One of Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s most persistent tics is to start yelling, “Jobs!” over and over whenever he’s pressed with a tough question. This is the same guy, after all, who once pleaded the Fifth more than 500 times in a deposition. He’s an Olympic-level non-answerer, and most interviewers…
Last month, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine asked the state ethics board for guidance on a slippery question: Could he vote on a new mega-condo project on Purdy Avenue even though he owns property next door? Although critics said the mayor’s own investments might get a significant boost from the…
As Florida Power and Light finalized plans to expand its nuclear reactors at Turkey Point three years ago, critics were aghast. The nuclear plant already sits at a environmentally fragile spot and upping the power production would seriously threaten the ecosystem, they argued. Turns out they were right. This morning,…
Marco Rubio had a no good, very bad weekend. He’s now the de-facto establishment candidate, and in the four states voting on Saturday, he racked up tons of high-profile endorsements. He spent more per spent more per vote this weekend than any other candidate on either side of the aisle. It…
Marco Rubio’s website these days is basically an online fanzine for the anti-Donald Trump crowd. New visitors are prompted to join the effort to “Stop Trump.” The store hawks everything from “Dump Trump” yoga pants to #NeverTrump T-shirts. On the campaign trail, Rubio’s spent weeks slamming the real estate mogul…
For years, Coors has branded its beer with soaring mountain landscapes and slogans like: “”Brewed With Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water.” But what if it’s not? As Coors has expanded from a regional favorite to a corporate giant that brews Coors Light all over the country, it’s famed Golden, Colorado…
Today is a day the GOP establishment never could have imagined. If neither Marco Rubio nor Ted Cruz surge in the dozen states casting primary ballots on this Super Tuesday, Donald Trump could all but wrap up a Republican presidential nomination tonight. And there are hints that Florida’s Trump-lite governor,…
With twelve states ready to cast their primary votes in Super Tuesday tomorrow, Marco Rubio has very little left to lose. Yes, Rubio has finally managed to consolidate the establishment GOP behind him. But his best finish so far is second place, and Donald Trump is obliterating him in polls…
For nearly a decade, the mysterious Zodiac killer terrorized the Bay Area by brutally murdering young couples and then taunting police and the press with cryptic notes. The killer was never found. Unless he’s now a front-running GOP presidential contender? A rumor that the long-sought after serial killer is actually…
For Brandon “Mighty Mouse” Desrosier, boxing was a redemption. After a rough childhood in West Palm Beach spent bouncing in and out of youth detention facilities, a turning point came when a police officer gave him a choice: Either go back to jail for his latest street fight, or start…
In addition to being Miami Beach’s mayor, Philip Levine is also among the biggest property owners in booming Sunset Harbour. That’s created some sticky situations in the past, like when Levine voted to put millions of city cash into anti-sea level pumps and street adjustments to protect the buildings he owns. …
Some boxers enter the ring scowling dead-eyed at their opponents. But Stan Stanisclasse could never pull it off. His smile came too easily — it’d just creep unbidden across his face. So he began most bouts with a little dance instead, stomping and sliding his feet back and forth in…
America’s saddest presidential campaign has finally been euthanized by the good voters of South Carolina. No more can voters chuckle woefully at pleas to “Please clap” or at ham handed attempts to explain why Dubya wasn’t wrong to invade Iraq. Jeb! and his random exclamation point have walked slowly into…
King Carter was six years old. He played Pop Warner football for the 75-pound Junior Bandits and had a smile that lit up his neighborhood. This weekend, he became the latest shockingly young kid killed in Miami by gun violence. The young victim has now become the latest rallying cry…
Cuba is one of the richest pipelines on earth for world-class baseball talent. It’s also one of the most treacherous places for Major League Baseball teams to recruit. Thanks to the embargo, defectors have to risk perilous journeys across the Gulf and through Latin America before they can snag big-money…
For baseball fans, Spring Training is a time for hope, naive innocence and the glorious chance to drink ballpark beers that cost less than 15 bucks. Sure, the Marlins were wretched again last year, but in Jupiter at least, Fish fans can forget all that pain, snag a few autographs…
When the news broke last night that Obama will head to Cuba next month — becoming the first sitting president to visit since 1928 — it swept through Miami like a tropical storm. Pot-banging protesters stormed the streets of Little Havana, molotov cocktails were flung at consulates of nations friendly…
Just after midnight yesterday, 911 dispatchers in the Florida Keys received a barrage of odd calls: A backhoe, witnesses said, was wildly flinging boulders across the Seven Mile Bridge and into the water. Thus began America’s strangest police chase of the year. Over the next three hours, a small army…
Vancouver has one of the most stunning skylines on earth, a jagged expanse of skyscrapers framed by sparkling waterways and the towering North Shore Mountains. It’s a city fit for any ad campaign. Except that Vancouver is indisputably in Canada. So it’s a poor choice to use Vancouver’s lovely but…
U.S. Senate members have a few pretty important responsibilities that are part of the job description. They’re supposed to vote on legislation, of course, and ratify treaties and international agreements. And on the rare occasion that a spot opens up on the Supreme Court, they’re supposed to work with the…
Separating fact from fancy in the David Beckham MLS story is about as easy as keeping Zlatan off the score sheet. Even though Beckham has secured MLS approval for a privately built stadium in Overtown, his group still has yet to buy all the land, nail down construction plans or…
Just a week ago, the GOP establishment hoped New Hampshire might clean up their muddled primary mess by highlighting a mainstream savior to take down Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. The man most hoped would do so: Miami’s own Marco Rubio, who’d steamrolled to a surprisingly third place finish in…
