The mother of two brothers living in South Florida was pulled alive from rubble in Haiti. [NBCMiami]Joe Biden was in Little Haiti over the weekend. [Herald]And he’s back in Miami to speak at a prayer breakfast at Florida Memorial Univerisity for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [CBS4]Pundits have pretty much…
Sometimes I’m not entirely sure if we understand “democracy” here in Florida. Besides some presidential election in 2000 that people are still talking about, we could also point to the fact that in the past ten years only six incumbent members of the Florida House have lost their bids for…
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Tim Tebow may never have another chance to be associated with a Super Bowl, but why is he recording an ad for Focus on the Family? Yes, the James Dobson founded group announced today that they will air a 30 second commercial during the big game that will start former…
No one wants to coordinate the Miami Dolphins’ defense!The frontrunner in the race to replace fired Paul Pasqualoni, former University of Virginia coach and the remora to Bill Parcell’s Big Tuna, Al Groh, took the same position at Georgia Tech. Yeah, whatever, Groh, you can go Yellow Jacket. The guy was…
That earthquake in Haiti? Vice President Joe Biden is totally going to be all over it. He’ll be in South Florida Saturday to meet with the Haitian-American community and relief workers, which we’re sure is not just a token gesture and an opportunity for a photo op. No, not at all. This is…
via Dem UndergroundEven though the entire state knows Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio are in total political love, Bush continues to remain neutral in the Republican primary for Senate.The Tampa Tribune asked Jebbers if he plans to make an endorsement soon. “I don’t know… I don’t know if I’m going to have…
Who’s ready for liftoff? Apparently one NASA employee in Cape Canaveral, because a dime bag of cocaine was found inside the hangar housing the space shuttle Discovery.Drugs and space travel haven’t been this connected since David Bowie’s Space Oddity, but it seems there’s an actual “junkie, strung out in Heaven’s high,…
A Miami Shores man trapped in the wreckage of the collapsed UN building in Haiti was finally freed after 40 hours. [Herald]Wounded Americans in Haiti are being taken to Gitmo. [Herald]3 Lynn University students believed to had been found in Haiti are actually still unaccounted for. [CBS4]Miami-Dade Police and the…
Charlie Crist isn’t even going to wait until Michelle Spence-Jones is sworn in again. He has already pulled the trigger on resuspension.Miami city Commissioner Spence-Jones turned herself in on November 13 on charges that she siphoned $50,000 of county money to a family business. Crist swiftly suspended her, setting up…
So, Miami Beach is officially on the street corner with a leg out hoping for a big corporate sugar daddy to send a little money its way in exchange for a few favors. According to The Herald, the Miami Beach commission unanimously approved a contract with the Superlative Group, a marketing company. The…
For nearly a decade, Guillermo Socarras has had a dream of constructing the world’s tallest building in Miami. But plans have shifted. Backers, if they were ever really there, have backed out. The local economy, especially the building boom, has flat-lined. And just earlier this month, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the…
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The past months have seen a lively game of musical chairs in the NCAA and NFL. Though the hottest action hasn’t concerned Miami teams much, the effects are being felt here. The Dolphins fired defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni last week, and it seems like they’re hoping to replace him with some Miracle-Groh. Al Groh has…
Owing to its proximity to Haiti and the large local Haitian population, Miami has become something of a domestic headquarters for U.S. efforts to provide relief to Haiti after being devastated by a massive earthquake.This morning, President Obama announced Vice President Joe Biden will be in the area this weekend.”I’ve…
The great snake scourge of the Everglades continues to thrive despite the recent cold snap and Sen. Bill Nelson’s giant-snake-killing parties.During a recent sweep, state officials found five African rock pythons, including a 14-foot female in an area near the Tamiami Trail and Krome Avenue. In Africa, these pythons have…
There’s more than enough weird things that happen here in Miami-Dade, but sometimes it seems we’re downright sane compared to the rest of Florida. WTF Florida is our new weekly survey of all the weirdness our Peninsula has to offer. Florida’s Oldest SnowballIt rarely snows here in the Sunshine State, but…
The Haitian community in Miami waits patiently for word on their family on the Island. [NYTimes]Despite reports yesterday that all 12 Lynn University students in Haiti were accounted for, five are actually still missing. [CBS4]UF is also waiting to hear from two students who were in Haiti. [WSVN]The cold temperatures…
Gender, as much as societal norms want us to believe it, isn’t always a black and white issue. The issue hit the headlines last year when South African runner Caster Semenya’s sex came into question after she won gold in the 800 meters event during the World Championships.Both the International…
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Does anyone care about CSI: Miami? We don’t, so we’ll keep this short. Heavy-metal-icon-turned-horror-film-director Rob Zombie is set to direct an upcoming episode of the series that’s actually shot in California. He’ll cut the bullshit though, and his episode will send the team to LA. It’s kind of sad the one potentially awesome…
Rev. Pat Robertson, host of The 700 Club, former Republican Presidential candidate, and influential leader of the Christian Right, seems to know the cause of the earth quake that devastated Haiti yesterday.He made these statement on TV today, via Politico: “Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people…
