Video: Uncle Luke Talks Weed, Gambling, and Strippers

Smoke ’em if you got ’em.Possessing less than 28 grams of marijuana could soon be legal in Miami-Dade County if Luther Campbell gets elected.Thanks, dude.His other proposals include countywide gambling (to fund education), a tax on strippers’ assets (OK, actually a license fee), and construction job sites that reflect a…

Video: Uncle Luke Signs His Life Away in the Church

“I’m signing my life away in the church,” Uncle Luke said as he prepared his election documents for notarization. The reality candidate sat in the headquarters of WMBM radio studios in the New Birth Baptist Church close to his Liberty City birthplace.”I’m gonna need God on my side. I’m gonna need all…

Florida Panthers Are Just Whoring Themselves Out Any Way They Can

Just in case you thought corporate douchebaggery couldn’t get any worse than the carousel of inane names for the ex-Joe Robbie Stadium — Landshark Stadium anyone? — the Florida Panthers are here to remind us that the limits of corporate whoredom are ever-expanding. The team has just sold its rink…

LeBron James’ Jersey Is the Best Selling of the Season

For all of that talk about how LeBron James was forever ruining his public image and marketability by spurning Cleveland to take his talents to South Beach, the man sure seems to have his business side on lock. In fact, he has the best-selling jersey of the season. James’s new…

Miami Company Puts Tracking Chips in Hotel Towels and Robes

We know some people whose entire linen closets look like they’ve been stocked from “accidentally packed” towels and robes from hotels. Well, Linen Technology Tracking, a Miami-based company, wants to put an end to the surprisingly common crime of snatching a hotel’s good linen. They’ve invented small waterproof chips that…

Gloria James Incident Caught on Camera: Did Valet Push Her?

Gossip website TMZ has obtained surveillance footage from the Fontainebleau the night Gloria James, LeBron James’s Mother, was arrested for public intoxication after slapping a parking attendant. The attendant, Sorel Rockefeller, has openly talked to the media about filing a lawsuit and claims he had to visit a physician and chiropractor…

Everyone Running for Miami-Dade Mayor

Candidates running for Miami-Dade mayor in the special May 24 election to replace recalled Carlos Alvarez had to register by 5 p.m. today. There are very few surprises in the list of candidates (read: no last-minute Alex Penelas filing), but here’s a look at your choices on the ballot in…

Harvard’s Tommy Amaker Turns Down Miami’s Coaching Offer

We’re not sure what is going on in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes have a potential superstar college basketball coach in Frank Martin who seems like he’s just waiting for a call, but they’re spending all of their time trying to lure so-so candidates for the men’s basketball coaching job who…