We don’t need to tell anyone who’s attempted to park at Aventura Mall that the place is busy. It’s so busy, in fact, that it’s actually America’s second most visited shopping mall. The only mall more crowded than it actually has an indoor amusement park, so there’s no shame in…
Miami Marlins President David Samson waded into hot water this week after he told a local business council that he thinks Miamians are stupid. Last night Samson talked with WSVN to clarify his remarks. Don’t worry guys, he doesn’t think Miamians are especially stupid. He wants to clarify that he…
So, state Rep. Luis Garcia was the Democrat who was supposed to take on scandal plagued Rep. David Rivera in November. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, buzz emerged that former Miami-Dade mayor Alex Penelas, also a Dem, was mulling entering the race (he’s talking publicly about it now, but has…
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This might be the first time anyone has ever been arrested as a result of using iPhone photosharing app Instagram. Though, this might be the first time anyone has threatened to kill police using the app.Daniel Jesus La Rosa, 25, has been arrested after posting a picture with a message…
Plum TV will live to see another day. After filing for bankruptcy earlier this year, the tiny cable channel aimed at the ultra-rich has now been bought by Joseph Varet and Morgan Hertzan, the original founders of another luxury cable network, LXTV…
In a smarmy speech before a group of Miami business leaders, Miami Marlins team president David Samson gloated about his success in wrangling taxpayer money in a sweetheart deal to build his team’s new stadium. Then he turned around and called the very people who footed the bill, Miamians, stupid…
Since taking control of the Miami Dolphins, team owner Stephen Ross has set his eye on a lot of things.He wanted a superstar coach with head coaching experience. He got an unproven offensive coordinator. He wants a Super Bowl. All he’s got is a first-round playoff exit. He wants public…
In the movies, the Mean Girls make fun of your outfit and steal your boyfriend. In Florida they pull a gun on you, ram you with their car, and demand money for going out…
The first round of voting in our Miami Mascot Madness Tournament is now in the history books. On one side of the bracket we had two big blow outs. On the other side we had two face-offs that went down to the wire, with each mascot pulling ahead at one…
A lot of kids grow up thinking they’re going to land work in something cool like the arts, entertainment, or sports, but most of end up working at, like, insurance agencies, retail management, or the news aggregation departments of the alternative press. Though, if you live in South Florida there…
Scandal-plagued freshman Rep. David Rivera is considered one of the most vulnerable Republican congressmen in the nation. Former Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas was once an ambitious politician who seemed to have a bright future, but was marred by his controversial role in the 2000 presidential election recount and a failed attempt…
Two people are reportedly dead after gunfire broke out at a Florida high school. Police were on their way to Episcopal High School in Jacksonville earlier this afternoon after receiving reports of a man with a gun on campus, but they didn’t get there fast enough to prevent the two…
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The new building at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science isn’t even close to being completed, but the people behind it know a thing or two about technology. So, obviously, you can already take a tour of it. Check out the digitally rendered video below…
Guess the lion was a Dolphins fan.Miami native, (ugh) current New England Patriot player, and possibly the most interesting football player in the world Chad Ochocinco put on his good clothes and decided to head out for a charity function in Miami Beach on Saturday. This of course being Miami,…
The Jersey Shore d-bags are safely ensconced back in Jersey, and not a single Kardashian has bothered to take us recently, but that doesn’t mean the reality TV epidemic is done with South Beach yet. The CW has announced that they’ll air The Catalina this summer, which, as the name…
Miami-Dade Police officer Sandra Lyles was just days away from retirement. All she had to do to make it out of the force quietly was keep a low profile. Instead, she was snapped by an angry citizen using her county-issued police car as an impromptu personal mattress transporter and has…
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We’re not totally aware of who British pop star Tulisa Contostavlos is, but she experienced possibly the most embarrassing incident yesterday while checking her bags at Miami International Airport. Her vibrator began buzzing inside her suitcase, and a friendly airport worker offered to turn it off for her…
A new poll, commissioned by Fox News Latino, suggests that whichever Republican candidate emerges as the presidential nominee has very little hope of capturing the Hispanic vote. Seventy-three percent of Latino voters say they approve of Obama’s job performance, and in head-to-head match ups, none of the GOP contenders gets more…
You know by now how we feel about the Marlins’ horrendously ugly robotic home run sculpture. It’s a horrid affront to all that is good taste and aesthetic decency. But we’re not the only ones who have problems with it. Some Marlins players have expressed concerns and worry that the…
