Ah, spring finally starts tomorrow, and we’ll be glad to have this weirdly chilly Winter behind us. Our friends to the North may have scoffed at our complaints of cold and rainy conditions, but the Weather Channel has validated those climate complainers in Miami Beach.The channel says that Miami Beach…
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Chad Henne committed sacrilege by daring to criticize his holiness, St. Tim Tebow, and now has been made to repent.”My judgment is that he’s not an NFL quarterback. I’ll leave it at that,” Henne said yesterday on WQAM. The comment ended up getting national attention, and Henne was forced to…
Nineteen-year-old Rodgrick Girtman has been arrested in the murder of Corneshia Miller, also 19, after confessing to police.Girtman shot Miller in front of their two children, a toddler and an infant. She was found with gunshot wound on Thursday afternoon in her home around Northwest 68th Street and 14th Avenue…
Ricky Williams had previously stated that he wouldn’t play football past the 2010 season, and we just assumed he’d move on to his dream of owning a chain of medical marijuana stores or something. But this morning Williams, who previously represented himself and was signed with Leigh Steinberg, signed up…
About a month ago, county officials removed a spray-painted bike that was mounted on Bear Cut Bridge, near Virgina Key. The ghost bike was a tribute to Christophe Le Canne, the 44-year-old family man who was killed by a drunk driver two months ago. Public works director Esther Calas claimed it…
Everybody knows that in order to stay on top in Miami, you always have to look your best. And let’s face it, MiamiNewTimes.com was looking a little weathered — even Botox wasn’t helping anymore. So it’s time to take more drastic measures: MiamiNewTimes.com is going under the knife, so to…
Last night, the Miami Heat lost 108-102 to the Orlando Magic in overtime, inspiring the following ten observations about the state of our b-ball team.1. Outside of Michael Beasley (on the nights Erik Spoelstra actually lets the kid play), Dwyane Wade is all alone.2. The Magic out-rebounded Miami 14-6 and…
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy There have been few breaks in the case of Paula Sladewski, the aspiring model who turned up dead in a North Miami dumpster after visiting Miami for New Year’s with her boyfriend. The story has already been featured…
It’s looking more and more like Charlie Crist won’t survive the Republican primary. That’s a tremendous coup for Marco Rubio, but it’s looking more and more like he could be vulnerable against Democrat Kendrick Meek in the general election.A new poll from Daily Kos/Research 2000 (yes, Democrat leaning, but generally…
Jackson Memorial Health System was granted an $80 million bailout from the city commission. [WSVN]A 19-year-old mother of two was shot in front of her children. Police are questioning the children’s father and her brother. [Herald]South Florida lost nearly a third of its construction jobs last year. [Herald]A car crashed into a…
Gerald Posner showed up at Miami Beach Botanical Garden last night fresh off New Times’ revelations that he had plagiarized significant text from author Frank Owen’s Clubland in his book Miami Babylon.Rather than ignore the “800-pound gorilla,” as he called it, or Owen himself, who was in attendance at the speech, Posner…
As Bike Month winds down, join a few theme rides this weekend. Otherwise, Winter Music Conference begins this Wednesday, so Miami is pretty quiet on the music front as we all await the arrival of ten million DJs. Spend the weekend reading our WMC rundown here.FridayThrow a touch of fancy…
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Michelle Spence-Jones did not enter a plea today on the latest bribery charges brought against her. Instead, she asked the court to dismiss them for being too vague. Two weeks ago, when she was arrested again for allegedly soliciting money from a local developer, readers responded in typically measured Miami…
For the second day in a row Wednesday, the Cuban government cracked down on protesters, this time punching and dragging several members of the Women in White denouncing the treatment of dissidents, one of whom died after a hunger strike last month, the Herald reported. The mother of Orlando Zapata…
A senseless bill that would prevent adoption agencies from discriminating against gun owners overwhelming passed the state legislature, and is headed to Gov. Charlie Crist’s desk.The problem: there’s absolutely no evidence that prospective adoptive parents in Florida have ever been “discriminated” against based on gun ownership, and as The Post…
Danny Perez, the man who was mysteriously shot and killed while riding his bicycle Friday night, was also a Special Olympic athlete who was named Miami-Dade County’s Inspirational Athlete of the Year in 2008.Perez was riding west on NW 79th Street between NW 17th and NW 22nd after getting off…
Will Tim Tebow make it in the NFL? That’s the million dollar question of the football world now, and everyone has an opinion. Including Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne.He was on WQAM this morning with hosts Curtis Stevenson and Anita Marks. They asked him his opinion on the curious case of…
A bloodied man drove to a Doral police station to let them know he’d stabbed his landlord. The victim, a neighbor, was found a live and taken to the hospital. [Herald]Michelle Spence-Jones heads back to court today for her arraignment on bribery charges. [CBS4]Requirements for the Bright Futures scholarship may…
Miami Art Museum in Bicentennial Park: “It’ll never happen”
St. Kevin Catholic School students get a deathly lesson
