Despite trying to position himself as the Anti-Trump, Jeb Bush’s campaign continues to struggle. A fact that was underscored last night when a photo purporting to be of Bush’s nearly empty official Miami debate watch party went viral. The image was first tweeted out by Washington Post national political reporter…
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…
In light of thawing relations between Cuba and the United State, state Rep. Frank Artiles is now calling for an end to the decades-old “Wet Foot, Dry Foot” policy regarding immigration from Cuba. The Republican who represents portions of western Miami-Dade County, has filed a non-binding “memorial” ahead of next…
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…
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…
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…
Every year in South Beach, the Miami International Boat Show brings huge, Basel-esque crowds to gape at fleets of luxury yachts. This morning, though, city commissioners will decide whether to let the show flee to Virginia Key. It’s all part of an ambitious plan to renovate Miami Marine Stadium, a…
The Miami Dolphins lost to the New York Giants 31-24 last night, officially eliminating them from playoff contention. They are now out of the hunt. There is no more hunt! Oh no, we suck again! The Dolphins are always bad and it’s pretty lame. What isn’t bad or lame, however,…
Florida: Land of development. Land of gun lovers. It’s about time someone united those two identities into one project, and a proposed hotel tower in Downtown Miami would do just that. Dubbed “The Museum Club” the project would include hotel rooms, an actual museum, and shooting ranges for both guns…
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…
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…
Three-and-a-half years after a drive-by shooting in Miami Gardens sent a bullet through the trunk of a car and into Megan Hobson’s pelvis, the 20-year-old from Miami Lakes continues to heal. She has had four surgeries to reconstruct her intestines, uterus and hip, and still has trouble walking on her…
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…
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…
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…
The Miami Dolphins will take on the New York Giants on Monday Night Football early next week, but with the team all but totally mathematically eliminated from the playoffs there’s not much riding on the game but bragging rights. Yet, Dolphins fans are more excited than usual. Why? Because the…
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…
For so long, the rallying cry of conservationists has been: “Plant a tree, save the planet.” But in Florida, it may be more appropriate to plant a coral—to save the ocean. So much of our state’s magic and beauty is hidden underneath the ocean’s surface. Our hundreds of square miles…
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…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week, and on Fridays we’re here to bring you the oddest. This week: the least boring drive in the history of Alligator Alley, a robber who had a deadly, uh, alligator fail-y, and Cuban-style coffee finally takes over the rest of…
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…
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…
