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Tacos are a delicious concoction of tortilla, meats and cheeses. Harmonicas are a bluesy free-reed wind instrument. It is best to never mix the two up. The consequences could be dire…

Did you expect anything but optimism as the official line from the Venezuelan government following President Hugo Chavez’s second surgery in Cuba this week?Vice President Elias Jaua told the country’s national chamber today that, “President Chavez is in good physical condition,” even after reports surfaced this week via WikiLeaks indicating…

Kevin Brann had already rear ended himself on Friday night before rear ending another car in Martin County.Yes, after Brann was arrested for drunk driving, deputies discovered that a butt plug had fallen out onto the floor of the backseat of their patrol car…

The saga of Tip Drill, the King of Diamonds uber-stripper injured in a nasty stage fall, has taken a bittersweet turn. As she’s chronicled on her Twitter feed, surgery to repair facial injuries went well. But when she’s finally recovered, she says, she’s walking away from the pole for good…

​All Samuel Douglas Day wanted was to sit down at a beach-side restaurant on a Saturday night, eat a good steak, and drink a beer. He really didn’t want to deal with anything else. Like his tab, for instance. So Day allegedly left the restaurant without paying — then threatened…

The Labrador retriever reigns supreme as America’s favorite dog breed and is the most popular dog in most U.S. cities. Not here in Miami, however. Even though pit bulls are officially banned in the county, Miamians prefer big, strong, and occasionally frightening dogs. So it’s no surprise that according to…

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Ain’t even worry, y’all, Florida skools gonna learn your kids some reading and righting reel good.Yes, in just the latest unfortunate example of a school not following its own lessons, a high school in Tampa Bay recently promoted literacy with a misspelled sign…

Yesterday, WikiLeaks dumped a trove of emails from a Texas-based intelligence firm called Stratfor that includes an insider talking about Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’s cancer. If the firm’s Venezuelan sources are any good, it’s very bad news for the Bolivarian strongman.Citing a “well-connected (Venezuelan) source,” the analyst writes in December…

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You know what happens when you mix a vehicle with five-foot tires, alcohol, self-proclaimed rednecks and Florida? That’s right, something is getting smashed. Unfortunately, the thing that ended up getting smashed at the Redneck Yacht Club’s annual “Swamp Cabbage Weekend” (yes, you read that correctly) was the first car of…