For fourteen straight years at least one Miami Hurricanes player was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. It’s an astounding record that no other team seems poised to break anytime soon (Alabama currently has the longest active streak at seven consecutive years). Still, it was painful back…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida each week. On Friday, we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: a man warns police that Shirley MacClaine will command her personal army of fans to burn down Key West, a fan of Norse mythology takes on police on his own,…
A funny thing happened on the way to the Dolphins 13th pick in the first round of last night’s NFL Draft. Draft analysis and reporters truly had no idea what the ‘Fins would do in the first round. The team had a lot of needs to fill, and a lot…
Every year since its inception, the Walk Score rankings have placed Miami as one of the nation’s top ten most walkable cities. In fact, last year, Miami shot up to fifth on the list. We retain that spot in the just released 2016 rankings. Although, our raw walk score has…
Miami is a town of deep emotions, but perhaps none run stronger than anger. Oh, we can find almost anything to be angry about here. But here are ten things everyone in town is almost assuredly perpetually bothered by. Traffic and Other Drivers Does this one need explanation? No. No it…
Florida Governor Rick Scott wants the rest of the Republican establishment to just stop all the nonsense and accept the fact that Donald Trump will be the party’s official presidential nominee come this summer. In a Facebook post, the Gov called for an official end to the “Stop Trump” movement…
Today, the City of Miami Beach Commission will hold its first meeting after the literally trashy events of Floatopia on April 16th, and as promised City Manager Jimmy L. Morales has prepared suggestions on how to deal with the event and ones similar to it in the future. Morales’s suggestion…
Vladislav Doronin has conquered real estate all over the world. His 1,160-foot tall OKO Tower in Moscow is currently the tallest skyscraper in all of Europe. His luxury Aman resorts dot the world’s grandest getaway spots from Thailand to the Turks. He’s left his footprint in New York, Tokyo and London…
He’s a successful developer with a net worth that firmly ensconces him in the one percent. He has controversial views on immigration, and isn’t afraid of sharing them. He’s never held office before, and is now running in a crowded Republican primary as an outsider with the help of his…
After putting all his chips on the table in a hyper-ambitious run for the White House, Senator Marco Rubio came up far short. So how ironic would it be if Florida’s other Senator actually came closer to 1600 Penn? Yes, that guy. The one everyone seems to like, but no…
We’re not saying Miami is full of lazy people. Certainly not. Though, if you want to live a life of leisure stripped of anything resembling real world responsibilities, well, the city will certainly cater to you. Especially if you have the money. This is the town that invented the tanning butler…
LIV Co-owner David Grutman is the reigning king of Miami Beach nightlife, but he brought the biggest party he through this year to Wynwood. The 35-year-old nightlife impresario married his Brazilian model bride Isabela Rangel in front of hundreds of guests at the Wynwood Walls on Saturday night. Holding the key to…
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign continues to cause problems for his Trump National Doral golf resort, especially when it comes to community relations. Some Miami-Dade Commissioners have called for a ban on official public business with any Trump-owned businesses. The Latin Builders Association pulled their 2015 gala from the resort. Relations…
Republicans in the State Government have been slowly chipping away at women’s reproductive health rights for years. Last year they went further than they ever had by passing a law that required women to wait 24 hours after their initial consultation to undergo and abortion. That law has been caught…
It wasn’t that long ago where Republicans could actually find a strong base of support amongst Florida’s Hispanic and Latino population. Both Bushes, Jeb and George W, enjoyed a majority of their support in their runs for governor and president. According to at least one exit poll, even Rick Scott…
Miami-Dade leaders have been talking about massive expansion of transit systems in the County for more than 15 years now, but little has actually been done. There’s, of course, the issue of how to actually pay for these things compounded by constant in-fighting over which project should be pursued first. …
A lot of dumb things happen in Florida every week. On Fridays we are here to bring you the oddest. This week: a quick reminder that dragons roam Florida, a Delray Beach bodyguard has changed his name to “Bruce Jenner” to retain the name’s “heterosexual roots,” and an item involving…
There’s really only two things we now for sure about the Major League Soccer team coming to Miami: 1) David Beckham is the public face of what will become the ownership. 2) The team has bought land to build a stadium in Overtown. Everything else seems to be up in…
Rep. Gwen Graham, a single-term Democratic congresswoman perhaps best known for being the daughter of former Senator and Governor Bob Graham, announced today that she won’t seek re-election and is instead strongly considering a run for governor in 2018. “I’m so excited to tell you first that I’m seriously considering…
If you hear a story about a woman seducing a man in South Florida only to make off with his Rolex, well, there’s a good chance that Subhanna Beyah was involved somehow. She’s been charged with several similar crimes in the past, but has managed to avoid jail time every…
In a letter to the Miami Beach Commission, City Manager Jimmy L. Morales has detailed what he believes went wrong and lead to the trash disaster after this weekend’s Floatopia event. His explanation can be best summed up by lightly tweaking some classic Milli Vanilli lyrics: ” Blame it on the rain…
Finally! Someone has combined the hit broadway musical you can’t stop hearing about and the failed presidential candidate you haven’t heard much about for two months. Yes, folks, Jeb!: An American Disappointment, a parody of Hamilton, is here to the delight of, well, some. Unfortunately, it’s not a fully staged…
