Warning: walking in South Florida may be dangerous, as if you already weren’t aware. According to a new report by transportation reform group Transportation for America, the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beach metro area is the third most dangerous city for pedestrians in the entire county, and Florida cities dominate the list…
Just another Tuesday night down at the Trailerama Trailer Park in Marathon last night, where a crazily bearded fellow named Fidel grabbed a rusty machete and attacked his roommate, who narrowly escaped a gruesome end by hurling cinder blocks at Fidel’s head. Life in the Keys!…
Miami is riding high on a heat wave, but it’s only a matter of months until we’re forced to turn our attention to the glum Dolphins (baring of course a cancellation of the season). Their off season has been highlighted by misery, none more dramatic than Brandon Marshall being hospitalized…
It’s been there for decades, lurking just out of sight: not a razor-toothed leviathan but shark fishing itself.As this week’s feature explains, increased state and federal regulations have forced most shark hunters to lay down their nets (and shotguns). But the Sunshine State remains a major player in the national…
Who’s stupider? A criminal for wearing a shirt that unmistakably says “Fucker” on it during his first appearance in front of a judge or Miami’s NBC station WTVJ for letting the word end up on air for about 30 seconds?…
First off: Is there any better evidence that the Miami Heat’s Big Three is really a two-headed beast than the fact that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James always hold a tandem press conference with Chris Bosh later speaking to reporters alone? If this team is a circus, Wade and LeBron…
Last night’s heart pumping game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls certainly had enough on court action to keep anyone satisfied, but a TNT camera man got a little bored between halves and started zooming in on some of the Heat’s prettiest blonde lady fans. Somehow that ended up…
Gov. Rick Scott’s popularity continues to plummet after the legislative session. Only 29 percent of Floridians approve of the way he’s handling his job according to a new Quinnipiac poll. While a whopping 57 percent disapprove. That’s down from an already dismal 35/48 split back in April. Most Floridians also…
Oprah may have taped her last show yesterday, but we’ve still got another plump drama queen — perhaps for decades to come. With the Big O saying goodbye, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is now the western hemisphere’s premier entertainer. And injuries be damned, the Hugo Show will go on.During his…
Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson have taken a stand — keep planting grass for people to mow.The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance — which held its first conference in March and has already accrued a staggering two fans on Facebook — came out earlier this month in staunch opposition…
Say what you will about former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina’s questionable dealings with everyone he’s ever had dealings with, but don’t accuse the guy of leaving anyone hungry Tuesday night.The Miami-Dade mayoral candidate took first place in the election last night and so will head to a runoff with Carlos…
With all precincts reporting, former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina and former county commissioner Carlos Gimenez will be heading to a runoff election to determine Miami-Dade’s next mayor, to no one’s great surprise. Meanwhile, the noble campaign of our own columnist Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell seems to have fallen short with just…
Big night in Miami tonight. On one side, the Miami Heat hosting the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. On the other, the Miami-Dade elections. What’s a good Miamian to do? Watch the game? Check on the election results?Well, don’t fret, good citizen. Just stay with us…
Once a haven for free online escort ads, Craigslist has since cleaned up its act and banned any “adult” ads. That’s not to say though that the site is all squeaky clean. Though this isn’t as bad as a recent Village Voice story about buying heroin on the site, these…
Until Saturday, the recent killing-people-for-stupid-reasons fad was confined to adults — a barber shooting another barber who disrespected him, say, or a man whacking his neighbor over a parking space. Then a 14-year-old shotgunned a Jet Ski thief in the head.Twenty-year-old Reynaldo Muñoz rode his own wave runner to the…
Cuban artist Pedro Pable Oliva is a world-renowned painter who has been championed by the Cuban government. He even held a seat in the Pinar del Rio provincial legislature. Though, while Cuba show some slow signs of modernization, the government still cracks down on those who air even the slightest…
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As Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt taught us in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, sometimes the best marriage counseling for an estranged couple is, obviously, a high-powered gunfight in the middle of their home. An unnamed husband and wife up in St. Lucie County tried to rekindle their flame over the…
It’s a weird week for the word “faggot,” ain’t it? The Chicago Bull’s Joakim Noah just got fined a discounted $50,000 for addressing an unruly Heat fan as such during game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in Miami on Sunday. Meanwhile, Goblin, the proper debut album of Tyler,…
If Julio Robaina walks away with the County Mayor election today — despite scandals over Ponzi schemes, shady real estate deals and his support for the Marlins Stadium — there shouldn’t be all that much mystery about how he pulled it off. The latest campaign finance reports have come in,…
Yawn. What’s that? Tim Pawlenty is in town today? Who’s that? Some boring Republican from Minnesota who’s running for president, apparently. He’ll be holding a Facebook townhall and a news conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. He also seems to be getting the support of Coral Gables resident…
Want to know who will replace mayoral candidate Carlos Gimenez on the County Commission? Too bad! The results will be secret thanks to a bizarre ruling last night by a judge who wants more time to decide whether candidates had enough time to file for the race. Even stranger is…
