Last night, Dan Kolko — the Washington Nationals’ broadcaster on MASN — was sitting in Marlins Park press box before the game when he noticed something weird going on with the audio as the Nats took batting practice. It’s normal procedure for the opposing team to have upbeat music playing…
CJ Jackson is 27 years old and weighs approximately 145 pounds. He’s a military veteran and University of Miami pre-medical student. He’s also a hellaciously talented boxer, and his first big bout — scheduled for August 15 in Wynwood — might just be the start of a pro career worth…
Your Facebook has likely been full of rage this week over the death of Cecil the Lion at the hand of Minnesota dentist Walter J. Palmer. Of course there’s a Florida connection: Palmer owns a second home over in Marco Island, but it’s another Marco who has provided an even weirder…
Though it was tweaked a few times over the years, historically the Miami Dolphins logo retained some constants. It featured a Dolphin in a jumping position wearing a helmet with an “M” on it juxtaposed over a design meant to evoke the sun. That changed back in 2013 when the…
Hillary Clinton may be by all accounts the leading presidential candidate, but she’s been criticized for holding few events open to the public so far. That might change this Friday at Florida Intentional University …or it might not. All we know for sure is that Clinton will be on Campus…
Here’s a novel idea for how to slow the rising tolls across Miami Dade: Put them to a vote. A new Miami-based political action committee called Drivers Ready to Improve, Vote and Empower (DRIVE) wants an amendment to the Florida Constitution that would require any toll increase anywhere in Florida…
It’s that time of year again; football is back. Tomorrow, the Dolphins hit the practice fields at Nova Southeastern for the first time, marking the official return of the NFL to South Florida. Die hard Miami sports fans — in a desperate need for anything to look forward to —…
“I had just came in from out of town,” Yathomas Riley tells a Lee County, Georgia 911 dispatcher. “And my wife — I don’t know what’s going on, but she’s in a room, and she got blood coming out of her.” A young child screams in the background. It’s 8:30…
It’s been a busy day for U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, and a (thankfully) bummer of a day for South Florida ISIS-sympathizers. On the same day Ferrer and Piro took part…
Harlem Suarez wanted to bring terror to the Conch Republic, according to the FBI. The 23-year-old, also known as Almlak Benitez, was arrested after Feds claims the uncovered a plot in which planned to build a bomb and then plant it under the sands of a Key West beach. Suarez…
By now it’s pretty common knowledge that Miami’s rent prices are outrageously out of whack with what Miamians actually make, but, hey, here’s another turd feather to tick in our city’s hat of shameful inequality and developer greed. Turns out Miami is the worst city in the entire United State…
Drag Queens are the closest things the gay community has to real life super heroes (…or villains, depending on the queen). There’s the double identities, the mystical powers ranging from backhanding splits to the conjuring of drunk tickets, and, well, apparently even the occasional act of actual life saving. Elaine…
Miami-Dade Judge Mindy Glazer’s awkward but emotional accidental reunion with a former middle school classmate who stood before her as a defendant in bond court went viral earlier this month. Well, Glazer just took a vacation on the Carnival Breeze and when she got back to work on Monday she…
By most expert accounts, Gov. Rick Scott’s tenure in Tallahassee has been a flat-out catastrophe for the Sunshine State’s already fragile environment. He slashed water management budgets and stacked regulatory board with developers. He battled tooth-and-nail against new clean water mandates. Even muttering the words “climate change” was banned in…
The memoir, due out August 4, begins this way: “I was born on Miami Beach on December 22, 1960. How I came out, what time I came out, I don’t know. What I do know is that it was unusual. Miami Beach was still segregated… and black people weren’t even…
Yes, the 2016 election is more than 15 months away and you’re all already sick of the Presidential race (thanks Donal Trump), thanks to Marco Rubio aiming for the White House, Floridians will also have a wide open Senate race to decide. A lot of the candidate are relatively unknown…
An 80-year-old man suffering from advances Alzheimer’s disease stabbed his to death on Sunday afternoon at their home in Southwest Miami-Dade and then drove to Publix to report it. According to police, Abner Peckman Lawton stabbed his wife multiple times at their home near Southwest 90th Street and 103rd Avenue. Then, with…
With the Heat trying to rebuild in time for next season, all sorts of your favorite supporting players who were with the team through the Big Three-ear are reportedly up for trade. However, one player known for his three-pointers who the Heat traded two years ago could have interest in…
It’s been seven years since President Obama ordered the detention center at Guantanamo Bay closed and yet more than a hundred prisoners of war remain. That could finally change. A top Obama official revealed this weekend that the president will soon ask Congress to let him transfer dozens of inmates…
Miami-Dade county’s new transit director has big plans. While Alice Bravo, the city of Miami’s former deputy city manager, has several short-term projects in mind, her grand vision is sure to raise eyebrows in South Florida: Eventually, she hopes that the plans her and her team put in place in…
Over 1 out of 10 Florida adult citizens are unable to vote. That’s the highest rate in the nation by far. In fact, about half of all disenfranchised Americans in the entire country are right here in Florida? Why is that? Because Florida places some of the toughest standards on…
Smart Amanda Wiz was three years old, with reddish brown fur, pointy ears, and a distinctive white mark above her nose. The Western Reining horse was beloved by her owners and had recently competed in her first show. Early Thursday morning she was found dead in the Hialeah field near…
