Despite the fact it’s basically a big ugly box painted in a shade that resembles faded mustard, historic preservationists are trying to save the Miami Herald building by seeking historic status. That would, of course, impede Malaysian gambling magnate Genting Corp, which now owns the building and the land it…
Generally, the game of hide-and-seek has two main components: hiding and seeking, and parents should be aware that a failure to complete both objects of the game can end in danger.A five-year-old girl is currently recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital after the game went very, very wrong…
Jeb Bush, whose main job since leaving Florida’s governor’s mansion has been not running for president, will continue the busy duties of not running for president this October by keynoting the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner in Sioux City, Iowa.Of course, if the American media knows one thing, it’s…
Oh, thank Football Jesus! No, not you Tim Tebow. The real one. Whoever it is that answers our prayers.Chad Johnson may have changed his name back to something decidedly less crazy, but that doesn’t mean he’s all the sudden going to become the picture of maturity. He says that part…
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says the person pictured to the right attempted to steal pills from a pharmacy by making a bomb threat, but they may want to make sure no one burglarized Nicki Minaj’s wig closet shortly beforehand.Sheriff’s deputies aren’t particularly sure what gender the suspect is…
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“What Do Gus Barreiro and the Aurora Mass Murderer Have in Common?” reads the latest headline on TeaPartyMiami.org. Yes, Tea Party Miami chairman Eric Von Tausch is shamelessly using the murder of 12 people to attack a politician he doesn’t like…
Let’s be honest. The first instinct most people have when a Republican politician’s seminude photos emerge online is that a sex scandal is about to unfold. Probably a gay sex scandal. So when pics of state Rep. Peter Nehr leaked online in, of all places, the political blog of the…
Some Miami-born celebrities never let anyone forget where they’re from. Take Pitbull, for example, who just shouts out “305” at least once every 15 seconds.Other celebs born under the sign of the 305 aren’t as conspicuous. For many, that’s because they were born here but moved as young kids, and…
Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks apparently is a stunner not only in fashion mags but also in cat fights. The model, who has graced the pages of a myriad of publications, including Vogue to the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, is being sued by another model, Liza Irizarry, for allegedly breaking her nose during…
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Robert Brown was about as successful a puppeteer as a puppeteer can be in Tampa Bay. He regularly performed in high schools, at kids’ parties, and even for the Tampa Bay Rays.In his free time, though, he liked to log on to the Internet and discuss his fantasies about kidnapping,…
There was a time in May, when the Heat were on their way to a championship, the Panthers had won their first ever division title, and the Marlins completed the best record that month in MLB, when we had a glimmer of hope (albeit somewhat tempered by the Dolphins) that…
All of Tampa is preparing for the Republican National Convention in late August, but no industry seems as excited for the conservative conference as the Tampa Bay area’s strip clubs. Several titty bars are undergoing renovations and trying to outdo themselves to lure GOP fat cats’ fat wallets, but one…
Sadly, the words Chad Ochocinco will never appear on a Dolphins jersey. That’s because the wide receiver has changed his moniker back to his birth name, Chad Johnson. It’s fitting, we guess, because he’ll be playing his first professional season in his hometown of Miami. Yet we’re somewhat disappointed — the…
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Another summer, another report from Yahoo! Sports making allegations about the University of Miami football program. The latest, which hit the web late Friday, are decidedly less dramatic than last summer’s stories of hooker yacht parties and such. However, the newest allegations do implicate current football coach Al Golden. However,…
The most dramatic thing about Genting Group’s new plans for the Miami Herald site is how unambitious they are. Ten months after sending shockwaves through Miami by unveiling ostentatious plans that called for giant undulating towers surging into the sky around a full-service casino, the Malaysian gambling powerhouse is now pursuing a…
Anti-drinking campaigns tend to focus on things like cirrhosis of the liver and drunk driving, but really they should also include all the stupid things that people end up doing when they’re drunk.Stupid things like losing their keys and then breaking into the wrong apartment. Stupid things like 25-year-old Gainesville…
Coral Gables cop Eric Plescow was arrested yesterday after he allegedly tried to strangle his girlfriend. This is not the first time the 26-year-old police officers has found himself on the wrong side of the law in his relatively short career. He also once caused a three car accident on…
If you’re in South Miami-Dade and use Comcast as your television and Internet service provider, you probably aren’t reading this. Comcast service is out in a large section of the southern part of the county thanks to a construction crew accidentally tearing out about 1,000 feet of fiber optic cable…
It has been almost 11 months since news of crooked booster Nevin Shapiro’s allegedly turning the University of Miami football team into his own personal best friend service, and the NCAA is still investigating the matter. According to the AP, NCAA investigators spent several days on the Coral Campus earlier…
