944, the magazine for people who find Ocean Drive too challenging of a read, is closing. The chain of glossies with a Miami Beach edition published its last set of issues with the June edition, and then will be no more. The company filed for bankruptcy protection last year, and…
A second graphic video of Miami Beach and Hialeah police officers firing over 100 bullets into Raymond Herrise’s car has been released, and it’s one the officers really didn’t want you to see. When they noticed 35-year-old Narces Benoit had filmed the incident on his phone they threatened him at…
Next time you come across a dead chicken who seems to have meet its ends in a Santeria ritual, please remember that chicken may have died for the sake of Jennifer Lopez’s career.Yes, there’s a crazy rumor being floated that Jennifer has a godmother in Miami who harnesses the dark…
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Right wing media trickster Andrew Brietbart’s BigJournalism.com is stringing out the release of supposedly scandalous photos today of Congressman Anthony Weiner. Imagine our surprise when we deigned to check in on their big Weiner pic party today to find a post attacking Riptide sandwiched between pictures of Weiner with some…
The big auction of Bernie Madoff’s old stuff went down this weekend at the Miami Beach Convention Center, and more than $400,000 was collected to pay back his victims. The big news though is that someone paid $200 for a lot of Madoff’s old boxer shorts. Which seems like a…
More than a week after a traumatic Jet Ski accident near the MacArthur Causeway that left Sean Kingston in the trauma center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, TMZ reports that the “Beautiful Girls” singer is expected to make a full recovery and is even able to walk again on his own…
Assuming there even is an NFL season this year (even one that is only eight games long), the Miami Dolphins will find themselves once again in a tough quarterback situation. There’s been murmurs about signing a free agent all off-season, and the latest rumors center around the Tennessee Titan’s Vince…
While the shooting involving Raymond Herisse is dominating headlines, police have released details in the second police-involved shooting that happened on Monday morning in Miami Beach during Urban Beach Weekend. Though the suspect in the second shooting appears to be a bit surprising. He’s a 45-year-old fire captain from South…
The dozen or so people who can make a serious claim to being true Florida Marlins fans are stoked that his may be the year for the Florida Marlins! The year the team finally loses a playoff series! The Fish currently have a .574 record. That’s the fourth best in…
Thirty-year-old Cedrick Perkins, an engaged father of two, came to Miami Beach over Memorial Day Weekend to have a good time. He left with a bullet lodged in chest courtesy of the police. Perkins was one of four innocent bystanders who was hit by a bullet during an incident in…
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We haven’t updated the ol’ “Fidel Castro Death Watch” in a while, but today marks Raul Castro’s 80th birthday. Yes, the halls of power in Havana are starting more and more to resemble the halls of an old folks home, and it’s a reminder it’s only a matter of time…
We’ll excuse you if you’re feeling a bit of election fatigue after the recall and the initial election, but Miami-Dade still has the very important task of picking our next mayor in the runoff election on June 28. Today, Carlos Gimenez picked up one of the most coveted endorsements leading…
In these still shady economic times, placing a bet on the Miami Heat seemed as sound an investment plan as any. At least, that’s probably what rapper and Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman thought. He announced on Twitter that he made a $2 million bet on the Miami Heat in…
Yet another City of Miami police officer has been arrested on charges related to cocaine, but this case seems far more serious than when officer Joey Ganem was popped buying coke in Coconut Grove in April.Thirty-one-year-old officer Roberto Asanza has been arrested by the FBI after allegedly stealing large amounts…
Raymond Herisse, the 22-year-old who was shot and killed by Miami Beach and Hialeah police officers over the Memorial Day weekend in Miami Beach, has been identified by police in Boynton Beach as a suspect in a shooting back in November. According to the Pulp, police identified Herisse as the suspect…
LeBron James isn’t just a businessman; he’s a business, man. Yes, the Miami Heat superstar isn’t just building a legacy in Miami; he’s building a business here too. James today announced plans to open a high-end lifestyle store called “Unknwn.”…
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The relationship between Miami-based Burger King and Coconut Grove-based ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky has officially come to an end. After announcing in March that CP+B’s services would no longer be needed, the fast-food chain has announced that New York-based McGarryBowen will take over their $320-million advertising account. Not…
Shaquille O’Neal’s announcement that he’s retiring from basketball after a legendary career that spanned 19 season has brought out lots of well wishers, but Mickey Arison, owner of the Miami Heat where Shaq won his last championship, perhaps had the best zinger.”I think he should take Charles Barkley’s job,” Arison…
The events of Urban Beach Weekend certainly have Miami Beach locals talking, but is it really an incident that the President of the United State needs to address? Gary Bauer, president of social conservative group American Values and a former Republican presidential candidate, sure thinks so, and is urging President…
