Silicon Beach: DateCheck App Is a Tease

Ever wish you could find out if the stranger sitting across from you is a total scumbag? Well, Intelius, a leading information company, had a great idea when creating DateCheck, its first free mobile application. Intelius already specializes in services such as background checks, with more than 8 million customers…

Shaq and Wife Separating, Again

Just a day after rumors made the rounds that the temporary hoops marriage of LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal might come to an end next year, TMZ reports Shaq and his wife Shaunie are heading for splits-ville again.Shaunie originally filed for divorce in 2007 while Shaq was still playing for…

Balls Out: Miami FC Joins Renegade Soccer League

Depending on how much of a die-hard soccer fan you are, watching South Florida’s pro soccer team Miami FC’s front-office machinations can be more interesting than any of its on-field action. In its effort to survive, the club has tried everything. It’s signed the Barry Bonds of soccer — and…

Google Got Us a Holiday Present: Free Wi-Fi at Our Airport!

Google, what have you ever done for us? Besides search, free email, YouTube, Blogger, GTalk, Chrome, Google Docs, etc. That’s nice and all, but they’ve never given us a holiday present, until now. Google will be giving away free WiFi at some of America’s busiest airpots starting now and ending on…

News Roundup

The teen charged with the stabbing at Coral Gables high has confessed, but he didn’t even know his victim’s name, and the fight was provoked by a ‘bad face.’ [CBS4]A bicyclist in South West Dade was killed in a hit and run. [Herald]Tonight, MTV’s ‘The City’ comes to Miami. We’ve…

South Florida: Third Most Dangerous Metro for Pedestrians

Using your own two feet as your primary means of conveyance in Florida won’t just get you drenched in sweat most of the year, it’s also more likely to put you in the path of danger.According to Transportation for America’s Pedestrian Danger Index, the top four most dangerous metropolitans in…

Silicon Beach: Miami New Times Tweetup

This year’s fourth tweetup was a blast at Lucky Strike on South Beach, although once again, it was more like a rockin’ party than a proper tweetup. The cute and bubbly sign-in girls were just the start. It was a great time, even if we were all scattered about and…

‘Tea Party’ Party Officially Established in Florida

Well, the ‘Tea Party’ is an official political party in Florida now. Orlando lawyer Frederic O’Neal registered the new party with the Florida Secretary of State in August, and serves as its chairman. “The current system has become mired in the sludge of special interest money that seeks to control…

Are the Poll Voters Trying to Keep Miami Out of a BCS Bowl?

What’s there to say about Miami’s win against Virginia? It was nice to see the Canes dominate a conference rival who deserved to be dominated during Homecoming, but otherwise *yawn*. Instead let’s bitch about polls and make wild predictions about bowl games!Those lovely AP voters and the BCS’s diabolical computers…

News Roundup

Hurricane Ida is heading for the Gulf of Mexico. [CBS4]A pilot is dead after crashing his small plane in the Everglades last night. [NBCMiami]PoliticsMarco Rubio’s record in the State House isn’t nearly as conservative as he’d have you believe. It’s almost like it’s difficult to be a true conservative in…

Miami Dolphins Lose: Hauntingly Familiar

When Vontae Davis started off the game with a leaping interception that can only be described as Fuck Yea!, the consensus feeling was the Dolphins were going to make this one interesting. Maybe even pull off the upset. Alas, it was not to be. The Patriots were able to show…

Miami Dolphins Preview: One Insufferable Fanbase Down, One To Go

When last we saw our Miami Dolphins, they were busy beating the bejesus out of the shitdipping trash-talking New York Jets, and silencing their shitdipping trash-talking fans in the process. It was one of the most satisfying wins in recent memory. Jason Taylor was able to talk some trash of…

Miami Sports Agent Returns after Cuban Prison Term

When Miami sports agent Juan Ignacio Hernandez Nodar, 51, flew into Miami Friday after spending 13 years in a Cuban jail, he felt a bit like Rip Van Winkle. The small children he had left behind were all grown up and Miami had sprouted a new skyline.Hernandez, who tried to…