I don’t think anyone is going to start throwing around the term “Florida Ivies” anytime soon, but for the first time, two Sunshine State schools rank in the top 50 of US News & World Report’s annual college rankings. Getting a slight bump from the 51st spot last year, University of Miami officially…
Venus and Serena Williams are the latest celebs to take a tiny part of Dolphins ownership. Let’s hope their winning ways rub off on the Fins. [AP]The Miami man who allegedly stole data from 130 million credit and debit cards had an unusual high school habit: hacking into government message…
Rodney Miller, 18, was arrested yesterday in connection with the July shooting at a birthday party in Overtown where two were left dead and ten injured. He was charged with two counts of second-degree murder. There are six MySpace pages registered to a Rodney Miller in Miami. Though listing his age…
Hello, Kitty: After four months of me begging, my ex-girl and I are finally back on good terms after my cheating ways caused our relationship to crumble. We hang out nearly every night, and unlike before, when we’d just party and get fucked up, we’re actually spending quiet, quality time…
I Take Thee…: The former VP of Peru says his daddy was kidnapped and tricked into a sham marriage
Miami Police Officer Eric Guzman: A History of Violence
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Animal Instincts: Zoophiles love and have sex with animals. Will the world ever accept them?
Game On: Miami Beach City Hall Brawl
Flanked by the victims’ sobbing family members, Miami Police Chief John Timoney announced this afternoon the arrest of a suspect in a brazen mass shooting in Overtown.Police nabbed Rodney Lashawn Miller, an 18-year-old with a long criminal record, just before 1 a.m. this morning near 65th Terrace in Liberty Square…
Been a long time since we’ve had some hot political poll action around these parts. Luckily today we got figures from both Rasmussen and Quinnipoac in various races. First to the Senate soap opera. As of right now it’s safe to say Charlie Crist is still pretty much going to win…
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Army veteran Juan Rivera has been asking some painful questions lately: “How long do I have to live? What do I do now? And gow could this happen?”The hardworking 55-year-old long-haul truck driver — who served his country for 13 years — just discovered he has HIV. He contracted it…
Lincoln Diaz-Balart dropped out of contention yesterday, so Gov. Charlie Crist will interview two more possible candidates for Florida’s temporary senator: Rep. Jennifer Carroll and University of North Florida President John Delaney. Carroll’s name was first mentioned last week, and she is the first woman that Crist has publicly shown interest in for the…
The woman who set herself on fire died from her injuries. [AP]Pitbull is getting the key to the City of Miami. [Herald]Alex Sink is trailing Bill McCollum by four points in the latest Q poll. [Herald]Hurricane Bill is a Category 4; thankfully it’ll probably just wander around in the ocean…
We here at New Times love Pastor Vincent Spann, drill sergeant of a Liberty City recovering-addict boot camp and subject of our January feature story “Holy Hustler.” For all of his shortcomings — most notably an allergic distaste for paying his bills — he seems to be a true savior…
Paris Hilton never wins anything besides worst-dressed list honors and Razzies, so maybe today’s court ruling in her favor is a bit of karmic payback. The producers of the Hilton vehicle Pledge This! claimed Hilton failed to properly promote the flick, which they claim cost them millions. So they sued her for…
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Forget Ana, Bill, and Claudette. Miami has another storm projected to make landfall later this year: Amy Winehouse. The last time full-time train wreck and erstwhile singer Amy Winehouse visited Miami, she married Blake Fielder-Civil (a professional Pete Doherty impersonator, according to our sources). Fielder-Civil — excuse me, BLAAAAAKKEE — spent time in…
Sid Rosenberg says what’s on his mind, even if it’s controversial. The former Don Imus sidekick was a bit too hot to handle for 790 the Ticket and left that station in March. Now he’s back, with a midday show that begins September 7 on 560 WQAM. The show will air 10 a.m…
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has announced he won’t pursue Mel Martinez’s open Senate seat. Gov. Charlie Crist had sent Diaz-Balart an application of sorts for the job. His announcement also puts to rest any crazy political musical chairs rumors his open House seat could have set off.”It was a great honor…
The Dolphins won their first preseason game, against Jacksonville, 12-9. [NBCMiami]Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami premiered to 2.7 million viewers, the highest ratings for a premiere on E! since The Anna Nicole Show. Let’s hope the Kardashians’ show ends better than Smith’s. [TVbtN]Some sex offenders under the bridge have found housing, so the population is…
