On Wednesday morning, Florida Gov. Rick Scott gave a press conference in Stuart, warning the state’s residents that Hurricane Matthew should not be underestimated and saying “protecting life is our No. 1 priority.” Scott urged those in evacuation zones to leave town before the storm hits and thanked Airbnb, which…
Dear Stoner: I have a drug test in a week and smoked weed ten days ago. I hadn’t smoked for a while before that. Will I be good? Should I be worried? Prickly Dear Prickly: It depends on what method the drug test uses to detect THC. If it’s a…
8 a.m.: Today is the day Florida’s long run of good hurricane fortune comes to a howling end. By early this evening, Hurricane Matthew’s 130 mile per hour winds, torrential rains and massive storm surges will collide with the Florida coast, ending an 11-year streak without a major ‘cane crossing into…
Hurricane Matthew will almost certainly crawl up Florida’s eastern coastline as — at least — a Category 3 storm this weekend. The National Hurricane Center confirmed this yet again in its 5 p.m. update today, which keeps Miami-Dade under a tropical storm warning and most of the state north of…
Hurricane Matthew’s eyewall bulldozed right across Baracoa, Cuba last night, one of the island nation’s oldest and most historic towns. Baracoa was the first city the Spanish settled after landing on the island — some of the town’s buildings have stood since the 1500s. But many were no match for…
Tranicia and Tramecia Scipp are 32-year-old identical twins. They grew up on NW Eighth Street and attended Booker T. Washington High School as teens. All their lives, people have had trouble telling them apart. “They say I’m meaner and she’s the nice one,” Tramecia deadpans. Both women are single moms…
Thousands in Miami gathered to mourn Marlins pitching star Jose Fernandez last week, but it appears the city isn’t yet done paying its respects to its fallen baseball hero just yet. City of Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo is proposing the city name a street after the Marlins pitcher, who died…
In less than 24 hours, still-growing Hurricane Matthew will slide along South Florida after tearing through Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas. If you’ve still been holding out last minute hope that the monster storm won’t unleash torrential rain and howling winds in our neck of the woods, it’s time to…
The updates Miami residents are getting about Hurricane Matthew keep getting worse. After initially predicting the hurricane would miss the Florida coast entirely, the National Hurricane Center said yesterday that portions of South Florida were, indeed, in the storm’s path. This morning, the Center issued hurricane watches for Central Florida,…
It’s been 11 years since a major hurricane hit Miami, the longest streak in South Florida history. Those who lived through the devastation of Hurricane Andrew haven’t forgotten how to prepare for a tropical cyclone. But Florida has added millions of new residents since 1992 — and even since 2005,…
Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has shown two big talents in recent years: Nabbing high-profile press for his attempts to save his city from climate change, and hobnobbing with A-list celebs. So, when Leonardo DiCaprio started filming a documentary on global warning last year, you bet Levine made sure he…
As Category 4 Hurricane Matthew’s eye passes over Les Cayes, Haiti this morning, the storm remains a churning behemoth. Winds topping 140 miles per hour have been reported in Haiti’s westernmost tip, while up to three feet of rain pours onto mountain villages in the nearby hillsides. Across the border…
Miamians still aren’t sure if they should prepare for the III Points Music Festival this weekend or get ready for a multi-foot storm surge. Category 4 Hurricane Matthew is slowly barreling up through the Caribbean and this morning’s predictions that it would stay east of the Florida coastline is now…
In Miami Beach, it’s now illegal to hand anyone food or drinks in styrofoam containers, which dissolve into tiny particles that float along the top of the ocean for hundreds of years. Miami Beach has already issued hundreds of dollars in Styrofoam fines. But it’s apparently still perfectly legal to…
Had a few state senators voted differently last February, Miami-Dade County would have had zero control over whether oil companies could build fracking wells on county soil. That’s because the Senate proposed a bill that would have banned local governments from regulating the controversial oil-drilling process. Critics blasted the measure, saying…
Hurricane Matthew is already a monster, packing 130 mile per hour winds as of 5 am this morning as its howling center inches north toward Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. Those islands are bracing for catastrophe, with storm surges up to 15 feet and 40 inch deluges of rain possible. The…
On Thursday, Newsweek investigative reporter Kurt Eichenwald revealed that Donald Trump had violated the Cuban embargo by sending consultants to the communist island in 1997. Though this wasn’t the first time Trump had been accused of illegally dealing in Fidel Castro country, Eichenwald’s report is certainly the most comprehensive evidence yet that Trump…
Critical Mass participants typically grab a beer after the ride the last Friday of every month. The rides always begin and end at Government Center in downtown Miami, which means Wynwood is only a short ride away. But after tonight’s ride, bikers won’t have to pay for that first beer…
Hopefully by the end of wedding planning, you won’t feel like locking up your future spouse and throwing away the key. But in case you do, there’s a venue for that. Miami’s historic Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum is now welcoming brides and grooms who just don’t see themselves…
If you’re reading this story on a home computer, consider yourself luckier than a full third of Miami residents. This week, Florida International University took a look at internet connectivity across the country — and the startling results showed the city of Miami ranked second worst in the nation. FIU’s…
If Justin Bieber doesn’t return to Miami within the next 30 days, he’ll be arrested the next time he tries to enter Florida. Back in 2014, local paparazzo Michael Munoz sued the pop star, after he says Bieber’s security guards locked him inside a Miami Beach Subway restaurant and proceeded…
“An alien invader.” “Pretty much appalling.” “An eyesore.” “Cheap looking, inappropriate and ugly.” A “monstrosity.” It’s no secret some Coral Gables residents dislike the million-dollar sculptures that now grace two traffic circles on Segovia Way, but emails sent to the city commission reveal the depths of their distaste for the brightly…
