Ronald Miranda, one of the FBI’s most wanted men who disappeared for 31 years only to resurface in Florida City, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. The 65-year-old was convicted last month of the 1980 murder of Mitch Arambel in Los Banos, California. Yesterday a judge…
Last night’s playoff game between the Heat and Pacers was more tense than a Basketball Wives reunion episode, and Dwyane Wade exhibited some very un-Wade like sportsmanship when he got called on a flagrant foul for colliding with the Pacers’ Darren Collison. Some are calling for a suspension, but an…
Most of us would expect to get fired for sucking at our jobs, and Isiah Thomas’s 26-65 record as head coach of Florida International University’s men’s basketball program makes a strong case that he sort of sucked at his job. Thomas, however, had a contract, and the contract didn’t mention…
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service have confirmed what your often used umbrella and wet shoes already knew: it’s officially rainy season in South Florida, and it has been since last Tuesday. Uh, thanks for the heads up science.Mother Nature seemed to be impatient this year however, since the start…
Here’s a stat that you can print out, crumble into a ball, and shove up your ass: No team has ever won an NBA playoff game when their third-leading scorer dropped five or fewer points. Last night, Mario Chalmers scored five points on 2-of-10 shooting, Shane Battier scored five points…
It’s only May, but South Florida super-lobbyist Ron Book is already having one hell of a year in Tallahassee. This week, lobbyists filed their reports for 2012’s first quarter and since January, Book has already topped $1 million in fees. Who’s paying him all that cash? Along with every other…
For decades, former 2 Live Crew frontman and current Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell has been imparting his life wisdom on scores of young African American boys playing little league football in Liberty City. For the past three years, he’s been a volunteer coach at Miami Central and Miami…
In April, we exposed the junk car kingpin who has been sending incessant text message spam to all of South Florida. (Reminder: Gregorio A. Tejera’s number is (305) 303-0119. I’m sure he’s enjoyed hearing from all of you for the last month.) Now an attorney is preparing a class-action lawsuit…
Making it to the Olympics is a lofty dream for most athletes, but for Miami triathlete Manny Huerta, it’s now a reality. Last Saturday, Huerta competed against 70 other athletes, including six Americans, from across the globe in the ITU World Triathlon held in San Diego, finishing in ninth to…
Howard Knepper wants your vote for president. He also wants to invade Cuba. Most importantly, however, he wants you to tell you a story about a chimpanzee named Jerome and his donuts.The completely unheard of Republican businessman from North Miami doesn’t seem to have raised any money. And he doesn’t…
When Cindy Hewitt thinks about what happened here at this now-defunct laboratory near the Miami River back in 1998, she shivers with disgust.She was a human resources manager for a medical company called Dade Behring when Bain Capital began tinkering with its bottom line. Under CEO Mitt Romney, Bain shut…
If you follow North Miami politics, you should recognize the name Ricardo Brutus from the ongoing corruption scandal linked to his uncle — the city’s mayor, Andre Pierre. Brutus was caught on tape collecting an envelope of cash in exchange for promises to influence city council votes. The arrest seemed…
Today, Rep. Connie Mack IV announced his “Social Conservatives for Mack Coalition” in a bid to shore up some far-right-wing support for his troubled Senate campaign. In the press release, his campaign declares that Mack “is one of the most conservative and hard-working members in the United States Congress.”Well, that’s…
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For the second year in a row, Amazon.com has compiled a list of America’s best-read cities. And for the second year in a row, Miami has come in sixth on the list. It’s a ranking that leaves us feeling proud but perplexed…
Thanks to the Heat, Amar’e Stoudemire won’t be playing much basketball for the next few months. So what will he do with his free time? Apparently, he’ll continue his college education. The Knicks center and Florida native was taking classes at Florida International University during the lockout, but announced on…
It seems that second-degree murder charges might not be the only legal trouble George Zimmerman faces for shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. An Orlando-area news station reports that the FBI may move forward on charging Zimmerman with a hate crime. Currently, the toughest sentence Zimmerman could face is life in…
When it comes to little vices, Miami-Dade is notoriously lax. Depending on where you are in the county, you can order a drink at a bar till 5 a.m. and smoke inside the whole night. You can also stop by a liquor store until 1 a.m. But the Miami-Dade County…
The Miami Heat take on the Indiana Pacers tonight in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. It promises to be a fine basketball contest. The Heat are without the advantage of Chris Bosh. LeBron James is gonna go cobradick, and Rony Turiaf has promised to do more dancing. Nobody…
Give Hialeah a break. Fisher Island is actually Miami-Dade’s most insufferable neighborhood. Sure, Forbes crowned it America’s #1 Millionaire Capital, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an insular and dysfunctional hellhole that turns its nose up even at guests who pay to stay there. New Yorks Times scribe Alessandra Stanley recently…
Did you hear the news? CSI: Miami has been canceled. Dramatically remove your sunglasses in silence to pay your respects.The series’ execution puts a temporary end to one of our favorite Hollywood hack practices: take a successful movie or television show, and for a lazy sequel or spin-off transport the…
If you walk past the Miami-Dade County courthouse this week, you’ll probably see a clean-cut Cuban in slacks, a dress shirt, and rimless glasses. Carlos Morales will be holding a large white sign with black lettering that reads, “Judge Victoria Platzer does not represent justice, only the will of the…
