Florida’s beer laws are already about as logical as David Samson’s Survivor strategy. Thanks to the oversized influence of big money distributors, antiquated laws like one banning 64-ounce growlers (which are legal in 47 other states) stay on the books. Craft brewers have spent four years trying to change that…
You know how leftist Latin American leaders like Nicolas Maduro are forever claiming the American government is trying to unseat them via wild plots that sound cooked up by guys living in tin-foil-covered studio apartments? This morning comes a stark reminder that — at least when it comes to Cuba…
When Porter Fischer exposed Coral Gables clinic Biogenesis as the source of performance-enhancing drugs to scores of top athletes, including baseball stars Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, his motivation was simple. The clinic’s owner, Tony Bosch, had stiffed him on a $4,000 loan, so he shared records implicating Bosch with…
A few months before the 2012 presidential election, Gov. Rick Scott sold a massive voter purge as a way to eliminate hundreds of “non-citizens” who were supposedly threatening democracy. Instead, the effort was a xenophobic joke. In Miami alone, hundreds of mostly Latino voters were forced to prove their citizenship…
Waves of protesters clad in masks and hoods battled riot police in Caracas and other major Venezuelan cities last night, leading to at least two more deaths in the latest outburst of unrest against President Nicolas Maduro. Back in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott seized the opportunity to slam the White…
When Porter Fischer exposed Coral Gables clinic Biogenesis as the source of performance enhancing drugs to scores of top athletes, including baseball stars Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, his motivation was simple. The clinic’s owner, Tony Bosch, had stiffed him out of a $4,000 loan, so he shared records implicating…
Do you often find yourself cruising Miami’s highways and thinking to yourself, “I really, truly wish that everyone on this road would drive even faster”? If so, you are a maniac probably bent on your own fiery death, and you are also in luck. Because Florida’s legislature looks just about…
Atlanta rap trio Migos have had a hell of a 2014 already, with Complex naming one member, Quavo, the year’s most influential rapper for his oft-imitated rhythm as the group has dropped new videos with Souljah Boy and about Emmitt Smith. Early this morning, the crew were headed south down…
Ever imagined that exact, excruciating moment when an American crocodile closes its iron jaws around your face and clamps out the last dying embers of your life with its array of razor-sharp teeth? No? Well, here’s a GoPro video shot in Homestead to help fuel your newest croc nightmares…
Imagine this scenario: A hurricane is about to pummel Dade County. Hundreds of thousands of panicked, jumpy residents sit on traffic-clogged escape routes, all trying desperately to get to safety. And now a simple question: Should all those people, even those without legal concealed carry permits, be allowed to carry…
How would you feel about police having secret technology that lets them track your exact movements via your cell phone without even having to get a warrant first? Well, it’s not a paranoid, PRISM-fueled conspiracy theory. It’s happening every day in the Sunshine State, where police agencies are using a…
David Beckham’s Miami soccer group has already made it clear that the southern tip of PortMiami is their preferred location for a new soccer stadium, and with the release of the first batch of artistic renderings this morning, it’s clear why. The stadium, as they envision it at least, would…
All signs point toward Floridians approving a medical marijuana proposal on November’s ballot, but the legislature could ease the Sunshine State toward some legalized pot all on their own during this month’s session. One measure, which would kick start research funding into medical marijuana and legalize a non-euphoric strain for…
For the first time since Miami teen Trayvon Martin’s death, legislators are poised to approve a substantial reform to the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. A bill that looks likely to pass the House this week would add warning shots to the protections under the law — a response to…
When news leaked last week about Stephen Ross’ revised plans to renovate Sun Life Stadium, most taxpayers had the same knee-jerk reaction: Victory! Just a year after public outrage helped sink Ross’ request for $127 million from the county, the Dolphins’ owner was now ready to open his own wallet…
Former Hialeah mayor and Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Julio Robaina was already in big trouble with prosecutors for allegedly taking $300,000 in secret loan payments from a buddy running a Ponzi scheme. Now he might just be in even bigger trouble with his wife and codefendant, Raiza Robaina. That’s because prosecutors…
On the one hand, mass drug testing laws are inherently evil and unconstitutional. But on the other, required screening for the same elected officials who keep trying to force drug tests on welfare recipients and minimum wage-earning state employees would be beautifully ironic — especially in the wake of one…
When news leaked early this week about Stephen Ross’ revised plans to renovate Sun Life Stadium, most taxpayers had the same knee-jerk reaction: Victory! Just a year after public outrage helped sink Ross’ request for $127 million from the county, the Dolphins’ owner was now ready to open his own…
In December, a New Timesinvestigation showed how an unlicensed doctor like Tony Bosch could sell tightly regulated drugs like steroids so openly from his Coral Gables clinic — including to superstar athletes like Alex Rodriguez. The answer: Florida’s laws include a giant loophole allowing clinics that only accept cash to…
At the University of Central Florida, Jah Reid terrorized defensive lineman with his 6’7″ frame and 335 pounds of muscle. Police say Reid put that size advantage to another use this weekend at a Key West strip club, where he head-butted a man who innocently bumped into him and sparked…
Earning the title of Florida’s most corrupt city is no easy job. Dade County’s mayoral elite have certainly done their best to make a bid for the plaudits this past year, from Sweetwater’s bribe-taking chief to Homestead’s allegedly campaign-finance breaking mayor. Tiny Hampton, Florida, blows them both out of the…
Thanks to a little-known device manufactured by a tech company in Melbourne, police departments across Florida have tracked thousands of cell phones — often without bothering to get a warrant first. In at least one case, the cops purposely kept the device secret in court because the company asked them…
