The “Fire Al Golden” Banner Brigade Is Getting Expensive

Al Golden and his Miami Hurricanes’ are currently undefeated. They’re the only team in the ACC Coast Division with a “0” in the loss column, and, sure, maybe their first two opponents were cakewalks and the quarter meltdown that turned the Nebraska game into a squeaker causes some concern, but…

Mayor Gimenez Bows to Environmentalists, Creates Sea-Level-Rise Position

Earlier this week, environmentalists raised a sea level rise rallying cry with Miami Dade County commissioners. Their demands: a $500,000 pool for engineering solutions and a new “chief resiliency officer” for the county who would act as a point person for new infrastructure to keep Miami dry. “The eyes of…

Car2Go Is Expanding to Miami Beach in October

Well, the Venetian Causeway is still closed and plans for the fabled Baylink rail system are still firmly in the “maybe someday” file, but soon you’ll have an exciting new way to travel across the bay from Miami to Miami Beach. Car sharing service Car2Go will expand its service to…

Half-Buried Limo in Vacant Lot Turns Heads Downtown

Every day, sometimes in small crowds, onlookers approach a fence demarcating a vacant plot of land, a rectangle of brown dirt sandwiched between high-rise apartment buildings downtown. Just a few steps from the whirring Metromover, they raise their phones to chest level and snap pictures, often making sure their own…

Dwyane Wade Just Released a Line of Miami-Influenced Socks

Dwyane Wade really likes socks. According to his old teammate LeBron James, he likes to paint his toenails in black and then immediately puts socks ons and wears them all the time. Maybe he’s got an issue with his feet, but regardless the man really loves socks. He also really…

Poll: Most Floridians Still Don’t Care About the Senate Race

American democracy is a complex system with multiple levels, branches and built in checks and balances, and it works best when people get informed and show up to vote for all offices. Of course, Floridians, by and large, aren’t quite ready to even start thinking about who will replace Marco…

Botched Cosmetic Surgeries Continue to Rise Across Miami

Few cases lit up Miami’s news cycle like the tale of “toxic tush” fake doctor Oneal Morris and the victims like Rajee Narinesingh brutally disfigured by injections of “Fix-a-Flat” and cement. But years later, that kind of illegal plastic surgery is still on the rise in Miami — at least according…

Miami Cop Suspended for Handcuffing 5-Year-Old at Wynwood School

Earlier this year, Hector Feliciano drove to Eneida Harter Elementary School to pick up his five-year-old son who’d gotten in trouble over a fight. As they pulled away, though, Feliciano heard a disturbing tale from the kid: A Miami cop at the school had pulled his ear and then handcuffed…