So, one fashion week in town just ended, but another will begin this Thursday when Miami International Fashion Week kicks off. Yeah, it’s confusing, but this one has a $1.5 million dress. Uh, does that mean the recession is over?Beirut-based designer Jad Ghandour and Danesha Luxury will present the creation,…
Chicago Bulls fans’ biggest wet dream involved hometown boy Dwyane Wade suiting up in their version of black-and-red next year. We think it’s unlikely to happen, but on the off chance it does, Wade might already have some bad blood with a teammate.Bulls rookie Taj Gibson complained to ESPN that the…
A lawsuit brought against the county by former Miami beach mayor David Dermer over an anti-lying ordinance was ruled in favor of the county. A law stating that people can’t lie in order to collect petition signatures will stand. [CBS4]Jackson North and South will remain open for now as hospital…
There was a time — say, last summer — when no clerk wanted to enter a certain room on the 15th floor of 140 W. Flagler St., a drab Miami-Dade County municipal building downtown. Inside lurked a multiton beast made of dead trees: the collection of pending foreclosure case files…
Patients in a new study at the University of Miami have had Botox regularly shot into their urethra — keep your mind out of the gutter — to see if perhaps the chemical could be used to treat overactive bladder problems.Botox is usually used cosmetically to numb muscles in the…
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W Hotels, a chain so chic it needs but a single letter to identify it, finally came to South Beach last fall, but now owners who bought condos in the complex allege they were deceived and want their deposits back.Potential owners were told there would be larger units, additional condos,…
A shooting injured two people in Opa-locka yesterday. Police have a person of interest in custody. [CBS4]A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed after a disagreement over a dice game in Miami Gardens Saturday. [CBS4]Even the crappy economy can’t stop South Beach’s hotel industry from expanding. [Herald]The man who killed…
It kind of looks like weed. It sort of smells like weed. Pack it into a bowl, light it up, and it’ll definitely bake you into a mellow high. Yet there it is for sale right out on the counter at Laughing Buddha, a cozy smoke shop on bustling Bird…
We’re looking out for you, Miami tightwads. Here’s another jam-packed week of free fun. You know it’s going to be a good week when St. Paddy’s Day falls on hump day. Hey-O!Monday: If you missed Saturday’s art walk, stop in to galleries with new exhibitions this week. Most are closed…
For college basketball teams, getting an NIT invite is kind of like winning an all-expense paid, mid-winter trip to Detroit.Better than nothing,kinda, but tough to get too excited about. Win the NIT, and you’re officially the 66th best team in the land. Wooo!So what, exactly, is equivalent to getting screwed…
Welp, we might as well update you on the ACC tournament, and sadly the Miami Hurricane’s surprising run has come to an end. They lost to top seeded Duke 77-74, despite a lead at half time and catching up from some large deficits.Alas, you really can’t expect, as much as…
The Miami Hurricanes basketball team came into the ACC tournament seeded last with a dismal 4-12 in conference record, but have been the surprise of the tournament so-far.After beating 5th seeded Wake Forest in the opening round, the Miami Hurricanes have shocked 4th seeded Virginia Tech in a nail biting…
Despite some concerns that new management might put a damper on the unadulterated chicness of the Gansevoort South Hotel on South Beach, The Wall Street Journal reports that the hotel is still tragically hip.Though the hotel portion of the complex was reportedly very successful, slow sales on the condominium side forced Credit…
Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti charity has raised millions of dollars since the earthquake in the singer’s home country, but numerous allegations have arisen about how the money has been spent and how the charity has been run.Now the Smoking Gun reports Yele paid $105,000 to Zakiya Khatou-Chevassus in 2008. The kicker: multiple anonymous sources…
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One person is murdered every two hours in Venezuela, according to new statistics released by the independent Venezuelan Observatory of Violence.The murder rate in the South American country has more than quadrupled since Hugo Chávez came to power in 1999. There were 54 homicides per 100,000 people last year, a…
Most of the time, when you hear about some lunatic headbutting a cop, crack cocaine is involved. It takes some serious rock to make a guy think he is enough of a superhero to pull a Jean-Claude Van Damme on an armed police officer. But not Anrry Morales-Leiva, delusional action…
Uh, why do we never get invited to these things?Fashion photographer and blogger JD Ferguson grabbed some shots from the opening party for MAC cosmetic’s new South Beach location last night. Held atop the new Herzog & de Meuron designed 1111 building/parking garage at the north end of Lincoln Road,…
Juan Fonseca may be the worst mailman in the world. He’s charged with snorting cocaine while on the job, driving his truck with his feet, stealing money out of Christmas cards, swiping Netflix rentals, and, oh yeah, delivering drugs along his route.The Kissimmee, Florida, postal worker first raised suspicion by…
The University of Miami is investigating four separate incidents in the past two weeks of school property being defaced by swastikas.President Donna Shalala sent an email to students and staff today notifying them of incidents taking place March 2, 10, and 11 in the Hecht Residential College, one of the…
How many times has this happened? Desperate for a caffeine jolt, you stumble into a Starbucks and order a $2 tall coffee. As usual, your wallet is bereft of cash, so you whip out the debit card to pay the bill. In your sleep-deprived state, you forget that you just…
