South Florida’s Juan “Doc” Restrepo did not die in vain
South Florida’s Juan “Doc” Restrepo did not die in vain
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Excited delirium is killing coked-up, stun-gunned Miamians
El asesinato del soldado Louis Maxwell, Primera Parte
El asesinato del soldado Louis Maxwell, Primera Parte
Ronald Reagan immigration amnesty 25 years later
On a hot Tuesday night in Jackson Heights, in a storefront next to a Rent-a-Center on Roosevelt Avenue, a meeting room fills rapidly. Over the din of the elevated 7 train, the large hall buzzes with Spanish dialects from various Latin American countries. The space is the Queens home of…
305 Photo of the Day: Trees and Towers
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Alex Sink Leads Bill McCollum in Poll for First Time in Months; Too Bad She Still Trails Behind Rick Scott
As Rick Scott and Bill McCollum battle for the Republican nomination in the gubernatorial race, is Democrat Alex Sink silently waiting to pounce? New poll numbers suggest she’s increasingly viable again as the Republicans duke it out and potential independent spoiler Bud Chiles gains steam. The same poll also shows…
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“Barefoot Bandit” Colton Harris-Moore Appears in Miami Court This Afternoon (Updated)
Colton Harris-Moore stole five airplanes, hot-wired boats and cars, flew a plane from Indiana to the Bahamas with no formal training, won almost 30,000 friends on Facebook, and had his life’s movie rights optioned before he turned 20. The Barefoot Bandit, in short, is much cooler than you.But Harris-Moore’s epic life…
“Mrs. Fontainebleau” Bernice Novack Now Thought to Be Killed by Daughter-in-Law
Bernice Novack, second wife of the Fontainebleau Hotel’s original owner, Ben Novack, was found dead, lying in a pool of her own blood, in her Fort Lauderdale home in April 2009. Police later ruled it an accidental death and attributed it to a series of falls. Her son, Ben Novack…
Cleveland Fans Sending Old LeBron Gear to Homeless Shelters in Miami
Cleveland continues to be the whiniest city in all of American sports, but at least their latest drama queen moment over losing LeBron James has good intentions. A fan-created website and a Northern Ohio restaurant chain will be collecting fans’ old LeBron t-shirts …and sending them to homeless shelters in…
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Flasher Arrested After Asking Kids, “Have You Ever Seen the Biggest Penis in the World?”
In today’s news roundup: a man who thinks he has the biggest penis in the world gets busted for showing it to kids, an arrest is made in the Heathrow Lounge shooting, an accident at the Red Bull Flugtag left a woman with a broken back, and a rare virus…
Castro Death Meter: Panic! Dismay! Fidel Only 38 Percent Dead!
This week, a nation was compelled to watch as a bearded egomaniac from an impoverished region took to live TV for an overblown announcement. LeBron schmebron. On Monday, the original self-proclaimed king with a six-foot-eight case of megalomania clawed his way back into global headlines by launching a multimedia assault…
A Social Media Scavenger Hunt in Miami Rewards Winners With Free Booze and Live Music
Rarely does a social media addiction pay off in a big way. We tweet our favorite celebs and hope for a reply, “like” products and cross our fingers for some freebies, and mention every move we make via Foursquare, hoping that special someone will “follow” us there. But we hardly…
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George Steinbrenner Was UM President Donna Shalala’s Little League Coach
The passing of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner may have been met with a bit of apathy in these parts, but one local goes way, way back with “The Boss.” Turns out that University of Miami president Donna Shalala first met Steibrenner back when she was nine years old,…
Miami Hotels Trick Guests with Deceitful Promo Photos
Never believe a photo if someone’s trying to sell you something. Fashion models are airbrushed. Fast food restaurants actually have “food stylists.” And unsurprisingly, the photos you see in a hotels’ brochures or websites aren’t always true-to-life. See this guy with a surf board in the pool of South Beach’s…
305 Photo of the Day: Lucha
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Marco Rubio Calls for More Tax Cuts, But Could That Hurt The Economy More?
It seems so simple that Republicans have taken it as fact: tax cuts will lead to greater economic strength. Lower taxes mean people have more money to spend, businesses have more payroll to add jobs, and hence our economy should get a jolt, right? It’s no surprise that Marco Rubio…
Marc Sarnoff Slammed by Keith Olbermann for Homeless Feeding Ban
Marc Sarnoff’s plan to make the Magic City’s homeless folks feel a bit more like rodents got the big national airing it deserves last night: a prime place on Keith Olbermann’s “Worst People in the World” segment. Olbermann slams the City of Miami commissioner’s proposed $300 fine for “unauthorized” feeding of…
Dolphins Receiver’s Truck Found Crashed and Abandoned on I-595
According to the Palm Beach Post, a pickup truck belonging to Miami Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline was found crashed and abandoned on I-595 earlier this month. Authorities say Hartline’s truck crashed into another abandoned vehicle that was parked on the side of I-595 in the early-morning hours of July 3. FHP…
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Lady Gaga-Spoofin’ Drag Queen to Charlie Crist: “You’re a Homo”
You know what so many gays love? Lady Gaga! You know what most gays hate? Closeted politicians who vote against gay rights. These two passions have remained largely separate. Well, along comes drag queen Sherry Vine, who has never met a Lady Gaga video she didn’t want to spoof, to…
Enrique Iglesias Will Water-Ski Naked in Biscayne Bay Thanks to Spain’s World Cup Win
For those of you still mourning the loss of Jezebel’s daily roundup of World Cup “thighlights” and are beginning to tire of your recurring fantasies of Fernando Torres, the world’s biggest sporting event seems to be the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to shameless male objectification. Occasionally…
George Steinbrenner Dead in Tampa After Heart Attack
George Steinbrenner, the man who inspired Larry David’s best recurring cameo on Seinfeld — and, oh yeah, also the tyrannical architect of the hated Yankees dynasty — has died in Tampa. Steinbrenner, who was 80 and in declining health, died early this morning. Because we hate the Yankees and all…
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Man Punches Baby in Face During Thwarted Kidnapping
In this morning’s roundup of crime: A man punched a baby in an attempt to kidnap it and left it with fractured bones; a security guard runs over a “suspicious” man with a golf cart; another baby thought to have been kidnapped in Tennessee is found in Miami-Dade; and Cuban…