Brazil Sent the Most Tourists to Miami in 2015

Despite worries about a lagging economy in Brazil and a less favorable currency exchange, Brazilians are visiting Miami more than any other country in 2015. In fact, through the first nine months of 2015, Brazilian tourism is actually up 3 percent compared to the same time last year. The data…

Tiger Trainer Defends Animal Shows at Santa’s Enchanted Forest

Last month, sign-waving demonstrators massed in front of Tropical Park to try to dissuade customers from buying tickets to Christmas mainstay Santa’s Enchanted Forest. Their complaint? The live tigers and other animals used in shows at the theme park, which activists claimed are mistreated.  “These animals are forced to live…

It’s Time for the Miami Heat to Retire Glen Rice’s Jersey

With the well-run Miami Heat constantly giving their fans reasons to look forward, sometimes the franchise has a tendency to forget to look back at the past. Last year, the team’s “Heat Lifer” campaign last year made us all a little nostalgic for where it all started. Back in the…

Bill Would Keep Florida on Daylight-Saving Time Permanently

It’s been more than a month now since we fell back to standard time, but if you’re like, you still probably haven’t gotten used to it getting dark so early. Well, consider state Rep. Kristin Jacobs your new hero. The Broward County Democrat has introduced a bill that would keep Florida…

The Weirdest Pieces in Miami Art Week 2015

By definition, Miami Art Week is always strange. When patrons have to wander through thousands of pieces of art at dozens of fairs, shock-and-awe is an effective eye-catching strategy. Still, 2015 has to go down as one of the weirdest editions of Art Basel ever, from the nonstop monsoons to…

Does Udonis Haslem Have a Beef With LeBron James?

What’s the beef? The Miami Heat beat the LeBron-less Cleveland Cavaliers back on Friday 99-84 — but you knew that already. Heat fans broke out in a hilarious “LeBron Is Tired” chant late in the big win, referencing James deciding to sit out the game due to fatigue caused by…

Miami’s Venezuelans Party as Opposition Wins Congress

For the past 17 years, the Chavista wave started by Hugo Chavez and carried on by his successor Nicolas Maduro has held an iron grip on Venezuelan politics, from the national assembly to the presidential palace. While Maduro still holds onto his executive power, Chavismo  has taken a historic blow at…

Woman Stabbed With X-Acto Knife in the Middle of Art Basel Miami Beach

Amidst the endless stalls of modern art choked with thousands of patrons inside Art Basel Miami this afternoon, a scream burst through the cacophony inside the Miami Beach Convention Center just after 5 p.m. today. Was it performance art? A prankster? As fairgoers converged, they quickly realized something more serious…

Beckham Announces New Soccer Stadium in Overtown

David Beckham’s year’s long struggle to find land to build a soccer stadium in Miami may now be over. The soccer star and his business partners are believed to be on the verge of announcing a plan to bring a stadium to Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. Though no one is talking…