Is the news here that Florida is one of the most politically corrupt states in the nation or that there are nine other states that are more corrupt than Florida? We’re still not really sure. A new study conducted by University of Hong Kong and Indiana University found that the…
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The Miami Heat won’t let us, your dutiful local alt-weekly, anywhere near the team (to the point they wouldn’t even let us interview a super-fan in a banana costume one time), but apparently they let just about anyone else with a press badge into post-game press conferences during the Finals…
While one proposed stadium was dealt a death blow yesterday, another stadium moved one step closer a new deal with the county. The Miami Dolphins and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez reportedly signed an agreement yesterday that would see the county pay the team money for bringing marquee events to Miami…
Need more proof that spending dump trucks full of cash can win elections in America? Take a look at Florida’s percolating governor’s race, where Rick Scott — yes, the same guy who has had trouble cracking 30 percent approval ratings for the past four years — has suddenly pulled even…
This morning, Miami Beach commissioners will recognize Digna Abello as the first female firefighter to rise to the rank of division chief. Normally, her promotion would be a milestone for a force with a history of discrimination against women and minorities. Moments before Abello is honored, however, commissioners will hear…
Julia Dale sang the National Anthem, the crowd chanted “Seven Nation Army,” and fire shot into the sky as the players were introduced to ear-piercing applause. Everything was going according to plan, the NBA Finals were back in Miami, and the Heat’s home was hype with excitement. Then the San…
Another plan bites the dust. According to several reports, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and city manager Daniel J. Alfonso have decided against the idea of filling in the FEC boat slip to allow the construction of a stadium for David Beckham’s MLS team. See also: Here’s What Beckham’s New Miami…
A poll in May found 88 percent of Florida voters supported medical marijuana. A March poll showed support at 74 percent. One from November had support at 82 percent. So a bipartisan poll released today showing that only 70 percent of Floridians plan to vote to legalize medical marijuana in…
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Derick Kuilan, the former Miami Beach cop who ran over two people while joyriding on South Beach on his police ATV, was convicted of reckless driving charges yesterday but was acquitted of DUI charges. This despite the fact a blood test showed he had a blood alcohol level over the…
Florida has a reputation as America’s weirdest state, but there’s hardly any national appreciation for the fact that Florida has several culturally distinct regions of weirdness to choose from. In fact, sometimes it seems weird that Florida is considered one state at all. It’s high time someone drew a realistic…
An early-morning shooting at popular Washington Avenue nightclub Mansion has left one man dead and police on a manhunt for the suspect. The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m., prompting a panicked crowd to rush out of the packed club as one partier lay dying on the floor. “All we know…
Bienvenidos a Miami, San Antonio Spurs. You got a lot of splainin’ to do. You see, the rest of America may buy your convenient “Oh, the A/C just happened to break right at tip-off of game one of the NBA Finals, so weird, whoops!” but not us in the Magic…
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Miami-Dade voters are at a virtual standstill when it comes to David Beckham’s proposed plans to fill in the FEC boat slip next to American Airlines Arena and build a new soccer stadium on it. According to a Benedixen and Associates poll commissioned by the Miami Herald, 45 percent are…
Anyone who has tuned in to a non-marquee matchup while the Miami Hurricanes are playing at home is greeted with the sight of a stadium full of large swaths of empty orange seats. The attendance problems at Sun Life Stadium are well known. Oddly, this is the team’s latest marketing…
Don’t worry: It’s just not the raging hangover from those seven rum and Cokes you pounded while sweating through the Heat’s win last night. Your eyes are not fogged over with Monday-morning regret. Miami really has disappeared under a cloud of noxious smoke. A huge wildfire in Broward County is…
The World Cup is only three days away, yet the buzz in America hasn’t been about our boys beating Nigeria in our final warmup match over the weekend. Instead, everyone keeps talking about how American soccer fans are full of shit. The New York Times says we’re a bunch of…
Shhhhhhhhhh, you hear that? That’s the sound of all the LeBron James cramp memes being deleted from all the Twitter accounts. If you put your ear to your computer screen, you can actually hear the little Instagram heart likes breaking into a thousand pieces and falling to the floor. Welcome…
Miami-Dade already has enough of a problem with “businesses” operating outside of or in the gray area of the law that when a venture capitalist-backed tech firm comes into town and tries to do it, they’re just asking for trouble. The county had earlier started fining app-based ride share Lyft’s…
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