Lots of successful people have degrees from the University of Miami. Everyone from Gloria Estefan to, like, 10 percent of the NFL. But some of the school’s most famous former students never graduated — either opting to transfer or quit college altogether. Current UM kids, don’t take this as inspiration…
It’s not exactly on the level of Sarah Palin’s 2008 clothing controversy, but in the spirit of harping on equal opportunity wardrobe scandals maybe we should point out that senate candidate Connie Mack charged about $470 in clothes from Brooks Brothers to his campaign. The Buzz points out that would…
Mike Miller, the three-point hero of game six, will not be retiring this year and plans to return to the Heat. Oh, sure, all signs pointed to retirement: he just auctioned off his South Florida home, and he was playing with a painful grimace during the playoffs. But he’s hopeful…
The corpse of Fidel Castro is enjoying a personal renaissance. He’s discovered the haiku form. He admires yogis. He keeps going on about a miracle plant called moringa. He’s ordering helicopter hijackings in California…
The MacArthur Causeway has been the site of more strange deaths than any bridge really should, and now police are trying to unravel the mystery of a body that was found in a patch of bushes along the causeway this afternoon. Update…
It’s not Saturday night, but apparently the time is right for fighting between Elton John and Gov. Rick Scott. In his upcoming memoir, Sir Elton criticizes the unpopular pol for attempting to cut funds to Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program. Elton even wrote a letter to the governor, and the response…
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Yesterday, Florida’s lieutenant governor, Jennifer Carroll, laughed off accusations that she was caught in her office with a female aide between her legs by saying, “Usually black women that look like me don’t engage in relationships like that.” That remark has enraged black women who engage in relationships like that…
Gather ’round, everybody. Yes, everybody of all different ethnicities, creeds, and sexual orientations, and let’s hug it out. Why? Because Miami has been named the second most tolerant major metro area in America by a ranking authored by the Atlantic’s Richard Florida…
As if anyone needed another reason to avoid nightlife in the Florida Panhandle, be aware that a man was recently stabbed in the neck with a broken beer bottle by a man named “Cowboy” after getting into an argument over a bag of fried pork rinds…
There’s never been a Floridian anywhere close to getting in the White House, and it appears Marco Rubio will not be running as vice president this year. Following earlier reports that he wasn’t even being seriously considered by Mitt Romney for the spot, bits of Romney’s supposed VP shortlist had…
The Miami Heat might be the most successful team in town right now, but the Dolphins still reign supreme in terms of most valuable franchise. Forbes.com has listed the world’s most valuable sports teams. The Fins came in 22nd overall, but the Heat didn’t even make the cut…
Last Monday, federal agents nabbed a former Miami Beach police officer, Jose Quintana, for illegally selling guns over the course of three years at various Florida gun shows. And as you would expect from an ex-cop who broke the law, Quintana’s record with MBPD wasn’t exactly sterling.According to employment records…
Technically, last night’s public meeting in Midtown’s Roberto Clemente Park was a minor affair. The issue at hand: whether to rezone several blocks to allow — among other things — loading bays on North Miami Avenue.In reality, however, the two-hour event was a wrestling match over the future and priorities…
Remember Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Jonathan Vanegas? They’re the Palm Beach County guys who decided it would be a good idea to have one of them dress up as a zombie and scare black people while the other filmed it for YouTube. Well, the Jackass-wannabes tried to follow it up with…
Floridians were reminded of the existence of Rick Scott’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll this past week when a former aide claimed she saw Carroll in a sexually “compromising position” with a female employee.When asked about the accusations by a Tampa TV station, Carroll laughed off the claims, poked fun at…
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It may not be the Miami versus Los Angeles series most of us are salivating for (Heat take Lakers in six games during next year’s finals, right?), but that’s OK, because we won’t even get to see it anyway. The NBA has announced that the Heat will head over to…
A relative of George Zimmerman, the man awaiting trial on charges of second-degree murder in the death of unarmed Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin, has come forward with explosive charges. The woman claims Zimmerman molested her from the time she was 6 years old until she was in her teens…
Nothing instantly harshes chill vibes like breaking a bong, but it’s not something worth going to jail over.Brandon Chviek, a 20-year-old resident of Gainesville, Florida, was arrested last week after he got in a violent argument with his girlfriend and then pulled a gun on her after she broke his…
Last night, the struggling Miami Marlins went down 0-4 against the Washington Nationals and 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper. Harper actually wasn’t much of a factor in the game, but Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen snapped at the wunderkind and accused him of using too much pine tar on his bat. What…
Criminals tend to talk a lot of shit. So journalist Evan Wright wasn’t exactly convinced when a former cocaine mega-smuggler told him he once performed a contract murder with a drug-world enforcer who went on to become a CIA spy. But when Wright researched the claim, he was stunned. Hard…
