Dwyane Wade Might Opt Out of His Heat Contract

Oh, Heat fans, you thought we were going to at least have an easy-breezy off-season after last year’s conundrum? Think again. It appears Dwyane Wade is thinking longterm with his contract, and is considering the possibility of opting out this year and even possibly testing the open market.  Pretty much…

What To Get Marco Rubio For His 44th Birthday

Marco Rubio, the Republican “boy” wonder, is 44-years-old today! The Presidential candidate will spend the day in Las Vegas, his other childhood home (the Rubio family lived there between 1979 and 1985 before returning to Miami). He’ll celebrate later at a birthday party-slash-fundraiser hosted at the home of Rick Harrison, the…

Two Hialeah Police Dogs Dead After Being Left in SUV

Jimmy and Hector, two police dogs who served with the Hialeah Police Department were found dead in Davie last night after being left in an officer’s SUV. Both the Hialeah and Police Department are investigating the matter, but Officer Nelson Enriquez, a 13-year veteran of the Hialeah force, has been relieved…

Miami Beach Cops Who Received Racist Emails Won’t Be Punished

Earlier this month, the Miami Beach Police Department was hanging its head in shame when the State Attorney’s Office announced that two officers had used work accounts to send hundreds of explicitly racist, sexist, and homophobic emails and text messages. When news of the scandal broke, one of the officers, Captain Alex…

Aaron Davidson Banned From FIFA, NASL as Soccer Corruption Fallout Widens

One day after U.S. federal prosecutors shocked the futbol world by indicting 14 top FIFA executives, the fallout continues for Sepp Blatter — the organization’s embattled president — and for Aaron Davidson, the 44-year-old Miami resident charged with helping to funnel millions in bribes to nab marketing rights to soccer…

Miami Springs Cop Andres Quintanilla Arrested in Drug Trafficking Sting

Andres Quintanilla, a 33-year-old 16-year veteran of the Miami Springs Police Department, was arrested yesterday for allegedly offering protection and information to an undercover FBI agent who was posing as an international drug trafficker. The investigation began in 2014 when the undercover agent informed Quintanilla that he was in the…

The Rise and Fall of Haitian Drug Lord Jacques Ketant

It was supposed to be easy. Edouard Rene Joseph was a combat vet, Desert Storm, so he had trimmed the situation down to simple mission objectives: Get into the country, pick up the kids, leave the country. One day, tops. No big deal. “It’s not,” he would muse years later,…

American Visits to Cuba Are Up 36 Percent Since January

Relations between America and Cuba aren’t even officially restored, but thanks to a thaw in travel restrictions, tourism on the island nation have soared. From January to May of this year tourism from America is up 36 percent, while travel from everywhere overall is up 14 percent.  The numbers were…

Rep. Alan Grayson Accidentally Tweeted “F*ck The Police”

Congressman and potential Democratic Senate candidate Alan Grayson is no stranger to saying controversial things and calling others name, and he’s certainly no stranger to not apologizing if he offends anyone. However, Grayson’s office made a rare semi-appology lately to clarify that the Rep. did not indeed mean to tell…

Miami Should Root for the Marlins to Fail Until Loria Sells

The Dan Jennings era had a good weekend, but is that a good thing? The answer might not be as simple as you think. The Marlins snapped an eight-game losing streak with wins on Saturday and Sunday this weekend, ending their ten game homestand at a pathetic 2-8. The disastrous…

Venetian Causeway Closing Could Spell More Bicycle Deaths

Around 10:30 p.m. on a Monday late last month, Eber Vasquez pedaled north from his apartment on NE 23rd Street and onto the Julia Tuttle Causeway. The 25-year-old, clean-cut Guatemalan immigrant with a neat goatee was still in his work clothes from the day’s painting job. Across his back was…

Florida Republican Congressman Calls for Action on Climate Change

Florida Republicans haven’t exactly been making headlines for their progressive action on climate change. But a lone Republican has begun to push for action within his party. Representative Carlos Curbelo, who represents Florida’s 26th Congressional District, which stretches from Miami to Key West, says he understands climate change is “a…

Spectacular Scandals Have Plagued Miami Beach Police For a Century

It’s been a rough month for the Miami Beach Police Department. First came video of a detective punching a handcuffed woman in the face, followed closely by a press conference announcing that more than a dozen officers had sent or received boatloads of racist and pornographic emails. But don’t be…