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Miami Marine Stadium Activist Says He Was Arrested for Being Black

By Jessica LipscombDecember 9, 2016

On December 8, 2014, 60-year-old Charlie Bradley drove from Sarasota to Miami for a meeting of Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, a group that has sought to restore the historic, graffiti-covered structure on Virginia Key. Walking around the stadium that Monday, Bradley — a retired schoolteacher who grew up in Miami —pulled out his cell phone and began recording video of the colorful graffiti that adorned the walls. That’s when a police officer stopped Bradley and threatened to throw him in jail.

John Glenn, First Man to Circle the Globe, Is Dead at 95

By Martin MerzerDecember 8, 2016

America lost a hero Thursday. John Herschel Glenn Jr. is dead. He was 95. Doctors said he had been ill for some time. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth, and he later became the oldest human to fly in space. He resonated with Americana — God, family, country…

Nine Insane Things People Tried Take Through Florida Airports This Year

By Tim ElfrinkDecember 8, 2016

Last month, a truly heroic traveler strolled into Miami International Airport, strode up to the TSA security line, and whipped out a gold-plated gas mask spiked with high-caliber ammunition. Turns out, as the TSA notes, “post-apocalyptic, bullet-adorned gas masks” are not allowed aboard airplanes. Who knew?

Miami Beach Might Crack Down Harder on Airbnb, Spend Fines on Affordable Housing

By Jerry IannelliDecember 8, 2016

Miami Beach — a paradise for both tourists and the people who cater to tourists — remains one of the most repressive cities in America when it comes to room-sharing. In most of the city’s residential zones, short-term rentals have long been illegal. Lately, the city has dropped the hammer on Airbnb users, jacking up fines to $20,000 a pop this year. The city has levied more than $3.2 million in fines since March.

FPL Wants to Store Radioactive Waste Under Our Drinking Water Supply

By Jerry IannelliDecember 7, 2016

Florida is basically one gigantic hunk of porous limestone with pythons, buildings, and Medicare frauds sunning themselves on top. Underneath is South Florida’s main source of drinking water, the Biscayne Aquifer, a pristine pool of underground liquid that’s become increasingly susceptible to pollution and saltwater intrusion.

Nicki Minaj Made Fun of a Homeless Woman in South Beach Yesterday

By Jerry IannelliDecember 6, 2016

A note to all celebrities visiting Miami for A-list events like New Year’s Eve, Ultra Music Festival, and Art Basel: Miami is a real place, with real problems, and you don’t live here. That’s typically still true for famous people who own Miami property: There’s a clear distinction between people like Iggy Pop and DJ Khaled, who live here year-round and give back to the community…

Faculty Demand FIU Become “Sanctuary Campus” for Immigrants

By Tim ElfrinkDecember 6, 2016

Florida International University is one of the most diverse schools in the nation. Some 81 percent of students are racial or ethnic minorities, and FIU advertises itself as the country’s largest “Hispanic-serving institution.” Some of those students are undocumented “dreamers” who have benefited from President Barack Obama’s DACA plan, which allows them to attend college legally.

The Weirdest Stuff We Saw at Art Basel 2016 (NSFW)

By Jerry IannelliDecember 6, 2016

There comes a point during every Art Basel season when you find yourself staring at something patently ridiculous — be it a painting of Fran Drescher making out with Dwight D. Eisenhower, or a sculpture of Felix the Cat reading a copy of Eat, Pray, Love — without cracking a smile even once.

Group Sues to Demand Florida Election Recount

By Jerry IannelliDecember 5, 2016

Protect Our Elections, a liberal-leaning group based in Washington, D.C., says that more than 160,000 votes in Florida weren’t counted during last month’s presidential election. The group claims each of those votes matters a great deal, since Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 112,911 votes in the Sunshine State. Trump…

LAB Miami Co-Working Space Sues Wynwood Lab for Copying Name

By Jerry IannelliDecember 5, 2016

If you’ve spent any time with out-of-towners during Art Basel, you’ve probably sighed deeply as they referred to Wynwood as “Miami’s Brooklyn.” At this point, “Brooklynization” is a worldwide scourge: Whether you travel to Miami, Portland, Paris, or Istanbul, you’ll see the same “third-wave” coffee locations, 1920s-style speakeasies, and twee childcare facilities full of parents in beanie hats. Hipster creativity is dead.

Cubans React to Fidel Castro’s Funeral: Everything Has Changed, but Nothing Has Changed

By Jean Friedman-RudovskyDecember 5, 2016

In the week following the death of El Comandante, across this tiny island nation, Cubans repeated this paradox: Fidel was everything; his death means nothing. The sentiment was echoed in dozens of interviews — in cities and small towns, by the farmers who stood along the highway running through seemingly endless fields of sugarcane. That Cubans see Castro as “a father,” “an idol,” and their “soul” speaks to a precarious cult of personality that amassed around the revolutionary leader over his 47 years in power.

Miami’s Ten Worst Environmental Scandals This Year

By Jerry IannelliDecember 4, 2016

The very concept of “Florida” is bad for the environment. America saw the Everglades, shining, glorious, and pristine, and agreed to put people — trash-burning, alligator-punching, Panda Express-eating people — smack in the middle of the area. Florida became a state 172 years ago and has been shoveling vomit and oil runoff into the Everglades for 172 of those years.