It takes a lot to scare Stephen King, the master of horror fiction, but apparently the author is plain old terrified of our new governor, Rick Scott. King, who spends his winters in Casey Key near Sarasota, spoke at an “Awake the State” rally yesterday and joked, “Maybe my next…
More details continue to emerge in the disturbing and sad case of 2-and-half-year-old Elijah Collins, the boy who was found not breathing in a motel room with feces, urine, a dead animal, and other filth. The boy’s parents — Vincent Collins, 25, and Savannah Sholter, 21 — remain behind bars, charged…
Adam Tavss’s short career as a police officer is long gone after getting caught running a marijuana grow house out of his basement. But Tavss didn’t break the law by shooting and killing an unarmed tourist on Washington Avenue in 2009, the State Attorney’s Office has decided.In a close-out memo…
Miami has an image of hedonism, but the city rarely makes any list concerning alcohol. In fact, the Daily Beast now tells us we’re one of America’s soberest cities. Sure, we’re only 23, but how did we even end up on the list in the first place?…
Shock nightclub in South Beach might be a chaotic vortex of revolving promoters, investors, and name changes, but it finally looks like that cycle might be grinding to a halt.Miami Beach Police now say they have begun an investigation into complaints against the Washington Avenue club…
The good news is, since their infamous crying episode over the weekend, we finally have found a nickname for the revamped Miami Heat. The bad news is we’re beginning to wonder whether these John Boehner Boys will ever win a game again…
Talk about a hostile witness. Armando Codina, the developer at the heart of a criminal case against ex-Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, repeatedly criticized prosecutor Richard Scruggs on the stand today for “misleading” him. Prosecutors say the $12,500 that Codina gave a charity at Spence-Jones’s urging amounted to a bribe, but the developer denied…
It’s that time of year when college students across the country take a break from their busy schedules of binge-drinking in hoodies and sweatpants in dorms and frat houses to change it up and binge-drink in bikinis on beaches. Yes, it’s spring break. As always, South Florida attracts its fair…
Four women have come forward and claimed they were sexually assaulted by employees at the spa at Doral Golf Resort & Spa. Two woman came forward with their allegations in early February, and now, according to NBCMiami, two other women plan to sue the resort for sexual assault by spa workers…
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At recent Miami Heat home games, there have been not only groans and “ugh”s in the stands, but also Uggs. As in those ugly furry boots that University of Miami sorority sisters wear with miniskirts any time the temperature dips below 70. Those crimes against footwear really have no business…
Former Gov. Charlie Crist gave out his personal cell phone number to journalists and kept their favorite beers stocked in his office. In stark contrast, current Gov. Rick Scott and his staff seem to have an unhealthy amount of disdain for the press corps. It all began with the proposal…
With an election set next week to recall Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas, the air of reform is steadily streaming through county hall, but two state lawmakers don’t just want a change in leadership. They want to see the powers of Miami-Dade commissioners greatly reduced…
LeBron James left money on the table when he decided to sign with the Miami Heat, so maybe he’s trying to make up the difference with a string of paid nightclub appearances you’d expect from a Jersey Shore cast member. According to court documents, James was slated to appear at…
It’s late on Super Bowl Sunday when a sedan barrels through the bike lane on 16th Street at Alton Road, right at cyclist Ken Bereski. Bereski slams on his handbrakes and swerves. The car squeals to a halt inches from his tire. “Learn to drive!” Bereski hollers. “You got a problem?”…
Cheese smuggling sounds like some sort of weird euphemism, but in this case we really mean that two people in Miami have been arrested for smuggling contaminated cheese into the country. Yuri Izurieta, 41, and Anneri Izurieta, 46, husband and wife, and their company, Naver Trading Corp., have been indicted…
Rev. Jeremiah Wright became a household name during the media circus that was the 2008 presidential election. Barack Obama’s former pastor became known for a few cherry picked anti-American seeming sentiments in some of his sermons and resigned form his post at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago in…
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During President Obama’s quick trip to Miami on Friday he stopped by Miami Central High School to deliver remarks on education reform and notably shared the stage with Florida’s former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush. Afterward, he held a 14-member round table on education, though only one teacher was invited to…
The Heat racked up their fourth loss in a row last night, a sorry streak made all the more troubling that they came against other likely playoff bound teams. You’d think the shame factor from the losses alone would be enough, but, oh no, here comes Erik Spoelstra, a goofy-faced…
Vincent Paul Collins, 25, and Savanah Lynn Sholter, 21, have been arrested after authorities found their two-year-old son abandoned in a Hialeah motel room surrounded by his own filth and a dead animal, and weighing only 15 pounds. The pair is charged with one count each of child neglect and…
We’re not quite allergic to The Daily Beast’s trademark city ranking listicle yet, but their latest has us feeling a little sick. According to their statistics, Miami is America’s sixth sickest city. No, that’s not “sick” as in “perverted” or “sick” as in bro-talk for “awesome,” though we have a…
