305 Photo of the Day: Crane City
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For the second time this year, a member of the Miami Fire Department has been arrested for sex crimes involving a minor. Forty-eight-year-old Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Ramon Marti was arrested yesterday for sending explicit pictures of himself to an undercover detective he believed to be a 15-year-old girl…
Florida Keys Teens Arrested For Snapchat-Inspired Robbery
Don’t believe everything you see on Snapchat, kids. Earlier this month 15-year-old Patrick Lopez from the Florida Keys received a video on Snapchat of his cousin holding a large amount of money. Naturally, the boy decided to round up four of his friends and rob his own cousin…
FBI Delayed Returning Stolen Matisse Painting to Venezuela Over Concerns It Was Looted by Nazis
Hugo Chávez could have had his odalisque if it weren’t for those damn Nazis. In a rare interview, FBI agents say that they delayed the return of a stolen $4 million Henri Matisse painting to Venezuela because of concerns that the painting had originally been looted by Nazis during World…
Wynwood Parking Is the “Wild, Wild West”
At a breakfast networking event in Wynwood this morning, Miami Parking Authority chief Art Noriega, addressing the ongoing parking changes that have rankled the neighborhood’s businesses, called Wynwood a kind of “Wild Wild West” of parking and said his agency is working to refine its system. “We knew that the…
Five Questions Heading Into the Dolphins’ Last Preseason Game
The Miami Dolphins complete their preseason schedule tonight against the St.Louis Rams, and a lot of questions still remain. Entering the 2014-15 season, the team wants to change its mediocre ways and get back into the playoffs for the first time still 2010. If that is to happen, a lot…
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New Task Force to Crack Down on Drunk Boating in Miami-Dade
After a summer that has seen the area’s deadliest spate of boating accidents in recent memory — and just a few days ahead of the upcoming Labor Day weekend — numerous county agencies announced at a press conference yesterday that they were forming a new task force aimed at cracking…
Two Long-Lost Maps Spark a Quest to Find Forgotten Pyramids in the Florida Swamps
The maps and letters fell out of an aging file folder in a dark corner of a room called the “Curious Vault” at the Patricia and Philip Frost Museum of Science. Printed on yellowing paper, they pointed the way toward remote locations somewhere near the Everglades. And in the long-faded…
Local Police Departments Stock Military Weapons
Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, have raised questions about the militarization of American police departments. When angry protesters demanded justice, Ferguson cops in riot gear fired tear gas and stun grenades. At least one officer pointed his loaded assault rifle at demonstrators and threatened to kill them if they didn’t…
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Mom of Unarmed Miami Man Killed by Police Says Ferguson Issues Remain in South Florida
As Ferguson, Missouri, has descended into a nightmarish vision of a dystopian police state, few have watched the growing clashes between protesters and authorities with a perspective quite like Sheila McNeil’s. As a young woman in Overtown, McNeil lived through Miami’s own version of Ferguson — the McDuffie riots that…
Six Signs You’re an Old-School Dolphins’ Fan
Outsiders love to poke fun at Miami Marlins crowds and Miami Heat fans who arrive late, but few dare question Miami Dolphins devotees’ loyalty. Dolphins fans are exempt from that narrative for good reason. Before the Heat came around in 1988, the Dolphins were all this town had. It makes…
Online Date Leads to Homeless Woman Being Held Captive
A budding online romance lead to involuntary imprisonment in southwest Miami-Dade this week. Police say 19-year-old Jazzima Barnes and 25-year-old James Myles met on an online dating site. The two met up sometime this weekend, and Barnes ended up staying at his home for three days. On Tuesday, however, Barnes,…
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305 Photo of the Day: Deco Ruins
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Florida Supreme Court Will Rule on Gay Marriage
In an unusual move, the Florida Supreme Court justices today decided to rule on case involving the state’s same-sex marriage ban, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The case will skip the traditional appeal process after the Second District Court of Appeal directly asked the Florida Supreme Court to take on…
Chavez, Matisse, and the Heist That Shook the Americas
In the dark of the hotel room, the ultraviolet lamp ignited like Promethean fire. A middle-aged American with gray hair leaned low over the bed, his gaunt face glowing in the purple light. Beneath him lay a weathered canvas, its edges cracked and crumbling. The man inhaled deeply. Then, with…
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Drones Coming to Disney World, but Don’t Worry They’re Fun Drones
Drones get a bad wrap. Yes, they can be used as tools of war to kill people and conduct covert surveillance, sure, but they can also be fun! Disney has filed patents for drones it hopes to one day use in its theme parks, but Central Florida is not about…
SkyRise Miami Passes, but Is It Really Better Than the Downtown Soccer Stadium?
Developer Jeff Berkowitz’s plan to build an enormous observation tower in downtown Miami passed at the polls Tuesday, but its effect on downtown remains to be seen. The few voters who showed up to cast ballots in the city yesterday approved the $400 million, 1,000-foot tower by a two-to-one margin…
Miami Hurricanes Season Opener: Five Things to Watch
The Miami Hurricanes will kick off their 2014-15 football season Labor Day against the Louisville Cardinals in a rematch of their 36-9 Russell Athletic Bowl loss this past December. Much has changed in just a few short months — both teams will sport new quarterbacks and many different starters this…
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Waffles and Parking Debate in Wynwood This Morning
Amid rampant strife from local businesses over ongoing changes to Wynwood parking, the city’s parking chief, Art Noriega, is set to defend the new regulations in a discussion with the changes’ most vocal critic, local tech entrepreneur Mario Cruz. The parking showdown will commence later this morning at the neighborhood’s…
Miami-Dade Primary Election Results: Live-Blog
Do you feel that excitement? The excitement only a midterm primary election can bring? OK, sure, both of the top-of-the-ticket races for each party’s gubernatorial nominee may be foregone conclusions, but there were lots of interesting races going on elsewhere on the ballot in Miami-Dade. That includes legislative primaries, the…
Democratic Senator Calls for Boycott of Burger King
Burger King’s merger with Canadian coffee join Tim Hortons is official. While the company will keep the burger chain’s corporate headquarters right here in Miami, the corporation will become a corporate citizen of Canada. That means they’ll be paying their corporate tax bill to our northern neighbor and not Uncle…
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305 Photo of the Day: Rusty Fett
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