Used to be the University of Miami Hurricanes had a lock on recruiting football talents in the “state of South Florida,” but over the past few decades other schools have recognized the importance of our local talent hotbed. Now the NCAA is launching an investigation into allegations of shady recruiting…
The unemployment rate in Florida has fallen for the fifth straight month in May, mirroring a national trend. Unfortunately, there isn’t much to celebrate in Miami-Dade. The local unemployment rate rose once again by 0.5 percent and is now the second highest unemployment rate of any county in Florida…
Like a model in the VIP room or a cheerleader hankered by an ankle sprain, the Bacardi buildings just kind of sit there and look pretty. The historic buildings have pretty much sat empty since Bacardi moved its headquarters to Coral Cables a year and a half ago, and now…
DMV blunt smoking part-ay! Gov. Rick Scott today put a temporary hold on his harsh-mellowing plan to randomly drug test all state employees — an absurd idea in the first place that would have cost millions just to root out the odd pothead or two at the parks service. (All…
Former MLB all-star José Canseco, now the manager of an Arizona minor-league team, uses his Twitter account for a lot of things: proposing (repeatedly) to his girlfriend, complaining about his girlfriend, looking for new girlfriends.But on Thursday evening, right after he requested to trade an autographed bat for “2 or…
South Florida gangs are a ruthless and bloody bunch, whose names strike fear into the hearts of their enemies. Lately, however, those names have gone bilingual. And redundant.Six members of the Lake Worth-based gang Krazy Locos — not to be confused with the formerly caffeinated brand of booze-in-a-can Four Loko…
Every year ESPN magazine offers up their “Ultimate Standings” of all 122 teams in the four major sporting leagues. Unlike most standings you’d find coming out of ESPN though, this doesn’t deal strictly with on-the-field success. Instead is focuses on “how much MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL franchises give back…
Health care fraud is the hot ticket among Miami’s white collar criminals these days, and prosecutors today say they’ve busted a ring that was recruiting school bus drivers to bilk the Miami-Dade Public School’s insurance fund to the tune of at least $1 million. The owner of a fake clinic…
Just as news came yesterday that Florida was the grow house capital of America, a suspected hydroponics lab in Opa-locka has caught fire. Fire fighters haven’t completely confirmed that the warehouse is indeed a grow house, but they’re taking turns trying to put out the fire from the inside. You…
Say what you will about the Marlins new Little Havana stadium, but at least the actual construction of the boondoggle has gone on without even a single hitch. We can not say the same for the Marlins actually season, however. The pure destruction that has resulted after a promising start…
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Some communities debate over police levels, school funding and the mayor’s race — you know, real issues.Coral Gables burdens itself with pickup trucks.Starting August 8, the city will once again enforce a ban on parking a pickup truck on the street or in a driveway between 7 p.m. and 7…
To Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Florida’s serious unemployment level is apparently a laughing matter. While talking to potential voters during a stop in Tampa today, Romney was listening to Floridians discuss the trouble of finding work. With a laugh, Romney said he too was unemployed. Romney’s net worth is…
It looks like an Oscar will continue to elude LeBron James much like an NBA championship ring. The most hated man in sports has been attached to star in the Universal Studios production Ballers since 2009, but script delays have kept the project on the back burner. There were rumors…
The New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl rings in Miami back in 2009, and one member of the team almost lost his here, too.Saints linebacker Stanley Arnoux left his 2008 championship ring in his vehicle when he valeted his car at the Fontainebleau resort in Miami Beach on…
A sizable crowd was hanging outside a grocery market in the heart of Liberty City a little before 1:30 this morning when police say a white Nissan Maxima rolled up and someone in the car started blasting indiscriminately.When the smoke cleared, four bystanders had been hit with bullets and two…
Professor Charles Barkley, a noted sociologist and all around portly fellow, recently proposed a hypothesis that the Miami Heat “have the worst fans.”Chuck, you might want to watch some video of what went down in Vancouver last night. Because we’re pretty sure that burning your city’s downtown to a crisp…
We told you yesterday about the brouhaha over a flyer for what appeared to be an Exxxotica after-party featuring five not-very-famous NFL players at Club Play. The league is “investigating” a possible copyright infringement in the fact that the flyer used photos of the players in their team jerseys. Last…
Apparently even Miami’s undead are concerned with fashion and fitness. Need a trim? Try Nikki Gravitt, our pick for Best Hair Stylist. Stop by Kiliwatch Miami (Best Clothing Boutique) to buy some new threads, and maybe even get a piercing at Tattoo & Co. (Best Place to Get Pierced). Worried…
Best of Miami: Shops & Wares Readers’ Poll Winners
Don’t be a deadbeat. Miami is rising up again after some rough times, and there’s plenty to do in the Magic City. We’ve dug up 345 of the best restaurants, hottest clubs, most delightful diversions, and top places to eat, dance, and shop till you drop dead as a zombie,…
Florida is only the fourth most populace state when it comes to people, but we’re number one when it comes to marijuana grow houses. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, 818 grow houses were raided in 2010, even more than the 791 raided in all of California…
