It’s actually kind of amazing that the debate over Barack Obama’s place of birth is still raging. I guess that’s what happens when national punch line Donald Trump tries desperately to make headlines for his grand publicity stunt of pretending to think about running for president and decides to reignite…
You wouldn’t know it from polling that indicates Floridians increasingly think the state is heading in the wrong direction, or our emotional health rankings from the Gallup Well-Being Survey, but apparently Florida is one of the happiest states in the nation. At least on Twitter…
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Those prim and proper old folks over in Naples are always worried about those cretins from Miami-Dade traveling over Alligator Alley and coming to take their valuables. But apparently all Miami thieves want from Collier County is their precious, bountiful supply of cardboard. Yes, two Miami men have been charged…
Yet another Miami-Dade Police officer has found himself on the wrong side of the law. Midwest District Officer Joey Ganem, 47, has been arrested after allegedly trying to buy cocaine in Coconut Grove early this morning. Ganem, a 27-year veteran of the force, has been relieved of duty pending the…
A horrific story of an 18-year-old man severely beating his grandmother with a hammer in Texas has ended in Miami as police captured the man after he fled.Friends and family of Orange County, Texas resident Sylvia Vaughns, 51, hadn’t heard from her since the weekend, and police were sent to…
When Fontainebleau valet Sorel Rockefeller got slapped by Gloria James, the mother of LeBron James, instead of seeing stars he must have been seeing dollar signs. He’s quit his job and is now considering a lawsuit against James. He’s also been to a doctor and plans to visit a chiropractor.Oh,…
Regulating what America whacks off to has not been a chief concern of the Obama administration. But now a group of 42 senators have sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder complaining that his justice department hasn’t been keeping a close enough eye on the mainstream adult pornography business…
Well, that didn’t take long.It’s only been a few weeks since DecoBike installed its eco-friendly beach cruisers all over South Beach, yet someone has already hacked one in half with a saw.But despite the vandalism — and some customer confusion over when to return the silver bicycles — DecoBike seems…
It’s been a busy few days for LeBron James: he became a minority owner of one of the biggest soccer team in the world, his mom got arrested, he lost to the Bucks last night, and now the premiere episode of his animated YouTube series, The LeBrons, has hit the…
Martha, a 52-year-old ad executive from suburban Connecticut, often lies awake at night thinking back to those glorious few days she spent sailing the high seas and cruising the young men aboard the first ever Cougar Cruise. Though, even she’ll admit her looks and libido have faded some since her…
During former Miami Hurricanes basketball coach Frank Haith’s introduction at his new gig Missouri he had cutting words for University of Miami saying, “I know I’m in a different place. I know I’m in a place where they care.” We’d be more outraged though if we thought people actually really…
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Ramon Buchanan, the Hurricanes linebacker who was arrested and immediately suspended from the team following an arrest on felony charges in Coconut Grove in March, has been reinstated on the team. According to the arrest report, Buchanan screamed, “I’m a UM football player and I don’t give a fuck what…
Now that Amar’e Stoudemire is playing for the anti-Miami Heat up in New York City he has no use for his lavish Miami Beach penthouse at the W Hotel & Residencies in South Beach. He’s just put his 2,428-square-foot apartment (plus 2,700 square feet of private outdoor space) on the…
Floridians don’t seem to like much of anyone when it comes to politics. A day after releasing dismal approval ratings for controversial Republican Gov. Rick Scott, Quinnipiac has released a new poll showing that a majority of Floridians don’t think Democratic President Barack Obama deserves a second term. The president…
It was a case of disastrous timing: Just as a New Times cover story exposing rampant violence at Florida Memorial University was hitting newsstands, there was a reported stabbing at a frat party on the Miami Gardens campus. Now alleged victim Evell Hampton has become the latest student to sue…
Remember how Rep. David Rivera is allegedly a giant, corrupt scumbag? Well, someone in his office would rather you forget. According to Politico someone in Rivera’s office is desperately trying to remove all references to the many investigations Rivera currently finds himself at the center of from his Wikipedia page…
How far does the stench of corruption seep into Florida politics? Apparently, all the way down to the public university student government level.Impeachment papers have been filed against University of Central Florida Student Government Association President Michael Kilbride after his administration has found itself caught up in allegations of pay-to-play…
It’s really important for parents to encourage their children to pursue their interests and, ideally, even get involved in activities with their kids. Unless those activities are things like fighting.Twenty-six-year-old Gerdine Edouard is accused of driving to her 11-year-old daughter’s elementary school, encouraging her to get into a physical fight…
Usually Miami Beach is a place where professional athletes go to get in trouble, not their mothers. Several reports claim that LeBron James’ mother Gloria James was arrested early this morning at the Fontainebleau resort and could be hit with misdemeanor charges of simple battery. Updated…
As we count down the full list of 2,000 personalized license plate requests reviewed by Florida’s Obscenity Board — a mind-blowing document we got our hands on a few weeks ago through the Freedom of Information Act — we’ve learned a few things about the good folks of the Sunshine…
