Embattled CareerSource South Florida executive director Rick Beasley, already likely to face criticism week over alleged workplace bullying, has a new problem. Three current and former employees accuse him of religious discrimination. CareerSource, the largest operation of its type in Florida, uses $70 million in state and federal funds to connect local…
Florida was probably the most useless state to the Confederacy. Our population was small, our land was hard to secure, and the biggest thing we really contributed to that controversial cause was salt. For a lot of reasons, its not exactly the most controversial thing in Florida to try and…
House Republicans are in an absolute mess at the moment as they struggle to figure out who will emerge as their new Speaker of the house, but the temporary brouhaha may lead to Rep. Dan Webster’s — and Florida’s — gain. The conservative from Central Florida has emerged as a…
Yes, there is already Facebook,Twitter Instagram, and Tumblr. But two local recent college grads have brought another social network into the world: SLFY, a free app that’s restricted to university students and meant to facilitate interaction across the quad, not across the world. “Basically it creates a private social network…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, so we asked the group, which is led by legendary executive director Howard Simon, to name its top 12 cases. Here are the results. 12. Free Speech on Gun Safety for DoctorsThe Florida Legislature enacted the…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week. On Fridays, we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: a woman who literally stole her sweetie’s sweet tooth, a car thief who apparently wanted to speed up the judicial process, and a woman afraid of Arabic numbers. Florida…
Perhaps the calls for the sacking of defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle were slightly louder than those for the job of head coach Joe Philbin. So when the Fins announced earlier this week that Philbin was shown the bin with now word on Coyle’s continued employment, some were left scratching their…
Gentrification is an incredibly complicated social phenomenon. At its worse it means the local culture and identity created by lower class folks (in Miami, often immigrants) is replaced by what seems almost like focus group-tested trendiness and all sorts of bougie nonsense. At its best it means maybe an underutilized…
People, and, well, occasionally animals come to America from all over the world in search of a better life. Yet, for all the success stories of people who manage to grab a piece of the American dream, there’s an occasional tragedy. Such is the sad case of Chiquitica, the Cuban…
Since he entered office in January, Florida Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo has made headlines for his progressive stance on environmental issues. Representing Florida’s 26th Congressional District, which stretches from Miami to Key West, he touts clean energy, and has split from much of his party in advocating for steps to…
A narrow majority of Floridians now say they’re open to totally legalizing recreational marijuana in the state, but the vast majority of them say they wouldn’t use it. According to Quinnipiac, 51 percent say they’re open to adults legally possessing small amount of marijuana, while 45 percent say they oppose…
In August, the White House announced its second-ever Astronomy Night, where astronomers, engineers, and other leaders in science and space will talk to students and teachers about their experiences. Then, they’ll stargaze on the White House lawn. It’s slated for October 19 and it’s all part of the Obama Administration’s…
When toe-meets-ball at Doak Campbell Stadium this Saturday night, it will have been 2,024 days since the Miami Hurricanes last beat the Florida State Seminoles, the longest Hurricanes-victory drought in the rivalry since the Canes lost seven-straight from 1962 to 1973. The five-game losing streak to the Seminoles has featured…
There’s no better real estate in Miami than the 30 acres of downtown waterfront space just south of the Pérez Art Museum Miami. But in its current iteration, the rectangular block known as Museum Park is pretty much a waste — an exposed, feature-less patch of shrubby grass that’s great…
Remember back in 1967 when the Supreme Court ruled that interracial marriage should be legal throughout all of America in Loving vs Virginia? That was a pretty good decision, I think we all agree, don’t we? One interesting note about that is that not one single pastor, priest or minister…
Poll numbers suggest that Florida’s march to medical marijuana is inevitably, but it sure is taken a long time to get there. Sure, law makers approved non-smokable and non-euphoric “Charlotte’s Web” medicinal marijuana for a narrow slice of patients back in 2014, but so far the state has stalled on…
Last month brought news that the penthouse at the Faena House development on Miami Beach was sold for $60 million, making it the most expensive residential property ever bought in Miami and shattering the previous record by a cool $11 million. To Miamians it was an astounding accusation. To the…
Donald Trump’s popularity shows no signs of slipping in Florida. The latest Quinnipiac poll shows Trump atop all his GOP rival amongst Republican primary voters with 28 percent lining up behind the Donald. That’s actually a rise of 7 percent since the last time Quinnipiac polled Florida in late August. …
It’s no secret many Florida police are uneasy about a bill that advanced in Tallahassee yesterday to allow residents to openly carry firearms. In fact, the only reason the Sunshine State is still one of six states to prohibit open gun-toting is because the state Sheriff’s Association has vigorously opposed…
Rick Beasley, a stocky, middle-aged man with a bushy handlebar mustache, stood at the head of an oval table on the fifth floor of a building in Doral. Nine nattily dressed managers filed into the windowless private conference room. After Linda Pierre, a petite 29-year-old, took a seat four feet…
When you’re a Major League Baseball star its hard to keep track of everything going on in your life. Which is why one might hire a personal assistant to help keep track of their schedules, their errands, and even their boats. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bronson Arroyo, a former Golden Glove…
We weren’t sure that the sage of Augustus Sol Invictus, the goat blood-drinking pagan running for Senate in Florida as a libertarian, could get any weirder, and yet that was before we found out that there’s a Miley Cyrus connection. Need something to get a bit stranger? Yep, just add…
