The fact that President Barack Obama called into the DJ Laz Morning Show this morning to talk with Miami’s favorite Pimp with a Limp, is something we still can’t get our minds around. True, his campaign is focused on getting his message out through nontraditional methods, but, like, the man…
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The University of Miami may not be hosting a presidential debate like it did in 2004, but both candidates will be gracing the Coral Gables campus later this month within a day of each other.The dueling duo will be taping separate specials for Univision at the University’s BankUnited Center fieldhouse…
The best year in Miami sports is always next year.Sure, the Miami Marlins may have turned a promising start in their new stadium into a full fledged failure, but don’t worry Marlins fans, all five of you that are left, owner Jeffrey Loria says the team will be able to…
The Secret Service takes threats on the life of the president pretty seriously. That’s kind of their main job. So don’t be surprised when you casually mention the assassination of the president on Facebook and then find them knocking on your door. That’s what happened to one Florida woman, who…
Scott Van Duzer made headlines around the world on Sunday when he lifted President Obama off the ground in a back-cracking bear hug that amazingly didn’t result in a swift Tasering by Secret Service agents.The hug has resulted in Van Duzer’s business becoming the most politically debated pizza shop in…
Soon after Rudy Eugene gnawed off Ronald Poppo’s face near the MacArthur Causeway in May, the media ran wild speculating he was high on “bath salts.” Later, commentators suspected LSD, coke, Ecstasy, or PCP. Eugene’s girlfriend even insisted a voodoo curse was to blame.Yet when Eugene’s autopsy came back last…
National polls are showing that President Barack Obama definitely sustained a significant post-convention bounce after last week’s DNC, but what about ol’ Mitt Romney? One would figure that by virtue of hosting the Republican National Convention right here in Florida, that the GOP candidate would at least see some bump…
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For the last few years, the City of North Miami has maintained a Neighborhood Stabilization Program, designed to purchase foreclosed homes and help first-time homebuyers get a place to live. In 2011, Marie Charles-Brutus received some of that NSP money, then used it to buy and refurbish a house on…
Sometimes when you’re desperately searching for something, you step back and realize that the answer was right there in front of you the whole time. Like remembering your missing glasses are actually on your face, or realizing you’re in love with your best friend, or, you know, the Miami Heat…
The Key Biscayne Village Council has proposed a toll for bicyclists crossing the Rickenbacker causeway. The council wants Miami-Dade County to erect a wall on the Rickenbacker that would separate bike traffic for vehicle traffic, and has suggested a bike toll as a way to fund the project…
Charles William Collins was a career drug dealer and petty thief. Miami-Dade police knew as much when two undercover cops followed him into a bright-yellow pawnshop on NW Seventh Avenue in Liberty City on August 14. They pulled out their badges and asked him for ID. Collins said he left…
In an early contender for the campaign trail photo of the year, a power-lifting pizza shop owner in Fort Pierce nearly pulverized President Obama’s ribs yesterday when he stopped in during his bus tour of the Sunshine State. Did we mention the owner is a Republican? Amazingly, the Secret Service…
Should Charlie Crist return to politics as a Democrat his biggest roadblock may be, well, Democratic voters. After all, one would figure that a man who has a pretty solid Republican political history (despite what Tea Partiers might have had you believed) would have a hard time winning in a…
With seven minutes left in the second quarter on Sunday, the Dolphins looked like a team that seemed to have turned the corner. The defense was playing more like the aggressive squad that had played well last year, the Dolphins receivers were catching the ball on offense, rookie quarterback Ryan…
Tales of the great South Beach Shark Attack of 2012 are already swimming around social media, but there’s actually no proof yet that the thing involved was necessarily a shark.The incident happened earlier this afternoon in the waters behind the W Hotel on 23rd Street and Collins Avenue. A man…
“Oh, down 14-0 on the road in the first quarter,” some of us might have thought. “Whatever, we did it last week.”If that gleeful optimism wasn’t wiped away once you realized the ‘Canes were playing a ranked opponent and not an ACC bottom dweller, Kansas State certainly reminded you of…
Ana Alliegro, the self-described “Conservative Bad Girl” and a central figure in the latest round of scandal to hit Republican Congressmen David Rivera, has gone missing. Her mother told El Nuevo Herald that she has not heard from her since Wednesday night. Her lawyer also tells the paper that he…
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Miami Beach is quickly becoming the capital of parking garages designed by world renowned architects. This week, the community got its first in depth look at what the latest, designed by Zaha Hadid — perhaps the world’s leading female architect — will look like. To our relatively uninformed eyes, it…
Sure, things might come together for the Miami Dolphins this year. Ryan Tannehill could quickly develop into a stud. Our offense may surprise. Joe Philbin might reveal himself as a true coaching genius in his first season. The team might make the playoffs. You might win the lottery. The polar…
