The city commission today voted to delay its plans of demolishing the Expo Center in Coconut Grove in order to accommodate Burn Notice. According to Coconut Grove Grapevine, the city will allow the show to remain based at the building until 2010, with a possible option of extending the agreement for a…
Apparently, only 1 out of every 3 of Florida’s 10th graders are able to read at a 10th grade level. Which is pretty sad but apparently it’s nothing new. CBS4 reports that since 2001, FCAT scores seem show that the highest number of 10th graders who can read at the expected level…
Our sister paper, the Riverfront Times, has a story about a private investigator who traveled to Cuba and discovered live stray dogs are fed to zoo animals. Zoo employees acknowledged the practice: “Free food,” said one.And a “diplomatic source” confirmed the practice, according to PI Joe Adams. The lions, he…
Fresh off including a $215 million boost in Everglades restoration funding in his newest budget, President Obama sent another strong signal today that he’s serious about saving the River of Grass by sending Interior Secretary Ken Salazar out for an afternoon airboat ride off Alligator Alley.Half of Florida’s political power…
That was father Alberto Cutié in the corner. That was him in the spotlight. And now he’s losing his religion. The celebri-priest got caught in a tabloid scandal when pictures surfaced of the holy man getting awfully cozy with a lady on the beach. He soon confessed to dating the woman…
Last night, So You Think You Can Dance? aired its Miami audition and, according to Popwrap, committed the cardinal sin of any TV show dropping by the city: playing Will Smith’s “Welcome to Miami.”I do not watch this program or know anything about dancing, so I’ll point you to Popwrap, which…
Every year, the media works itself up over any odd cloud formation, and more often than not, it turns out to be nothing. It’s almost like the boy who cried wolf, in that the hoopla so often turns out to be nothing and then when a real storm hits, residents…
Hello, Kitty:A few weeks ago, my BFF from elementary school came to Miami for vacation. Though she usually stays at a hotel, this time she crashed at my place to save money. We haven’t hung out in years, so I figured it would be a good way to catch up…
Local City Commissioners today will vote on whether or not to delay the demolition of and expo center. Yawn! But wait, it’s sexy: if it’s torn down, Burn Notice may leave Miami. [AP] A child born with a tumor covering his face beat the odds and survived thanks to two UM doctors…
What’s the deal with Florida International University and controversial hires these days? First FIU plucks Isiah Thomas off the New York tabloid trash heap and gives him the reins of the basketball program. Now, the school is handing its law school over to U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta, who might…
Chicago Basketball Star Coaches J.V. in Broward
Virtual Book Tour Hits Books & Books
Marco Rubio is desperate. The former Florida House speaker was probably the first Hispanic to take a swipe at new Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. The Cuban-American from Miami, who’s running in the Republican primary against Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate, made the following comment Tuesday: “The role of the…
Watching Helio Castroneves sob joyfully as he sipped from his victory bottle of milk, Riptide couldn’t help but feel all warm and fuzzy. After all, we like it when a Miami celeb can get over on The Man and continue making millions more dollars entertaining us. When Castroneves won his…
Miami Police Rush a Murder Case on TV show The First 48
Disabled Reggaeton Star Sues Calle Ocho
Cleared of public corruption charges last week, Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones will hold a press conference today at 5:30 p.m. We’re guessing Spence-Jones will gloat a little, maybe take a baseball bat and bash cardboard cut outs of ex-city manager Joe Arriola and Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, who both talked smack…
Used to be anyone with a high school degree or something equivalent could get a seat in a Miami Dade College classroom if they wanted it, but due to budget cuts the school announced today that for the first time in over 40 years they’ll be limiting registration. “The college’s administration can’t guarantee…
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be touring the Everglades tomorrow at the invitation of Sen. Bill Nelson. The day will kick off with a briefing on the efforts to trip and track invasive Burmese pythons that make their home in the ‘Glades Most of the snakes loose in the National park are former pets that were…
If you haven’t done so yet, remember: today is the last day you can vote for Best of Miami Readers’ Poll. This is your only chance to give a Best of Miami award to who you think truly deserves it. So vote now!…
Friday night comedian Mike Epps performed at the Fillmore and as usual, his raucous conversational comedy was hilarious and he had the crowd in stitches for the majority of his hour-long (don’t quote me on the length of time, thanks) set. He also dropped a few sexual pearls of wisdom…
I don’t hold personal grudges against many politicians. I mean, hell, I’d very much enjoy sitting down with George W. Bush for a chat and a game of Scrabble (if only because I know I’d win), but former Rep. Tom Tancredo, man, he’s a different story. This evil, mindlessly ideological shitbag never…
