Rousseau, the 31-year-old former Miami firefighter and frequent charity calendar model, has been sentenced to 27 years for downloading child porn to his laptop from firehouses. Rousseau was arrested last April after being accused of downloading hundreds of videos of prepubescent girls engaged in sexual activities on his laptop…
305 Photo of the Day: Do It For the Vine
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Miami Dolphins Fans Lead the NFL in Being Addicted to Their Smart Phones During Games
Oh my God, I can’t believe the Dolphins missed another first down / They’re losing to the Chiefs / That’s like so embarrassing / I can’t even / Hey, do you wanna get another beer / I really need one / But first … Let me take a #Selfie Yes,…
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Sci-Fi Fortress Coming to Biscayne Boulevard in Edgewater
This thing definitely looks like it belongs in some superhero or dystopian sci-fi movie. We just can’t tell if it’s the secret headquarters of the good guys or bad guys. Fairholme Fund, an investment fund worth $17 billion and run by Bruce Berkowitz, is moving into Edgewater, further signaling the…
WTF Florida Friday: Barbershop Raids, LOLRobbers, and the Worst Dad in Town
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest. This week, that includes a dad who handed his suicidal son a gun, a robber who was “just kidding” and barbershop SWAT raids…
Haider Zafar, Man Who Defrauded Heat Players, to Plead Guilty
Haider Zafar had quite some balls. He defrauded Mike Miller, James Jones, and Rashard Lewis out of a combined $7.5 million in a shady investment scheme, and then turned around to use some of that money to buy season tickets to watch his victims play basketball. Zafar was of course…
305 Photo of the Day: Lights Tonight
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Miami-Dade Adopting New, Tougher Dog Sale Regulations
Fido may live in your home now, but do you have any idea where your dog was born and spent her first few months of life? A new ordinance passed by the Miami-Dade County Commission aims to educate prospective owners about where their dog came from, and to place tougher…
25 Reasons to Be Glad Miami Doesn’t Have a Real Fall
It’s the first week of fall … or autumn. We’re not sure. Some people are so obsessed with this season that they’ve given it not one but two different names while using it as an excuse to put pumpkin spice on everything and knit mittens while drinking hot chocolate around…
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305 Photo of the Day: Utility and Luxury
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John Thrasher, Rick Scott’s Campaign Chair, Picked as FSU’s Next President: Here’s Why People Are Angry
John Thrasher has held a lot of positions in his life: speaker of the Florida House, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, lobbyist, chairman of Rick Scott’s reelection campaign, and current state senator. Yesterday the Florida State University Board of Trustees voted 11-2 to appoint Thrasher as the 15th…
Miami Has the Second Most “Engaged” Workers in America
Stereotypes be damned, a new analysis has found that the Miami metro area has the second most engaged workforce in America, and no that doesn’t explain why everyone at your work place has a fiancé but you. The analysis from Quantum Workplace (a company that sells software meant to drive…
Miami Market Owner Arrested for Stealing Customer’s Winning Lotto Ticket
Yesterday we wondered if there was any scam that Miamians don’t excel at? Well, it turns out you can’t even buy a lottery ticket in this town without running the risk of getting massively ripped off by a shady business owner (well, more than the lottery usually rips you off)…
305 Photo of the Day: Ring of Life
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Three-Breasted Woman Jasmine Tridevil Is This Generation’s Greatest Feminist Performance Artist
Is “three-breasted” woman Jasmine Tridevil a troubled soul? A fame-hungry schemer? The most brilliant American performance artist in years? Sometimes it’s best not to search too hard for a label and simply appreciate something for all of its possibilities. Whatever the case, the internet has largely reversed course since yesterday…
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Rick Scott Meets Vanilla Ice, but Fails to Get His Coveted Endorsement
Florida’s heated gubernatorial race could use some chilling out, and there’s nothing cooler than Vanilla Ice. Am I right, kids? Well Rick Scott recently met Florida’s greatest white rapper, but Mr. Ice was quick to point out that the meeting did not equal an endorsement…
Dwyane Wade Debuts Blood-Splattered Sneakers Called “The Dexter”
What’s a Miami sneaker fiend to do now that LeBron James is back in Cleveland? Do you still rock your Nike LeBron XIs? Or do you consider Dwyane Wade’s line with Chinese apparel company Li-Ning? Because Wade has an eye-catching new design out aimed directly at anyone fascinated with Miami…
Former Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman Found Guilty of Corruption by Jury
Last summer’s crackdown on allegedly corrupt local mayors has netted prosecutors a two-out-of-three conviction rate. Former Homestead mayor Steve Bateman was found guilty by a jury this afternoon on two corruption charges. The verdict follows a guilty plea from former Sweetwater mayor Manuel Maroño and a not-guilty verdict for suspended…
305 Photo of the Day: A Leg Up
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