After a 41-year hiatus, the federal government is moving back into the Freedom Tower. At least on a part-time basis. The U.S. Department of State has reached an agreement with Miami Dade College, current owner of the iconic building in downtown Miami, to use portions of the tower as its…
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Rick Scott unveiled his proposed budget today, and it contains $673 million in tax cuts at a time when the state is sitting on a $1 billion surplus. Interestingly, those cuts would most likely save the middle class some dough by lowering taxes on their cell phone and cable bills,…
Police can’t even seem to break up a dog fight without the use of bullets. Miami-Dade Police opened fire on two escaped pet dogs that got into a fight with a police K9 yesterday afternoon. One of the dogs died, while the other is in an animal hospital requiring serious…
Four years after a fatal shooting shattered two families, new court documents add to the evidence that a Miami-Dade Police detective botched her investigation of the incident. On May 21, 2011, 14-year-old Jack Davis fatally shot an unarmed Reynaldo Muñoz Jr. while Muñoz was trying to steal a WaveRunner. In…
The gunshots rang out around 10:30 a.m. yesterday, sending panicked customers at an Aventura shopping center with a Whole Foods, Target, and Best Buy running for cover. Only after the dust settled was it clear where the gunfire had originated: from two Aventura PD officers who had each fired rounds…
It’s hard to believe this year marked the 30th anniversary of the last time the Miami Dolphins appeared in a Super Bowl, but here we are, three decades later. In 1984, Dan Marino punted just about every NFL record into the sun on his way to leading the Dolphins to…
Here’s the good news: The Miami Dolphins just need to add eight above-average players to their roster to be Super Bowl contenders. That’s not that many. The bad news? Of the 30 teams that didn’t make the Super Bowl this year, the Dolphins rank 17th in how many “good” or…
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Those of you with Apple iPhones running iOS 8 were probably notified today there’s an update to the operating system. Most of the updates are relatively minor, but there’s one big one that may very well be a result of a class-action lawsuit brought upon the tech giant by two…
Miami may have tons of Cuban influence, but sometimes we forget that the closest foreign country to our shores is the Bahamas. Bimini is just a little more than 52 miles off the coast of downtown Miami (that’s closer than West Palm Beach), and a developer claims you’ll actually be…
Fidel Castro is not only still alive but also still cranky. Earlier this month, false rumors of Castro’s death spread like wildfire on the internet. The former Cuban leader hadn’t been seen in more than a year, the argument went, and some dudes were cleaning a cemetery in Havana. So…
The Spanish-language radio station La Poderosa (670 AM) broadcasts from a large, square concrete-and-glass building on SW 27th Avenue in Little Havana. The building’s cafeteria, Bocadito Express, is a poorly lit, one-room blue-collar spot on the ground floor where area workers drop in for cafecitos and medianoche sandwiches. Raquel Regalado…
The revelation earlier this month that the North Miami Beach Police Department was using mug shots of African-American men as practice targets sent shock waves across the nation. After initially trying to downplay the controversy, the department apologized, and the city council voted to ban the practice. However, the outrage…
Medical marijuana supporters in Florida tried their hand at the ballot last year and fell just short, but perhaps they might find success in the Florida Legislature. St. Petersburg Sen. Jeff Brandes, a Republican (!), has filed a bill that would legalize marijuana in Florida as a treatment option for…
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Professional arguments over the proper way to run an organ bank allegedly turned to amateur displays of karate at the University of Miami. Two former employees of the Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, an organ bank run by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, are suing after they…
In the lab, the genetically modified mosquito larvae glow green and red to help researchers track them. The bugs’ DNA has been tweaked with a killer gene that will wipe out the next generation of blood-suckers before they can latch onto humans. Millions of the scientifically created bugs are released…
The list of architects who worked on North Beach’s Biltmore Terrace Hotel reads like a dean’s list of Miami greats: Albert Anis, Melvin Grossman — and the biggest name of all, Morris Lapidus, the man behind the Fontainebleau and the Eden Roc. The rectangular beachfront space at 87th Street and…
Hassan Whiteside made the Chicago Bulls pay the price for his low NBA2K ratings, and now they are all dead. There are no longer any Chicago Bulls; sorry ’bout it, PETA. Chicago has also vanished. Tough break, Obama. After taking five business days to get his sprained ankle right, Whiteside…
Marco Rubio and around 300 of his biggest supporters and confidants entered the swanky Delano Hotel on South Beach today. By the time they leave tomorrow, they may have a better idea of whether Rubio will run for president. In fact, according to the Miami Herald, Rubio has already told…
Granted, we don’t need to give Miamians much of an excuse to stay out late on Saturday and sleep in on Sunday morning. But if you’re not running the Miami Marathon and live around the affected area, it might be the best to stay in. The annual marathon will close…
