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A Miami Mission Saves Lives in Earthquake- and Hurricane-Ravaged Haiti

By Francisco AlvaradoJanuary 11, 2017

If 2016 was bad for the United States, it was far worse for Haiti. The island nation had never really recovered from the 2010 earthquake when Matthew swept through, claiming more than a thousand lives and leaving approximately 175,000 Haitians homeless and another 800,000 in immediate need of food assistance, according to the United Nations. An electoral crisis left the country essentially without a president until last week, when Jovenel Moïse, a banana farmer and associate of former President Michel Martelly, took office. A third of Haitians are out of work, and roughly 9,600 suspected cholera cases have turned up since the hurricane.

Marco Rubio Supports Trump’s Climate-Change-Denying EPA Pick

By Jerry IannelliJanuary 10, 2017

Just so we’re clear, Marco Rubio is, by his own admission, not a scientist. He might actually be a large, brain-eating amoeba infecting the South Florida water supply. But whether he’s a living human senator or single-celled malignant disease, he sure talks like someone who knows next to nothing about the environment. He once blamed Miami’s flooding on “higher sea levels or whatever may be happening” and has said throughout his career that he doesn’t think human-made climate change is real.

Miami Beach Commissioner Sabotaging Medical Marijuana Efforts, Critics Say

By Tim ElfrinkJanuary 10, 2017

In November, 71 percent of Florida voters backed legal medical marijuana. In Miami Beach, the approval rating was nearly 80 percent. So it’s bizarre that the very next day, the city voted to block dispensaries from the island for at least four months. Commissioner Ricky Arriola, who sponsored the move, says he simply wants to hit pause to allow the city more time to decide where distributors can operate.

Miamians Spend Nation’s Highest Share of Income on Rent, Census Data Shows

By Jerry IannelliJanuary 9, 2017

Miamians adore Moonlight, the Barry Jenkins-directed paean to growing up poor, black, and gay in the Liberty City projects, because it truly gets Miami. Take a scene near the end, when the main character, Chiron, drives his long-lost love interest, Kevin, down Biscayne Boulevard and Kevin mentions he doesn’t have a car. Chiron is aghast — life without a car in Miami must be hell, he opines.

Miami Yacht Captain Tasered Passengers During Music Video Shoot Gone Wrong

By Jessica LipscombJanuary 9, 2017

On a sweltering September morning last year, Adrian Henriquez and five friends hopped onto a yacht he’d chartered and set out for an afternoon cruise on Biscayne Bay. The group planned to shoot footage for an upcoming music video. Shortly after the luxury yacht left the Miami Beach Marina, one of the six passengers began smoking a cigar. But the seemingly innocuous display sent their captain, Robert Nobles, into a rage. That’s when, the passengers say, Nobles “became agitated, belligerent, and aggressive.”

I-95 Express Lanes Could Be Banned Under Proposed Law (Finally)

By Jerry IannelliJanuary 6, 2017

Few issues unite Miamians across the political spectrum like the consistently frustrating, for-pay express lanes running north-south on I-95. Some critics claim the lanes kill people. Others say they let rich people pay to drive without traffic. But everyone can agree that few things are more infuriating that sitting in four lanes of dead-still traffic while two perfectly usable lanes sit empty across a makeshift lane barrier.

DraftKings and FanDuel Could Become Legal in Florida Under Proposed Law

By Nick SortalJanuary 6, 2017

Florida legislators have long fought efforts to expand gambling. But apparently, their steadfast morals vanish when it comes to daily fantasy sports websites such as the controversial FanDuel and DraftKings. Once again, a lawmaker has filed a bill to make daily fantasy sports sites – in which people bet real money on real athletes in real time – fully exempt from state gambling regulations.

Study: Little Haiti Will Gentrify Faster Than Any South Florida Neighborhood in 2017

By Jerry IannelliJanuary 6, 2017

A little more than a year ago, activist Marleine Bastien stood outside on a clear December day, waving signs in front of the headquarters of Fanm Ayisyen nan Miyami, her Little Haiti-based women’s rights organization. The group was demanding one thing from the City of Miami: Slow the rapidly snowballing pace of gentrification in the historically working-class Caribbean neighborhood.

Officers in Jamar Rollins Shooting Return to Street Tomorrow

By Jerry IannelliJanuary 5, 2017

The West Perrine community where Jamar Rollins lived is still reeling from his December 30 shooting death at the hands of Miami-Dade County Police officers. Though MDPD says Rollins pointed a gun at cops before he was shot last month, eyewitnesses contend that Rollins’ hands were raised and that he did not own a gun. (A gun was recovered from the scene, police say.)

UM Student Accused of Rape Sues School, Says Allegations Were False

By Jerry IannelliJanuary 5, 2017

Fabricated rape allegations — the type where someone falsely accuses another person of rape just to hurt that person — are statistically rare. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center estimates that between 2 and 10 percent of sexual assault allegations are made up, and women’s rights activists say the few high-profile fake accusations discourage real survivors of sexual assault from reporting crimes.

Ask a Stoner: Can Marijuana Help With Arthritis?

By Herbert FuegoJanuary 5, 2017

Dear Stoner: I think pot will help my grandfather’s arthritis. Is there a kind of pot product — flower, edible, whatever — you’d recommend? Scott Dear Scott: According to science, you’re probably right. A study by the University of Oxford showed that cannabis-based medicine administered orally helped reduce rheumatoid arthritis…