Is Miami “cool” enough to attract and retain young folks? According to a new analysis by a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, probably not. New data shows that the Miami area lost more residents aged 25 to 34 than most major American metro areas between 2008 and 2010…
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It’s not exactly a secret that last season the Miami Heat were playing with a chip on their shoulder almost as big as LeBron’s ego (we kid because we love). Now, Dwyane Wade is saying that the team’s failure against Dallas in the NBA Championships can be chalked up to…
For the third time in a little over a week, a Miami sports team has been the butt of a joke on a national sitcom. First there was South Park’s minor dig at the Dolphins, then The Office had a little fun at Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat’s expense…
How well does Gov. Rick Scott really know Florida? Apparently not well enough to know that the area including St. Petersburg, Tampa and Clearwater — you know, the second biggest metro area in his state — is pretty commonly referred to as “Tampa Bay.” We don’t like to pull the…
Some Democrats have accused Republicans of intentionally trying to slow economic recovery for political gain. Republicans have tried to dismiss that theory, but it’s not just partisan Dems who believe it. Nearly half of voters in Florida believe “Republicans are intentionally hindering efforts to boost the economy so that President…
Shaq has fired back at the computer hack who exposed him as a clumsy mack. The insane battle between Shaquille O’Neal and his ex-con IT guy– who sued his former boss and leaked scandalous emails of the retired basketball behemoth being an extra-marital lothario– got more complicated Thursday.Shaq filed his…
At 7:30 last night, Bunche Park was humming with activity — pickup basketball games scuffling on the asphalt, young football players running drills, and moms and dads enjoying the cool November weather. Then a black Chevy Impala slowly drove past and rained at least a dozen bullets on the crowd,…
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A nine-year-old Florida girls loves candy almost as much as she hates police: a lot.What started as a request by the girl’s school bus driver to stop eating candy on the bus ended with the girl getting pepper-sprayed and charged with four felonies…
Chris and Mary Gorman, a British couple that are worth around $72 million, decided to take an Orlando theme park vacation back in August. Things turned decidedly not-so-family friendly when the parents decided to take a date night at a club. Both were arrested after Mary allegedly gave another man…
The Miami Herald used to be one of the top 25 newspapers in America by circulation, but fell out years ago and is now only the third most-read newspaper in Florida. Until recently the Herald could boast that based on digital copies only it was still a top 25 paper,…
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In Oakland last week, police at an Occupy protest shot a military vet in the head with a rubber bullet, landing him in critical condition; other video showed officers lobbing dangerous flash bombs into peaceful crowds. In Portland, Maine, a homemade bomb went flying into the demonstration. Police from coast…
Most WTF Florida entries on this blog have to do with the stupider fellow Sunshine State Citizens, but snakes often do their part to increase the state’s strange news rep (remember last weeks python/deer fiasco?). Now a brightly orange colored snake has been born in the state with two heads. …
On Sunday, a 21-year-old woman said she pulled over near NW 103rd Street near Sixth Avenue in Miami-Dade due to car trouble, and claimed she was beaten and raped by a stranger. Police issued a profile of the assailant, but now say that the victim has changed her story and…
