It’s never a good sign when a baseball team’s locker room drama is so much more interesting to follow then their on field efforts.The fish fight between Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen and pitcher Heath Bell continues with Guillen throwing the latest bomb. It’s not that he’s lost respect for…
A Florida stripper was found carrying out an illicit affair with a boy so young he wouldn’t even be admitted into her place of work.Lauralee Beckham Jones of Gulfport, Florida, was arrested this week for having sex with a boy under the age of 16 for two weeks…
Leave it to someone from Florida to one-up the rabbit-related craziness of Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction.Tina Sandlin of Bay County, Florida, called two children out of their home and then decapitated their pet rabbit in front of them. When police finally arrested her, they found her hiding underneath a…
Florida Quiz: Real Floridian Test
When it comes to the economy Florida consumers have been muttering “Oh man, I hate that stupid thing” for the past five or so years, but according to numbers released today Florida’ consumer confidence has hit its highest level in five year. Which means Floridians are feeling more optimistic than…
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Florida Senate nominee Connie Mack IV isn’t fighting Democrat Bill Nelson as much as he’s scrapping with polling and perception. For weeks now, polls have shown Nelson with a huge lead over Mack, and the challenger is in danger of having his campaign written off as unwinnable by donors. So…
While the rest of the world may throw a side-eye our way and think, “Oh, Florida, you backwards swamp,” the native Floridian in us reads this kind of a news story and thinks, “Umm … this is kind of awesome.”Apparently a Florida entrepreneurial genius, Bob Barrett, owner of Alligator Attractions…
A six-month-old baby girl died yesterday after her father forgot she was in his car, and left her there all day. The unidentified father says he dropped an older sibling off at the Doral Academy Elementary school and then went about his day. He didn’t remember that the baby was…
Rapper Juicy J’s music video for his strip club anthem “Bandz A Make Her Dance” features gyrating women, porn star Alexis Texas wearing a t-shirt for adult studio Brazzers, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz and …members of the Miami Northwestern High School band.Six drummers from the school’s band appear in the…
Leave it to Rep. David Rivera, who was already entering into his reelection effort with a serious amount of scandalous baggage, to somehow found himself in even more ridiculous scandal.Justin “Lamar” Sternad, a political novice who ran in the Democrat primary in District 26 against eventual winner Joe Garcia, has…
There are only a few jobs we recommend doing while high on marijuana: Reggae singer, surrealist artist, and Lil Wayne’s personal assistant are among them. Third-grade teacher is not.Elizabeth Edmonds, a third-grade teacher in Leesburg, Florida, was recently suspended after she went to school high as a kite and later…
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According to an ad running today in The Sarasota Tribune-Herald, Barack Obama is basically going to come down to your place of work and fire you, and then give it to an illegal immigrant. He’s then going to reach into your pocket and steal all your cash to pay for…
Last night, the NFL’s replacement referee situation turned into the controversial clusterfuck we all feared. It’s been pretty much the only thing the sports world has been talking about all day, including Miami players. Obviously, Miami Dolphins players chimed in on Twitter with rookie Kevyn Scott wondering if Roger Goddel…
Playboy’s top party school list seems to be an ever changing beast. The University of Miami used to dominate the list back in the ’80s, but its party-hard reputation sort of tapered off as its academic standing improved. Though, back in 2009 the school made a dramatic return to reclaim…
Mitt Romney has enlisted Marco Rubio in his efforts to reach out to Latino voters, and the Florida senator recently cut two ads for the campaign in both English and Spanish. TBS late night talk show host Conan O’Brien spoofed the Spanish ad last night by cutting it up with…
When Venezuela closed its consulate in Miami, it left the country’s largest group of foreign-based voters without a convenient polling place. In order to vote in the upcoming October 7 election, those that live in Miami would have to travel to another consulate. Which isn’t easy, considering the nearest one…
Despite speculation that Mitt Romney got a bad spray tan or even purposely tried to make his skin darker during a recent Univision forum held at the University of Miami, the truth appears to be a bit less devious. According to ABC News/Univision, the makeup artist on hand that night…
Things aren’t looking good for Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen. With rumors that his job may be on the hot seat, the team’s reliever Heath Bell told WQAM host Dan Sileo today that he’s been having a hard time trying to respect the controversial and often outspoken Guillen…
In perhaps the world’s most important bro conference held at Miami’s biggest bro hot-spot, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino hung out at LIV. The two discussed the implications of Mitt Romney’s latest campaign blunders, the sublime beauty of the new Grizzly Bear record,…
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