On June 30 of last year, activists in more than 600 cities planned demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s policy of separating children and parents who’d arrived at the U.S. border seeking asylum. Emails obtained by The Intercept show that a private contractor monitored numerous protests in South Florida.
Since his son’s death at MSD, Manuel Oliver has been traveling the country painting murals. On Saturday he featured Matt Gaetz gripping an assault rifle.
In a perfect world, the Dolphins would cut ties with Fitzpatrick before training camp.
Florida politicians are giving a lot of cover to extremists and racists as of late. Here’s a handy list of officials who have yet to suffer major consequences for propping up white supremacists, Islamophobes, conspiracy theorists, and the like.
Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station in South Miami-Dade has leaked saltwater into the Biscayne Aquifer, South Florida’s main source of drinking water. But the Florida Supreme Court said yesterday in a unanimous ruling that FPL is allowed to make Florida residents pay to clean up the mess its equipment created.
Ralph Andrade, a registered lobbyist for Beach Towing who has also worked for Tremont, is fighting to stop a City of Miami Beach audit allegedly showing rampant violations by the two companies. The latest audit is expected to be released next week, and, apparently, the findings are not favorable to the tow-truck industry.
The latest viral craze to get some fools in trouble with their bosses is the #FeelingCute challenge — a meme wherein users post that they’re #FeelingCute and about to do something wild at their jobs. For at least four Florida prison guards, “feeling cute” apparently meant committing acts of hypothetical violence or abusing inmates.
The NFL Draft took place in Nashville last night, and the story of the night was the Arizona Cardinals’ selection of Oklahoma Sooners quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray as the first overall pick. The San Francisco 49ers followed by taking Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Nick Bosa, and the New York Jets selected Alabama defensive lineman Quinnen Williams.
Former Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja, the first Florida cop convicted for an on-duty killing since 1989, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for the death of Corey Jones. Raja fatally shot Jones, a 31-year-old local drummer, on the side of I-95 in October 2015.
Last week, the Bal Harbour village council voted unanimously to ban the use and distribution of most single-use plastics, including straws, utensils, and shopping bags. The ordinance prohibits the use or distribution of single-use plastics in commercial establishments.
Yesterday, MPD Officer Mario Figueroa was acquitted of assault charges after he was filmed in May 2018 taking a running, football-punt-style kick at a handcuffed suspect’s head. MPD’s Fraternal Order of Police astoundingly chimed in on Twitter to say that Figueroa actually ought to be commended for his actions.
On April 17, Gruters held a news conference to support SB 168, the anti-“sanctuary city” bill he’s pushing that would force towns to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Immigrant-rights groups say the bill, if it became law, would rip apart families just to appease some racist Republican voters.
State Sen. Joe Gruters has a hideously racist sign outside his office that purports to show the “Faces of Criminal Illegals Deported from Sarasota County.” According to a video posted online yesterday by activist Thomas Kennedy, Gruters apparently saw no issue with keeping this abominable sign up while a child begged him not to pass a bill that would hurt his family.
The NFL Draft kicks off tomorrow night and continues through Saturday evening in Nashville, Tennessee. The Miami Dolphins hold the 13th overall pick in Thursday’s first round. These are the facts. Everything else is mystery. Most predictions will be proven wrong by this time next year. None of us knows…
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber was so irked by a Memorial Day weekend event flyer with a bikini-clad woman and the tag line “No rules!! Anything goes!”, he included it in an email blast to residents explaining why the city needs, well, more rules. Attaching a screenshot censoring the woman’s body, he declared, “Ocean Drive should be the postcard image for our city — not a stretch where residents are sometimes afraid to go and visitors think anything goes.”
Dyma Loving has already sued MDPD and the officers involved, but some local activists say that’s not enough. Two activist groups will march to Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle’s office today to deliver more than 50,000 petition signatures demanding the cop be charged with assault.
When Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced in January 2017 that the county would no longer be an unofficial “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, activists worried the policy would deter some victims from reporting crimes. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez assured residents they shouldn’t be afraid to call 911 or cooperate with officers.
Miami officials have long been supportive of the First Tee, a nonprofit that teaches golf and life lessons to thousands of kids at the city-owned Melreese Country Club. City leaders lined up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony when the charity opened a new learning center in 2013 and praised it for helping local youngsters. More recently, Mayor Francis Suarez became an honorary chairman of the nonprofit’s Young Ambassadors Board.
Now that the Dwyane Wade farewell tour is over, people are starting to focus on the next big event on the sports calendar — Thursday’s NFL Draft. Here’s some news: The Dolphins need good football players. Beginning with their first pick in Thursday’s first round, 13th overall, the Dolphins can start plugging some holes in the roster.
Rap star and accused rapist Kodak Black sure is having a hell of a month. The Broward-born Black seems to be on a quest to alienate as many of his fans as humanly possible. So to keep things straight, here’s a timeline of Black’s seemingly unending series of missteps in 2019.
Lately, Donald Trump fans have enjoyed attacking left-leaning Americans. Last year, for instance, Miami-area resident Cesar Sayoc sent pipe bombs to prominent liberals across the nation and went to jail. Today another South Florida man was arrested, this time for allegedly threatening to kill four Democrats.
Imagine you’re Burnie, the mascot for the Miami Heat, sitting there on a quiet Tuesday morning, not bothering anyone, just sipping coffee while reading the newspaper and staring out onto Biscayne Bay. It’s the off-season and you’re finally looking forward to some much-needed downtime. Then a single tweet fired off…
