305 Photo of the Day: Ray of Light
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Showing 12079 - 12100 of 31975Hillary Clinton to Speak at UMiami in February: Laying Roots for 2016?
Hillary Clinton will be stopping by the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus February 26 to address students, faculty and invited guests at the BankUnited Center. Of course, any time a rumored presidential candidate makes a high-profile appearance in a donor-rich swing state, there are bound to be rumors it’s…
Wizard’s Heat-Trolling “Bandwagon Cam” Was Classless
No one likes a bandwagon fan. Of this just about any sane person can agree, but the Washington Wizards’ decision to add insult to injury by employing a “bandwagon cam” during last night’s bashing of the Miami Heat just kind of comes off as classless…
Fight To Legalize Beer Growlers and Beer Tastings in Florida Heads Back to Tallahassee
Last year, an attempt to rewrite Florida law to legalize beer growlers went nowhere fast in the state legislature. But with the craft beer industry continuing to grow in Florida, lawmakers are going to give it another shot. This year, another related bill would also legalize beer tastings, which are…
Lauren Tannehill, Who Forgot Her AR-15 in a Rental Car, Is No Stranger to Guns
Two hours. That’s how long Miami Dolphins First Lady Lauren Tannehill possessed a rented Nissan Rogue January 4. But within those two hours, she somehow found time to nestle her AR-15 — which three states banned following the Sandy Hook massacre — into a gray bag, plop it in the…
LeBron Fails, Anthony Departs, Heat Loses Again!
The guys who run the the Heat superstore secretly replaced the regular Miami Heat with the generic brand. They wanted to see if we noticed. Yeah, we noticed. The Washington Wizards came out of the gate wizarding harder than they have ever wizarded before, scoring 43 points in the first…
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Miami Beach Kills Starchitect Convention Center, but Developer Might Fight Decision
Miami Beach’s “starchitect”-designed convention center is dead. And we have killed it. Well, technically, it was new Mayor Philip Levine and the equally new city commission who killed it. But it was a death foretold last November, when Miami Beach voters overwhelmingly backed opponents of the $1 billion project. The…
Final Exit: Should Assisted Suicide Be Legal?
When Boca Raton Police Officer Lora McHugh entered Sandra Snow’s bedroom around 4:30 p.m. July 22, 2008, she found the plump 62-year-old lying face up on the bed, a green blanket pulled up to her neck. Snow was dead. The officer checked for signs of foul play but found none…
The First 48 Makes Millions Off Imprisoning Innocents
Millions of Americans tune in to every new episode, and with ratings as seductive as these, who cares about a few botched investigations?
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Critical Mass Leader Hit by Car
When Adam Sohn came upon an accident scene on Oakland Park Boulevard Thursday, January 2, he saw a messed-up bicycle and an injured man on the ground. He took a few pictures and posted them to the Facebook page for Fort Lauderdale Critical Mass — a movement of cycling activists…
Feeding South Florida’s Scores of Roaches
When the first shadow skittered across the counter, Chad kept quiet. But as he reached into the cardboard crate to pull out flattened boxes of Stovetop stuffing, the dark shapes swarmed. They crawled over his hands. They scampered up his arms. And they weren’t shadows. They were cockroaches. Chad —…
A $189,000 Wristband to Enter the Club
Hey there, shopper, do you have a spare $189,000? Do you love clubbing at the world’s most exclusive places? Have you ever seen a Ferrari glide by and thought, Nice car. When will someone design a bracelet that looks like that? Funny you should ask. It just happened. Miami’s Cristophe…
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Audelin Pierre, Fourth Person Arrested in Case Involving 13-Year-Old Stripper
Audelin Pierre, 34, is now the fourth person arrested in the case of a 13-year-old runaway who ended up working as a prostitute and a stripper at Miami Beach’s Club Madonna. He’s now charged with human trafficking, procuring a minor for prostitution, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and…
“Boob God” and Real Housewife Win Latest Battle in War to Tear Down Star Island Mansion
Star Island’s most notorious residents have won the latest battle in their war to tear down a mansion they own on the island in order to build their dream home. The Miami Beach City Commission voted today not to designate the 1925 home as historic. See also: Real Housewife Made…
305 Photo of the Day: Bodies
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Miami-Dade Corrections Officer Stabbed in Neck for Not Sharing a Cigarette
Miami-Dade Police are on the lookout for a nicotine-addicted neck-stabber who attacked one of his own. On January 5 around 6 a.m., a man walked up to Miami-Dade Department of Corrections officer Jorge Marbal in the area of 6215 SW 133rd Ave. He asked the officer for a cigarette and…
Big Business Mega-Coalition Decides Florida Should Stop Hating Gays So Much
Poor Republican legislators are surely going to be in a bind over this. On one hand, they’re used to bending to the whims of big business. On the other, they party has gone all in on the “Yeah, LGBT people are kind of icky” front. So what are they to…
Pedestrian Struck in Downtown Miami; Driver in Custody
A Porsche SUV struck a pedestrian crossing Biscayne Boulevard near 14th Street just outside the Adrienne Arsht Center around 7:30 this morning. The driver, meanwhile, is in custody as police try to determine what happened. Traffic around downtown Miami is backed up as a result of the accident. Police have…
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Ten Differences Between Miamians and New Yorkers
We survived the New York invasion that is Art Basel, but make no mistake: New Yorkers are still very much among us and will be for the rest of the season. While both cities may be noted for their diverse makeup, rudeness, and cosmopolitan flair, we still can’t help but…
Prominent South Florida Woman Kills Teen Children and Self Following Bitter Divorce
Jennifer Berman, who until last month was married to one of the most prominent real estate brokers in Palm Beach County, shot her two teenage children and herself Monday afternoon after warning, “It was the best thing for the family.” Reeling from a December divorce from 51-year-old Richard Berman, who…
A-Rod’s Bizarre Drug Regimen Revealed in Arbiter’s Report: “Gummies,” “Pink Food,” and “Liquid Soup”
In the 12 months since New Times broke the Biogenesis story, details of Alex Rodriguez’s doping habits have slowly emerged. This week, however, the sordid picture suddenly snapped into sharp and absurd relief. On Monday, Rodriguez filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the 162-game ban handed down two days earlier…
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Stand Your Ground Likely Has Nothing To Do With Yesterday’s Movie Theater Shooting
The knee jerk media reaction to every sketchy shooting in Florida apparently now is to wonder if somehow the “Stand Your Ground” law is involved even when it clearly is not. Look no farther than the local and national response to yesterday’s bizarre and tragic shooting in a Tampa Bay-area…