305 Photo of the Day: Nice View
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A Monroe County judge has struck down Florida’s gay marriage ban, and ruled that licenses could be issued to same-sex partners as soon as next Tuesday. However Monroe County Circuit Judge Luis Garcia’s ruling only applies to the county that’s mostly continuous with the Florida Keys. It’s still possible that…
Radio Host Philippe Bourciquot Arrested for Haitian-Targeted Ponzi Scheme
Philippe Bourciquot wasn’t keeping his Ponzi scheme quiet. He was broadcasting it all across the South Florida airwaves. Bourciquot specifically targeted Haitian-Americans who were new to the country and unfamiliar with the financial infrastructure. Though a local radio show and through his church he promised to invest money in the…
Charlie Crist Chooses Miami’s Annette Taddeo-Goldstein as Running Mate
Charlie Crist hasn’t even won the Democratic primary yet, but he’s already picked his general election running mate. Crist tapped Annette Taddeo-Goldstein, a Miami businesswoman who has made a few unsuccessful runs at office before and now is the chairwoman of the Miami-Dade Democrats and vice chair of the state…
Shawn LaBeet’s Shooting Justified: Grand Jury Report Details Criminal’s Desperate Last Stand
Almost seven years after Shawn LaBeet’s one-man war on police came to a sudden end, a Broward County grand jury has deemed his death justified. The report, released earlier this week, ruled that Miami-Dade officers Humberto Perez and Michael Madruga acted “within the course and scope of their law enforcement…
Survey: Miami Best Urban Place to Retire, Because Duh
Miami has changed a whole lot since the days when The Golden Girls was set here, but one thing hasn’t changed: it’s the best big city to retire in. According to an analysis from financial planning site NerdWallet, Miami took top honors…
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Florida Couples Anxiously Await Ruling on Gay Marriage Challenge, Plan Gatherings
Across Florida, same sex couples are anxiously awaiting rulings on three lawsuits challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. But couples are already planning out where to gather when the rulings finally land, which could happen any day. “Melanie and I have been on pins and needles all week hoping…
Russia Is About To Start Spying on Us Again From Cuba
The Russians invade a neighboring nation and annex new territory. The outraged Americans respond with financial sanctions and chest thumping. Moscow tips the conflict toward a boiling point by upping its military presence in Cuba, just a few hundred miles from Florida’s borders. Nope, it’s not 1962. All of the…
Miami Beach Police Union President: Banning Cops From Nightclub Work a “PR Stunt”
Around 4:30 a.m. Monday police were called about an extremely drunk man outside Mango’s Tropical Cafe, the famous jungle-themed Ocean Drive club. The drunk turned out to be Sergeant Mike Muley, a uniformed Miami Beach police officer who was working off-duty security. The embarrassing arrest sparked the first real reform…
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DJ Laz and the Dinner Key Boating Disaster: Too Many Watery Deaths
By 2 p.m. on the Fourth of July, the bacchanal at Nixon sandbar just off Key Biscayne is in full swing. A few hundred feet from the sprawling waterfront mansions of Harbor Drive, dozens of women in bikinis gyrate atop boats, strangers with supersoakers generously squirt rum into one another’s…
Millionaire’s Murder Case Opens the Book on Flings With Male Porn Stars, Strippers
“We’re finished!” Samuel Del Brocco shouted. The words crashed off the walls of the $2 million mansion, careened across the 500-square-foot swimming pool, and spilled into the quiet Washington, D.C. suburb. “Get your shit and get out!” Justin DeVinney said nothing. They were an odd…
A Guide for Miami Fans Dealing With Life After LeBron
Four years and a few weeks ago, all Miami wanted was the return of Dwyane Wade. Heat mascot Burnie was placed atop the sign at AmericanAirlines Arena and refused to come down until Wade re-signed. The county commission voted to temporarily rename the county “Miami-Wade.” Talk of LeBron James joining…
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Miami’s Hottest Backyard Party Devolved Into Kids Throwing Mangoes at Cops
The arrest report is, at first glance, your standard South Florida fare. Location: a house party in South Miami. Suspect: an 18-year-old kid. Charges: battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Then, however, there is the rather unusual weapon, listed in parentheses like an…
Downtown Miami’s Last Remaining Waterfront Lot Sold For $100 Million an Acre
The last undeveloped waterfront lot in downtown Miami just sold for a record-breaking $100 million an acre. Bought by companies controlled by German and Gloria Coto, the son and daughter-in-law of Argentinian grocery magnate Alfredo Coto, the total price was $125 million for the 1.25 acre parcel located at the…
305 Photo of the Day: All the Colors of the Wind
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Manuel Noriega Suing Call of Duty For Including Him as a Character
Manuel Noriega: former Panamanian dictator, former decades-long resident of Miami-Dade’s Federal Correctional Institute, unwilling video game star. Yes, Noriega was featured as a character in Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and now he’s suing the video game makers from his Panamanian jail cell…
Armani Getting Into Miami Real Estate With 60-Story Sunny Isles Condo
Soon you’ll be able to keep your Armani clothes and apply your Armani Code by Giorgio Armani perfume inside your Armani-designed bathroom all within your own Armani-designed condo located in an Armani-designed building named Residences by Armani/Casa. Yes, the fashion house is teaming up with developers Dezer Development and Related…
Miami-Dade County Commission Wants To Crack Down on Puppy Mills
The “puppy mill” regulation wave continues. Last week, in a move that mirrors several other recent initiatives, Miami-Dade County commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance aimed at cracking down on unethical commercial pet sales. “We’re going as far as we legally can to regulate an industry that is currently unregulated,” said…
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City of Miami Beach Defends Eruv; Atheists Compare Sticks and String To Sharia Law
Miami Beach’s volcanic eruv-tion rumbles on. On Monday, Miami Beach city attorney Raul Aguila responded to complaints that an eruv in Pinetree park is unconstitutional. Aguila told the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) that the city-sanctioned eruv is “consistent” with U.S. court decisions. But the FFRF has shot back, arguing…
Five Reasons the Miami Heat Won’t Suck to Watch Next Season
A few short days ago, the future didn’t look so great for Miami Heat fans. LeBron James decided he was homesick, Chris Bosh was close to joining the Houston Rockets, and the Bulls were calling Dwyane Wade to check if he wanted a get-out-of-Miami-jail-free card. Then Pat Riley got to…
Dwyane Wade Re-Signs With the Miami Heat for $34 Million
Dwyane Wade has not only announced his intentions to return to the Miami Heat, but he apparently could also end up retiring in a Heat jersey someday. Update: Udonis Haslem is coming back too. See also: Chris Bosh Is Re-Signing With the Heat; Wade Reportedly Working On New Deal…
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305 Photo of the Day: Construction Zone
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