Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa believes Critical Mass has become a “critical mess,” warning reporters this morning that “anarchists” had ruined the popular monthly ride and that kids without helmets, beer vendors on bikes, and widespread civil disobedience were creating dangerous situations downtown. Orosa wants cyclists to plan with cops…
The Marlins aren’t used to winning much, but one of their youngest fans may have won the Internet today. The young tyke was at a game when the in-stadium cameras panned over to him and put him on the Jumbotron. The kid promptly noticed and, well, went wild. Yes, he…
In a fight between a man and the interstate highway system, one would expect the man to always lose. Artist George Sánchez-Calderón, who’s been engaged in such a conflict all year, always figured he’d lose too. “But it’s a fair argument to say, like, you should or could have this…
For Mike Forsythe, becoming a new father was surreal. As he stood in the hospital delivery room, he was expecting to hear only his wife screaming as they welcomed a new baby. But that wasn’t the case for Mike and his wife, Christine. Instead, after having C-section as per their…
The news broke yesterday and brought with it a tsunami of speculation and sizzling hot takes: LeBron James was opting out of the remainder of his Miami Heat contract. What will his next move be? LeBron is available to every team in the league come July 1, and every NBA…
We’re still five months away from when Florida elects a new governor, but the latest round of advertisements in the race have gotten ugly. Florida Republicans are urging television stations not to air a new ad from Democrats highlighting the legal problems of Scott’s former companies. Meanwhile, a racially tinged…
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Update: At the conference, Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa says he believes Critical Mass has become a “critical mess.” It may be the end of the era for Critical Mass Miami. City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa has called a news conference for tomorrow at 10 a.m., saying in…
LeBron is entering free agency, according to numerous reports. He’s exercising his player’s option to escape the remaining year on his Miami contract. But before you totally freak out and set your number 6 jersey on fire, take a deep breath. It’s entirely possible — though far from certain, of…
Back on June 11, when Miami Beach commissioners passed a motion in favor of gay marriage, Mayor Philip Levine promised more than talk. “It’s important,” he said, “for us not to be pro LGBT by word, but more importantly by action.” Now Levine and Miami Beach appear to be following…
Around 2:30 this morning, gunfire strafed the courtyard of a Liberty City apartment building, wounding up to ten and killing two in the worst instance of mass violence in Miami this year. Police are still sorting through the chaos to determine what happened. “We have no motive at this time,”…
Eric Corey is Miami’s biggest soccer fan. Sure, he’s a local leader of the American Outlaws, a group of U.S. Soccer superfans, but his real credentials lie in the unfortunate fact that he got so excited when the Americans gave up a late tying goal in yesterday’s game against Portugal…
Lieutenant Edward Law found himself of the wrong end of, well, the law. The Opa-locka police officer was arrested on Friday night while driving his unmarked police cruiser after rear ending another car on the Golden Glades interchange. Police say he was intoxicated…
When you root for a superstar team, your fandom is put under the microscope. For four straight years now Miami Heat fans have been picked over and criticized more than anyone who’s just rooting for a sports team should. Well, in its latest stunt, ESPN sent out a reporter to…
On Saturday, news broke about Cuba’s latest high-risk defection. Yasmani Tomas, a top slugger for Industriales, had fled Cuba for potential millions as a Major League Baseball star. But as All-Star Yasiel Puig’s harrowing tale showed the world earlier this year, that path from Castro’s island to big league ballparks…
The trappings of a tourist trip to South Beach have changed over the decades. White linen suits became “I’m in Miami Bitch” shirts. String bikinis became bizarre fishnet dresses (albeit still worn over string bikinis). The circle of life. Throughout it all, however, there has been one creepy constant: sharks…
The story flooded Facebook feeds all over South Florida last week. Topped with a photo of a construction site filled with tall, dusty pillars, it boasted of a remarkable discovery: ancient Roman ruins discovered right in downtown Miami. “This find will change everything we know about modern history if it…
Early this morning, Miami-Dade police escorted 62-year-old Miriam Baydes and $300,000 worth of marijuana out of a Southwest Miami-Dade home. Police were in the area before 4 a.m. conducting an unrelated investigation according to WSVN, when they smelled a strong oder of marijuana emanating from the home in the in…
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Police have made a third arrest in the case in which three underage girls were filmed in explicit sex acts and then the footage was posted online earlier this week. Bianca Byndloss, age 19, was arrested last night following the arrests of Christian Hernandez and Bryan Yanes. All three were…
The latest edition of Best of Miami is on stands around town, packed with hundreds of our choices for everything from the finest smoky dive bars to the greatest elegant craft cocktails, from the number one spot to kayak to the coolest thrift stores — and, of course, all of…
This is not a test. Hide your family. Sell all of your belongings for canned food and weaponry. Prepare yourself for utmost destruction. The year’s first tropical disturbance is churning just off the coast of Florida, and the time has come to PANIC! Wait, what’s that? It’s basically just a…
