Miami Ocean Studios is in negotiations to lease 160 acres of land between the Palmetto Expressway and Florida’s Turnpike. The company expects to begin construction next year on a “Hollywood-class” studio. The land being negotiated falls just north of Opa-locka Executive Airport near the Dade-Broward county line and is currently…
It’s hard to believe this year marked the 30th anniversary of the last time the Miami Dolphins appeared in a Super Bowl, but here we are, three decades later. In 1984, Dan Marino punted just about every NFL record into the sun on his way to leading the Dolphins to…
Hassan Whiteside made the Chicago Bulls pay the price for his low NBA2K ratings, and now they are all dead. There are no longer any Chicago Bulls; sorry ’bout it, PETA. Chicago has also vanished. Tough break, Obama. After taking five business days to get his sprained ankle right, Whiteside…
The Miami Heat is under .500, and that sucks. Are we all together on this one? OK, good — we can move on to less depressing facts of Heat fan life, like the things that haven’t sucked in 20014-15 thus far. There are a few things that haven’t sucked, I…
“The only way to escape the streets is to fight your way out.” That’s the life philosophy that pervades Miami filmmaker Billy Corben’s documentary Dawg Fight. The latest film from Corben’s studio, Rakontur, chronicles the underground backyard-fighting scene in Perrine, a suburb that’s just a few miles south of Miami…
Can’t keep track of when all your favorite shows return this year? You’ve come to the right place. Chances are now that the holiday season is over, and every station is done playing Home Alone 2 on a loop, your must watch show is nearing a return. Whether it be…
Well, well, well, what do we have here, Heat fans? It seems to me what we have here is some members of what many refer to as the best fan base in sports leaving a championship game early with their team on the verge of a loss. Crazy, right? Damn,…
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was a guest on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show last night, and a roast of Florida broke out. Eh, let’s be honest — we deserve it. Funny is funny. Rubio was on the show to promote his new book American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone,…
They said you wouldn’t stick around after LeBron James left. They called you a front-runner. They scoffed at the thought that you might continue to support your team, even if said team was no longer a championship contender. So far, you’ve proven them wrong, Heat fans…
“It’s what teens do,” Samantha Van Dresser told the New York Times. “Especially in Florida.” The Florida teen was the focus of a story that outlined growing concerns about indoor tanning in America and the health side effects that come with prolonged exposure to UV rays. The key words here…
In the past decade, Donna Shalala and the University of Miami have gone out of their way to let students know that their institution is in full support of students’ right to freedom of speech and other basic civil liberties, even releasing a press release in 2006, then again in…
Brace yourselves, Miami, this will shock you: The NCAA rule book is a joke. The latest evidence comes via King James himself. This past weekend, the Ohio State Buckeyes football team arrived at their hotel rooms to find $300 Beats by Dre headphones nestled atop each of their pillows like…
We are only a week into 2015, and you’ve probably already broken a few of your New Year’s resolutions; it happens. So why not come up with some new, easier ones while the year is still young? No, I’m not talking about deciding pizza is ok, as long as it’s…
This has not been the easiest season for Miami Heat fans — things haven’t gone according to plan thus far. Someone is always injured. The team is fighting just for the last playoff seeds in the East. Birdman keeps spraining things. It’s been a rough first third of the year…
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo passed away due to heart failure Thursday evening, just hours after his son, Andrew Cuomo, delivered a speech at a ceremony kicking off his second term as governor of New York. The elder Cuomo had been hospitalized for heart issues in November, and reports…
Out with the old and in with the new; the turning of the calendar to 2015 represents an opportunity for a fresh start, and a chance to make good on some things you’ve neglected in the last year. Everyone has something to improve upon, and the beginning of a new…
On the bright side, weekends in South Florida just got incredibly less depressing. The Miami Dolphins’ and the Miami Hurricanes’ 2014 seasons came to a fitting end this weekend, with matching embarrassing, uninspired, and downright unacceptable performances. Both teams began the season with catchy slogans pointing to renewed hope, change,…
LeBron James’ return to Miami is finally upon us, and it seems like everyone has an opinion on how Miami Heat fans are supposed to act when he faces their team for the first time since leaving in July. Most outside Miami believe Miami Heat fans should be grateful for…
What we have here is your classic good-news/bad-news situation. The bad news: The Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention when the Steelers beat the Chiefs Sunday. The good news: The Fins still had a game to finish, and finish they did. Then there’s the news that could be either good…
This hasn’t been the easiest season to be a Miami Heat fan. The Heat are in danger of heading into their Christmas Day match-up against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a sub-.500 team. The fact is, the Heat are a middling Eastern Conference team at the moment with…
The Miami Dolphins’ 41-13 humiliating blowout loss to the New England Patriots Sunday wasn’t just the last nail in the Dolphins season, it was the six-feet of dirt on Joe Philbin’s tenure as head coach. With the team’s playoff hopes on the line, the Dolphins found every way, from start-to-finish,…
This Saturday, Miami-based film director and University of Miami graduate Billy Corben will debut the sequel to his 2009 hit ESPN 30 for 30 film, The U. Airing just after the Heisman Trophy presentation, The U Part 2 picks up where the original ended, taking viewers from the unstoppable 2001…
