305 Photo of the Day: This Sky Is on Fire
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Florida Senate Creating a Casey Anthony Committee
Florida’s economy still sits in the dumpster. A recent study shows that Sunshine State ranks fourth in the nation for percentage of children whose parents can’t afford to feed them. Yet the Florida Senate has announced plans to form a committee to tackle the fallout from the tabloid-friendly Casey Anthony trail…
Miami Beach City Attorney Says Marijuana Decriminalization Petition Doesn’t Pass Legal Muster
Despite 9,000 Miami Beach citizens signing a petition to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, the city’s attorney said that creating such a law is an impossibility. The attorney claims that such an action would conflict with state law…
Fat Guy From Teen Mom Blows $5,000 at Miami Strip Club Because the World Is Sad and Horrible
We don’t know who Gary Shirley is. We don’t know why a show sensationalizing the exploits of poor, uneducated teenagers clearly unfit to be parents is so popular. We don’t know why anyone connected to this show has $5,000 and then would blow it all at a strip club. We…
Public Pimple Popping at McDonald’s Leads to Florida Man’s Arrest
We have to hand it to Florida criminals. They’re finding new, innovative ways to get arrested for causing public disturbances with disgusting body fluids. Yesterday it was fecal mater. Today it’s back-pimple ooze…
Troubled Woman Fatally Shot After Opening Fire on Miami-Dade Police
At 3:30 this morning a Miami-Dade police shot and killed a 32-year-old woman after she started firing at officers, and shot one in the abdomen. Police responded to the scene after the woman was reported to have been making threats to herself and others. Update: The woman has been identified…
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Frederica Wilson’s Congressional District Has the Most Hungry Children in America
Earlier this year, Florida’s 17th congressional district, which includes a large portion of Miami’s African-American residents, was ranked the most suffering district in America. Now, a new report claims that it has the highest number of hungry children in the nation. More than half of families with children in the…
Sorry UF, FSU and UM, Forbes Claims Rollins is Best College in Florida
According to the highly cited annual college rankings from US News and World Report, the University of Miami is not only the best college in Florida, but the 47th best in the entire country. However, according to Forbes magazine’s rankings, UM is only the 221st best college in the country…
305 Photo of the Day: 8 Balled
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Howard Schnellenberger, Godfather of Hurricanes Football, to Retire
While Howard Schnellenberger may be the coach at Florida Atlantic University, news of his impeding retirement will surely resonate down in Coral Gables. Before Schnellenberger arrived at the University of Miami in 1979, the school was better known for its palm trees and good weather than its small-time football program…
Santa Claus Look-Alike Resists Arrest by Waving Poop-Covered Hand at Deputy
You know when you get so comfortable with someone that you can leave the door open when you’re using the bathroom? Maybe that’s kind of what happened between Edmund Berkeley Barksdale and an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy.Barksdale is no stranger to law enforcement in Destin, Florida. Unfortunately, his latest arrest…
Miami Heat’s Mike Miller Scammed by Ponzi Schemer Anthony John Johnson
Poor Mike Miller. He sat out a good chunk of last season with a thumb injury, only to return to not win the NBA Finals. Now it turns out he was taken for a financial ride by Ponzi schemer Anthony John Johnson. Guy just can’t catch a break. Of course,…
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Rick Scott Pays Just $360 a Year For His Taxpayer-Subsidized Health Insurance
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average health plan costs an American family $13,770 in premiums a year. Gov. Rick Scott pays just $360 to insure himself and his wife thanks to a state government plan he’s enrolled in. Yep, the average American pays 38.25 times percent more for…
Is Reggie Bush Sabotaging Kim Kardashian’s Wedding?
The answer to the question in the headline, depending on your outlook, is either “probably not” or “who the hell cares?” Yet, by virtue of the fact that newly minted Miami Dolphin Reggie Bush used to date the crown jewel of the Kardashian empire, the team’s media relations people better…
305 Photo of the Day: Sails at Sunrise
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Group Sues Rick Scott to Prevent Pro-Islam, Anti-Evolution Bias in Public School Textbooks
Citizens for National Security, a Boca Raton-based group that’s dedicated itself to identifying pro-Islam bias in textbooks, has filed suit against the state of Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, and the state’s Department of Eduction, claiming that a new law concerning the review of textbooks would not do enough to make…
Prolific 71-Year-Old Graffiti Tagger Arrested in Dunedin
You’d think graffiti would be a young man’s game. Especially the kind of down-and-dirty, illegal type that requires taggers to covertly leave their mark while being prepared to run like hell if anyone catches them. Well, there’s always an exception to the rule.Meet 71-year-old Charles Ignatius Wesley. He was finally…
Ten Things Channing Crowder Can Do Now That He’s Retired
After six seasons with the Miami Dolphins, Channing Crowder has announced his retirement from football after being cut from the team last month. Yet Crowder is only 27 and has his entire life in front of him. It’s not too late for our favorite Fins loudmouth to find a new…
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Jon Huntsman Spirals Into Irrelevancy by Making Big Deal Out of Jeb Bush Jr. Endorsement
Yesterday the beleaguered presidential campaign of Jon Huntsman sent a mysterious notice to the press about a “major announcement” to be unveiled at Scotty’s Landing in Coconut Grove. Well, that announcement is happening as we type this post. The big hoopla was all about Jeb Bush Jr. joining the campaign. Yes,…
Dolphins Training Camp Videos Leaked Online by “Fans”
Maybe the Miami Dolphins need to rethink their policy of letting fans attend open practices during training camp. First a bunch of fans showed up and began chanting, “We want Orton,” which really, really hurt Chad Henne’s feelings. Now footage from the training camp has leaked online. Which means opponents…
87-Year-Old WWII Veteran Will Be FIU’s Oldest Graduate
At 87 years old, Richard Smith will become the oldest graduate in Florida International University’s history. This Saturday, he’ll receive his doctorate in history, which makes sense, considering that he has actually lived it. The veteran served in World War II as part of the Air Corps and received a…
Will Jeb Bush Endorse Jon Huntsman Tomorrow in Coconut Grove?
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman’s campaign has promised that the struggling presidential candidate will make a major announcement tomorrow at, of all place, Scotty’s Landing in Coconut Grove. Our first instinct was that he’d be announcing his exit from the race, but that seems unlikely. Word is now that he’ll…