Venezuela’s Top National Guard Chief Charged With Drug Trafficking in U.S.

Venezuela’s Chavista President Nicolas Maduro took a crushing loss at the polls earlier this month to opposition parties who say his government is horribly corrupt. This morning, U.S. prosecutors are dealing dealt him another vicious body blow.  One of Maduro’s top military leaders — Néstor Reverol, head of the country’s National…

Lincoln Road CVS Building Just Sold for $30 Million

Apparently someone didn’t pick up their copy of The New Yorker this week, because despite growing concerns that sea level rise may some day in the not too distant future leave Miami Beach nearly uninhabitable, real estate on the island continue to be a hot commodity. In fact, the building…

Study: Miami Sports Fans Aren’t Great With Spelling and Grammar

Earlier this year we found out that Miami Dolphins fans have the third worst spelling and grammar skills in the NFL. Well, turns out that fans of Miami’s other teams aren’t exactly aspiring English professors either. The revelation comes from Grammarly, a souped up spell check web app. To determine the…

Hialeah Named Second Worst City for Singles in America

Happily married in Hialeah? Congrats. You’ve found love in a hopeless place. According to a recent analysis by personal finance site WalletHub, Hialeah was named the second worst city for singles in the entire United States.  To come to the conclusions, WalletHub took the 150 most populace cities in America…

Serena Williams Caught a Cab to Finish Her Own Miami Beach 5K

Just days before being named Sports Illustrated’s Sports Person of the Year, tennis superstar Serena Williams was caught hailing a cab to finish her own charity 5K race on South Beach.  Williams was in town for her Live Ultimate Run, which raises money for her charity the Serena Williams Foundation. Williams…

Thieves Continue to Target Stores Selling Hoverboards

If you have a teen in your life then a hoverboard might be high on their Christmas list. All their favorite rappers and Vine stars have one. Well, they’re also at the top of thieves’ wish list. In the past week alone two separate stores selling the trendy toy have…

Miami Truly Has No Idea How to Deal With Sea-Level Rise

Perhaps you’ve been watching the rising seas routinely inundating Miami streets, soaking cars and stranding residents unlucky enough to not own kayaks, and thinking to yourself, “Well, I’m sure our leaders have some great ideas how to save our city.” Afraid not! This morning, the New Yorker dropped a new longread…

Pregnant Woman Says Miami Cops Ignored Club Beating

Lissette Batista was two months pregnant when three women beat her up inside Club Therapy on NE 11th Street in downtown Miami this past January 4. Her boyfriend, Aldo Pedroza tried to intervene, and the women clobbered him too. Bouncers then jumped into the situation, leaving the attackers alone, kicking…

You’ll Soon Be Able to Send Mail Directly to Cuba

The latest drop of water splashing from the thaw of Cuba and America’s icy relationship: mail service. The US State Department announced today that for the first time in more than 50 years Cubans and Americans will be able to send mail to each other directly for the first time…

Blame the Biltmore Crowd for Jeb Bush’s Terrible Campaign

It’s weird enough that two major candidates for the GOP presidential nomination hail from Miami, but the slugfest between Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush is even more localized. In fact, the birthplace of their epic struggle for Republican party dominance can actually be traced to a single luxury hotel in…

Way Fewer People Are Pooping on Miami Streets Since Public Toilet Program Began

You remember the famous poop map, right?  In Downtown Miami, homelessness—and the homeless’ lack of adequate bathroom space—has long been a contentious issue, but back in May a dispute between the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the agency tasked with promoting downtown business, and the leader of the county’s Homeless Trust…

Jeb Bush PAC Just Trolled Donald Trump in the Nerdiest Way Possible

Here’s the difference between Jeb Bush and Donald Trump’s public personas: Jeb Bush is a self-admitted policy nerd. Donald Trump goes around ranting and then has his team draw up something resembling actual policies. Jeb Bush’s website lays out his position on 11 broad topics, many with multiple policies included…

Zoo Miami Is Getting an Amusement Park-Style Ride

Plans to build theme parks on land next to Zoo Miami are still brewing, but the Zoo itself hopes to get a jump start on bringing a theme park-style ride to the area. As part of its currently under construction Mission Everglades expansion area, Zoo Miami plans to build a…