305 Photo of the Day: Super Splash
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Stephanie Hird and Sara Zamora will not be prosecuted for taking part in a sexual fetish film in which they violently tortured animals. Prosecutors involved in the case have not officially offered a reason why the charges have been dropped, but the women told the Miami Herald that the videos…
Florida Republicans Already Dreaming About Clinton-Crist 2016 Fantasy
Some Florida Republicans have a weird tendency of writing strange fan-fiction about Charlie Crist. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is out with his latest yarn: He thinks Hillary Clinton is already talking to Charlie Crist about being her running mate in 2016…
Here’s a Video of the Marine Life in the Boat Slip Where Beckham Wants a Stadium
Yesterday we reported that building David Beckham’s downtown soccer stadium would have a hidden cost: the marine life living in the FEC boat slip. Although on its surface foul, the boat slip is actually home to some incredible animals, according to Coral Morphologic cofounder Colin Foord. “We’ve got lobsters, green…
Charlie Crist Speaks to Miami’s Trial Lawyers, Succeeds in Offending No One
At a swanky luncheon yesterday inside a softly lit ballroom at the Coconut Grove Ritz-Carlton, former and likely future governor Charlie Crist had a few things to say. Among them: His favorite movie is Philadelphia; his new book costs $25 but will be cheaper in paperback; and his campaign had…
Lance Stephenson Blew in LeBron’s Ear Because Lance Stephenson Is the Worst
If the officials weren’t enough to make Heat fans want to throw a potted plant into their TV sets Wednesday night, Lance Stephenson put them over the edge. In game five’s 93-90 loss, Stephenson put on a display of some of the most obnoxious, childish, and overall disgusting behavior you…
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Crossbow Double Murder-Suicide: The Real Story
The pain bit Jose Maldonado below the right ear, hot and searing. When the lanky, dark-haired Florida State University student snapped his eyes open, he was in the same Tallahassee motel room where he’d drifted to sleep earlier. But then, in the lead-colored hour before dawn this past December 3,…
Eight Reasons Why Congress Offers the Worst Job in America
Imagine, in a moment of suspended disbelief, that your job pays 174 grand a year. And comes with a $1.3 million expense account. And a staff of eighteen Ivy League yes-men whose sole duty is to bray loud and wide about the miracle that is you — when they’re not…
Meet the Marlins Fan Who Won’t Shave Until Jose Fernandez Returns
To all those who insist Miamians are fair-weather sports fans, we present Andy Salgado. Like many Miami Marlins fans, Salgado was expecting pitching phenom José Fernández to push the team into the playoffs this year. The reigning Rookie of the Year had started his second season as strongly as his…
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Ex-Pitcher Claims MLB Wrecked His South Beach Sports Clinic
Past the space-age immersion chamber and the full-body scanner that can detect minute fat deposits, Neiman Nix’s office is a testament to what happens when modern medicine falls short. The walls are hung with glossy photos of a fastball-hurling Nix in Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers uniforms, but the hulking,…
“Heat Fan Grandma” Is the Grandma All Heat Fans Wish They Had
With all respect to grandmothers everywhere, sitting with your grandma on a sofa as she talks about what is on TV is usually not the world’s greatest thing. (Mine used to attempt to clue me in on the plot of whatever Lifetime movie she was watching. Apparently the emotionally distant…
Miami Edison High School Cop Resigns Over Masturbation Video
Here are some quick guidelines on masturbation etiquette: Don’t masturbate at work. Don’t masturbate at school. Especially don’t masturbate at work if you work at a school. Don’t masturbate in your work uniform. If you don’t want anyone to know of your dirty masturbation habits, don’t record it. Above all,…
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305 Photo of the Day: Old School
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Rich Wilkerson Jr.: Meet the Miami Hipster Pastor Who Married Kim and Kanye
When two of the world’s biggest fame monsters get hitched you’d think it would be nearly impossible for anyone else at their wedding to get any attention. Yes, this weekend’s wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West has a surprise breakout star: the pastor. Meet Rich Wilkerson Jr., a junior…
Miami Ranked Seventh Most Transient City in America
If you’ve lived in Miami long enough you’ve likely seen countless friends leave only to meet new friends … who also eventually leave. It’s not exactly a secret that Miami is sort of a transient city. Well, according to a study by Credit Donkey, it’s actually the seventh “best city…
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Six Months After a Florida Man Killed His Family With a Crossbow, the Truth Emerges
The pain bit Jose Maldonado below the right ear, hot and searing. When the lanky, dark-haired Florida State University student snapped his eyes open, he was in the same Tallahassee motel room where he’d drifted to sleep earlier. But then, in the lead-colored hour before dawn this past December 3,…
Florida Hurricane Expert: 75 Percent Chance State Gets Hit This Year
It’s been nine years since the double-whammy of Katrina and Wilma walloped Miami, and the Magic City has coasted through every hurricane season since without a scratch. Most weather experts have predicted more of the same this year, with another strong El Niño system tamping down tropical storms. But one…
David Beckham’s Stadium Spot Already Home to Artificial Coral Reef, Says Marine Biologist
Less than a week after David Beckham unveiled his ambitious plan for a Major League Soccer stadium atop the FEC boat slip downtown, the location was back in the headlines yesterday. One politician was angry with other politicians for slipping the slip stuff past him, or something. There is real…
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Joe Biden Gives Interview to Cuba’s First Independent Digital News Site
A week ago Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez launched 14yMedio, the first independent online media outlet in Cuba. Today it published its first big “get”: An interview with Vice President Joe Biden. The chat follows a 2009 interview President Barack Obama gave to Sanchez that was posted on her blog…
305 Photo of the Day: Red, Black, White and Blue
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Gators Coach Interested in Renewing Hurricanes Rivalry at Neutral Site
The Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators met on the football field every year for 49 years out of 50 until, as ‘Canes fans are quick to tell you, the Gators decided to end the rivalry in ’87. The two teams have only met a handful of times since, but it…
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Miami’s Five Best Public Pools
It’s the day after Memorial Day, which means, culturally at least, it’s officially the beginning of summer. Soon the kids will be home from school all day and your A/C will pumping to the max. If only there were some sort of public facility to entertain the family while keeping…