Florida KidCare provides health insurance to children, but if you ask Charlie Crist for the phone number, he might send you to a sex line.The Palm Beach Post called the Gov and got a pre-recorded message in which Crist rattles off a bunch of numbers for state services. But the…
Michelle Spence-Jones pleaded not guilty to theft charges and, of course, plans to run for her city commission seat again. [CBS4]Police are on the hunt for someone who released thousands of ladybugs in the VIP room at Art Basel. [NBCMiami]A man stole a $1 million painting. Police caught the suspect…
Maria de los Angeles was in Los Angeles this week, representing the 305 as a Ford Fiesta agent at the LA Auto Show.The Ford Fiesta Movement campaign started in April, when the company gave a Euro spec car to 100 social media types across the country for six months. Yours…
Devout fans of this column, please forgive us for not presenting any morons last week. You see, a deluge of moronic behavior cascaded through our newsroom, jammed our fax machines, and overloaded our circuit boards. We’ve mopped it all up just in time to narrow a football squad-sized crowd of…
We were all sweet on Bobby Bowden and his retirement on Tuesday, but it appears FSU’s long time coach could screw the Miami Hurricanes one final time.As most sentient beings are painfully aware, the current college football post-season system makes no fucking sense what so ever. As of right now,…
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A truck driver got trapped between his rig and a forklift while unloading caskets. He was hurt, but luckily he probably won’t be needing one of those caskets. He’s in stable condition at a hospital. [CBS4]Headline presented with out commentary: “Michelle Spence-Jones pleads not guilty; loses Facebook friend” [Herald]Two homestead…
Hello, Kitty: I’m a full-time girlfriend and a part-time stripper, and though it’s been easy to juggle my two lives so far, I think the shit is about to hit the fan. My boyfriend is superconservative, and I mean Bible study, no cursing, dinner at 6, no drinking, no nothing…
Fontainebleu Miami Beach loses a guest’s Infiniti SUV
Miami readies for another Michelle Spence-Jones acceptance speech
Click here for a full list of Art Basel events. As the art industrial complex storms the Magic City full force for the onslaught of Art Basel this week, some local dealers sound like characters in Francis Ford Coppola’s classic Vietnam War epic while strategizing their defense against an economy…
Miami Hurricanes football told by Rakontur filmmakers
Brazilian hair straightening can be deadly
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The Florida Supreme Court today approved Gov. Charlie Crist’s request for a grand jury to investigate and deal with corruption in local politics, two days after his initial request was rejected.”The Statewide Grand Jury will add to the great work already being done by Florida’s 20 State Attorneys to target…
Out of all the senators who served in Congress this year, our Bill Nelson was the second most Googled senator, according to the New York Times. He came in, understandably, just after the late Ted Kennedy. This means Nelson is America’s most Googled serving senator. No one is really sure why. He’s pretty…
It seems any news coming out about 1 Herald Plaza is uniformly depressing, and today is no different. According to our colleagues at the Juice, publisher David Landsberg sent an email this morning informing the Miami Herald staff that 24 more jobs have been cut — seven of which came…
Miami hotels are seeing an increase in booking this winter, but discounted rates might not help them turn a profit. [Herald]Lincoln Diaz-Balart received an award from the Ukraine. [Herald]Here’s an explanation for why all of those fancy designer stores (Gucci, Louboutin, etc.) have popped up in the Design District. [Herald]There’s…
The California judge overseeing the long and bloody fight between Doral-based clone-maker Psystar and Apple has accepted a settlement between the two firms, setting the stage for Psystar to keep fighting in appeals court. Judge William Alsup’s order leaves Psystar on the hook for $2.8 million in damages plus legal fees to…
“I refuse to let HIV erase my generation,” Herb Sosa said last night, and then shook his head. “This is not our story.” The president of Unity Coalition, a gay Latino civil rights initiative, spoke yesterday in honor of World AIDS Day. And if you were on Lincoln Road around…
Scott Rothstein, Ft. Lauderdale lawyer and a horrible, tacky, ridiculous shell of a man who’s accused of running a ponnzi scheme that cost victims upwards of $1 billion was finally arrested today. He’ll sit in jail until his trial, where he’ll face charges of federal racketeering, money-laundering conspiracy, mail fraud and…
After a weekend full of rumors, Bobby Bowden has officially announced that he’s retiring as the head coach of Florida State University’s football team after 34 years. Thirty-Four Years. In that same time Miami had 8 coaches, and Florida had 5. He’ll coach the Seminoles for the final time in their…
