On observers’ scratch sheets, Pat Curran should have lost. But when it comes to 15-minute cage fights, paper wisdom isn’t exactly a script. Sometimes the underdog wins. Sometimes he chops down old idols like dead trees. Sometimes he rewrites the ending in blood. That was the story when Curran knocked…
Uh oh. Here we go again. Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law the state’s first Hispanic license plate this week. People are already taking sides. Some say it’s good, others bad, and still others are convinced it will bring out the racists among us.The plate reads “UNI-DOS” (UNITED) with a…
In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 17, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.”DC Vision” of the Streetdcvision.tumblr.comWe’ve all seen some things in this city — dirty, nasty, criminal, soul-crushing things. Most of us, with our trademarked 305 cynicism, tend…
In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 17, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Aaron “the Downtown Don” Bondaroffoh-wow.comAt age 33, Aaron “the Downtown Don” Bondaroff can’t be called a hip kid anymore. He’s just a little too old for that…
In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 17, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Primary FlightWynwood, from NW 20th to 38th streets between NW Seventh and North Miami avenuesprimaryflight.comThe streets of Wynwood are one big outdoor museum. There’s no entrance fee,…
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Looking for something or someone to root in the World Cup, which started today. You don’t have to look to far north to pledge your allegiance to Jozy Altidore, the 20-year old U.S. National team forward of Haitian descent who grew up in Boca Raton. Altidore won the race to…
Your Florida Marlins just finished their series with the Philadelphia Phillies last night. The series was highlighted by the much-anticipated call up and debut of Marlins phenom prospect Mike Stanton. And the kid did not disappoint. Wish the same could be said for the bullpen, which, once again, crapped all…
Several families were left without shelter after an early morning fire broke out in an apartment building near the corner of NW 3rd Avenue and 11th Terrace in Overtown. According to Channel 10, the fire alarms failed to go off after a second floor apartment caught fire, forcing residents to…
In 1994’s surprise Hollywood hit, Ace Ventura Pet Detective (featuring a still relatively unknown Jim Carrey) the fantastical storyline revolves around a dolphin kidnapped from an aquarium at the Orange Bowl. Sixteen years later, the Florida Marlins announced that they will have two aquariums installed at their new stadium–on the…
Alex Sink is pulling out the big guns for her flailing gubernatorial campaign: swampthing James Carville. While her campaign has seesawed from bad to “who’s that?” since it kicked off, things have recently taken a turn for the worse. In this month’s Quinnipiac poll, she trails both her Republican opponents…
Thanks to our proximity to South America, Miami cares a little bit more about the World Cup than most U.S. cities. Still, it’s no England, where half of all workers bees are expected play hooky from their day jobs to watch a little footie at the pub. On the other…
Hardliners opposed to lifting the travel ban to Cuba have been among the staunchest champions of the Communist island’s increasingly vocal dissident movement. But a letter released Thursday by 74 of the Cuba’s most prominent dissenters undermines some of the key arguments made by leaders of Miami’s exile community. “We…
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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…
Another former member of boy-band Menudo has come out of the closet. Color us shocked. Following Ricky Martin’s example, Angelo Garcia tells Spanish tabloid TV Notas that he’s gay and proud.When Garcia was with Menudo, from 1988 to 1990, Martin was the oldest member of band, and was the only…
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…
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the past few months, you should know that South Florida got stuck with its own mini-Madoff who goes by the name of Scott Rothstein. Yesterday, Rothstein was sentence by U.S. District Court Judge James Cohn to 50 years in prison for masterminding a…
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…
Chaya Lipschutz is a 52-year-old Orthodox Jew with a peculiar passion: Being a “kidney matchmaker.” If you’re in need of an organ, or you’re looking to give yours to a stranger, she’s your girl. She’s sort of the Patti Stranger of the altruistic set. Lipschutz doesn’t make any money from…
Tomas Regalado gets revenge
Marlins pitcher Renyel Pinto gets socked with a $922,000 lawsuit for unpaid bling
