WTVJ has found a replacement for Julia Yarbough. Meet Kevin Corke, former national correspondent for NBC as well as a SportsCenter anchor. [SFLTV]Should we save Miami Marine Stadium, or should we let it be a cute place for raccoons to hang out? [AP]President Obama will be in town Monday attending…
A graffiti artist leaving his mark in Krome Penit, via Namestartswithj89’s Flickr…
The story of Jasper Howard wasn’t supposed to end in murder. A gifted football player from Miami Edison Senior High, a troubled inner-city school, was recruited by University of Connecticut. He had dreams of supporting his mother, and also had a son on the way. But on Saturday, after helping his team…
It’s not often you get to see a curated show featuring the likes of Richard Prince, Jules de Balincourt, Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, and KAWS, but it’s not often that Lance Armstrong comes calling on the art world. Armstrong’s Livestrong foundation and Nike asked 25 top artists to donate pieces to a…
For the first time this season, the Miami Hurricanes are ranked in the top ten of all of the major polls: eighth in the AP, ninth in the coaches’, and tenth in the Harris Interactive and BCS standings. But, with the exception of LSU, we’re the only team in the…
Like Christina Milian, the gods of weather are going to dip it low, and after a week of record highs, we might see record lows. These weather gods are obviously bipolar. [CBS4]Wow, Bill Nelson’s senate committee is done with health care, and what does he instantly start up on again?…
DJ Seasunz, a well established local DJ, drove around in his car with the dead body of his 18-year-old girlfriend before turning himself into police. He’s being charged with second-degree murder and was denied bond.Miami’s best known graffiti crew, MSG, is heading to divorce court as one of the co-founders…
Land Shark stadium will sit empty this weekend, as your newly energized Dolphins take a bye week, and your Hurricanes head on a bus from the Magic City to the Magic Kingdom.Miami Hurricanes @ UCF Golden Nights, Saturday 7:30 pm on CBS CSN and streaming in HD onlineThe UCF Golden…
So how many jobs for his citizens did Charlie Crist get for hugging Preisdent Obama? Well, so far, just 1635. Which doesn’t go far in erasing the 11% unemployment in the state, but only represents a tiny poriton of stimulus funds. From The New York Times: The new jobs reported Thursday come…
Rep. Corrine “Go Gata!” Brown will not run for the democratic nomination for Senate, after months of teasing that she would. Brown had ruffled her former colleague and close friend Carrie Meek’s feathers by entertaining the idea of running against her son Rep. Kendrick Meek.Instead, she announced today she’ll run…
Yoga people doing yoga things, submitted to the New Times Flickr pool by OhCarolinea…
The steady stream of right wingers trying to rain of Charlie Crist’s parade continues, with some conservative have wet dreams of Crist switching races and retreating back to re-election to his Governor’s seat.The chatter started with The Herald’s political blog reporting that one, unnamed Crist supporter “speculated” that Crist might…
Word on the street — well, if the street you happen to be on is Calle Ocho — is that Hollywood is full of a bunch of Hugo Chávez-loving socialists. Well, maybe you didn’t see last night’s Parks & Recreation on NBC, and judging from the ratings, we guess you…
If there’s anything I’ve learned from listening to right-wing radio, it’s that (1) it’s OK to be unfair to people as long as it makes economic sense, and (2) it’s OK to dredge up old quotes in order to defame someone and keep them out of positions of power. So, I’m…
H1N1 vaccines will be administered in South Florida beginning Monday, with a news conference scheduled today to fill in details. [CBS4]You know it’s a slow news morning when NBCMiami’s main story is about a manatee that traveled all the way to Manhattan. [NBCMiami]Let’s see what the Herald’s working with: Oh,…
Last time Michelle Obama was in Miami, she made her husband dance for the world as she mocked him. Well, not directly, but she had gone on Ellen earlier in the month to make fun of Barack’s dance moves, and then in a live link with Ellen from his Miami…
from Adrigu’s Flickr…
Last night’s Pink Dress Collection fashion show at the Eden Roc was for a good cause — the Susan G. Komen for the Cure — so we’re sure Dennis Rodman meant to look as ridiculous as possible to guarantee maximum coverage. OK, we’ll gleefully play along. Seriously, the former NBA player took to…
We’re not living in post-racial America quite yet. A new study conducted by the University of Miami School of Business Administration shows that white, Asian, and Hispanic managers tend to higher more whites and fewer blacks than black managers do. When a black manager is replaced by a white, Asian, or…
It’s been 12 years since Pamela Anderson left Baywatch. She’s gone through multiple other shows, a few marriages and divorces, and changed her breast size more often than her hairdo. But for a 42-year-old, she can still pull off the iconic high-cut red one-piece that caused countless boners in the…
Canes get cuts from Miami Hurricane on Vimeo.We were kind of hoping Jacory Harris would make good on his promise to grow out an Afro until the Canes won a national championship, but January 2011 is an awful long time to wait to trim your tresses. Instead, you’ll notice his intricate…
Stocks soared yesterday (over 10,000!), but not for Miami Herald owner McClatchy. Revenue is down 23 percent from a year ago. [Bloomberg]Jaclyn Torrealba’s mom pleas with youngsters to listen to their parents. [Crimesider]You know what just sounds so appetizing right now? A gator burger. Thankfully, one of the largest gator-processing…
