305 Photo of the Day: A Tourist Line
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Showing 16171 - 16192 of 31931LeBron and Wade Really, Really Don’t Like This “Stupid” Danny Granger Fellow
Danny Granger’s attitude during the Indiana Pacers series against the Miami Heat has been somewhere between that of an angry junkyard dog and a spoiled two-year-old throwing a tantrum because his mom wouldn’t buy him any more Bob the Builder toys. Granger has done his best to try to provoke…
Porn Model Pleads Guilty to Florida Sex Party Murder, Gets 40 Years
Amanda Kaye Logue pleaded guilty Monday to her part in a bizarre 2010 Florida murder, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Logue, who had worked as a porn actress, had been hired as a prostitute to attend a sex party thrown by Dennis “Scooter” Abrahamsen. Though beforehand she conspired with…
Jared Chase: Before NATO 3, He Claimed To Be a Meth-Addicted, Gang-Affiliated Rapper
Ten days after the City of Miami evicted the Occupy Miami camp from the Government Center downtown, reporter Michael Miller and I visited “Fort Peace,” the inner city apartment complex opened as a safehouse to the movement by Rodrigo “Señor Paz” Duque.One of the first photos I shot, of seven…
Smart Car Sharing Program Coming to Miami in July, Bike Sharing Possibly to Follow
Transportation in the City of Miami is about to become more of a shared experience. Following the lead of Miami Beach, the City announced that they’ll launch a car sharing program this summer and the Miami Herald reports the city also is looking into the possibility of a bike sharing…
Benihana To Be Sold for $296 Million to Private Investors
Less than two years after Burger King was sold to private investors, another Miami-Dade-based national restaurant chain is going private. It was announced today that Angelo, Gordon & Co.’s Private Equity Group will pay $296 million for Benihana, Inc. and take the chain private…
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Miccosukee Casino Ripping Off Winners? Gamblers Sue The Tribe For Bingo Taxes
Miami husband-and-wife John Ricone and Francys Tolon-Ricone were apparently wielding a hot blotter when they played bingo at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Indian casino in 2008. In two trips that year, they won just under $5,500. When the tribe paid them their winnings, they remitted $1,500 for taxes, just…
Cuba’s High-Speed Internet Link To Venezuela Was a Giant Lie
Last summer, millions of Cubans were deliriously ready to blow their meager earnings on badly knit Che dolls on Etsy, flood Facebook with Fidel-praising status updates and, yeah, just download mucho, mucho porn. High-speed Internet, they were told, was finally coming to the masses via a 1,000-mile long cable between…
Jacory Harris Cut from Philadelphia Eagles
Quarterback U? Not anymore. It seems Jacory Harris’ NFL fate is starting to look like a lot of other recent former University of Miami quarterbacks, as Harris was cut from the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster just ten days after having been signed by the team…
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305 Photo of the Day: Spinnin’
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Florida Dem’s Ridiculously Bad Anti-Marco Rubio Ad is Ear Splitting
Does anyone know how to make a good political ad in this state? We mean, between Connie Mack IV’s monkeys on cocaine ad and Dave Weldon’s weird running video, we are starting to wonder. Turns out Democrats can’t do much better. The web attack ad they released connecting Senator Marco…
Florida Website Sells Internet Girlfriends for $5
What can you get a girl to do for five dollars? Apparently, stage a fake relationship with you on Facebook, send you flirty texts or leave comments on all your Instagram photos. That’s the idea behind a new Florida-based website called GirlfriendHire.com. The site allows real girls to sell their…
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Miami is America’s 10th Least Religious City
Good thing we’re all so used to warm temperatures, because apparently a lot of Miamians are going to Hell. According to data just released by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies and the Association of Religious Data Archives, Miami is America’s 10th least religious city…
LeBron Makes History and D-Wade Bounces Back as the Heat Tie Series 2-2
What’s better than having one face-cleaving rim wrecking badass mother cow on your basketball team? TWO face-cleaving rim wrecking badass mother cows.In front of a capacity crowd of Indiana fans waving a golden shower of yellow towels, and a Pacers team that had gotten a little too cocky for its…
Key Biscayne Bridges Getting Bike Lane “Rumble Strips” to Protect Cyclists
When Carlos Bertonatti slammed into cyclist Christophe LeCanne on the Rickenbacker Causeway in January 2010, killing the 44-year-old on the spot, advocates begged the County to make the bike lanes safer. Nothing happened. This past February, almost the exact same tragedy repeated: This time, the driver was Michele Traverso and…
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John Travolta Accused of Forcing Eden Roc Masseur to Grope His Balls
Somewhere in Miami there’s a masseur named Jeff. If you run into him, buy the poor bastard a drink or an appetizer or something — he’s been through enough already. Jeff was just trying to give John Travolta a massage at the Eden Roc when Mr. Saturday Night Fever grabbed…
Former Rep. Dave Weldon Enters GOP Senate Primary With Weird Running Video
The GOP primary for the Senate nomination has been nothing short of tumultuous this year, with several candidates jumping in and out of the race. For a while there, it seemed Rep. Connie Mack IV was about to cruise to victory thanks largely to the name he shares with his…
Kevin Olsen, 7th Best QB Prospect In Nation, Commits to Miami Hurricanes
Its a sad, sad day in the Miami sports world. The Marlins got stomped last night. Longtime Dolphin Yeremiah Bell is now a Jet. And, well, the less said about the Heat the better. So, lets try and focus on a tiny bit of good news for the only team…
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305 Photo of the Day: Planty and Me
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Marco Rubio’s Wife Might Be Preparing for Role as VP’s Wife
Marco Rubio’s wife Jeanette has kept a relatively low profile despite her husbands growing national profile. While he’s in Washington, Jeanette Rubio usually stays behind in West Miami raising the couple’s four children. Though, she just gave her first extended interview in conjunction with her hubby to Politico. The timing…
Florida Man Christopher Gunn Posed as Justin Bieber Online to Prey on Young Girls
Christopher P. Gunn has been indicted by federal prosecutors in North Florida for posing as pop star Justin Bieber online and pressuring under-aged girls into sending him graphic videos and pictures. If convicted, he could face up to 50 years in prison…
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Spanish Language TV Host Frank Cairo Stole Kmart Chairs From Doral Apartment
Frank Cairo is used to being on camera. He currently works for TV Azteca, but has had hosting stints on Univision, Telemundo and Mega TV. Though, his latest on-camera work shows him stealing two lawn chairs and a rug from his neighbors apartment in Doral. Cairo, whose real name is…