The latest poll from Democrat-affiliated polling firm Public Policy Polling [PDF] shows Barack Obama with a teeny, tiny lead in Florida. It’s 48-47 in favor of Obama, but since the race is so close Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate could play a pivotal part of Florida’s choice. Picking either…
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“Honestly officer, I didn’t mean to get high. Someone pointed a gun to my head and made me do it.””Yeah, likely story, kid.””No, seriously. I’m a seven-year-old and some crazy f’n mad man pointed a gun to my head and forced me to smoke pot.”…
David Escamillo was arrested last night for causing a panic during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Regal multiplex on South Beach. The 44-year-old screamed, “This is it!” from the back of the theater, and later yelled, “I didn’t shoot anybody” once outside the theater. The scare…
Andre Martinez, a teacher at a charter school in Homestead, was arrested yesterday on allegations that he carried on long-term sexual relationships with two former underage students. Martinez taught cinematography at Keys Gate Charter School, and the abuse is believed to have started back in 2010…
Two years ago, the Miami market lead the nation in viewership of the World Cup, so you’d figure we’d be really into all international sporting competitions. Apparently not so much. NBC has released its ratings by markets, and the Miami market didn’t even crack the top 20. Which is odd,…
The father picked the gun off the table and held it up for his son to see. “This is a shotgun,” he said, pointing it into the small crowd walking past the table. “You remember this one, right?” Then he pretended to cock the gun and pull the trigger. “Blam!…
June’s Miami Beach commission meeting ended with what seemed like a heartfelt bit of humanity. Commissioners agreed to keep axed City Manager Jorge Gonzalez on the books for another nine months while he burned vacation days so his family could keep its health insurance.But this is Miami Beach, the most…
The MLB trade deadline is tomorrow, and Marlins fans fearful that the team would nuke its lineup can prepare to breath a sigh of relief. ESPN reports that star pitcher Josh Johnson probably will not be traded before tomorrow’s MLB trade deadline.But those of us who would like to be…
Read also: Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy, Goes for GoldIt hasn’t been the best of days for Olympic gold-medal hopeful and Miami resident Danell Leyva. First, he and the U.S. men’s team floundered in the all-around team competition, finishing fifth in the field of eight in London. And just this…
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Read “Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy, Goes for Gold.”The U.S. men’s gymnastics team came into Monday’s medal round as the gold-medal favorites. They finished the day not even on the podium. Looking for the country’s first all-around gold in gymnastics since 1984, the men’s team instead finished in fifth place,…
The latest shot has been fired in what may be Gov. Rick Scott’s dumbest legal battle yet.Earlier this month a federal judge struck down the so-called “Docs vs. Glocks” law that Scott had signed into law last year. Now Scott has ordered the Florida Department of Health to appeal the…
DJs really are taking over. They’ve even entered the political arena, and may play a small but pivotal role in the presidential election.President Obama’s campaign has quietly enlisted the help of a group known as “DJs for Obama.” The group is targeting beat-friendly cities, perhaps none more so than Miami…
Carolyn Dukeshire, a 62-year-old Florida Keys woman known to residents as the “Sea Hag,” sits behind bars on charges of first-degree murder after police say she shot a man five times after he refused to give her a beer. The incident occurred last night after the victim, 64-year-old Martin Mazur,…
When it comes to pushing new laws, Gov. Rick Scott has developed a predictable routine: 1) Propose clearly unconstitutional and possibly insane new law. 2) Get sued. 3) Inspire heavy Daily Show mockery. 4) Lose over and over again in court.While we all love the Daily Show fodder, steps two…
By the time you read this, your favorite Miami Marlin has probably been sent packing. For the third time in franchise history, a fire sale is raging. The face of the franchise, Hanley Ramirez, is now a Dodger; the last Marlin to throw a no-no, Anibal Sanchez, and the best…
Last week, our columnist Luther Campbell slammed Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. The following is Gimenez’s response: Last year, while campaigning for Mayor of Miami-Dade County, I made certain promises to our residents for a better community. In the fourteen months since then, we have worked day in and day out…
See also “Six South Florida Athletes To Keep Tabs On During the Games,” “Introducing Your Florida Athletes,” “London 2012 Olympics: South Florida Athletes (Photos)”The bad news for Team USA so far seems to be Michael Phelps’ embarrassing start at the London 2012 Olympics. But the good news is Florida athletes…
Also read: “The Curse: Six students in Carol City’s tragic class of 2006 were murdered. Hope survives.”For most people, the death of 18-year-old Carol City resident Paul Royal is simply a tragedy. A bright young man, one month away from starting college, gunned down by unknown assailants, leading his family…
Following her arrest yesterday on manslaughter charges related to the death of a former patient, Fix-A-Flat Butt “doc,” Oneal Morris, had her bond set at $150,000 by a Broward County judge this morning.If she posts bail, she will have to forfeit her passport and wear a GPS-monitoring device to ensure…
Also read “Eastern European B-Girls in SoBe Scam.”It was perhaps the perfect South Beach scam. A ring of Eastern European men set up private “night clubs” and sent beautiful girls out on the town to bring in unsuspecting male tourists. Once inside, the victim’s credit cards were charged exorbitant prices…
