The Ten Actual Trashiest Spring Break Destinations

CoEd.com has unveiled their 20 trashiest Spring Break destinations for 2014, and Miami came in on the list at number 7. God damn it, we did not just build a brand new Herzog & De Meuron art museum to be branded as a trashy Spring Break destination with the likes…

Miami Beach Tries to Crack Down on Party Home Rentals

It’s the constant dilemma of Miami Beach. On one hand its tourism economy relies on it being on the world’s undeniable party hot spots. On the other it’s also supposed to be a relaxing subtropical paradise where one should not be bothered by the tikitiki music coming from the Gatsby-wannabe…

Facebook Holds Clues to Teen’s Gang Rape

Late in the evening on a hot November night, a blue Dodge Challenger rolled to a stop outside a two-bedroom yellow house in Hollywood. A 16-year-old girl with wavy hair and brown, sad eyes sat in the passenger seat. A Samsung Galaxy glowed in her hands. Watching her send text…

Wrestler MVP Went From Prison-Bound Opa-locka Teen to Superstar in the Ring

Inside the jam-packed arena, thousands held their breath and waited to learn the identity of the shadowy “Investor.” In Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s twisting narrative, the mysterious character had been wreaking havoc for weeks with his nefarious behind-the-scenes plots. And now, millions watching at home would finally learn the truth…

J.J. Rendon: “If You Support [Maduro], You Support Killing”

Of the thousands in J.C. Bermudez Park last month protesting Venezuela’s chavista government, only one was dressed all in black. J.J. Rendón stood out solemnly in the sea of white. Latin America’s most infamous political consultant wouldn’t have had it any other way. For the 15 years since Hugo Chávez…

Marvel Comics Designs a Mask for LeBron James

When LeBron James’ black mask made its debut most people compared it to DC Comics’ Batman, but it turns out that Marvel Comics’ wants a piece of that publicity too. Marvel Illustrator Greg Land sketched up a Captain America-like mask for LeBron and Tweeted out…

Solution Proposed for Trolley Garage That Violated Civil Rights Act

When Astor Development needed to build a garage for the Coral Gables trolley, it was unclear where to put it. Historically, it would have been destined for the city’s industrial triangle, but now that place is better suited for high-rise condos than exhaust-streaming pollution factories. So the developers devised a…

Marco Rubio Thinks It’s OK to Discriminate Against Gays Sometimes

Sen. Marco Rubio doesn’t think discriminating against gay people is cool all the time. Just some of the time. Commenting on Arizona’s vetoed anti-gay, right-to-discriminate bill this weekend on Meet the Press, he claimed he didn’t believe that, for example, gay people should be denied service at a restaurant. However,…

Meet MVP, Who Went From Cruise-Ship Robbing Opa-locka Teen to Wrestling Star

Inside the jam-packed arena, thousands held their breath and waited to learn the identity of the shadowy “Investor.” In Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s twisting narrative, the mysterious character had been wreaking havoc for weeks with his nefarious behind-the-scenes plots. And now, millions watching at home would finally learn the truth…

How Often Are Miami Police Secretly Tracking Our Cell Phones?

Thanks to a little-known device manufactured by a tech company in Melbourne, police departments across Florida have tracked thousands of cell phones — often without bothering to get a warrant first. In at least one case, the cops purposely kept the device secret in court because the company asked them…