The ACLU of Florida has filed a new motion in federal court demanding that Florida immediately recognize marriages of same-sex couples performed in other states or countries. ACLU spokesman Baylor Johnson tells the Herald that the group is asking U.S. District Judge Robert Hickle ” to stop enforcement of the…
Florida is still a long way from legalized medical marijuana. The Sheriff’s Association is waging a fierce campaign against it. The governor has hinted he might not sign any new laws on it. The conservative House has yet to take up the issue. Yet history was made in the Florida…
Four down, a dozen to go. How sweep it is. The Miami Heat put down the Charlotte Bobcats Monday night 109-98, ending not only the Cats’ season but also their identity, because the team switches back to the Charlotte Hornets next season. The Heat completed the series, season, and life…
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Never expect a cop to be cool about a little bit of pot. The Florida Sheriffs Association has officially taken a stance on medical marijuana. They’re against it. Because you know, it’s common practice for sheriffs to take stances on what kind of medical treatment people should be allowed to…
With little fanfare, demolition began this morning at One Herald Plaza along Biscayne Bay. The iconic Miami Herald building, which served as the newspaper’s headquarters from 1963 until last May, when the paper relocated to Doral, was bought in 2011 by the Malaysian casino giant Genting Group. The company originally…
Florida’s minimum wage is $7.93 an hour, but you’d need to make almost $10 more an hour if you want to rent a one-bedroom apartment in Miami-Dade. A Washington Post analysis shows that based on average rental price for a one-bedroom apartment in Miami-Dade, you’d have to make at least…
For a decade, Dr. Jack Ramsay, alongside Eric Reid, was the voice of the Miami Heat on Sun Sports, booming out Lenard! And Slamma! after a Voshon Lenard three-pointer or slam, or hollering his trademark for Tim Hardaway: “This away, that away, Hardaway!” Of course, Ramsay was much more than…
New tape has leaked this morning to Deadspin of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling discussing his views on race, and the audio makes it clear that Sterling is about as enlightened on the topic as mouth-breathing Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. The key difference is that Sterling owns a major…
In February 1964 the Beatles had invaded Miami Beach, and they needed somewhere quiet to escape the mobs of screaming fans for a Life magazine shoot. Through an Ed Sullivan Show connection, the mop-topped British sensations were pulled away from the swarmed Deauville Hotel and spirited to 5750 North Bay…
To hear the internet tell it, Florida is a bizarre hellscape of human depravity and all sorts of unspeakable evils. Floridians, however, tend to like living in this hellscape, thank you very much. It turns out residents of other states are the ones who want to get the hell out…
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The jewel of under-construction Midbeach development the Faena District has found a buyer. The penthouse suite of the Faena House was put on the market last November for a cool $50 million. It was the highest listing price for a condo in Miami ever, and now it’s under contract. The…
Some visitors might prepare for a trip to Miami by brushing up on their high school Spanish. Which is silly because most of the people they’ll actually run into here speak English. Sure, the English here may be peppered with Spanglish phrases and local sayings, and is often delivered in…
A jubilant email landed in the inboxes of Miami Heat season ticketholders yesterday signed by owner Mickey Arison and trumpeting an agreement with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez for a new ten-year deal to keep the team at the American Airlines Arena. “We thank Mayor Gimenez for his vision,” Arison crowed…
The Heat is steamrolling its way past the Bobcats behind two dominant games from LeBron James. And Miami Heat fans know exactly what that means: The LBJ haters are already coming out of the woodwork. Just take a look at the comments on Riptide’s post yesterday, which made the controversial…
Today is the last Friday of April. Which means it’s National Arbor Day — you know, that one special day a year when you wake up early and rush out to plant a tree in a silent and unnoticed but deeply symbolic demonstration of your commitment to reversing centuries of…
Malcolm Lloyd, the CEO of the company that produced Double Cross Vodka, has been identified as the man who was killed in this morning’s high-speed car crash on the MacArthur Causeway. Andres Esteban Toro, a 53-year-old who has been identified as the victim’s brother-in-law, was behind the wheel of a…
Will Florida’s 2014 governor’s race become the election that was over before it even began? Ever since Governor Rick Scott’s approval ratings plummeted shortly into his tenure, rumors have floated that Charlie Crist would officially become a Democrat and trounce Scott in an election … and that seems to be…
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Good news, ravers. Ultra Music Festival isn’t going anywhere. The Miami City Commission voted 4-1 to keep Ultra in downtown Miami at Bayfront Park. Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commissioner Marc Sarnoff had joined together to introduce a resolution to ban Ultra from downtown after the near-fatal trampling of a security…
After we get to these diplomas, can we go smoke a cigarette? I really need one. But first, Let me take a #selfie. Sorry soon-to-graduate University of South Florida students. There will be no selfies allowed on the graduation stage. The school has added photographing your self to the list…
