KKK Hate Messages Spray-Painted Around Miami Gardens

Miami Gardens, the city that’s home to Sun Life Stadium and one of Florida’s highest crime rates, has had a wrenchingly difficult week. Days after police fatally shot a mentally ill man armed with a broom, city leaders are now dealing with an apparent hate crime. Yesterday, someone spray-painted “KKK”…

The Miami Marlins Will Actually Be Fun to Watch This Year

Spring training is just around the corner, and in case you’ve tuned out this off-season, your hometown Miami Marlins might just be worth watching this year. Really! The Fish made a few small splashes in free agency, tinkered with the roster a bit via some trades, and signed their best…

305 Photo of the Day: Crazy in Love

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3,485 Students Were Paddled in Florida Public Schools in a Year

Paddling as a disciplinary measure in school may seem archaic, but it’s still practiced widely in certain Florida counties. Though the practice is outlawed in 31 states, Florida leaves it up to each individual school district to make the call. Turns out 28 of Florida’s 67 school districts are still…

Biogenesis Chief Tony Bosch Gets Four Years in Federal Pen

Update: Shortly after Bosch’s sentencing, Alex Rodriguez issued his first apology to fans for secretly buying banned drugs from Bosch for years. This morning, U.S. District Court Judge Darrin Gayles sentenced Biogenesis chief Tony Bosch to 48 months in federal prison and three years of probation upon his release on…

Bar Fight Ends in Severed Ear, Accusations of Taser Abuse by Miami-Dade Police

On December 30, New Times published a yearlong investigation showing local cops routinely broke department policy on Tasers: using the weapons on skateboarding teenagers, shocking the mentally ill, even killing 18-year-old graffiti artist Israel “Reefa” Hernandez. The most disturbing finding, however, was evidence that Miami Police Officer Vincent Miller had…

Despite Tragedy, the Gracida Family Remains a Polo Dynasty

On February 25, 2014, Carlos Gracida raced down the field at the Everglades Polo Club atop a powerful thoroughbred pony. After decades of being among the best to play the game, having already won every major prize and tournament multiple times in his long career, the 53-year-old had nothing left…

305 Photo of the Day: Sticks and Stones

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Florida Graphics Company Uses Noose in Ad, Is Not Sorry About It

Seasalt and Co. is a Florida-based company that creates custom Photoshop tool packages for graphic designers. That should be a relatively controversy-free business, but yesterday the company took to Facebook to announce an upcoming package of tools. It’s called “The Hanging Tree” and was advertised with a chilling image of…

Record-Breaking 97.3 Million Tourists Visited Florida Last Year

The rest of the country sure likes to make fun of Florida, but that hasn’t stopped tourists from visiting the Sunshine State in record numbers. Earlier today, Gov. Rick Scott and state tourism officials unveiled tourism data from 2014 that estimates 97.3 million people visited Florida last year, a record…

Former Panthers Star Steve Montador Dies Suddenly at 35

Steve Montador played three seasons of his decadelong NHL career with the Florida Panthers, including his career-best year during 2007 and ’08, when he scored eight goals and racked up 15 assists. The former defenseman was found dead early Sunday morning at this home in Mississauga, Ontario. Montador, who was…