In today’s roundup of horrible things and other news: a tourist couple is robbed at gunpoint, a 15-year-old is fatally shot in Overtown, an 11-year-old is accidentally shot by his own mother, and two people are found hanging in a South Florida park. …
We were walking our dog around Surfside this Sunday when we spotted this enraged missive stuck to a Miami Herald box. Click through for a close-up. P.S. We took this photo at noon, and the box was still empty. A Damn Lazy Shame, indeed…
He moved boatloads of Colombian cocaine through the Caribbean to U.S. shores, bought dozens of luxury homes and built a house in the Dominican Republican with his own personal zoo, police say. When he was nabbed for murder in the late ’90s, he paid the jailers $1 million to escape…
School board candidates are typically a veritable who’s that of local gadabouts or gray-haired teachers with little recognition outside home room. In District 6, which covers parts of Coral Gables and South Miami, there’s Eduardo Zayas-Bazan — a grandfatherly professor and Bay of Pigs veteran — and Maria Peiro, a…
The overall unemployment rate in Florida declined in June, but the Miami-Dade county saw the steepest ride in the entire state. The unemployment rate jumped half a percent from 12.3 in May to 12.8 in June. …
Looks like we shouldn’t be quite so worried about a third world disease roaring back into Miami-Dade yet (take that Tom Tancredo). Health officials reported yesterday that a case of Dengue Fever had popped up in a Miami Beach man, but now they say his test results have come back…
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On June 25, Miami Police launched a zero-tolerance policy to crack down on the lucrative racket that is parking in downtown’s entertainment district. Police announced lots that didn’t have proper licenses, or proper business receipts — stiffing the city of millions of dollars — would be shut down and their…
Penny Hardaway has a lot to be proud of: four times an NBA All-Star, an Olympic gold medalist, and the world’s most memorable basketball puppet. What he doesn’t have, however, is a championship ring. Maybe that’s why he wants to come out of retirement and play, once more, for the…
In today’s roundup of horrible things: a pet parrot that could order pizza was stolen in Hialeah, “baby sperm dies,” the Miami-Dade man infected with dengue fever is doing just fine, and 36 people were arrested in a Medicare fraud sweep…
Look at your computer. Now back to me. Now back at your screen. Now at this post. Sadly, you aren’t this Old Spice guy featured in the video below, but if you read this post, he might just crack you up. Isaiah Mustafa probably looks familiar. Known mostly as “the…
Is excited delirium a bizzare fatal syndrome first discovered in Miami? Or is it junk science used to cover up deaths caused by police abuse? That’s the question at the heart of this week’s New Times feature, “The Dark Side.” After the jump, watch the final moments of Donald Lewis, who…
It took those fucktards at BP nearly three months, but they’ve finally stopped the leakage of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. So they say. The company says all valves have been shut on a new cap, thus stopping the flow at exactly 2:25 p.m. today. Gee, and only 4,200,000…
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LeBron James’s ESPN special, The Decision, might have resulted in one of the biggest moments in Miami sports history. But let’s not kid ourselves — the whole thing was ridiculous. I mean, Jim Gray’s questions such as “One hand or two?” and “Are you still a nail-biter?” were some of…
Last year, it was swine flu, so what’s the crazy new disease threatening us this summer? Dengue fever! About 5 percent of Key West residents have been exposed to the mosquito-spread virus, and now the first case has been reported in Miami-Dade…
Dwyane Wade has gone from telling everyone this is his house to telling everyone to get off his lawn. D-Wade invited LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join him on the Heat so they could do something epic, namely stab everyone in the face with their awesomeness. Unfortunately, just about…
The grim weathermen of Weather.com have put together a list of the vulnerable cities that are long overdue to fall victim to a major hurricane, and guess who took top honors? Yes, that’s right, Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Besides Hurricane Andrew, a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) hasn’t made direct…
After a heated debate that lasted until 4 a.m. in the morning, Argentina is set to become the first country in Latin America to recognize same-sex marriage. The Senate approved the measure following the foot steps of the lower house, and President Cristina Fernandez is certain to sign the measure…
One of the first and only stops on Joaquin Phoenix’s Boring Insanity Tour was Fontainebleu’s LIV, where the actor-turned-mumbly-rapper who brawled with audience members at every show brawled with an audience member…
In today’s news roundup: A beloved pet dog is eaten by a crocodile, six people are arrested for mortgage fraud, a cat burglar terrorizes homestead, and apparently a dog bite is news. …
Romero Britto’s parking meters mess with Miami bums’ beer fund
