Next time you see photographers taking pictures of a languid, bikini-clad woman posing in the surf, realize something. Those photos are worth a lot of money. Especially if they materialize on more than 200 fake Match.com profiles managed by con men operating in internet cafés from Nigeria to Russia, according…
Last week, the Dolphins saved their season and maybe a lot of jobs; this week, the Dolphins went back to their Dolphins ways. Today, the team is what the record says — a below-average group that lacks the proper coaching, players, and toughness to pull off wins once it has…
Miami-Dade’s newest toxic playground is the City of Miami’s Douglas Park. City officials say arsenic, lead, barium, and other hazardous substances have been found at levels far above the threshold considered safe for human exposure. The park will be fenced off and closed to all visitors, says assistant city manager…
Dwyane Wade didn’t seem to mind when he gave up his title of the Heat’s best player to LeBron James, but apparently he does get touchy when people claim LeBron has better off-the-court style than he does. GQ recently named LeBron James as the most stylish athlete of 2013, and…
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Earlier this month, police spotted a 22-year-old man walking stark naked down the main business district of Sebastian, Florida. When they approached him he explained that he had decided to walk from Georgia to Miami, and at some point decided that clothes would hamper this 600 mile journey. Oh, and,…
Complete economic recovery still stubbornly refuses to come to Miami-Dade County. Even as Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to the lowest point its been since August 2008, Miami-Dade’s rose for the month of October to 8.5 percent…
Florida hasn’t had a lieutenant governor for 256 days, but now Gov. Rick Scott has finally gotten around to forming a short list of candidates to replace the disgraced Jennifer Carroll. Naturally, one of the candidates in the running has already dropped out…
Last week, the Dolphins narrowly escaped with a victory against a very mediocre San Diego Chargers team at a time when our boys needed to catch a break. Unfortunately, this weekend’s matchup isn’t so beneficial. Cam Newton and the red-hot Panthers ain’t no wilting bolts…
Get ready, Miami: Your friends, neighbors, and kinfolk are now fair fodder for the blog “People of Walmart.” Last night, city commissioners approved a 203,000-square-foot, three-story superstore in midtown. For two years, proponents have argued the project would bring jobs and money to the Magic City, while critics have said…
Channing Crowder, the former Dolphin who can always be counted on for an outrageous quote, just solved an NFL mystery. Perhaps you’ve wondered what happens when nature calls during the game? Well, in Crowder’s case at least, he just peed his pants right there on the field…
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Smoke it if you’ve got a prescription. That’s what the vast majority of Floridians say about marijuana. A new Quinnipiac poll shows that 82 percent of Floridians support the use of medical marijuana. But only 48 percent support decriminalization of small amounts of pot for recreational use, which, hey, is…
On Saturday night, hours before authorities say 20-year-old Kayla Mendoza pulled her Hyundai Sonata onto the Sawgrass Expressway going the wrong way and crashed into a 2012 Toyota Camry, killing the two passengers inside, she tweeted “2 drunk 2 care,” her Twitter feed shows. Mendoza, of Hallandale Beach, who calls…
The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have gotten to satirize a lot of things over the years, but they’ve never gotten a chance to rip into a sitting member of the U.S. Congress getting busted for drugs. That’s because no such thing had happen during the shows’ runs until…
Never take candy from strangers. Everyone knows that. Children, adults — even ducks, apparently. Over the weekend, Florida woman Karie Lindgren was arrested on felony charges of animal cruelty, and police dispatched one of the most insane/troubling/disturbing arrest affidavits in recent times…
The Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic Wednesday night 120-92. Miami was once again down Dwyane Wade, who sat out the game because of that same damn knee. James Jones started and proceeded to drop 17 points while shooting 5-7 from three-point range. LeBron James led the Heat with 21…
Tonight, city council members will decide the fate of one of Miami’s most divisive issues: Walmart’s bid to build a big-box store in midtown. The mega-retailer’s plan to invade Miami has pissed off opponents, inspired passionate protests, and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars — perhaps millions — in lobbying…
Tracy James knew the drug she’d just swallowed was working when her old injuries from high school started twitching with new life. Pressure throbbed from a forgotten busted knee. Her ankle tingled. The fingers she’d sprained roller-skating decades back began to ache. Whatever the 37-year-old had just taken, it shot…
In Miami, it seems the difference between clubbing with friends and filming porn is a fake ID and a sleazy dude.
Miami Police Escorted Heat Assistant Coach on the Taxpayers’ Dime
On August 9, 2011, Benjamin and Madeline Rodriguez sat in the waiting room of a West Palm Beach dental office. The couple’s 5-year-old daughter, Briana, was inside for a cleaning. When the little girl appeared, her eyes were streaming tears. Blood ringed her lips. Instead of a simple brushing, three…
