Venezuelans were angry when the country ran low on flour and detergent. They were downright pissed when a chronic toilet paper shortage led to a run on Charmin earlier this month. But the latest scarcity to hit thanks to the haphazard economic policies of Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas…
Miami futbol fans salivating over the Spain vs. Haiti friendly next month at Sun Life Stadium may want to put on their adult diapers before reading this headline: David Beckham himself is coming to Miami this week to meet a billionaire financier to discuss bringing a Major League Soccer franchise…
If you’re a columnist at a big metro daily, there’s never really a great time to lash out at a Vietnam vet by telling him he “must still be pissed off he lost” the war and adding, “I’m sure the South Vietnamese appreciated you sucking as a soldier, failing in…
Miami Chiropractor Forced Scientology on Employees, Feds Allege
Sales is a tough job. Those widgets ain’t moving themselves. And everyone knows what happens at the weekly sales meeting: First prize is a Cadillac, second prize is a set of steak knives, and third place is you’re fired. It’s no different at Dynamic Medical Services, a Miami chiropractic center…
Allen West’s entire four years in Washington were essentially a giant performance art piece aimed at Fox News viewers. The Republican rep would bluster at a Muslim constituent that “you attacked us,” or claim that 80 sitting Democrats in Congress are secret communists or blabber about gays “breaking down” the…
For the next month, two teams will be fighting tooth and nail for the chance to lead a billion dollar renovation of Miami Beach’s convention center. But the Beach may soon have some serious competition on its hands for convention traffic, if a just released plan from downtown developers comes…
Throughout his rocket-ship ride to the top of the GOP, Marco Rubio has fought to keep some financial skeletons from tumbling out of his closet. There were thousands in questionable credit card charges, a six-figure student loan debt, the Tally house (shared with David Rivera) that went into foreclosure. These…
Remember when you got popped with that red light camera ticket last month and then ranted to anyone who’d listen about how it was all a giant conspiracy? “The yellow is too short!” you shrieked, waving your ticket in the air as everyone laughed. “They did it on purpose!” Well,…
When the House spiked a bill two weeks ago to let the Miami Dolphins raise bed taxes to fund a stadium renovation, team owner Stephen Ross went ballastic, lashing out at Speaker Will Weatherford for taking away Miami voters’ chance to have a say on the project. He shouldn’t have…
First, the Miami Marlins duped their way to a deal that will eventually cost taxpayers $1 billion for a new ballpark. That’s panned out about as well as early stock investments in Hindenberg, Inc. Then the Dolphins tried their hand with a campaign to get more than $200 million for…
On Friday, Dino Ghilotti’s friends and family gathered in Coral Gables to watch him walk the stage at the University of Miami’s graduation. Today, they’ll gather again at a Coral Gables church to mourn at his funeral ceremony. Ghilotti was killed early Sunday morning in a two-car accident a few…
Sure, the Florida legislature may have taken a step back on pot laws in the Sunshine State by tightening rules for selling bongs and voting down a medical marijuana initiative. But in Orlando, at least, a road sign yesterday advised drivers to behave more like residents in progressive locales like…
When Bryan Zuniga fled a traffic stop in Tampa yesterday, he had the right idea. Sprint away from cops. Jump a fence. Hide behind a water treatment plant. But Zuniga wasn’t counting on a justice-loving reptile. He’s back in custody this morning — with nasty scars on his face –…
Middle-finger lady: Riptide salutes you, for you are truly the soul of Miami embodied. Your patterned silk shirt: Glorious. Your tan: Immaculate. Your leather purse, gold jewelry and white pants: Perhaps wrong for a basketball contest, but oh so right. And your look of pure glee as you shove your…
Kiera Wilmot’s Story Blows Up, but Where’s the Herald?
There are lots of appropriate places to masturbate on a fine Florida Saturday afternoon. Your bedroom. A locked, private bathroom. Even the cabin of your sailboat probably would be AOK. However, the open deck of your sailboat — especially when that boat is parked on a public boat dock full…
Remember when the Marlins used to cover the whole upper deck at Sun Life Stadium with a big blue tarp so the game looked a little more full even though only a few thousand people showed up? That was one of the main reasons the team pushed for a much…
The authorities are onto your old cocaine-stuffed-into-coconuts routine. Your drug subs have been getting busted by the Coast Guard at an alarming rate. Even disguising pounds of cocaine as a replica World Cup trophy didn’t work out so well last time you tried. So if you’re a Colombian cartel boss,…
Residents of the Opera Tower, a 55-story bayfront condo, awoke Sunday morning to a scene straight out of Scarface: Blood pooled in an elevator and splattered around a lobby, three men seriously wounded, and police swarming a crime scene that stretched 30 floors. This morning, police are still searching for…
Sunday’s news should have been glorious for LeBron James. Not only did he win the MVP award, but also he became the youngest player to rack up a fourth most-valuable honor. Instead, everyone focused on what LeBron didn’t do: namely, nab the first unanimous MVP. The numbers released yesterday showed…
There are a lot of reasons Kiera Wilmot’s story has exploded online this week. First, there’s the sheer weirdness of a 16-year-old getting in huge trouble for a science experiment gone wrong. Then there’s the racial aspect: A black girl — exactly the type of kid underrepresented in the scientific…
