Hot liberal mess Congressman Alan Grayson is one of the Tea Party movement’s biggest congressional targets for 2010. Respected politician Dan Webster, who served in the state legislature from 1980 until 2008, is the biggest name and presumed front runner in the Republican primary. That hasn’t stopped a tea party-affiliated…
Yesterday, a report from New Times contributors Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp went up bringing to light the fact that Dr. George Rekers, a leading “scientific” voice in the anti-gay movement, had hired a male prostitute who advertises on an explicit gay website as a travel companion. The internet…
Dwyane Wade’s divorce continues to be one of the nastiest in recent sports history, and now his ex-wife Siohvaughn Wade filed a bombshell new lawsuit. The suit however isn’t against Wade, its against his Hollywood actress girlfriend Gabrielle Union. She’s seeking more than $50,000 from the actress.Siohvaughn claims that Union…
For months now Jeb Bush has had to keep his political love for Marco Rubio silent in deference to Charlie Crist. But now that Crist is running as an independent (a move that, at least in the short run, seems to be paying off), Bush is free to shout his…
Manuel Diaz, 60, of Hialeah, has been caught in a weird wine scam. The con artist suggested to several elderly people that a case of wine might be the perfect present for the birthdays of friends, loved ones, and even, apparently, their doctors. He told his victims that he’d deliver…
Party? Charlie Crist don’t need no stinking party. The first major poll conducted since the Governor announced he’d seek election to the Senate with no party affiliation is out, and Crist leads republican Marco Rubio by four points. Meanwhile, Democrats and their presumptive nominee Kendrick Meek are in deeper trouble…
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Former NFL linebacker Nick Rogers died in a car crash early yesterday morning at the age of 30. The Atlanta Constitution-Journal reports Rogers perished in a one-vehicle accident after his car veered off the road into a power pole in College Park, an Atlanta suburb. It happened around 1:30 a.m…
This morning, Gov. Charlie Crist announced the entire state of Florida should brace for the impact of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Ecologists and residents are already preparing for the potential damage the oil could bring to the Florida Keys, and scientists continue to warn that even east coast…
Whatever the Miami Hurricanes road map is to get back to championship contention, it certainly doesn’t go through super-easy out-of-conference games (unlike, say, those Gators). The Miami Herald reports that the Canes are in discussions to open the 2012 season against SEC powerhouse the Alabama Crimson Tide in Atlanta for a…
During the closing days of Florida’s 2010 congressional session, Senators were fiercely debating a controversial bill that tells women and their doctors what to do with their bodies. Republican Sen. Mike Bennett of Bradenton was thinking about women’s bodies all right. Unfortunately it was because he was caught looking at…
Hialeah police got a call that a Farm Store at West 6th Avenue and 29th Street had been robbed.The police tracked down the suspect to a nearby residential neighborhood where a confrontation occurred. A police officer then shot at the suspect, riddling his green Nissan Altima with bullets.Police will not…
It might be a while before we get complete confirmation that Dwyane Wade will again sign on the dotted line for the Heat, but president Pat Riley has extended his own contract. No big surprise there, but he’s also open to extending his career as a coach. Watch your back,…
A lot has changed for the Orange Bowl since 1989. Back then, Jimmy Johnson was coaching the Canes, and they blew out Nebraska 23-3 in the game that year. That was when it was played in the actual stadium known as the Orange Bowl and before all of this BCS…
Poor traffic cone can’t get it up. Maybe it’s the pressure of being caught on camera. Don’t worry — we’ve all been there. Today’s photo comes from M Salup’s Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here, join our Flickr group…
The concept of marriage predates recorded history, yet here it is, the year 2010 A.D., and we are still arguing over what it “means.” Luckily, important socio-documentary Basketball Wives shed some light on the debate last night. What we learned: The definition of marriage should be left to each couple…
The Republican Party of Florida is acting like a woman scorned after Charlie Crist veered a little too far “to the left” for Tea Party activists’ tastes. So they sent him packing with everything he owns in that box to the left. But everything they bought — please, Charlie –…
H. Wayne Huizenga built his billions from the ground up and eventually owned the Marlins, the Dolphins, and the Panthers. His son, Robert Ray Huizenga, didn’t seem to inherit much of Daddy’s ambition and was content to do things such as get drunk and boat all day. Now the younger…
After Democrats shut down the body yesterday and hours of heated debate (during which young children were advised to leave the chamber) the Florida House has approved controversial language in a health care bill concerning abortion. During the debate, one member even inappropriately brought up the specter of the Holocaust.The…
The devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has concerned us, but we didn’t think it would actually reach the beaches of Miami and other east coast shores. However, a University of Florida oceanographic engineer says that the east coast of Florida is at greater risk than most of…
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Context is everything, and Sports Illustrated says they have the full conversation leading up to Jeff Ireland’s now infamous question to Dez Bryant. But ESPN says it’s not true! Yahoo! Sports reported last week that the Dolphins GM asked Bryant if his mom was a hooker, before columnist Mike Silver tour…
