Just nine months after rejecting a medical marijuana amendment, Floridians overwhelmingly say they’re ready to approve it in 2016. Continuing on that surprising progressive street, most Floridians also agree that the minimum wage should be raised to at least $10.00 an hour. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the vast income inequality that…
It’s one of the last oceanfront development holdouts on Miami Beach. The historic “Ocean Terrace” sector of North Beach, between 75th and 73rd streets, is known for its laid-back neighborhood vibe and low-rise buildings. But that could soon change, if the proposed development of a luxury condo tower passes muster…
Just months before he decided to run for President, Donald Trump was the center of a much smaller controversy at the municipal level. The city of Doral went back and forth on whether to give Trump its key to the city for renovations he made to the historic Doral Golf…
In the wrestling ring of South Florida pro sports, Jeffrey Loria is the always-hated heel, a villainous mix of Vince McMahon and Rowdy Roddy Piper. This year was supposed to be different, with his Fish poised to contend in the East. Instead, Loria stayed true to character: firing his manager…
Welcome to another summer day, Miami. Today’s forecast: A relatively temperate high of 90, with temperature dipping into the mid-80s by early evening. Perfect weather, in other words, for joining a few dozen of your closest, sweatiest friends on a 16-mile group ride? Yep, it’s Critical Mass tonight. This evening’s…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week. Each Friday we’re here to rundown the weirdest. This week a mother whose a bit too overprotective of her daughter, a bank robber with a sweet tooth, Woman Chases Kid Through Playground With a Knife A 27-year-old mother with a knife…
Some of Rep. Alan Grayson’s more colorful comments may get him labeled a crazy liberal, but what’s that old cliché about the true definition of Insanity. The one Bill Clinton, of all people, repeated several time during his 1992 campaign? Oh, right. Doing the same thing over and over and…
Despite the controversy he leaves in his path everywhere he goes, Donald Trump is now in first place in the Republican primary in many national polls. Conventional wisdom however had it that there’d be no way he’d be able to take the lead in Florida. For one thing, our former…
A series of highly-edited undercover videos showing people associated with Planned Parenthood officers talking about donating tissues after abortion procedures has the Pro-Life crowd in an uproar and claiming that Planned Parenthood sells “baby body parts.” Florida Governor Rick Scott has now launched an investigation into Florida’s 16 Planned Parenthood…
Last night, Dan Kolko — the Washington Nationals’ broadcaster on MASN — was sitting in Marlins Park press box before the game when he noticed something weird going on with the audio as the Nats took batting practice. It’s normal procedure for the opposing team to have upbeat music playing…
CJ Jackson is 27 years old and weighs approximately 145 pounds. He’s a military veteran and University of Miami pre-medical student. He’s also a hellaciously talented boxer, and his first big bout — scheduled for August 15 in Wynwood — might just be the start of a pro career worth…
Your Facebook has likely been full of rage this week over the death of Cecil the Lion at the hand of Minnesota dentist Walter J. Palmer. Of course there’s a Florida connection: Palmer owns a second home over in Marco Island, but it’s another Marco who has provided an even weirder…
Though it was tweaked a few times over the years, historically the Miami Dolphins logo retained some constants. It featured a Dolphin in a jumping position wearing a helmet with an “M” on it juxtaposed over a design meant to evoke the sun. That changed back in 2013 when the…
Hillary Clinton may be by all accounts the leading presidential candidate, but she’s been criticized for holding few events open to the public so far. That might change this Friday at Florida Intentional University …or it might not. All we know for sure is that Clinton will be on Campus…
Here’s a novel idea for how to slow the rising tolls across Miami Dade: Put them to a vote. A new Miami-based political action committee called Drivers Ready to Improve, Vote and Empower (DRIVE) wants an amendment to the Florida Constitution that would require any toll increase anywhere in Florida…
It’s that time of year again; football is back. Tomorrow, the Dolphins hit the practice fields at Nova Southeastern for the first time, marking the official return of the NFL to South Florida. Die hard Miami sports fans — in a desperate need for anything to look forward to —…
“I had just came in from out of town,” Yathomas Riley tells a Lee County, Georgia 911 dispatcher. “And my wife — I don’t know what’s going on, but she’s in a room, and she got blood coming out of her.” A young child screams in the background. It’s 8:30…
It’s been a busy day for U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, and a (thankfully) bummer of a day for South Florida ISIS-sympathizers. On the same day Ferrer and Piro took part…
Harlem Suarez wanted to bring terror to the Conch Republic, according to the FBI. The 23-year-old, also known as Almlak Benitez, was arrested after Feds claims the uncovered a plot in which planned to build a bomb and then plant it under the sands of a Key West beach. Suarez…
By now it’s pretty common knowledge that Miami’s rent prices are outrageously out of whack with what Miamians actually make, but, hey, here’s another turd feather to tick in our city’s hat of shameful inequality and developer greed. Turns out Miami is the worst city in the entire United State…
Drag Queens are the closest things the gay community has to real life super heroes (…or villains, depending on the queen). There’s the double identities, the mystical powers ranging from backhanding splits to the conjuring of drunk tickets, and, well, apparently even the occasional act of actual life saving. Elaine…
Miami-Dade Judge Mindy Glazer’s awkward but emotional accidental reunion with a former middle school classmate who stood before her as a defendant in bond court went viral earlier this month. Well, Glazer just took a vacation on the Carnival Breeze and when she got back to work on Monday she…
