305 Photo of the Day: I Can Feel Your Halo
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Showing 13707 - 13728 of 31945Man Arrested During His Florida Honeymoon for Soliciting a Prostitute
Generally, honeymoons should be sex-filled jaunts, but the general rule is that the sex should be with your new spouse, and not, say, an Orlando-area prostitute you met online. Especially when your new spouse doesn’t know about it. A 21-year-old man named Mohammed Ahmed was charged with solicitation of prostitution…
Florida’s Republican Director of Hispanic Outreach Is Now a Democrat
How badly are Republican’s efforts to win over Hispanic voters in Florida going? Well, the man once in charge of the effort announced that he’s quit the party and is now a registered Democrat. Pablo Pantoja, the former State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee, announced…
Burials at Sea: The Real Story Behind Miami’s Craziest Van Advertisement
A white ’80s Dodge Ram work van idles near the public boat ramp at Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove. The ride has no windows, giving it a Silence of the Lambs vibe. Strapped to the roof is a crude homemade sign that owner Eugene “Jobie” Steppe stenciled with a…
Now the Florida Panthers Want A Public Handout: A $4.2 Million Scoreboard
First, the Miami Marlins duped their way to a deal that will eventually cost taxpayers $1 billion for a new ballpark. That’s panned out about as well as early stock investments in Hindenberg, Inc. Then the Dolphins tried their hand with a campaign to get more than $200 million for…
Heat Stomp Chicago 88-65, Take 3-1 Series Lead
You make the Miami Heat angry, you deal with the repercussions. The Miami Heat came to Chicago looking to take back home court advantage, and now they’re leaving with a sweep of the two games and a chance to finish the series back in Miami on Wednesday. Miami easily handled…
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305 Photo of the Day: Express
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North Miami Mayoral Candidate Anna Pierre Claims to Be Endorsed by Jesus Christ
Anna Pierre has apparently picked up the biggest political endorsement ever in her quest to become mayor of North Miami. She claims that she has the backing of none other than Jesus Christ himself, and is trumpeting the endorsement in campaign material…
Chuck E. Cheese Games Technically Illegal Under New Anti-Maquinitas Law
Florida’s new law aimed at cracking down on maquinitas and other forms of computerized pseudo-gambling found at so-called “Internet cafes” is so far-reaching it actually outlawed several games found at places like Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Buster’s. However local authorities aren’t so keen on enforcing the law at…
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Marlins Player A.J. Ramos Fails in Giant Omelet-Eating Contest
The Miami Marlins can’t seem to win much of anything lately. Not even an omelet-eating contest. While the team was in San Diego last week, reliever A.J. Ramos walked into the Broken Yoke Café and decided to try the restaurant’s “Iron Man Challenge.” Contestants are tasked with eating a meal…
Jehovah’s Witnesses Find Young Boy Tied to a Pole in Miami Beach
A 12-year-old boy in Miami Beach might have been the happiest person ever to spot Jehovah’s Witnesses. They found him tied to a pole after his dad decided to try out some unorthodox parenting techniques and left him there while he went shopping…
UM Student Dino Ghilotti Killed In Early-Morning Wreck Day After Graduating
On Friday, Dino Ghilotti’s friends and family gathered in Coral Gables to watch him walk the stage at the University of Miami’s graduation. Today, they’ll gather again at a Coral Gables church to mourn at his funeral ceremony. Ghilotti was killed early Sunday morning in a two-car accident a few…
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Florida Road Sign Advises Drivers to ‘Smoke Weed Erryday’
Sure, the Florida legislature may have taken a step back on pot laws in the Sunshine State by tightening rules for selling bongs and voting down a medical marijuana initiative. But in Orlando, at least, a road sign yesterday advised drivers to behave more like residents in progressive locales like…
A$AP Rocky’s Bodyguards Claim Miami Beach Police Falsely Arrested Them and Took Their Weapons
Eric Rowe had a bad feeling. It was the night of November 8, and the bulky bodyguard had been hired to protect A$AP Rocky during his concert at the Fillmore Miami Beach. All day, the rapper had been receiving threatening tweets from supporters of his local rival, SpaceGhostPurpp. During the…
Burn Notice Is Officially Ending
The years of brewing tension between the City of Miami and the producers of Burn Notice over their use as the Coconut Grove Expo Center as their filming hub are apparently at an end. Today, USA announced that the upcoming show’s seventh season will be its last. Burn Notice has…
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South Florida Only Part of South Not Making Tons of Racist, Homophobic Tweets
Ever wonder what part of the country all that hateful Twitter trash spews from? Well a new project out of Humboldt State University called “The Hate Map,” shows you exactly what parts of the country likes to include negative slurs in their Twitter communiqués. Interestingly, Miami-Dade is among the least…
305 Photo of the Day: Galleristas
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“Worst First Pitch Ever” at Florida College Baseball Game Goes Viral
Forget the pressure on the actual athletes. The most stressed person at any baseball game must be the person picked to throw that ceremonial first pitch. It’s not an opportunity one gets all that often in a lifetime, and botching it is the kind of thing that could haunt you…
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Roger Goodell: “We Want Dolphins to Stay in Miami”
Just a day after Miami Dolphins CEO Mike Dee casually quipped that the team was “open” to moving to Palm Beach, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stressed that the league wants the team to stay put in the only home it’s ever known, Miami-Dade County. Goodell also stated that the league…
Scarface Lookalike Involved in Six-Hour Standoff With Police
It didn’t take a Bolivian cocaine kingpin’s army to bring this Scarface down. Just six canisters of tear gas. After a six-hour standoff, police arrested a man dressed as Tony Montana after he was wielding a machete and threatening to kill his neighbors. Oddly, this did not happen in Miami,…
Florida Man Runs From Police Directly Into an Alligator’s Mouth
When Bryan Zuniga fled a traffic stop in Tampa yesterday, he had the right idea. Sprint away from cops. Jump a fence. Hide behind a water treatment plant. But Zuniga wasn’t counting on a justice-loving reptile. He’s back in custody this morning — with nasty scars on his face –…
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Yathomas Riley, Boxer Freed From Prison by New Times, Returns to the Ring
The last time Yathomas Riley stepped through a crowd and into a boxing ring was more than three years ago. The blows he received that day at a Connecticut casino seemed real; the bruises too painful to doubt. But they were child’s play compared to the hit he would take…