We were going to lead with a “You’re starting a newspaper…in this economy?” type statement, but the publishers letter in the inaugural issue of The Lead Miami Beach beat us to it. Yep, the whole thing is online now. Basically, it’s a redux of The SunPost circa 2008, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing or…
Rep. Kendrick Meek added another impressive entry to his list of endorsement of US Senate today as City of Miami Mayor, and president of the US Conference of Mayor, Manny Diaz announced his endorsement. The press release came with equal amounts of back patting on the part of both men. “Congressman Kendrick Meek is…
Today, the City of Miami Commission took a tiny little step in the right direction towards equality by unanimously passing a Domestic Partnership Ordinance, 5-0. The new policy will only effect City employees by extending health care benefits to their same-sex partners and children in a similar matter to married couples. Employees…
Almost two months after the first case was reported, and about a month since anyone cared, the World Health Organization has declared swine flu is officially the first flu pandemic in 41 years!So far, H1N1 has killed 144 people, a small number compared to the millions who died during the last flu pandemic –…
Hugo Chávez hates America, and now he’s banning a product close to our hearts: Coke Zero. A weird-tasting, chemical-laden, no-calorie substitute for an iconic soft drink we consume in order to feel a bit “healthier” is pretty much as good a symbol for modern America as anything. “The product should be…
All team names are far from created equal. Some basic math: Celtics > Raptors; Red Sox > Devil Rays; Colts > Texans; and everyone on a field, rink, or pitch outside of Anaheim laughed their asses off at the Mighty Ducks until they wised up and lost the Disney adjective…
The cat killer struck again yesterday. Not once, not twice, but five times. According to the Miami Herald, two cats were found at 6 a.m. Wednesday in an 82-year-old woman’s yard in Palmetto Bay. They didn’t belong to her. Luckily the woman’s cat, Kitty, was inside that night. Another cat was discovered…
Cat killer strikes again. Victims speak. RIP Tommy the tuxedo cat. [CNN] Actual human beings are moving into condos in downtown. [Herald] A black-owned business at Opa-Locka airport was thousands of dollars behind in rent, so they were evicted. Now they’re claiming racism. [CBS4] A group of South Florida high…
Miami and crime go together like Crockett and Tubbs. This city, after all, has been the backdrop for Grand Theft Auto, CSI: Miami, and that infamous ’80s TV show that became a flop of a movie starring Jamie Foxx. Then there’s the cocaine, grand larceny, and shady banks. But hey,…
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One of Miami-based Mega TV’s most popular shows is Paparazzi TV Sensacional, and its MO is pretty much what the title implies: sensational paparazzi fodder! You know, reporting on the private lives of celebrities, jumping on scandals, and having a heyday when nude celebrity pictures or sex tapes are leaked. So…
Forty years ago at the (soon to be demolished) Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove Jim Morrison, a man who became famous for his music when he wasn’t busy be addicted to drugs and alcohol, allegedly attempted to masturbate on stage and got slapped with public exposure charges. He was sentenced to…
Police are searching for three men who robbed and shot at two men seated at a car wash east of Hialeah on Tuesday afternoon. Charlemagne Benjamin, 24, and Trinard L. Snell, 24, were surrounded by the men and asked to give up their valuables around 3:05 p.m. at NW 27th Avenue and…
What started out as a simple blog post on Riptide bringing the bizarre news that local celebrity rooster Mr. Clucky may be getting the boot from his Miami Beach home because of code violations has turned into a full fledged media firestorm. A crew from The Today Show has been following…
Today’s 305 POTD comes from Alaskan_Dude’s flickr. It’s of the Vizcaya Museum. If you have any photos you want to share with us to feature as a Photo of the Day send ’em in…
The decision to name Joel Connable as Best News Anchor in our “Best of Miami” issue came months ago. Then WTVJ had to go and fire him, and no one is really sure why. Not even Connable, who’s suing the last-place station. WTVJ, an NBC-owned and -operated station (until they can unload it, anyway), says…
We figured the best solution to the Marco Rubio “situation” was for the GOP to tack him on as Bill McCollum’s running mate to quell any anger amongst the conservative wing for the party bending over backwards for Charlie Crist in the senate primary. Well, Naked Politics reports another young Cuban…
We all know the “U,” but did you know the University of Miami had another logo? Some boring green thing. It was actually the school’s logo, while the U represented the sports teams. So after surveying alumni, forming focus groups, and probably spending more money on this than necessary, the school…
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) has a dream about Cuba:”I can imagine American tourists, our young kids, playing their hip-hop and letting the world see what America stands for.”He was on CNN last night debating Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Campbell Brown’s “The Great Debate” segment about the Cuban embargo. Sometimes Ros-Lehtinen is called a one-issue…
As we reported in February after a visit to Guantánamo Bay, President Obama faces some pretty damn thorny decisions as he tries to close the notorious prison camp in southeastern Cuba, none tougher than what the heck to do with all the prisoners. The logical solution — bring them to…
LocalOnce-great writer visits once-great newsroom. [Herald]The death of two infants in March at Miami Children’s Hospital is being blamed on bad plumbing that spread a virus. [NBCMiami]More poll numbers confirm what everyone knows: There is a snowball’s chance in Hell that Marco Rubio is going to win the primary. [NakedPolitics]$15K…
