Gloria James, mother of Miami Heat superstar LeBron James, will avoid more serious punishment after striking a plea deal in a public intoxication case. James was arrested last April after slapping a valet outside of the Fontainebleau resort on Miami Beach…
Republican State Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff represents Fort Lauderdale, but during this year’s legislative session she seems to be really intent on introducing bills that could forever alter Miami-Dade County. First she was behind the now-failed bid to legalize destination casinos in South Florida, and now she’s introduced an amendment to…
It’s an exciting time in South Florida sports. Both the Heat and Panthers appear to be making strong runs at the playoffs. The UM Women’s Basketball team is sure to be a threat in the official March Madness (and the men might make it too). The Dolphins are in the…
Ugh, get ready for the arrival of a bunch of drunk, unruly college students (and not the FIU and UM variety we’re already used to dealing with) in a few weeks, because according to a top travel agency, South Beach has now become the third most popular Spring Break location…
The deal to finance the new Marlins stadium isn’t the only thing fishy about the place. The giant aquarium behind home plate has been populated by its first fishy resident. Check out video bellow…
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Enrique Gomez De Molina, the local artist who specializes in surrealist objects assembled from the taxidermied parts of different animals, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for smuggling endangered wildlife. De Molina was first arrested in late November just before Art Basel, and plead guilty shortly after in…
Online shopping was a boon to buyers who sometimes felt a little embarrassment when buying certain products. The web’s anonymity may have made them feel like no one could judge them for, say, buying an industrial-sized vat of KY Jelly. But the mere presence of social media logos like Twitter…
It’s always nice when we can work a positive story into our WTF Florida category, and yes this story of a woman giving birth on her sixth birthday counts. Don’t worry though, she’s actually 24. Her birthday is February 29th, AKA Leap Day. Which means both mother and daughter share…
You do know that when you rent a hotel room that doesn’t mean that the items in the room are yours for the taking, right? Well, if you’re a Miamian, perhaps you don’t, because a new survey conducted by Living Social claims that Miamians are the biggest hotel kleptos in…
A new bill is working its way through the Florida senate which would slash the minimum hourly wage guaranteed to restaurant workers from $4.65 an hour to only $2.13 an hour. True, restaurants would still have to guarantee their workers at least $9.98 an hour with tips included, but several…
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Gregory Paul Nesbitt, 39, was found shot to death early yesterday morning in the lawn of a home owned by rapper Rick Ross in Miami Gardens. While it was originally reported that police wanted to speak to Ross himself about the incident, MTV News now reports that Ross is neither…
When an SBNation.com reporter tweeted a picture of Marlins outfielders Logan Morrison and Bryan Petersen sharing a bubble bath together, we were kind of puzzled. Well, we think we might finally have some answers on how the pic came to be.See, Morrison and Petersen have partnered with SBNation to star in an…
A bill that is meant to allow student-led prayers in school, a proposed law that could potentially lead to costly legal battles, is heading to Governor Rick Scott’s desk after being passed by the Florida legislature today. Though, the bill itself doesn’t mention the word “prayer,” and instead allows for “inspiration…
It’s not exactly a secret that America’s children are getting fatter, so Disney’s Epcot theme park in Orlando decided to help tackle the problem head-on with a new attraction called Habit Heroes. Kids were invited to partake in activities like shooting hot dogs with broccoli spears, and defeating an obese…
The 118-foot, 3,500-year-old bald cypress tree known as “The Senator” in Longwood, Florida, was not only the state’s oldest tree, and the fifth oldest tree in the whole country, but also the largest tree of any type east of the Mississippi. To put the tree’s age in perspective, it’s estimated…
Rep. Richard Steinberg, a Democrat who represented Miami Beach in the state House, quickly resigned this week after it came to light that he was under investigation for anonymously texting a female assistant U.S. Attorney messages like, “Sexxxy mama?” That means his seat is now open, and its possible that…
There may be plans in the works, but Midtown Miami is still far from the reality of actually having a Walmart built. Walmart’s zoning change request has been put on hold by the city planning and zoning department just a day after another major developer in the Midtown area came…
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Tacos are a delicious concoction of tortilla, meats and cheeses. Harmonicas are a bluesy free-reed wind instrument. It is best to never mix the two up. The consequences could be dire…
Did you expect anything but optimism as the official line from the Venezuelan government following President Hugo Chavez’s second surgery in Cuba this week?Vice President Elias Jaua told the country’s national chamber today that, “President Chavez is in good physical condition,” even after reports surfaced this week via WikiLeaks indicating…
