Floridians can’t agree on a lot. Which is to be expected in such a diverse swing state, and the results of USF’s annual Sunshine State Survey certainly attest to that. Floridians are split on all sorts of hot button issues from Common Core to offshore drilling. In fact, one of…
Rebecca Towers are a relic of another South Beach: A senior housing complex in the heart of multi-million waterfront condos. That’s also made the towers a regular target for conspiracy theorists on the beach for a simple reason: The land the government-run subsidized housing sits on is worth millions amidst…
If you’ve ever wish your morning cup of coffee was a little bit stronger, well, be careful what you wish for. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at Miami International Airport uncovered a shipment of coffee so strong it was literally illegal. That’s because it was adulterated…
Between Stand Your Ground and the weekly insane crime news, Florida is about as close to the Wild West as it gets in today’s America. So it’s genuinely a surprise that the Sunshine State is somehow one of six states that still prohibit the public from carrying around weapons in…
The blinds are drawn in Murphy’s Miami Beach bedroom as the 33-year-old pulls a white, silicone, four-inch conical contraption from his nightstand. Called a TLC Tugger, it was designed to stretch skin gradually, as earlobes are stretched for gauges. Except Murphy isn’t stretching his earlobes. His project is much more…
See this guy? He’s running for Senate in Florida. He’s a young lawyer who claims to have worked his way through law school at USF while homeless. He’s a deeply religious family man. Father of four, actually. Sharply dressed, well groomed, and quite handsome as far as politicians go. Sure,…
Last year, The publicly funded Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency announced it was teaming up with film studio company EUE/Screen Gems Studios to build a brand new television and film studio right in the heart of the city. And perhaps everyones biggest curiosity was, “Well, what, uh, exactly are they…
The reign of Joe Philibin in South Florida is over. After a disastrous 1-3 start and an all-around embarrassing loss in London yesterday, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross decided to officially sack Philbin. This is the earliest in the season the Dolphins have ever let go of a coach, and in…
Are you single and living in Miami Beach? Well, congratulations, you’re living in one of the best cities in America to be flying solo according to Livability.com. The Beach came in 8th overall on the site’s top 10 list of “best cities for singles.” The criteria used reflects overall quality…
Last October, Miami New Times broke the news that at least two Miami Police Department cops had been clients at the notorious Coral Gables steroid den Biogenesis. Hours after that story was published, MPD brass announced they’d soon begin testing their cops for anabolic steroid abuse because of “rage-like” problems…
One night in late June, Gus Kalogeras, a retired St. Thomas University dean, was driving south on U.S. 1 back to his home in Sunny Isles Beach. Just past Aventura Mall, he turned left on a yellow that quickly switched to red. A couple of weeks later, Kalogeras received…
The Miami Dolphins continue to invent new-and-extremely-unexciting ways to ruin your Sundays. It’s actually impressive, at this point. This week they walked into your kitchen at 9:30 a.m.. opened the refrigerator, chugged all your orange juice, made an over-stuffed three-piece-of-toast sandwich full of all the eggs and bacon you had…
Yesterday nine people lost their lives in just the latest act of senseless mass gun violence carried out in America. Today presidentially candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush responded to the national tragedy by exclaiming, “Stuff happens.” “I had this challenge as governor—because we had—look, stuff happens, there’s always…
Wynwood keeps it pretty low. Until very recently it was hard to find a building higher than two stories here, but Moshe Mana, a developer and the owner of the biggest continuous plot of land of in the rapidly changing neighborhood wants to get high. Really, really high. His company…
The major Cuban influx to Florida didn’t start with the Mariel boat lifts. In fact, Florida has always been a major destination of Caribbean immigrants, a situation unique amongst the states. A new interactive map from Pew Research Center remind us clearly of that. Researched combed through Census data all…
Have you walked outside lately? Like, anytime in the last four months? Miami’s been pretty damned hot. In fact, a University of Miami scientist says, it’s been the hottest year to date in recorded history. Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the Rosenstiel School (and a passionate meteorologist: “I just…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every single week, and on Fridays we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: Florida’s Captain Citrus gets the arch-nemesis he deserves, a mother steals her 12-year-old daughter’s ex-boyfriend, a middle-aged white lady has so much trust in police that she…
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Things did not go well in the home opener for the Miami Dolphins. They went so bad, in fact, that some fans took to the exits, choosing to beat traffic rather than watch the end of a pathetic 41-14 Buffalo Bills beat down. Some…
If you have a soft spot for failing outdoor shopping and entertainment complexes in the southern half of Miami-Dade then Federal Realty Investment Trust is your savior. After acquiring a majority stake in Coconut Grove’s CocoWalk earlier this year, Federal has now traveled a little bit down the South Dixie Highway…
Jeb Bush may not be anywhere near close to leading the polls anymore, but he does lead in another factor: endorsement. Bush has the backing of more notable politicians than any other candidate in the race, and today he announced another whopping round of endorsement. See, Florida currently has 26…
How about those Dolphins? Oh, right, lets not talk about it. Instead, lets talk about some of the greatest moments in Miami sports history, shall we? And we don’t things other team happened to do here that were history. Miamians do not care about Joe Namath winning the Jets their…
Any guess where Florida’s largest flock of sheep lives? Quite possibly right in the middle of Miami Beach, inside a nondescript Mt. Sinai research building just off the Julia Tuttle Causeway. Unlike their rural cousins, these fluffy animals, more than 100 of them, aren’t kept for wool or left alone…
