State Sen. Jim Norman, a Republican from Tampa, is very concerned about a farm’s right to privacy, while showing little regard for the First Amendment. He has filed a bill in the Florida Senate that would make it a first-degree felony to photograph or videotape farms without express written consent…
Miami has no use for your antiquated wires. According to a survey of small-business owners and employees conducted by AT&T, Miami is the wireless-savviest business market in America. It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that Miamians are addicted to their cell phones and other Wi-Fi devices, though…
President Barack Obama will return to Miami next month to deliver the commencement address to Miami Dade College’s class of 2010 on April 29. As the largest nonprofit institution of higher learning in America, MDC has a history of snagging big-time commencement speakers. Former President Bill Clinton delivered the address…
If this were any other city in the world, the sight of a Playboy Playmate in six-inch stilettos and skintight jeans wobbling down the street on a beach cruiser would be an odd way of unveiling a new bike share.But this is Miami Beach. And despite our recent criticism of…
Move over, America. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has found a new evil to target: boob jobs. He might actually have a point, for once. Venezuela has become one of the biggest markets in the world for breast augmentation, and the plastic surgery trend has become so severe that often women…
Don’t line up that tag-team wrestling job just yet for Carlos Alvarez — even if voters recall the county’s strong mayor today, Alvarez says he’s seriously thinking about running in the special election. Alvarez tells a Wall Street Journal reporter that if he’s booted from office, rerunning for the seat…
It is about time Florida politicians take up one of the most pressing issues of our time: horny teenagers sending naked pictures of themselves to each other on their cell phones. Technically, if a minor gets caught “sexting” they could be charged with child pornography charges and forced to register…
Surfside town attorney Lynn Dannheisser gets paid royally for her work representing the tiny hamlet just north of Miami Beach: $177,656 a year plus an automobile allowance, full benefits, and a pension. She’s required to work only three days a week, and she’s allowed to use her town hall office…
If only every case was this easily solved with a box of stolen dildos. Monroe County Sheriff’s officers investigating the burglary of a trailer in Marathon caught a break when a woman turned over a box of sex toys and told them her ex-boyfriend had stolen them from just such…
Just ten days ago, the Miami Heat were in the midst of a five-game losing streak that included a season sweep at the hands of the Chicago Bulls and a press conference where head coach Erik Spoelstra told everyone that his players were crying after a loss. In the mix…
The internet helped swiftly spread news of the tragedy in Japan, but along with it came a heap of dumb Americans making stupid comments. No, it was not caused by Godzilla. No, it was not karmic retribution for Pearl Harbor (you know that we dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan…
Federal Republicans were forced to back down from a controversial bill dictating that federal money could only be spent on abortions for woman who were “forcibly raped,” where as current language allows for some public spending on abortions for woman who are victims of rape or incest. They backed down…
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Looking for a new home and got $60 million to spend? Well, first-time developers Shlomy Alexander and Felix Cohen have just the pad to you. The pair bragged to NBC Miami this weekend that if the soon-to-be completed mini-resort they just completed sells for its total asking price it could…
The glorious Miami Herald, once one of the proudest newspapers in the world. This is is Jimmy ‘Dy-No-Mite’ Walker. The reporters of The Miami Herald are in trouble. Their very culture is in jeopardy. But they still churn out an amazing spider bopper every Sunday, and since 20 of us…
The life of a female body building champion is full of extremes. When they’re on stage with their muscles bulging, posing suit sparkling, and audience captivated, they must feel they’re invincible. That they can crush any of life’s problems with their rippling muscles as easily as they could surely crush…
Used to be that a couple cartons of cigarettes could buy you some protection in prison, but Florida inmates may want to start trafficking in boxes of Nicorette. That’s because in six months time smoking will be completely banned in state prisons. Officials claim that treating prisoners for tobacco-related maladies…
The Miami Heat may have put an end to their recent losing streak, but star Dwyane Wade was handed a much more significant victory this weekend in court: full custody of his kids. After a rather ugly legal battle with his ex-wife Siohvaughn following their divorce, Wade’s two young sons…
The words spring break in Miami conjure up images of beach parties, bikini-clad butt cheeks, and beer-drenched undergrads doing the dirty in Ocean Drive hotel stairwells. We’ve all been there, and we still don’t remember how we got that butterfly tattoo on our lower back. But for a group of…
In October 2009, prosecutors charged George Munne, the owner of local construction firm American Earth Movers (AEM), with felony organized fraud. His crime: Paying kickbacks to a minority contractor who never did any work, all so his firm could meet county standards on a big-money project in Virginia Key.Fast-forward to…
Margarita Blanco, 41, was set on fire by her boyfriend on Wednesday evening and, according to family members, did not survive the brutal attack. She passed away today around noon at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Meanwhile, her alleged killer and former boyfriend, Jesus Alvarez, also 41, remains on the run…
With a recent poll showing 57 percent of Floridians favoring legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, state Rep. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake Worth) has introduced a resolution to put an amendment on the 2012 ballot that would do just that. Clemens claims that the move could bring in $5 to $12 million…
