Ever thought about fleeing Miami for the simple life of the Midwest? Perhaps leaving behind the hustle and bustle, constant traffic, crime, and hurricanes and trading it all in for a no-stoplight town in North Dakota? Well, before you pack your bags, take heed of the cautionary tale of the…
The University of Miami has received $500,000 from the Clinton/Bush Haiti Fund to keep operating a 240-bed hospital on the island. [CBS4]Up to 2,000 workers at Jackson Health System could lose their jobs. [NBCMiami]Wackenhut might pay $7.5 million to the county to settle a lawsuit that claims the security company overbilled taxpayers for bogus…
The Dwyane Wade situation is pretty clear: He wants to stay in Miami but also demands the Heat commit to making another championship run by signing another superstar. Now, just about everyone in the world, except for Cleveland fans and whoever is in charge of the Heat’s salary budget, wants that…
Now that Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is mildly carpetbagging his way over to Congressional District 21 to run for the more Republican-friendly seat his elder brother is vacating, there’s a big void in District 25. Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi will announce his candidacy, according to Eye on Miami. The blog cites…
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Opponents of same-sex marriage think gays and lesbians want to upend the “sanctity” of the institution. Never mind the fact that straight people have been doing that on their own pretty well. But we’ve never come across a straight couple that aimed to purposefully mock marriage just to prove a…
John Walsh and his America’s Most Wanted crew aired an episode about the murder of aspiring model Paula Sladewski, who wound up dead in a burning dumpster early last month after being seen alive at Club Space.In the above video, Space owner Luis Puig explains the club’s policy when it…
We haven’t seen a fight over tomatoes this heated since Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers argued about the fruit’s correct pronunciation in Shall We Dance. Luckily, they decided to call the whole thing off before anyone’s neck got broken.Lerner Rodriguez wasn’t so lucky.The Miami Beach resident was driving through the…
The chocolates include FIU fudge (with a pork-filled center and sweetheart job sprinkles), licorice lobbyist, and toffee tax increases. Because this is an actual democracy we live in, Rubio’s staff responded to each and every chocolate accusation in an email entitled “Charlie Crist and the Desperation Factor.”Rubio replies he’s always hated the taste…
Nearly a quarter of new condos in Sunny Isles Beach are empty. [CBS4]One person is dead and another injured after an early-morning drive-by shooting in downtown Miami that began on the MacArthur Causeway. [CBS4]The bodies of the last missing Lynn University students and professors have been found and identified in…
Joey Porter’s contract has been terminated by the Miami Dolphins. This comes after Porter’s very public two-week campaign demanding that the Fins either play him as a full-time starter or let him go.Late last month, Porter went on a media rampage, making stops on ESPN and WQAM, complaining of Coach…
Florida has a new tourism ad campaign that instructs would-be visitors to perform various verbs on their “Florida side,” such as “embrace,” “awaken,” or “abraza your Florida side.” It’s one of those slogans that makes less and less sense the more you think about it. What is a Florida side? We’re…
A die-hard Canes fan pulls a fast one on Tim Tebow, from Facebook. If you’d like to see your photo here, join our Flickr Group…
Last year Florida experienced its first population decrease in decades, now a new report shows that even illegal immigrants are leaving Florida.According to the Department of Homeland Security, Florida was the only state in the nation that saw the number of undocumented immigrants decrease between 2000 and 2009. Florida was…
Diddy is probably one of the only people in the world who can say”That’s always been a hobby of mine, collecting estates,” with a straight face. Collecting estates? Most of us would be so lucky just to have one.Anyway, despite taking pride in his hobby, Diddy has a policy of…
You may know Reed Cowan from WSVN’s weekend night news desk, but the openly gay anchor has been moonlighting as a filmmaker. After debuting at the Sundance Film Festival last month his latest documentary, 8: The Mormon Proposition, has been picked up for theatrical and DVD release.Narrated by Oscar-winning screenwriter…
22 people, including 16 prison guards, were arrested after a two year probe for smuggling cocaine and other contraband into prisons. [CBS4]A former Miami Beach building inspector who admitted to taking bribes from a developer will spend 18 months in jail. [Herald]Oh great, it’s supposed to be a cold rainy weekend. [CBS4]A…
As part of it’s ongoing efforts to promote volunteer-ism, Walt Disney World in Orlando unveiled a giant sculpture made completely of canned goods. It’s believed to be the biggest sculpture ever completed of canned goods, and the video above shows the time lapsed construction.&Made of 115,527 cans, the structure represents…
Lyrikill is a white rapper with dreadlocks from Broward County whose favorite hobby is hunting down news vans and holding a sign promoting his website during live broadcasts. This is apparently not some Ali G/Die Antwoord-type conceptual joke.His shot-crashing work is quite prolific, having appeared in the backgrounds of reports…
You might want to pass on that next round of vodka Red Bulls. A new University of Florida study shows that mixing energy drinks and alcohol can be a dangerous combination.Previous studies have shown that caffeine masks some of the sedative properties of alcohol, so drinkers feel less inebriated than they…
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Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has announced he won’t seek re-election in 2010. Diaz-Balart, only 55 years old, has spent the past 17 years representing Florida’s 21st congressional district.After the 2008 election cycle, when Miami’s three Republican Cuban-American congressman faced the strongest challengers of their careers but still won re-election, the 2010…
