What a depressing week for Miami in the listacles department. Not only are we the fattest city and have one of the riskiest real estate markets in the country, but also it turns out we don’t get much sleep either. Men’s Health ranked 101 American cities by how well they sleep at…
Alex Sink’s decision not to enter the Senate fray was big news, but not all that shocking. We wrote yesterday it seemed she was much more keen on staying in Tallahassee, possibly running for governor in either 2010 or 2014. What is shocking is that now both sides of the field…
Well, those prudes in Tampa got their way, and the Lingerie Bowl won’t be tainting their apparently pure city. Instead a nudist resort in Pasco County stepped in and saved the day. The joint is appropriately called the Caliente Clothing Optional Resort, which should fair well for the Miami Caliente…
The McCain campaign gave us two gifts that keep on giving (and I mean that in the same way I would if I were talking about herpes): Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber. For whatever reason, these two won’t go away. Sure, Sarah Palin is a governor, but Joe the…
Burger King, the attention-craving Miami-based fast-food giant, took its Internet-whoring marketing activities to a new level with the Whopper Sacrifice Facebook app. The app asked Facebookers to delete ten of their friends, who were then notified they’d been dumped for a free Whopper. Of course the whole thing was masterminded…
Alex Sink is NOT RUNNING FOR SENATE. Florida’s Senate race in 2010 will be one of the hottest in the nation, so why has everyone notable chosen not to pursuit it? [Naked Politics]Chairman Moss reorganized the county commission committees, and a certain sector isn’t too happy. [Eye On Miami]Awww, Damon Weaver got…
Today the group pushing for an MLS team in Atlanta announced it’s dropping out of the running. That leaves five cities to compete for two new franchises that will begin play in 2011. Atlanta was never seen as a strong contender, and Montreal withdrew its bid in November. Meanwhile, Miami…
We know, we know. We’ve already met our Mickey Rourke post quota for the day, but when you commit to covering the phenomenon that is the Rourke comeback, you really have to commit. Seems Mickey may have found love or something like it with another confounding Hollywood phenom, Bai Ling…
Today there was a minor crane accident on NE 79th street. The crane tipped, but no one was hurt. It was fitting as Miami-Dade’s controversial crane ordinance was also tipped over this week in a federal court. The county passed the law in March of last year, the same month…
For years the University of Miami has been a football and (to a lesser degree) baseball school. That’s just how it is. The programs have nine national titles between them, and all of the school’s other sports struggle for attention. Baseball remains strong (they were ranked #1 before heading into…
Krispy Kreme, being the genial purveyor of glazed goodness that it is, decided to get in on the Obama inauguration craze and is offering one free doughnut to every costumer on January 20, Inauguration day, and released this seemingly innocuous press release: “Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring…
In this week’s sign that our world is doomed, witness the launch of Anxo, a Miami-based line of bulletproof clothing for civilians. Its slogan, and we can’t make this shit up: “Our promise: You won’t be a victim of fashion.”Bulletproof clothing is not an original phenomenon, of course. In narco-ruled…
Hey, have you heard? Fidel Castro might totally be dying! Seriously, some guy who served Riptide a café cubano on Calle Ocho says his brother in Matanzas is tight with Fidel’s chauffeur’s third cousin who told him that Fidel is ALREADY DEAD.Hey, it’s as reliable a source as any on…
Up until yesterday, it seemed the full picture for the Senate election in 2010 would come into focus soon, when rumored candidates including Republicans Bill McCullom and Marco Rubio as well as Democrat Alex Sink made their intentions clear. Well, now with The Hill reporting that National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman…
Mickey Rourke’s role in The Wreslter must have really stuck with him, because I’m pretty sure the last time I heard the word cojones was on the WWE. Here he is with his beloved Chihuahua, Loki, posing for the new PETA ad with a message that Bob Barker would be proud…
Keeping up the grand tradition of politicians making friendly wagers on sports games, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson made a bet with Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn over the BCS Championship. Instead of a traditional bet, the two decided the loser would have to sing for the winner. Nelson of course won,…
The National GOP wants Charlie Crist to run for Senate. [Hill]Ex-FBI agent John Connolly gets 40 years for his role in a mob murder. [Herald]Beware the dreaded lube ring thieves. [CBS4]With the Orange Bowl demolished, where will we have our official Fidel Castro death party? [CBS4]Burger King hired a new…
If you think budget cuts at your office suck, try being a Miami-Dade public defender. Thanks to shrinking state court funds — down $44 million in the past two years — these burnt-out servants of the poor, tired, huddled masses are crunching about 500 cases each at any given moment,…
When Barack and Michelle Obama take the floor for his ceremonial first dance at the inaugural ball this Tuesday, we suggest they do the pretzel — you know, Dubya’s sworn enemy, the thing he choked on? We have some thoughts about which song should be playing too: “99 Problems,” Jay-Z…
For sporting men who feel crowded on their 180-foot superyacht and whose claustrophobia still flares up on a 220-foot-plus megayacht, behold the gigayacht. At 656 feet long, the aptly named Everest will be the largest yacht in the world. That’s longer than two football fields. And that’s more than half…
Rainn Wilson points at a gigantic pink worm walking in his direction. Yes, Dwight Schrute from television’s The Office. And yes, a seven-foot-tall, star-shaped parasite, with arms and legs, is walking toward the small stage where Wilson stands. “Wait a minute,” Wilson says to the crowd seated in an ivy-lined…
Poor Donna Shalala. While she’s not busy being president of University of Miami she sits on the board of directors for various companies. Duties for which she gets paid nothing, but which must be causing stress at the moment. She’s a director of both Lennar and Gannett. While she’s not…
