Amidst Heat Rumors, Kevin Durant Sells His Downtown Condo

According to various rumors and reports, Pat Riley has a big plan to sign Kevin Durant when he hits free agency next sumer. Which would be great, considering Durant owned a condo that directly overlooked the Heat’s American Airlines Arena …or he did anyway. The Oklahoma City Thunder star just…

Marco Rubio: Miami’s Red-Light Cameras Are a “Scam”

Last week, the New York Times dropped an election-season bombshell: Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette, have gotten a few traffic tickets over the years in Miami. The horror! The story has been universally lampooned, with conservatives questioning whether the Times took the traffic info from a liberal opposition research group…

Bestselling Author Brad Meltzer’s New Novel Mines Weird Florida History

Miami native Brad Meltzer is a nine-time bestselling author of historical and political thrillers. He hosts two shows on the History Channel, Lost History and Decoded. He’s given anti-terrorism advice to the Department of Homeland Security, hobnobbed with George H.W. Bush, and spent hours poring over Lincoln assassination history. But…

What the World Was Like the Last Time a Hurricane Hit Florida

Florida has gone almost 10 years since receiving a direct hit from a hurricane. The last time a cane actually touched our shores was when Hurricane Wilma made landfall in late October 2005. That’s an awfully long (though not necessarily scientifically strange) gap for hurricanes in Florida. The world and…

County Commission Approves 500 Body Cameras for Miami-Dade Cops

It’s official. Body cameras will be rolled out amongst the Miami-Dade County Police Department by the end of the year. Yesterday, the county commission endorsed a measure to spend $5 million over the next five years to fit officers with tiny cameras that will record their interactions with the public. …

Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross Visits Cuba, Says He Wouldn’t Invest There

American travel to Cuba has soared since President Obama’s announcement that he’s restoring diplomatic ties to the nation, with a 36 percent jump in visitors since January. Among those flocking to Havana? Billionaire Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. The real estate developer confirmed yesterday that he visited the island, telling…