As far as tech guru origin stories go, Alberto Chang-Rajii’s is as good as they get. As a humble, Chilean-born student at Stanford University in the mid-90s, Chang-Rajii has told audiences and journalists from Miami to Sydney, he met fellow students Sergey Brin and Larry Page just as they were…
A few weeks ago we were reminded of the fact that “scandals” that seem almost unnoteworthy here in Miami can appear absolutely shocking to the rest of the country. At the time, we were discussing Marco Rubio’s many mini-scandals: his coincidental sort-of-connection to amateur gay porn, his spotty driving record,…
Downtown’s iconic Freedom Tower will soon have new neighbors. The only question is who? The tower’s owner, Miami Dade College, also owns a 2.6-acre lot next door. The primo space on Biscayne Boulevard is currently used as a surface parking lot for the school’s Wolfson Campus. Last year, the school received an unsolicited…
If Yale University decided to move down South, would it be known as Ya’ll University? Maybe we’ll find out in the unlikely event that the Ivy League school takes Governor Rick Scott’s advice and decides to move to Florida. Yes, Gov. Scott has actually publicly invited the 315-year-old university to…
Mention “social media” and “Miami Police Department” in the same breath and one name will come to mind for most in South Florida: Javier Ortiz, the Miami police union chief who doubles as the king of cop trolling on Facebook and Twitter. Over the past few months, Ortiz has gotten the…
During his address to the Cuban people in Havana last week, President Obama called for expanded online access across the island and deemed the internet “one of the greatest engines of growth in human history.” “If you can’t access information online… if you cannot be exposed to different points of…
Al Holden’s 34-foot yacht, M/V Close Knit, bobbed as he prepared a meal of chicken and dumplings. On his way to Key West, the Canadian had threaded his way off the Intracoastal Waterway and found a sweet spot to drop anchor. Sunset Lake is situated right between mainland Miami Beach…
The Republican establishment is rightfully worried that placing Donald Trump on the top of its ticket in November could lead to disastrous election results. His favorability rating among the general electorate is historically underwater, and in an average of the latest polls, he’s trailing Hillary Clinton by 11.2 points in a…
The Miami Dolphins maintain they’re committed to Ryan Tannehill, and the quarterback certainly seems committed to South Florida. Tannehill and his wife Lauren just plopped down $4.3 million for a mid-century modern pad in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. Located in the Colee Hammock neighborhood not too far off Los…
By most accounts, President Obama’s historic visit to Havana last week was a success. His rousing speech to the Cuban people was roundly hailed as a step forward from musty Cold War-era policy, and even hardliners had to admit he got in a pretty good dig at Raul Castro over…
The Miami Dolphins’ stadium is currently nameless. The naming rights deal with Canadian-based Sun Life Financial, Inc. ran out last month, so the era of calling it “Sun Life” is over. It was the park’s seventh appelation in just under 30 years. According to The Herald, The Dolphins expect to have a…
The party may finally be started….the soccer party that is. Miami Beckham United, the soccer club that announced three years ago it was ready to construct a stadium and field a team, has finally bought several pieces of land. The club now owns two-thirds of the nine acres it needs…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week. On Florida we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: the a downside of a combination Pizza Hut-Taco Bell, a 12-year-old facing charges for a butt charges, and a man who really wanted to let police know he was…
Here lies the Miami Hurricanes basketball season, gone too soon. March Madness ended for Jim Larranaga and his Miami Hurricanes basketball team last night at 9:10 p.m. The cause of death was a disappointing 92-69 butt-stomping loss to the second-seeded Villanova Wildcats. The Canes will have to wait a year…
The Republican primary race this year is rewriting all the rules of conventional wisdom, and perhaps there’s been no bigger victim of the historical insanity than Marco Rubio. In fact, Rubio’s loss in his home state of Florida leaves him with a dubious historical distinction. He’s only the third Republican…
Next time you’re sitting in gridlock on the Palmetto Expressway or spending a half-hour to drive four blocks on South Beach during rush hour, console yourself with the fact that six other metro areas in the United States have worse traffic. Does that relieve you? As your grip slowly tightens on your…
Throughout the history of any city, lots of people have lots of ideas about how to improve and enrich the town. Of the few ideas that are realized, we cherish the good and learn to live with the bad. Of the many that are never implemented, most are long forgotten. However,…
New Dolphins coach Adam Gase is known as a sort of quarterback whisperer. Besides the fact that Gase seems like the sort of guy who will relate to players much better than Joe Philbin, the boldest part of his coaching resume is his ability to get the best out of…
A 1931 home at 22 Star Island was placed on industrial-grade wheels yesterday, rotated 180 degrees, and moved to the other side of the property, where it will be fully restored. Lennar CEO Stuart Miller owns the home, which was designed by Martin Hampton, a renowned local architect who also…
Call it irony. On the week of President Obama’s visit, during which he talked about freedom and justice, the US Coast Guard returned 58 Cubans to the island, the US Coast Guard reported last night. They came in small boats with homemade sails like the one pictured above. Seven times…
Perhaps you’ve noticed the phenomenon of major articles about Miami popping up in the national press roughly between November and April every year. This year, a general theme of many of those articles has emerged: the serious subject of climate change. Vanity Fair led the pack in December. The New…
For the past three years, the Miami Dolphins had a very fine cornerback in Brent Grimes. They’ve also had a very prominent critic in Grimes’ Twitter-happy wife Miko. So when the Dolphins parted ways with Mr. Grimes earlier this month, everyone couldn’t help but wonder if Mrs. Grimes (AKA @iHeartMiko)…
