Democrats love partying at the Fontainebleau. Bill Clinton held a fundraiser at the hotel’s club LIV earlier this summer, and President Obama, who’s no stranger to the megaresort, will return to town August 18. He’ll be on hand to raise funds for the Florida Democratic Party and give a boost to Democratic gubernatorial candidate…
Jeb Bush’s current full time job is denying that he’s running for president, but why won’t he? A certain camp of conservatives would love to see him run, and even some Democrats concede he could have a good chance. Well David Letterman, the sole remaining funny person on at 11:30…
Just a few months ago everything was right in the world. South Beach was home to its own particular brand of party trash, and the world’s most famous guidos and guidettes were in their native Long Island/Statan Island/Rhode Island settings. Then MTV shook everything up and decided to set Snooki,…
In today’s round up of crime, death and other travesties: a woman is threatening to jump off the Epic hotel, a teen girl is gunned down on the street of Miami, Lobster mini season claims its first victim, and a police chasing involving three different forces ends in a shooting…
People in Cleveland are still pissed about that whole “LeBron James betrayed our town on a self-congratulatory, national live TV special for the Heat” thing. Jeez, come on folks, it’s been a full three weeks now. Last night a man wearing an official LeBron James Miami Heat jersey at Cleveland…
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Are you prepared for the most important night in Miami pop culture history? MTV unleashes the second season of Jersey Shore tonight at 10. It follows everyone’s favorite guidos as they hook up, drink, and fight their way through South Beach. This might bring a tiny bit of shame to…
We are still in the news-hole hell of July, which means it’s cucumber season. Which means the Daily Beast keeps pumping out city ranking lists and we keep covering them. This latest lineup by listmeister Richard Florida isn’t surprisingl: Miami/Fort Lauderdale has more immigrants than any other metro area in…
Joshuah Lamb, a black 14-year-old, sits in a juvenile detention center after beating up a 22-year-old white man for listening to music by rapper Gucci Mane. The attack was triggered because Lamb didn’t think white people should listen to rap music. Now the local State Attorney’s Office is deciding whether to…
The City of Miami is facing a $100 million budget hole thanks to a 15 percent drop in property values. City hall has vowed not to raise taxes, and while Commission Chairman Marc Sarnoff has talked openly about the possibility of bankruptcy, the city is trying some pretty dumb and desperate…
Today’s wrapup of the sins of South Florida is a doozy: Remains found in the Everglades have been identified as Marisol Ramon’s, and police are searching for her abusive ex-boyfriend; one person is dead after a crash on an I-95 exit ramp; a man is shot at a Metrorail station;…
Not to make outrageous, blanket statements like “White people in Naples are generally closed minded idiots unaware of cultures and the world at large outside of their sunny little resort town bubble,” but let’s just say after having grown up there I’m not surprised at this latest news. An oddly…
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The Miami Heat are the new evil empire, yeah, yeah, yeah. In fact, before they’ve even hit the court, the 2010-2011 Heat have been ranked the 25th most hated sports team of all time by Sports Illustrated. You can hate all you want, because this city is used to it…
You guys! You guys! You guys! We’re like really, really excited right now! The Daily Beast has posted yet another inane, weird ranking of cities! Oh, my God! This time, the Beast ranked the top 20 most caffeinated cities in America! And Miami/Fort Lauderdale came in at number 13! Put your…
In today’s roundup of horrible things: a hit-and-run sends a woman flying into the air in South Beach, someone slams a car into a Hialeah McDonald’s, a toddler who went for a tumble should be fine, and there might be a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow…
If you’re liberal you probably don’t like the idea of public schools using “abstinence-only” education. If you’re conservative you probably don’t like the federal government wasting tax dollars on stupid things. Finally the University of Central Florida has brought us a project that everyone can hate: an abstinence-only video game…
Of all the things Jeb Bush has done since leaving the Governor’s office — working on education reform, making a living, maybe secretly still running the state — the thing he’s done most publicly is not running for president. That Jeb is always out there not running for president. Just…
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We’re just two days away from the what’s shaping up to be the most important moment in Miami-set TV show history since the premiere of Miami Vice. Yes, the start of Season 2 of Jersey Shore. The LA Times visited the set in May and came back with “exclusive” behind-the-scenes footage…
Michael Lyons, also known as Mohan Singh, led a bizarre spiritual cult; lived a lavish, globetrotting lifestyle; and claimed to know Hollywood stars. He is also accused of raping many of his female devotees, telling them he was trying to feel their “energy pulse” while touching them inappropriately and could…
Since the latter part of Manny Diaz’s last term as mayor of Miami, his name has been thrown about for a number of potential political positions: an appointment to President Obama’s cabinet, a run for congress, candidacy for governor or senator. None of them panned out, but Diaz is being buzzed about again as…
