If shoplifting is on your list of things to do before you die, why not at least aim a little higher than Walmart bikinis? At least target the swimsuit section at Saks or something. Go big or go home. Andrea Mobley, 36, and Jennifer Denise Morrow, 38, now find themselves…
“Come on son, I’ve always been there for you,” says the old man trying to reconcile with his grown son after decades of being estranged. “What about the time you left me behind when you were fleeing from the police?” replies the son. “Here we go with this again. Are…
This much is clear: there’s something about gyrating ladies in South American clubs that drives all common sense right out of U.S. government officials’ heads. We’re just past the one year anniversary of the infamous Secret Service agents at a Colombian brothel incident, and now we’ve got a new tawdry…
In this week’s metro, we describe how advances in DNA technology have allowed Miami-Dade medical investigators to solve at least 16 cold cases in the past couple of years. The murder of one woman, whose body parts were found all over town, haunted cops and coroners alike for nearly 30…
Faced with a second half deficit and a seemingly inevitable Game Five loss, LeBron James took it upon himself to break the emergency glass surrounding his unstoppableness and unleash it upon the Indiana Pacers. There were no reported survivors. LeBron came out of the halftime locker room ready to make…
Myster Holliman will attempt to break the world record for longest trip taken by skateboard by rolling his way from Seattle all the way to right here in Miami Beach. Holliman, 22, will start his trek on June 1st and hopes to complete his trek within 8 or 9 months…
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Reading comprehension is an important part of any school curriculum, but apparently every single member of the Hernando County School Board missed those days in class. The five members voted unanimously to stop recognizing students as valedictorians and salutatorians and hadn’t realized what they had done until afterward…
There’s really not that many great excuses the police are going to buy after they catch you trying to break into a hotel. Sure, running away from zombies might be a good example; that is if zombies actually existed. Unfortunately, for David Allen Jensen, they don’t, and he found himself…
Sonia A. Brown, 35, and Chloe M. McQueen, 23, were at Mango’s Cafe when they found a lost iPhone 4 on Sunday. The pair flipped through the information and quickly discovered that the phone belonged to an executive for True Entertainment, a production company behind hits like Real Housewives of…
Venezuelans were angry when the country ran low on flour and detergent. They were downright pissed when a chronic toilet paper shortage led to a run on Charmin earlier this month. But the latest scarcity to hit thanks to the haphazard economic policies of Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas…
Standing an imposing 6’6″ (and even taller in heels), the legendary drag icon Wanda had been stomping through South Beach like it was her personal runway since its ’90s heyday. She was at one point perhaps the most polarizing and controversial figure in South Beach nightlife. A master at throwing…
Mina Coleman was standing in the driveway of her Tamiami home when she noticed her pack of puppies scrapping over something in the dirt. Vultures circled in the blue sky above. They must have gotten out through that damn hole in the fence again, she thought as she stomped through…
Miami Beach Parking Ticket Trauma
Somewhere in Miami, a bookie is drawing up long odds on Chris Delamo living out the week. That’s because this college dropout with a penchant for political pranks has decided to take to the mean streets of Miami for a week to see what it’s really like to be homeless…
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Fourteen-year-old Tremaine McMillian didn’t threaten police. He didn’t attack them. He wasn’t armed. All the black teenager did was appear threatening by shooting Miami-Dade police officers a few “dehumanizing stares,” and that was apparently enough for the officers to decide to slam him against the ground and put him in…
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For all the emphasis Miami places on looks, apparently as a city we aren’t spending nearly enough time in the gym. According to the annual American Fitness Index, Miami ranks in the bottom ten of major American cities when it comes to keeping that booty in shape…
Even though both were elected into their respective mayorships thanks in large part to their opposition to the Marlins Park deal, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado aren’t on the same page on much else. As Regalado’s reelection efforts heat up, Gimenez now has…
