Perhaps Rick Scott’s biggest action during his first 100 days in office was the killing of Florida’s federally funded high-speed rail project. It would have revolutionized our transit system and had an effect on the economy like no other project in recent Florida history. So, you would have hoped he…
Police are searching for a man who possibly drugged and abducted a woman from the popular Mansion nightclub in South Beach in March and then drove her to a motel in Westchester to rape her. The man also stole his victim’s credit cards but was caught on video when he…
Asking your girlfriend to marry you by hiring a plane to spell it out in the sky is so over. Nope, now you have to take your girlfriend up in a plane and have the question spelled out in giant letters on the ground. That’s the new trend. Florencia Gonzalez,…
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Poor Sorel Rockfeller. The Fontainebleau parking attendant who got bitch-slapped by a drunk 42-year-old woman has apparently lost his ability to enjoy life. TMZ has obtained Sorel’s lawsuit against Gloria James, LeBron’s mom, after she slapped him following an early-morning disagreement at the Miami Beach hotel. He’s seeking $15,000 (which,…
We’ve theorized that the main reason University of Miami hasn’t called basketball coach Frank Martin yet is because of his scandalous past at a Miami High School. Well, today an off-the-record source tells The Miami Herald that those skeletons in the closet may very well in fact be the main…
The U, Rakontur’s documentary about the Miami Hurricanes football team in the ’80s, was the highest-rated documentary ever to air on ESPN, so it makes sense the channel is eager for some more Miami documentary magic. While plans for a sequel to The U have been put on hold, ESPNU…
A student athlete at Westminster Christian School is accused of a very un-Christian like act. Olivia Harrington, who has been refereeing high school sports for more than a decade, claims a player deliberately spiked a ball in her face during a game late last month. Her nose was broken and face swollen…
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The Miami blue butterfly is one of the very few species that is only found in Southern Florida, but finding them have become increasingly rare. Once thought to have been completely killed off by Hurricane Andrew, a small population of about 50 was found in 1999. Efforts have been made…
Want to have an out-of-town friend who is strapped for cash pay you a visit sometime soon? Well, you better offer your futon, because according to a new ranking from Forbes.com, based on average hotel room price, Miami is the sixth most expensive city to visit in America…
Jesse Walters has joined the small but growing ranks of openly gay elected officeholders in Miami-Dade. Walters edged out incumbent Prospero G. Herrera II in yesterday’s election and joins the likes of North Miami councilman Scott Galvin and Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Gongora as an openly gay officeholder in a…
For all of that talk about how LeBron James was forever ruining his public image and marketability by spurning Cleveland to take his talents to South Beach, the man sure seems to have his business side on lock. In fact, he has the best-selling jersey of the season. James’s new…
We know some people whose entire linen closets look like they’ve been stocked from “accidentally packed” towels and robes from hotels. Well, Linen Technology Tracking, a Miami-based company, wants to put an end to the surprisingly common crime of snatching a hotel’s good linen. They’ve invented small waterproof chips that…
Gossip website TMZ has obtained surveillance footage from the Fontainebleau the night Gloria James, LeBron James’s Mother, was arrested for public intoxication after slapping a parking attendant. The attendant, Sorel Rockefeller, has openly talked to the media about filing a lawsuit and claims he had to visit a physician and chiropractor…
Candidates running for Miami-Dade mayor in the special May 24 election to replace recalled Carlos Alvarez had to register by 5 p.m. today. There are very few surprises in the list of candidates (read: no last-minute Alex Penelas filing), but here’s a look at your choices on the ballot in…
We’re not sure what is going on in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes have a potential superstar college basketball coach in Frank Martin who seems like he’s just waiting for a call, but they’re spending all of their time trying to lure so-so candidates for the men’s basketball coaching job who…
Much like his shoe line, the décor of designer Donald J. Pliner’s Star Island mansion is of questionable taste. Listen, we’re not gonna directly say his shoes and home are tacky. We’re just going to say we wouldn’t spend $475 on beaded loafers, nor would we shell out $24 million…
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Six months ago, Bill Parcells packed up his office — the one with “Vice President of Football Operations” painted on the door — at Miami Dolphins headquarters and hasn’t really looked back. The jury on Parcells’s legacy in Miami is still out. At best, he turned a horrible team into a mediocre…
Jorge Guzman-Zubiaur of Homestead has been arrested after his two pet dogs were spotted hanging from a tree. One of the dogs, a Doberman pinsher, died due to the abuse, while the other, a Dalmatian, survived. The incident was spotted by a neighbor, and Guzman-Zubiaur, 49, has been arrested and…
Yesterday, it seemed both sides had come to a pretty amiable resolution in the lawsuit between former Gov. Charlie Crist and the Talking Heads’ David Byrne. The exact settlement details weren’t released, but apparently they involve Crist issuing a video statement supporting artists’ intellectual rights and talking about how awesome…
