305 Photo of the Day: Summer Transportation
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Sign Online Petition: We Want World Cup in Miami!
On the cusp of the South Africa World Cup starting, supporters of the bid to get the event back to the USA and in Miami for the first time ever are asking for Miamian help in a 100k TODAY campaign. The Miami Sports Commission is looking for individuals to fill…
Southwest Miami Pot Grow House Goes Up in Smoke, Second in a Month
Don’t you just hate it when your grow house gets discovered by firemen putting out a blaze in your home. Jorge Guzman and Yvette Garcia are the latest homeowners who suffered such a fate. According to property records, they own the house at 24644 SW 114th Court which was the…
Pat Riley Sued for Keeping Land Deal Profits to Himself
Heat President Pat Riley has bigger problems this summer than just trying to re-sign guard Dwyane Wade. Riley is being sued for $5.5 million by a real estate broker who says the Hall of Fame coach didn’t live up to a promise he made to break him off a piece…
Photo of the Day: Road to Española
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Fecal Pollution Warning Issued at Matheson Hammock in Gables
Everybody is waiting to see if the Gulf oil is going to wash up on Miami’s beaches anytime soon. Maybe we should be more conscious of what is already here. The Miami-Dade Health Department issued an advisory Wednesday for the atoll pool at Matheson Hammock in Coral Gables after two…
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Miami Tourism Chief on Oil Spill: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Even if experts warn that oil could already be off the coast of Miami and a University of Central Florida study estimates that the Gulf disaster could end up costing Florida $11 billion in lost tourism spending and 200,000 jobs, Bill Talbert, president of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors…
USF Expert’s Forecast For Today: Oil Off the Coast of Miami
“There will be oil off the coast of Miami shortly, if it’s not already there. It’s happening,” says Dr. Robert H. Weisberg, director of the University of South Florida Ocean Circulation Group in the school’s College of Marine Science. And Weisberg says he has the forecasts to prove it–four of…
Scorned Wife Plots Chainsaw Massacre for Ex-Hubby
Nothing like two years in the clink to plot revenge on the person who put you there. For Mercedes “Mecha” Morales of Miramar that meant ordering a hit on her husband–who ratted her out when he got pinched as part of a money laundering scheme in 2003 (and yes, the…
305 Photo of the Day: Tic-Tac-Toe Bahamas Style
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Stephen Strasburg Debut Steals Thunder of Marlin’s Mike Stanton First Game
Good pitching always beats good hitting. So goes the old baseball adage, and in the case of the dueling debuts of Florida Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton and Washington Nationals’ pitcher Stephen Strasburg–two of the most important prospects in recent years — it seems to be true again. As bad luck…
Hialeah Murder Suspect Related to Two Major League Pitchers
Gerardo Regalado, the 38-year old man alleged to have shot and killed four women, including his girlfriend, before turning the gun on himself, is the half brother former New York Yankee pitcher Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez. El Duque, in turn, is the half brother of former Florida Marlin pitcher Livan…
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Famous World Cup Stars Who Played in South Florida
The ball gets rolling at 2010 World Cup later this week in South Africa, and South Floridians are pumped. They should be. Never mind that Miami didn’t get a World Cup game when the tournament was held in the U.S. in 1994, or that we might not get one the…
305 Photo of the Day: Stand and Deliver
Sometimes what comes in the mail is not nearly as cool as what the mail comes in. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group…
1111 Lincoln Road Parking Garage Exposed as Rain Hazard
Hate to rain on the parade surrounding the uber-cool 1111 Lincoln Road Parking Garage, but the structure that has gotten rave reviews for its design from the art world and media — including the New York Times and Icon Magazine — is having trouble keeping parkers dry. By featuring so…
Elton John Performs for Rush Limbaugh… Wedding!
The same guy who said that half of all parents would abort their unborn children if they knew they’d be gay, had none other than Elton John–who’s been gay since he was a zygote–perform at his 4th wedding at the Breakers in Palm Beach over the weekend. That’s right we’re…
Five Dead in Murder-Suicide in Hialeah Restaurant
A man shot six women — killing four — at a Hialeah restaurant on June 6, before leaving the scene and eventually killing himself on one of the most gruesome killing sprees in the history of the city. According to WSVN,the shootings started after a argument between a man and…
Fumble-Prone Former Dolphin Sammie Smith Gets Civil Rights Back
“Sammie Sucks. Sammie Sucks,” chants are long since gone from Miami Dolphin home games, as is the unfortunate and short-lived pro football career of former running back Sammie Smith. But things finally seem to be turning around for one of the most hated Dolphins of all time. After finishing up…
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Propeller Seriously Cuts Boy’s Arm at Black Point Marina
A 12-year old boy was still in critical condition Thursday night after a horrific boating accident at Black Point Marina in South Miami-Dade County nearly cost him his arm. Channel 10 identified the boy as Parker Brannon and said he was sitting at the front of a boat operated by…
Classic Rock, Oceans of Beer Define Yard House Happy Hour
As part of our count down to New Times’ Coolest 50 Happy Hours in Miami in June we’ll be giving a sneak preview of some dives, meat markets, truly hipster hangouts, and any other kind of Happy Hour locales you can think of. Loosen your tie or throw on that…
Cook Diagnosed With Typhoid Fever at Chili’s in Bayside
The heat is on in the kitchen of Chili’s Restaurant at the Bayside location in downtown, and not because of the restaurant’s namesake pepper. A Chili’s statement confirmed that a former cook at the restaurant was diagnosed with typhoid fever earlier this month. And while that same cook is now…
Naturally, Gatorade Joins Natural Drink Craze
Gatorade was created back in 1965 by several “scientists” at the university of Florida, according to the company’s website. After speaking with football coaches about the problem of dehydration, “researchers then took their findings into the lab, and scientifically formulated a new, precisely balanced carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage that would adequately replace…