A former confidant of ex-county Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler claims that in the ’90s, she accepted kickbacks from developers. [Herald]Tomas Regalado is apparently the “underdog” in the mayoral race, though I’m pretty sure by most measures he’s doing just as well as or better than Joe Sanchez. [CBS4]Police are looking for a cargo van driver who dumped a…
On Sunday the number one team in the world; Brazil. The Brasileros were playing their most hated rival; Argentina. To put it in perspective, Brazil-Argentina is intense as Florida State-Miami, Biggie-Tupac, Alien-Predator, Emeril-Wolfgang Puck, etc. And on Sunday the the Brazilian supporters were drunk off their soccer team’s earlier triumph…
The top of the net in ladies’ volleyball is nearly seven and a half feet above the ground explaining the need for tall players. The US roster includes a player as tall as 6-foot-7 with eight others taller than 5-foot-10. Guatemala did not make the heights of their players available,…
Costa Rica is known for its beautiful scenery, coffee beans, and — now — for not practicing enough volleyball. A sparse crowd at the BankUnited Center watched the second-ranked United States team dismantle Costa Rica Friday night in the 2009 Women’s Volleyball Pan-American Cup in straight sets; 25-7, 25-6, and…
The Miami Heat made minimal moves in the NBA draft, but did pick up a few players, including Robert Dozier out of the University of Memphis. Earlier this month, ESPN reported that the organization that administers the SATs invalidated his score. Dozier score of 1260 didn’t match his grades or his PSAT score. When he…
The day when former-Catholic Priest Alberto Cutié and Ruhama Canellis were legally wed wasn’t good timing, as we reported an alleged ex-paramore of Canellis’s was arrested under shady circumstances and was suiting the couple. Well, The Herald is reporting that the two will have their church ceremony tonight, and considering public interest…
EMILY’s list is an organization who’s soul purpose is to get progressive, pro-choice female candidates elected. Alex Sink is a progressive, pro-choice female candidate seeking Florida’s Governors chair. So surprise, surprise, EMILY’s list has endorsed Alex Sink! EMILY’s list (an acronym for ‘early money is like yeast’) should bring in…
The downsides of the over development of Downtown are many, but the upside is that very often it is beautiful. Today’s photo, “Skyline Lights of Miami,” comes from Wyntuition’s Flickr…
This week TVyNovelas blasted accusations that Father Alberto Cutié was gay on their cover (we think they’re just desperately trying to play catch up with TvNotas, who broke the scandal in the first place). A former Radio Paz co-worker, Jose Linares, claims Cutié walked in on the Priest with a…
Pet robbery: “When one of the women started stuffing chihuahua puppies into a black bag, store employee Rafael Sanchez, 32, noticed and approached her.” [Herald]Miami is the sexiest city in America according to trip advisor. Don’t let it go to your head. Oops, too late. [SFBJ]”The vote to terminate the…
Wally Pipp was a good player and the first Yankee to ever win a home run title. One day in 1925, the New York manager benched Pipp and other veterans to shake up a slumping lineup and replaced the first baseman with a young Lou Gehrig. Gehrig never relinquished the…
View Larger Map When MLB nailed Manny Ramirez with a 50-game suspension in May for using banned substances, several newspapers reported that he got his juice from a Florida doctor. Now, if ESPN’s investigative team is correct, we know his name: Dr. Pedro Bosch, a 71-year-old Coral Gables physician. ESPN…
It wasn’t a very happy story. Last week, New Times brought you a tale about the psychiatric unit at Jackson Memorial. There were in-hospital hangings, sexual assault, patient escapes, and a lot more. Thing is, when you’re a reporter, you can’t get into a place like that. (Although we certainly…
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop and one of the most iconic entertainers of the past three decades, has passed on. The story is obviously developing, but reports claim that Jackson was rushed to Ronald Reagan UCLA medical center shortly after noon Los Angeles time. He was found not breathing,…
PerezHilton.com has been intermittently slowed and downed by the numbers of browsers trying to get more information from the gossip site in the aftermath of Michael Jackson’s reported death. Meanwhile, the Herald online has been way behind the loop. While most every daily media outlet has been deciding whether to…
South Beach Condo Blog, which earlier reported Shaquille O’Neal’s Star Island manse went for a deeply discounted $19 million, is now reporting the buyer is none other than Vladislav Doronin. Roughly translated from Russian, “Vladislav Doronin” means “Naomi Campbell’s boyfriend.” Doronin, a billionaire who made his fortune in real estate, has earned a reputation as…
Inevitably, when you blog about someone else’s misspelling, you’ll misspell something in your own article, but we’re willing to take that chance. Turns out workers painting “School Zone” in front of Goulds Elementary School in Southwest Miami-Dade accidently misspelled it as “Scohol Zone.” Authorities say it will be corrected. A similar…
Well, it seem Apple hasn’t gotten their freak on after all. Apparently when the “Hottest Girls” app was originally approved for their iPhone app store they weren’t aware that some of the pictures were of a topless nature, and they’ve pulled the product. Apparently, the Score Group was correct in not blowing their…
The arrest affidavit detailing the cops’ case against suspected cat killer Tyler Weinman remains sealed, and CBS4 and the Miami Herald are absolutely livid about it. So much so that the news partners requested a hearing today pressing prosecutors to unseal the documents. CBS4’s Jim DeFede has already done a remarkable job prying out information about…
There once was a time, before the real estate crash, before the credit crunch, and before the global economic meltdown, when Shaquille O’Neal figured he could sell his Star Island mansion for between $32 and $35 million. That was 2005, and this is now. Joan Fleischman reported this morning that Shaq…
A 65 year-old man was pistol whipped this morning by two attackers who stole $3, a gold chain and a cellphone during a home invasion, Miami-Dade police said.Thomas Pulido was dragged into his home at 2169 NW 80th St. where the attackers beat him. The Miami Herald reported that Pulido’s…
This adorable thing is the most adorable thing you will see all day. It’s a regular adorable tiger and a white adorable tiger nuzzling, adorably so, at Metrozoo, and comes from the Flickr of Flasporty…
