Here’s Your 2016 Miami Hurricanes Tailgating Guide

The wait is finally over. Football tailgating season is finally back! Also of note: Miami Hurricanes football is back! This Saturday, the Hurricanes host Florida A&M in the season opener for both teams. Half the fun of going to a Canes game happens in the parking lot well before the…

Live Blog: Today’s Primary Election Results

Primary polls opened across Florida today, but voter turnout was not expected to be high, and the races pretty much seem decided already. The highest-profile incumbents running — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz — are likely to score decisive victories. Still, the…

Five Races Worth Watching in Florida’s August Primary Election

Today marks the statewide election primary, which means a slew of high-profile federal and local races across South Florida end today. Thankfully, by around 10 p.m. tonight, South Florida will likely be done hearing about Alan Grayson’s cowboy boots (and domestic violence accusations), Andrew Korge’s attempted non-bribery of his opponent, and accusations that Debbie…

Four Amazing ’80s Dan Marino Ads to Get You Through Monday

We feel your pain, Miami. Not only is it Monday, but you just spent your entire weekend stuck in the house because of drenching rainstorms from a tropical wave. You deserve a little bit of a distraction this morning. Thankfully, the internet specializes in such things. Here we have stumbled…

Critical Mass Rides Through Little Havana and Coral Gables Tonight

It’s the last Friday of August, which means everyone’s either out of town on vacation or about to ride in this month’s Critical Mass bicycle meetup. Last month, the ride plowed right through Miami’s active Zika transmission zone in Wynwood —  tonight, the ride zips through the somewhat-safer roads of…

Colombia’s Peace Deal With FARC Is Reason for Cautious Hope in Miami

Few Miamians have seen the devastating effects of Colombia’s 52-year war with the FARC on a more human level than Philippe Houdard. For a decade now, Houdard’s nonprofit, Developing Minds Foundation, has worked with former child soldiers forced into brutal combat by FARC’s leaders. He’s seen the bullet wounds and…

Dear Stoner: How Do You Make Herb Tinctures?

Dear Stoner: I just got some pot brownies, and I’m not planning to ingest them for two weeks. Do you think the potency will still be the same, and if they’ll be okay to eat? Can I heat them up if they go hard?Tasnim Dear Tasnim: We’ve talked to multiple…