305 Photo of the Day: Buzz Spot
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Showing 21605 - 21626 of 31930Bill McCollum: “I Really Do Not Think That We Should Have Homosexuals Guiding Our Children”
That Bill McCollum is a real piece of work. He finds himself, yet again, on the losing end of a statewide Republican primary, and now he has spoken with the Florida Baptist News and veered harder to the right on pretty much every social issue available. Not only does he not believe…
Tampa Man Attacked by Killer Bees: Five Ways to Avoid Similar Fate
This weekend’s vicious attack on Tampa-area gardener Ralph St. Peter by a swarm of bees has Riptide wondering: How in hell does somebody get attacked by bees? More important, how do we keep their hellish fury from raining down on us?The good news: “There are considerably fewer bee attacks than…
Miami Ranked Ninth Worst City to Live
Maybe LeBron’s girlfriend, Savannah Brison, was right. Maybe Miami really is just a terrible place to live. AOL’s WalletPop seems to agree, ranking the Magic City the ninth worst city to live in the entire United States. Apparently, all of our crime, traffic, and foreclosures don’t make this a wonderful place…
Key West Cops Taser Man Armed With Ninja Sword and Baseball Bat
Say what you will about our friends in the Conch Republic — life is never boring on Duval Street. Just ask the Key West beat cops, who spent their Sunday night chasing and tasering a local man armed with a ninja sword and a baseball bat outside the VFW hall.Benjamin…
Fontainebleau Black Widow Narcy Novack Connected to Yet Another Murder Attempt
In today’s roundup of midsummer bummers: Fontainebleau black widow Narcy Novack is connected with yet another murder plot, a Miami Beach hotel ruins a couple’s wedding but offers to hold the ceremony in a sandwich shop, the Founding Fathers shed tears of joy over the return of a very patriotic…
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Tatiana Furry, Killed in Mysterious Miccosukee Crash, Had Blood Alcohol Content of .32
Twenty months after a mysterious car accident near Miccosukee Indian land claimed the life of Coconut Grove woman Tatiana Furry, the State Atorney’s Office has concluded its investigation and released a shocker. According to an autopsy report, Furry had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .32, four times the legal…
305 Photo of the Day: Swingers
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Cleveland Fans Hate First Amendment Almost As Much As They Hate LeBron
Matthew Bellamy, the man who bravely wore a LeBron James Miami Heat Jersey to a Cleveland Indians game only to get escorted out and allegedly berated by police, is now a first amendment martyr. And Cleveland fans absolutely hate the very Constitution of this fine country, at least according to…
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Dolphins to Hold Practice Tonight at Sun Life Stadium (Update: No They Won’t)
If this past Saturday’s seven-on-seven scrimmage is any indication, the Miami Dolphins will go 0-16 and then explode. In a nutshell, the new-look offense starring wide receiver Brandon Marshall was atrocious. Even though Marshall has been dominant during practices, he finished the scrimmage with two catches for 11 yards. EVERYBODY…
Clinton’s Evil Genius Adviser Mark Penn Supports Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist has a new backer, Mark Penn, and he used to be one of the closest and most powerful advisers to Bill and Hillary Clinton. In fact, as the chief pollster and senior adviser for Hillary’s 2008 presidential run, he is blamed for some of the worst tendancies of that campaign. Is…
LeBron’s Girlfriend Not Happy With Move to Miami
At least one person in LeBron James’s inner circle wasn’t thrilled with his decision to “take his talents to South Beach”: Savannah Brinson, his longtime lady love and mother of his two sons. She’s not worried about James ruining his legacy, the Heat unfairly reshaping the NBA, or hometown loyalty (if she…
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One Dead, Two Injured in Taxi Cab Drive-By Shooting
In today’s roundup of bullets and other bad things: A taxi cab is shot up in a drive-by, leaving one man dead; another teen is a victim of gun violence in Liberty City; the Miami Hurricanes football team struggles with Twitter; and early voting begins…
Transfer Money and Access Contact Info With the “Bump” of a Smart Phone
We’re normally not huge advocates of smart phone apps that connect to social media. Sure, a lot of them are handy, but in the day and age of Foursquare check-ins, following on Twitter, and Facebook stalking, it’s just too easy to get lost in the noise. Enter Bump. …
Castro Death Meter: Fidel Is Only 32 Percent Dead and Might Never Shut Up, Scientists Believe
Fidel Castro has put aside the too-old-to-care tracksuits and unearthed his old olive-green military uniforms. He has returned to his weathered rut in front of the Cuban parliament, back on television, ranting incessantly again. As Elton John would say: The bitch is back…
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Pork Better Than Viagra: Top Five Latin American Politician Quotes
We love our neighbors across the Gulf. Like bright, beautiful, nonsensical birds, they make the jail cells of our daily lives that much more colorful. Take their politicians. While Barack Obama is er-umming about the deficit, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is disinterring a 200-year-old corpse and weeping about it, all…
Miami New Times Free iPhone App Available for Download
If you ever wanted to have Miami New Times available at your fingertips anytime, your prayers have been answered. Now available as a free download, the New Times app for your iPhone or iPod Touch brings you everything you love about New Times on the go. Features include:- Miami’s award-winning events…
Governor Candidate ‘Bud’ Chiles Held Leadership Role in Church Accused of Being a Cult
As he campaigns for governor on an independent ticket, Lawton “Bud” Chiles III likes to trumpet his decade running HOPE Worldwide, a health-care charity. “We did immunization and health outreach for thousands of kids,” Chiles says.Sounds nice!But Chiles — who’s threatening to torpedo Democrat Alex Sink by nicking thousands of…
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Miami Hurricanes Under NCAA Investigation for Text Messages
Earlier today, Dan LeBatard sent fears down the spine of Hurricane fans by announcing on his radio show that the Miami Herald would be breaking a negative story about the sports program this afternoon. Well it’s here, and it a minor little thing that involves, uh, text messages…
Isiah Thomas to Take Job with Knicks, But Stay at FIU
In the past few weeks we’ve been hearing two rumors: 1) Isiah Thomas was definitely going to return to the Knicks 2) Isiah Thomas was definitely going to stay as the head coach of FIU basketball. Turns out that both were right…
Hialeah McDonald’s Robbed by Employee Dressed as Ninja
A McDonald’s in Hialeah was robbed not once, but twice by a man dressed like a ninja, in head-to-toe black. Turned out the robberies were perpetrated by Michel Quiroz, an 18-year-old employee at the restaurant. He even continued to show up for work after the robberies, but eventually his co-workers…
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305 Photo of the Day: Gimme Biltmore
Today’s photo, of the lobby of the Biltmore hotel, comes from DKeros’ Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group…