There’s never been a Floridian anywhere close to getting in the White House, and it appears Marco Rubio will not be running as vice president this year. Following earlier reports that he wasn’t even being seriously considered by Mitt Romney for the spot, bits of Romney’s supposed VP shortlist had…
The Miami Heat might be the most successful team in town right now, but the Dolphins still reign supreme in terms of most valuable franchise. Forbes.com has listed the world’s most valuable sports teams. The Fins came in 22nd overall, but the Heat didn’t even make the cut…
Remember Vitaly Zdorovetskiy and Jonathan Vanegas? They’re the Palm Beach County guys who decided it would be a good idea to have one of them dress up as a zombie and scare black people while the other filmed it for YouTube. Well, the Jackass-wannabes tried to follow it up with…
Floridians were reminded of the existence of Rick Scott’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll this past week when a former aide claimed she saw Carroll in a sexually “compromising position” with a female employee.When asked about the accusations by a Tampa TV station, Carroll laughed off the claims, poked fun at…
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It may not be the Miami versus Los Angeles series most of us are salivating for (Heat take Lakers in six games during next year’s finals, right?), but that’s OK, because we won’t even get to see it anyway. The NBA has announced that the Heat will head over to…
A relative of George Zimmerman, the man awaiting trial on charges of second-degree murder in the death of unarmed Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin, has come forward with explosive charges. The woman claims Zimmerman molested her from the time she was 6 years old until she was in her teens…
Nothing instantly harshes chill vibes like breaking a bong, but it’s not something worth going to jail over.Brandon Chviek, a 20-year-old resident of Gainesville, Florida, was arrested last week after he got in a violent argument with his girlfriend and then pulled a gun on her after she broke his…
Last night, the struggling Miami Marlins went down 0-4 against the Washington Nationals and 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper. Harper actually wasn’t much of a factor in the game, but Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen snapped at the wunderkind and accused him of using too much pine tar on his bat. What…
The W South Beach has to deal with four angry NFL players. The player have filed four separate lawsuits against the developers of the Residences at W South Beach. All four put down deposits on condos back in 2006 and 2007 but want that money back…
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Either you’re too busy staining your sheets with sweat and other bodily fluids to read this right now, or your secret suspicions that everyone else in town is constantly getting laid are about to be confirmed. According to a Trojan Condoms survey, Miami is America’s sex capital. We rate first…
Forget condo building. Like we said yesterday, this decade’s Miami building boom appears to be all about retail. Now come reports that developers are looking to build a major retail center in Brickell with big-box stores in the vein of the Midblock area of the Shops at Midtown Miami. According…
Don’t expect anything nearly as drastic as the makeover the Marlins just received, but the Miami Dolphins are moving ahead with plans for a slight revamp of their logo and uniform for the the 2013 season. According to reports, all the major traditional elements of the logo will remain in…
See also “Connie Mack Now Leads Bill Nelson by Nine Points in Major Reversal.”Yesterday, a Rasumussen Reports poll indicated that Republican challenger Rep. Connie Mack IV had taken a commanding nine-point lead in the the race against incumbent Senator Bill Nelson.But not so fast. A new poll released today shows…
With Rick Scott’s dismal approval ratings, Democrats from all corners of the state are salivating over the chance to take him on in 2014. Jimmy Morales, the former chairmen of the Miami-Dade County Commission and the man who lost the mayoral race to Carlos Alvarez in 2004, has announced he’s…
New York City can sometimes get a bit hotter than Miami. In fact, NYC’s temperatures over the next few days will peak in the 90s, while Miami is projected to stay in the 80s. So, it’s a nice gesture that the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau is sending the…
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Dan Rotta recently got a brand-new daughter-in-law and a sentence of 180 days in jail. The Fisher Island millionaire took his 16-year-old son to Las Vegas and let him marry his housekeeper’s daughter. Because the boy is married, he’s now legally considered an adult, and his mother, Rotta’s ex-wife, Renee…
The condo boom was so last decade. In the 2010s it’s all about a retail boom in Miami. The Design District is being redeveloped into a glorified luxury outdoor shopping mall. A large development centered around a megamall is being planned for downtown. And now there are plans afoot to…
While polling in Florida of the presidential race has fluctuated, the polling in our Senate race had been pretty consistent: Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson was kicking ass.Well, no more, at least according to one poll. Rasmussen Reports shows that, in a major shift, Republican challenger Rep. Connie Mack IV is now leading Nelson…
London, Paris, Milan… Miami? According to research from Bundle.com, Miami is one of America’s most fashion-conscious cities. Which isn’t to say we dress well, just that we spend a lot of money on expensive designer clothes.As Dolly Parton once said: “It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.”…
