Tarell McCraney, a 32-year old award-winning American playwright and actor from Liberty City, has been named a MacArthur Fellow, one of this year’s 24 winners of a no-strings-attached $625,000 prize dispersed over five years. Better known as the MacArthur “genius” grant, the stipend represents an increase from last year’s sum…
Sunday marks the end of an era, when AMC airs it’s mega-hit original drama series Breaking Bad for the final time. Creator Vince Gilligan has done a superb job of keeping viewers on their toes, so it’s anyone’s guess as to what the final 75 minutes have in store. One…
Yesterday Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced his intention to nix the nomination of openly gay judge William Thomas to the federal judiciary, citing questions about the judges”judicial temperament.” Rubio’s flack, Brooke Sammon, told the Daily Business Review Thursday Rubio has “questions about his judicial temperament and his willingness to impose…
Chiquita Brands International is in damage control mode, requesting a federal appeals court block lawsuits filed against it in the U.S. by Colombians whose relatives were killed in that country’s decades-long civil war. The produce giant has admitted to paying a right-wing Colombian paramilitary group $1.7 million over a seven-year…
According to the New York Post, the sale of the Florida Panthers to a New York buyer is “imminent”. The report comes as a surprise to most, as the team has never announced it was for sale, however with losses piling up, perhaps owners received an offer they couldn’t refuse…
Sunday marks the first Miami Dolphins home game of the year, which means it’s time to dust off those tents and charcoal grills that have been laying in your garage for the past eight months. It appears the Dolphins have raised their game on the field, so it’s only fair…
The storied Versace mansion goes to auction today, and none other than Donald Trump plans on making a bid. Trump has met the requirements and laid down a $3 million deposit, qualifying him to purchase the ten-bedroom, 11-bathroom Mediterranean-style estate at 1116 Ocean Dr. Trump confirmed his interest Tuesday morning…
Annnnnnnnnnnnnd down the stretch they come! The MLB regular season finish line is near, and you know what that means, Marlins fans: playoffs 100-loss-season watch! Just fewer than 20 games remain between you and a Marlins free Twitter timeline — that is, until they trade Giancarlo Stanton in December. In…
Welcome to another Miami Dolphins season, kicking off this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Gone is the old logo and uniforms. Gone are many of last seasons players. Enter a lot of expectations for a franchise that has routinely disappointed it’s fans over the past decade, or four. Sunday is…
In what hasn’t exactly been the most enjoyable season for Miami Marlins fans, every fifth day has been a reward for the four prior. Jose Fernandez’s story has been well documented, and beyond his dominance on the mound, his genuine upbeat personality and demeanor on the baseball field have been…
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another season of Miami Hurricanes football. Tonight the Canes will kick off against the pride of Boca Raton, the Florida Atlantic University Owls. The Hurricanes are 32-point favorites over the mighty Owls, so the game is not exactly expected to come down to the wire…
Believe it: A fresh, new Miami Hurricanes season arrives next Friday. As you ponder what to grill at the tailgate before the annual thrashing of Florida Atlantic University, it’s the perfect time to count down the biggest signs that you bleed orange and green. You will throw up “The U”…
The 1972 Miami Dolphins finally got to see the White House this week, forty years after their undefeated season. President Barack Obama welcomed the players and staff into his home yesterday, making up for the invite that never happened back in 1972, a time when sports teams didn’t automatically make…
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Late last week on I-75 near Naples, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted a blue 2012 Ford Focus going 87 mph in a 70 mph zone, and inside was all the crazy. The driver, Leyla Denise Aykin, realized she was being pulled over and promptly slowed to 40 mph –…
Two people were injured in St. Petersburg last night when a batch of hashish oil they were making exploded. The blast was powerful enough to blow out an exterior wall and cause heavy damage to an interior wall, police said. No arrests had been made as of Monday night, but…
Dyron Dye was dismissed from the University of Miami football team on Monday, ending the collegiate career of the last of 38 Miami players and recruits who had alleged received the improper benefit of partying at the home of Ponzi-scheming booster Nevin Shapiro. Dye, who suffered an Achilles injury that…
It’s only a matter of time until you see “LeBron James Escort-Gate” as the title of a upcoming topic on Around The Horn. LeBron James was running just a tad late to see his good buddy Jay-Z in concert this weekend at Sun Life Stadium, so he did what any…
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NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport has confirmed today that Miami Dolphins tight end Dustin Keller tore his ACL, PCL, and MCL and also dislocated his kneecap in Miami’s 24-17 loss to the Houston Texans Saturday night, ending his season and putting the 29-year-old’s career in jeopardy…
Taylor Hardy was arrested over the weekend after refusing to stop filming the production of a LeBron James commercial taking place in the Allapattah neighborhood. Hardy, who gave his account of the arrest to Carlos Miller of Photography Is Not A Crime, said he was standing on a public street,…
William Joseph Eitel was recently booked into Okaloosa County Jailon charges of with loitering and prowling stemming from a fire he allegedly set inside a Destin bar called the Freaky Tiki. Eitel had quite an excuse for setting the blaze, though: He was trying to keep the bar up to…
