On a rainy Thursday morning in August, Tangela Sears parks her Mitsubishi SUV in front of a small yellow house on a quiet street in Liberty City. Her grandfather bought the home about six decades ago. Sears was raised there. She raised her own son David there, too, and had…
Has there been a stupider political miscalculation in Miami-Dade over the past decade than the spread of red light cameras through out our various municipalities (well, ok, Marlins Park, but besides that)? Local governments thought they’d be a good way to keep streets safe (despite studies suggesting their were better…
Did you all enjoy last night’s super moon eclipse? It was pretty wasn’t it? A real once in generation astrological event? Yeah, well, residents on Miami Beach woke up this morning to find their streets flooded thank to the extreme high tides brought on by a super moon. The tides…
As a child growing up in Florida there are a few things that are drilled into your head that need saving: Save the Everglades! Save the panthers! Save the mangroves! Save the manatees! But as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission controversially grapples with new proposed policy that Florida…
In hindsight, we made the same basic error as thousands of Dolphins fans. Sure, the Fins had underwhelmed in their first two games of the season on the road, but Sunday was the home opener! Finally, after an off-season of big-money buys and huge hype from analysts and coaches, the…
It’s fair to say the vast majority of Miami was not in the finest of moods today. It’s Monday morning, the Dolphins just finished shaming all of South Florida and to top it off, big pieces of the city are expected to flood today thanks to a combination of the…
On April 23, 2013, Kiera Wilmot conducted a volcano experiment in her Polk County high-school hallway. The 16-year-old junior, who was working on the project for her science class, watched as a lid popped off and smoke seeped out. No one was hurt and no property was damaged in the…
Just when you think the Miami Dolphins couldn’t possibly take you to a darker, more regretful place — they go and serve you up an all-time stinker like the one they put on us Sunday afternoon. The Dolphins 41-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills Sunday opened their refurbished home field…
Back when Jeb Bush first ran for Governor of Florida in 1994 he branded himself as a tough talking, red blooded conservative. This lead to a lot of unfortunate gaffs. When asked during that election what he would do for African Americans in Florida, he replied “probably nothing.” Bush of…
A lot of weird things happen every week in Florida, and on Friday we’re here to wrap up the weirdest. This week’s stories include a brawl in the pride of Florida, two criminals who were stupid in the exact same way, and, depending upon your opinion, a raccoon that is…
Miamians like to joke that tourists hop in a cab at the airport, get dropped off in South Beach, and then never leave until they repeat the process in reverse. To be fair to those tourists, getting around Miami-Dade County can be confusing and daunting. We don’t make it simple…
It’s that time again — the last Friday of the month. Time for Critical Mass. And tonight the massive group bicycle ride heads north. Like, way north. After starting downtown, the ride heads west, along Flagler Avenue. At Northwest 22nd Avenue, in Little Havana, cyclists will turn north, passing through…
See the pic above? It’s a not particularly flattering shot of Ranaan Katz, the real estate magnate and minority owner of the Miami Heat. Katz is not a big fan of the photo. In fact, he’s spent the past three years in court trying to force Google and a local…
You know what Downtown Miami apparently needs more of? High rises. You know what Downtown Miami has very little land left to build? High rises. There’s very little undeveloped land left in Miami’s urban core, and what does exist is more than likely owned by a developer who has plans…
In 2010, Floridians passed a constitutional amendment mandating that all congressional districts should be drawn without political intentions. Earlier this year a judge ruled that Florida’s current Federal Congressional districts don’t meet the standards set by the amendment, which has led to a giant political mess about how to redraw…
Around 5:30 in the morning on August 18, a young woman sleeping inside her home on Byron Avenue, in North Beach, was woken up by an intruder who had entered her bedroom. The woman didn’t know the man, but he seemed to know her, calling her by her first name…
Last year, word leaked that Faena House — the glittering new monument to opulent wealth in the heart of Miami Beach — had sold its penthouse, which had been listed at an insane $50 million. But the buyer and the final price weren’t disclosed and, like most observers, we predicted…
The good news for Marco Rubio: He’s now sitting as high as third place in some polls after a post-debate bump in the past week. The bad news for Marco Rubio: That means Donald Trump is now paying attention to him. Florida Senator Rubio has surged ahead in recent weeks,…
Saintamens Edwards is an 8-year veteran of what’s supposed to be Miami-Dade’s best and brightest, the Miami-Dade Police Department. Her ex-husband has a job at a shoe store. Edwards, 35, however has now found her feet on the wrong side of the law after allegedly abusing the power of her…
Florida is on the precipice of winning the war against teen cigarette smoking. In fact, the teen smoking rate in Florida has hit a historic low. The only problem? The most recent declines in teen cigarette use are thanks to teen e-cigarette use. In fact, Florida teens’ thirst for that…
Despite Al Golden and his Miami Hurricanes starting off the season with an undefeated record, games so far have seen the frequent site of banners urging the firing of Golden over the stadium. There were at least three sailing over Saturday’s Nebraska game, with one urging the school to hurry…
In Iowa yesterday, Jeb Bush warned against America’s supposed slow creep toward multiculturalism. “We should not have a multicultural society,” Bush said pretty bluntly while meeting with voters in Cedar Falls. Jeb Bush has lived most of his adult life in Miami, a multicultural city if there ever was one, and…
