Simon Silva, a 66 year-old Miami resident, lived and worked on the property of his unnamed boss and de facto landlord until he was fired earlier this week. Silva began making arrangements to move out, but the landlord seemingly grew impatient yesterday and disconnected the air condition during a 90+ degree Miami…
To most of Florida Lt. Gov Jeff Kottkamp is known for precisely two things: his string of travel scandals and his mustache. Now he’d like to be known as our Attorney General as well. The Republican from SW Florida was picked as Crist’s running mate to bring a conservative balance to Crist’s…
Miami sports fans may harbor passion for their teams, but there’s no love lost between the fans and the moneybags who actually own the franchises. Maybe it’s because thanks to Wayne Huizenga we forgot that all owners aren’t often detestable people, but Sports Illustrated points out that the current batch isn’t…
When I visited Guantanamo Bay a few months ago, I caught what looked like the last act in the long, sordid miscarriage of justice President Bush called the military tribunal system. There were so many outrageous problems with Bush’s plan for trying suspected terrorists, it’s hard to know where to start. The evidence, which is so mismanaged that…
LocalThe Westboro Baptist Crazytown Travel Club for Bigots and Assorted Loonies is coming to town to protest the hell out of whatever really. [Herald]Four South Florida Chrysler dealerships got the axe. [CBS4]There’s 63 cases of Swine Flu in Florida now, and yet no one really cares anymore. [CBS4]SportsMarlins pick up…
I was reading The Coconut Grove Grapevine early Thursday morning when I ran across a post from Wednesday called “Police To Be Armed With Sprinkles And Frosting Tomorrow.”HAHAHAHA, awesome,” I said to myself. So I rode my bike down to the Dunkin Donuts next door to Jenny Craig on US…
According to Naked Politics, Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum will officially enter the Governor’s race on Monday in Orlando. McCollum spent 20 years in the US House. A career that included a number of high profile leadership and chairmen positions. He tried to run for Senate in 2000, but lost in…
Miami-Dade Judge Cindy Lederman’s ruling that overturned the gay adoption ban in Florida is still working its way through the court system, but yesterday another Florida judge handed down another ruling in favor of gay adoptive parents.Kimberly Ryan and Lara Embry were a happy lesbian couple living in Seattle. They…
It is an open secret amongst the Florida political establishment that Gov. Charlie Crist has a penchant for tanning. While the mainstream press often shies away from openly discussing the issue, Crist’s hidden tanning habit is explored in detail in Kirby Dick’s new movie Outrage: The Hidden Story of America’s…
Buried deep in Barry Jackson’s Florida Sports Buzz column yesterday was the news that the embarrassed former MMA fighter known as Kimbo Slice will now switch his career aspirations towards boxing. Miami-based mixed martial arts star Kimbo Slice will become a pro boxer (as a heavyweight), with his first fight in late…
Adrien Cegora stood outside Miami Beach City Hall yesterday with a crease in his brow. The fit firefighter wore a red Metro-Dade T-shirt, along with about 50 of his co-workers. They hoped to send city commissioners a message: Indian Creek and Surfside? That’s our territory. “Miami Beach is trying to…
In light of some of the GOP’s other recent decisions, it’s hard to find fault with the NRSC’s early endorsement of Charlie Crist in the Republican primary for Florida’s open senate seat. It may be the smartest move the national party has made in some time, but that doesn’t mean people…
Two men roaming through Miami on bicycles with hand guns is never a good thing. Last night at approximately 3:24 a.m. police responded to a 911 call of an armed sexual battery. They arrived at NE Miami Ave. and 74th St. to find the victim. A second woman who came up to…
“Hmmmm, I wonder what happened to that unremarkable but sturdy backup catcher that played for the Fish through the turn of the millenium?”Ponder no further, friend. Mike Redmond spent twelve years with the Florida Marlins organization, including seven- from 1998 to 2004- with the big team. He’s the consummate backup,…
I guess it would be reasonable to assume that after staggering off and forgetting to pay a $1000+ restaurant bill, you could give someone the benefit of the doubt that they wouldn’t attempt the same thing two nights in a row. Then again, this is Dennis Rodman we’re talking about. TMZ…
Hello, Kitty When I agreed to an open relationship with my boyfriend, I thought it was the best thing for us. Not because I wanted to have sex with hundreds of guys and also be loved by my boyfriend, but because I thought it would mean I could keep my…
It’s kind of a shame the Miami Hurricanes don’t have a regular series with the Tennessee Vols, because if we played them next season it would be one of those games shaped with dramatic backstory. Even football fans love a good soap opera once in a while. On the surface you have two…
Local An overloaded boat believed to be smuggling Haitian immigrants sank off the coast of Boynton Beach. There are 16 survivors, and nine are believed to be dead. [Herald] I have always wondered if there are people’s whose job it is to try and manage traffic. I mean, I guess…
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