Is Ricky Williams’ Foundation For Kids Being Funded By A Cult?

Also read “Ricky Williams: NFL Football Healer.”When the Ricky Williams Foundation lost out on a $32 million investment in the spring, founder and former NFL star Ricky Williams thought his charity was finished. But along came Gary Douglas, the founder of a self-help group called Access Consciousness. He agreed to…

Hanley Ramirez Traded to the Dodgers As Marlins Firesale Rages On

On The Franchise, Showtime’s series following the Marlins this season, GM Michael Hill recently had this to say about the team’s core, lead by Hanley Ramirez: “The veterans have crapped all over themselves.”That smack-down may not have been the best strategy for pumping up Ramirez’s trade value, but it was…

Ten Celebrities Who Surprisingly Are Miami Natives

Some Miami-born celebrities never let anyone forget where they’re from. Take Pitbull, for example, who just shouts out “305” at least once every 15 seconds.Other celebs born under the sign of the 305 aren’t as conspicuous. For many, that’s because they were born here but moved as young kids, and…

305 Photo of the Day: Gator Bot

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City of Miami Lied to Investors About How Broke It Was, SEC Says

In 2007 and 2008, just as the Florida housing bubble was exploding spectacularly, Miami officials were scrambling to keep their budget afloat. One little trick they used, the Miami Herald later found, was shifting $26.4 million into the general fund so it looked like the city was balancing its books…

Chad Ochocinco Is Now Chad Johnson Once Again

Sadly, the words Chad Ochocinco will never appear on a Dolphins jersey. That’s because the wide receiver has changed his moniker back to his birth name, Chad Johnson. It’s fitting, we guess, because he’ll be playing his first professional season in his hometown of Miami. Yet we’re somewhat disappointed — the…

Drunk Florida Man Loses Key, Breaks Into Wrong Apartment

Anti-drinking campaigns tend to focus on things like cirrhosis of the liver and drunk driving, but really they should also include all the stupid things that people end up doing when they’re drunk.Stupid things like losing their keys and then breaking into the wrong apartment. Stupid things like 25-year-old Gainesville…

Rosita Hidalgo: Transgender Murder on South Beach

Hector Sarna isn’t surprised that his friend Rosita Hidalgo was killed. As a transgender woman who was a sex worker, she was putting herself at risk. He warned her that one of the men she brought home would hurt her, or worse. He remembers a day almost a year ago…

South Miami-Dade Comcast TV and Internet Service Is Down

If you’re in South Miami-Dade and use Comcast as your television and Internet service provider, you probably aren’t reading this. Comcast service is out in a large section of the southern part of the county thanks to a construction crew accidentally tearing out about 1,000 feet of fiber optic cable…