President Obama is about to kick off his fundraising efforts for the 2012 election in earnest, and will stop by Miami on June 13 for the “Obama Victory Fund 2012 Kick-Off Reception with the President” at the Arsht Center. Obama will be addressing the crowd, but tickets don’t come cheap…
Yesterday, we ran through many of the local programs that will lose funding thanks to Gov. Rick Scott’s record breaking $615 million in vetoes to the state budget. About $40 million of those were cuts to local programs, and one of the most controversial was vetoing $430,298 meant for the…
The Miami Heat left the Chicago Bulls wounded last night, and who’s come along to rub in the salt? None other than Scottie Pippen. Michael Jordan’s former right-hand-man was on ESPN’s Mike and Mike in the Morning today and said that LeBron James might actually be a better basketball player…
According to the stereotypes, Miami is supposed to be a bit of a shallow city and not exactly an intellectual hot spot. Yet, we’re apparently the sixth most book-looking city in America according to Amazon.com sales data. The book-selling super site totaled all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both…
Feel like getting super depressed and then slightly annoyed during your Thursday afternoon? Check out the artsy, four-minute mini-film the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority commissioned (presumably with your toll money) to get you to stop texting and driving…
Florida’s economic condition might improve faster if we all put on a smile. Sure, our current economy may not give us much to be cheery about, but if we grin and bear it, things might get better, according to a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration…
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Gov. Rick Scott coronated himself as Florida’s veto king today by announcing a record $615.3 million in additional cuts to the already-reduced state budget. Scott made the announcement in the Republican-heavy Central Florida old-folks homes known as the Villages, and repeated his weird flip-floppy claims he wants that money to go…
The Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah’s “fuck you, faggot” outburst during the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat was one thing (certainly an inexcusable thing, but not something that necessarily makes him a raging homophobe). Tim Hardaway’s 2007 outburst in which he stated, “I hate gay people… I am homophobic,” was on…
We know times are tough, but we don’t know how many times we have to tell you all: do not try and save a few bucks when it comes to having potentially dangerous chemicals injected in to your face. You want Botox, that’s fine, but for the love of God…
The Florida Legislature actually put more money into education this year than called for in Gov. Rick Scott’s Tea Party-happy budget, but now that the legislative sessions is over and the final budget in on Scott’s desk he’s suddenly realized that even that isn’t enough money to educate our children…
The 2012 election is still 17 months away, but the latest numbers from Quinnipiac show hopeful news for Democrats for the first time in month. President Barack Obama’s approval ratings are back above 50 percent in Florida since 2009, and more Floridians say they would definitely vote for him than…
So, some stupid supposed-Christian out in California decided that last Saturday was going to bring the Rapture, and a lot of stupid people and stupid media outlets decided to spread his message so other stupid people could buy into it. As we all now know that Rapture never happened, but…
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Today, The Miami Herald, a newspaper that has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes in its history for covering things such as voter fraud, the Haiti earthquake and U.S. Iran-Contra affair, took to its Twitter to publicly congratulate Kim Kardashian, a basic cable reality television star who rocketed to fame after starring…
Warning: walking in South Florida may be dangerous, as if you already weren’t aware. According to a new report by transportation reform group Transportation for America, the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beach metro area is the third most dangerous city for pedestrians in the entire county, and Florida cities dominate the list…
Miami is riding high on a heat wave, but it’s only a matter of months until we’re forced to turn our attention to the glum Dolphins (baring of course a cancellation of the season). Their off season has been highlighted by misery, none more dramatic than Brandon Marshall being hospitalized…
Who’s stupider? A criminal for wearing a shirt that unmistakably says “Fucker” on it during his first appearance in front of a judge or Miami’s NBC station WTVJ for letting the word end up on air for about 30 seconds?…
Last night’s heart pumping game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls certainly had enough on court action to keep anyone satisfied, but a TNT camera man got a little bored between halves and started zooming in on some of the Heat’s prettiest blonde lady fans. Somehow that ended up…
Gov. Rick Scott’s popularity continues to plummet after the legislative session. Only 29 percent of Floridians approve of the way he’s handling his job according to a new Quinnipiac poll. While a whopping 57 percent disapprove. That’s down from an already dismal 35/48 split back in April. Most Floridians also…
With all precincts reporting, former Hialeah mayor Julio Robaina and former county commissioner Carlos Gimenez will be heading to a runoff election to determine Miami-Dade’s next mayor, to no one’s great surprise. Meanwhile, the noble campaign of our own columnist Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell seems to have fallen short with just…
Once a haven for free online escort ads, Craigslist has since cleaned up its act and banned any “adult” ads. That’s not to say though that the site is all squeaky clean. Though this isn’t as bad as a recent Village Voice story about buying heroin on the site, these…
