As the light leaks out of the sky over downtown last Friday, mechanical gears squeak in the distance. Slowly, small groups begin to gather at Government Center. Before long, the groups swell into a crowd, then a swarm. By 7:15 p.m., 4,000 people line NW First Street as if it’s…
With the Miami Dolphins hitting the heart of their training camp schedule this week, it’s the perfect time to look into that vintage Marino promotional beer mirror hanging in your man cave and decide once and for all: What type of Fins fanatic are you? Here are just a few…
Thanks to Anthony Weiner’s inhuman drive to keep sexy ladies talking online, Carlos Danger has ruled Twitter this week. The ex-congressman’s bid to become New York’s next mayor took a hit when a website called the Dirty posted screen caps that showed him explicitly chatting with young women under the…
It sounds like a rare victory for common sense in Miami: After hours of debate, city commissioners voted last week to declare that a 66-year-old church surrounded by Brickell skyscrapers is a historic structure. What kind of a monster wouldn’t want to save a tiny old church? Well, for starters,…
Miami Mercenaries: International Security Business Is Booming in South Florida
The fallout from our investigation of a little Coral Gables-based “anti-aging clinic” called Biogenesis continues. USA Today reports that Major League Baseball will announce the suspension of “about eight” linked to the PED-pushing clinic either tomorrow or Friday. However, more shocking is that the league is “prepared” to ban Alex…
For some reason, George Zimmerman is in Texas right now speeding down the roads with a gun in his car. Yes, seriously. TMZ reports he was pulled over for speeding by police in Forney, Texas, on Sunday…
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Clarence Davis had a chance to be a hero. Instead, he decided to get some grand theft out of the way first. Davis, a maintenance man at the University Commons apartment complex in Gainesville, Florida, came across J.W. White when he was near death or already dead. Instead of calling…
Do you consider yourself slightly better at performing basic communicative tasks on the internet and have convinced yourself that such remedial skills could actually lead to some sort of career? Well then, the Social Media Stars web-based reality show might be for you. Yes, this exists, and, yes, it is…
When baseball historians look back at the Miami Marlins 2013 season, they should start with pitcher Chad Qualls’ botched celebration after an inning-ending strike-out last night. Truly, it is the play that will define the team’s season. Because even when they don’t completely suck, the Fish still manage to find…
Add Shakira as the latest on the list of celebs looking to rid themselves of their Miami Beach mega-mansions. The singer has put her North Bay Road home on the market for $14.95 million. She bought the home 12 years ago for the considerably more affordable price of $3.38 million…
Miami’s local NBC affiliate is apparently selling on-air reporting credit for $2,500 in a Groupon that became available Monday. The site is now advertising an “Epic Deal” in which Miamians can purchase spots on three-minute segments with host Roxanne Vargas, complete with coaching and make-up. The journalistic credential will only…
This week’s news story about Critical Mass argues that Miami cops and motorists need to get over their anger and support the monthly cycling event. Many readers, um, disagreed, to put it politely. Some said they’d share the road when bikers stopped breaking the law. One swore he would pimp…
The storm formerly known as Dorian looks less likely to ruin your life but hey, you never know. Hurricane season is upon us, so you darn well better be ready for everything from a temporary power outage to a Sharknado. From the minute a storm jumps off Africa and starts…
While police still don’t know what exactly provoked Pedro Alberto Vargas to set his apartment on fire and fatally shoot six neighbors, new documents released today reveal that Vargas had previously been fired in 2008 for downloading a number of troubling files on his workplace computer. According to Reuters, the…
A man leaving the Swinging Richards strip club in North Miami Beach claims he was beaten savagely by Miami-Dade Police officers and still doesn’t know why. The attack was captured on cell phone video, and the friend who took the footage was also arrested…
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Costa Rica has nearly 24 tons of pure, uncut cocaine sitting around that the country can’t possibly take care of all on its own, so it’s inviting its good friend Miami to help out. Yes, today the U.S. Air Force is transporting 24 pounds of nose candy to Miami, where…
Traffic backups on I-95 are nothing new, but this morning’s installment was thanks to a mysterious metal object that left nearly every motorist who drove over it with two flat tires. According to WSVN, nearly a dozen drivers were victims of the pesky piece of metal, and the aftermath caused…
In another little embarrassment to the Miami Marlins, hitting coach Tino Martinez resigned over the weekend after allegations of using heavy-handed tactics on players. So what exactly did Martinez do? Well, he spoke last night to Fox Sports and said he just got a little too outraged when players refused…
As the light leaks out of the sky over downtown last Friday, mechanical gears squeak in the distance. Slowly, small groups begin to gather at Government Center. Before long, the groups swell into a crowd, then a swarm. By 7:15 p.m., 4,000 people line NW First Street as if it’s…
