There are currently 389 inmates in Florida prisons awaiting the death penalty, the second-highest number of any state in the union. If the State Supreme Court agrees with a cadre of lawyers, every single one of them may see their death sentence whipped out replaced with life in prison without…
As if Cuba needed another dictator, fashion’s reigning tyrant Karl Lagerfeld will present Chanel’s 2017 Cruise collection in Havana tonight. It will be the first major fashion show by an international brand in Cuba in decades, but not everyone is pleased. Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has taken to Twitter multiple times…
Don’t tell the thousands of tourists and locals who hop in black Ubers or Lyfts every day in Miami, but the rideshare services are still technically illegal in Dade County. For more than two years, the tech firms and local politicians have been locked in a tug-of-war with millions of…
Adventures abound with South Florida’s most intrepid private investigator.
Rick Scott has a habit of trying to lure jobs to Florida from states with Democratic governors in quite an unfriendly fashion. So when California passed legislation that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021, Scott couldn’t help but swoop in. He ordered Enterprise Florida,…
Gone are the days of early March when it seemed we were getting new polls and data about the political leanings of Florida voters every other day. Since the primary, it’s been quite a while since a pollster has come along and taken the political temperature of the state. Since…
On the second day of a seven-day cruise from New York to Florida and the Bahamas last year, two young children briefly escaped from their mother’s sight and somehow landed in the pool. Within moments, both kids were yanked from the water from opposite ends of the pool. But it…
The Miami Heat needed a hero on Sunday. They got a dragon. But first, it’s worth recounting how they got there. On Friday night, it was Dwyane Wade’s majestical feats of awesome in a win-or-go-home game in Charlotte that put the Heat in yet another Game 7 on Sunday. The…
We’ve seen some things on Miami roads, but maybe nothing quite as crazy as this. Video has emerged of what appears to be a road rage incident that occurred on Tuesday down in Kendall in which one man wound up taking a ride on the hood of a white VW while…
The state government is firmly controlled by Republicans, but that doesn’t mean that Governor Rick Scott gets whatever he wants. Scott, at times, has a notable aversion to compromise even with others in his party and is no stranger to angering other Tallahassee Republicans. Usually, this puts him at odds with…
For fourteen straight years at least one Miami Hurricanes player was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. It’s an astounding record that no other team seems poised to break anytime soon (Alabama currently has the longest active streak at seven consecutive years). Still, it was painful back…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida each week. On Friday, we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: a man warns police that Shirley MacClaine will command her personal army of fans to burn down Key West, a fan of Norse mythology takes on police on his own,…
For many daughters and sons of Cuban exiles in Miami, Cuba has long been an untouchable place. In many families, mere mention of the island conjured bitter memories of shattered dreams and heartbreak. Travel to Cuba was taboo. But that’s beginning to change. Fueled by the possibilities of rapprochement with…
A funny thing happened on the way to the Dolphins 13th pick in the first round of last night’s NFL Draft. Draft analysis and reporters truly had no idea what the ‘Fins would do in the first round. The team had a lot of needs to fill, and a lot…
If the Miami Marlins had one positive story during last season’s damp tissue of a season, it was spark plug second baseman Dee Gordon, who led the league in hits, batting average and stolen bases. The Marlins lavished a new $50 million contract on him, and just last night he…
Every year since its inception, the Walk Score rankings have placed Miami as one of the nation’s top ten most walkable cities. In fact, last year, Miami shot up to fifth on the list. We retain that spot in the just released 2016 rankings. Although, our raw walk score has…
Considering Miami is the only U.S. city founded by a woman, it only makes sense that female founders continue to shape and define life here. In fact, according to research done by Babson College, Miami ranks in the top five metro areas for its high rate of women-owned businesses. But…
Miami is a town of deep emotions, but perhaps none run stronger than anger. Oh, we can find almost anything to be angry about here. But here are ten things everyone in town is almost assuredly perpetually bothered by. Traffic and Other Drivers Does this one need explanation? No. No it…
Ed Cofiño isn’t sure his cousin, José, will ever make it back to South Beach. That’s because he has advanced ALS, the degenerative neurological disease made famous by Lou Gehrig. So when José visited last Sunday before boarding a cruise, Ed was excited to take him for a drink at the Delano…
Ex-Miami Dade mayor Carlos Alvarez, who was recalled from office in 2011 over the disastrous Marlins Stadium deal, has been arrested for domestic violence against his girlfriend of 14 years, according to an arrest affidavit from Coral Gables police. The affidavit says Alvarez’s girlfriend paid him a visit Saturday to…
Florida Governor Rick Scott wants the rest of the Republican establishment to just stop all the nonsense and accept the fact that Donald Trump will be the party’s official presidential nominee come this summer. In a Facebook post, the Gov called for an official end to the “Stop Trump” movement…
Today, the City of Miami Beach Commission will hold its first meeting after the literally trashy events of Floatopia on April 16th, and as promised City Manager Jimmy L. Morales has prepared suggestions on how to deal with the event and ones similar to it in the future. Morales’s suggestion…
