LocalThe trial of the century: Paris Hilton vs the producers of her crappy movie Pledge This begins today. Ms. Hilton is expected to testify tomorrow. [AP]The runner up for title of the trial of the century started yesterday. Rapper Pitbull is facing DUI chargers. [NBCMiami]University of Miami plans to build a huge…
The economy makes the idea of haute couture seem silly. Who can afford custom-made dresses that carry a price tag rivaling most luxury cars? The truth is that even before the recession, the number of houses that showed haute couture (a term actually protected by the French government) was dwindling as the…
For all his annoying bow-tied smarm and often embarrassing behavior (Dancing With the Stars, anyone?) Tucker Carlson has emerged as one of the few high-profile conservative journalists who seems unafraid — or able — to get to the root of the Republican party’s dire problems. It’s through Carlson’s eyes that the latest…
What could the citizens of South Florida do with 146.6 million extra hours a year? We won’t know until our serious traffic problems are tamed… so, basically, we will never know. The Miami area ranked fourth in hours spent in traffic delays, according to a new study by the Texas Traffic Institute. That…
So apparently Victoria Jackson’s heartfelt column about breaking into tears over Year One’s sheep-fucking jokes was the first in what we can only hope is a long line of columns for (former Drudge collaborator) Andrew Breitbart’s conservative site Big Hollywood.Unfortunately, the SNL alum and Miami native’s screeds seem to have gotten…
Joe Garcia put up a good fight against Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart in last year’s election but came up just a few percentage points shy. No matter, because he’s headed to D.C. anyway. Garcia landed a job in the Obama administration as director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity in the…
The true cost of the Marlins stadium might be closer to $2.4 billion [NBCMiami]The stars of Miami Ink have a new reality show in the works for the Travel Channel. [Herald]UPenn is partnering with Miami-Dade Public Schools to increase academic recruiting in the county. [NYtimes]Does travel editor Nathan Lump mean…
In Boston, citizens can now download an iPhone app that lets them send their complaints directly to city hall. In Miami, we now have… um… text messages and emails to let you know when Metrorail is down. “The Miami-Dade Transit Rider Alerts system is another example of how we’re using…
You know what happens when it is a slow news day and particularly hot? We write posts about how hot it is. According to CBS4, today’s temperature of 95 degrees tied the all-time high for any July 7. It hasn’t been this hot since 2004. Yesterday’s mercury reading of 95…
Miami-are business woman and former House candidate Annette Taddeo announced today she won’t run for CFO, despite mentioning interest back in May. The Democrats are currently with out a CFO candidate, and considering CFO is the only state wide elected office the party currently holds aside from Bill Nelson’s senate seat…
What’s the saying? One tequila …two tequila …three tequila …floor. Well, sadly Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth downed four shots of tequila and didn’t hit the floor. He hit the road in his Bentley, and then hit a pedestrian crossing the MacArthur Causeway.Miami beach Police released an interview they conducted…
Miamism visited the Miami Center Cemetery this weekend, here’s a shot from her Flickr…
Could Charlie Crist have been tempting Sarah Palin to through her two cents into the Republican primary for senate? Records show that the two tried to speak on the phone a few days before Crist announced his Senate bid, and ABC seems to think Charlie might have been seeking an…
Campaign fundraising filings for the quarter that ended last week are due to the FEC next week. No candidate in the race to replace Sen. Mel Martinez has officially released numbers, but a report by the Hill claims Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek are each expected to…
Last week, a 12-foot-long pet Burmese python snuck into the crib of a 2-year-old Florida girl and killed her. Now, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson has taken to the Senate floor to push a ban on importing the potentially dangerous snakes. “Sooner or later, a Burmese python will get the endangered Florida panther…
MDC’s Wolfson Campus will hold a public screening of the Michael Jackson Memorial today. [Herald]Someone went on a car vandalizing spree in Hialeah. [CBS4]Charlie Crist has a pretty humble net worth for a high-profile politician. [NakedPolitics]Meanwhile, Marco Rubio is $900,000 in debt. [NakedPolitics]A new park-and-ride lot will open in Cutler Bay. [SFBJ]Halle…
Ah, the travesty of putting a celebrity profile to bed right before the subject implodes in scandal. You might recall Details scribe Jason Gay talked to Alex Rodriguez a mere 48 hours before news of his steroid use hit. A-Rod was smart enough to not be available for any follow-ups. …
Once apon a time, Jon & Kate Gosselin were folk heroes in the pro-life movement for refusing to selectively reduce a few embryos after Kate’s in vitro fertilization resulted in six fertilized eggs. Instead, they chose to take their chances with having sextuplets, which they promptly exploited on national television for fame, fortune, and the right…
For all its recent advancements in the field of art, the key piece that Miami is missing is a top tier art school. Local developer Craig Robins, founder of Design Miami/ and a key figure in bringing Art Basel to Miami Beach, is looking to change all of that with…
Tons of fireworks dotted the sky over Miami-Dade this past weekend. Flickr user Carvalho caught the show at Coconut Grove’s Peacock Park…
Marco Rubio can collect all the endorsements of the Mike Huckabees and Jim DeMints of the world he wants, but Charlie Crist seems to be wracking up support from politicians who have been actually voted into office the Florida electorate. Today, Crist’s campaign announced the backing of Miami-area Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart. The…
Gov. Charlie Crist certainly put himself on the political line by appearing with President Obama in Fort Myers during the latter’s tour in support of his stimulus package. Meanwhile, Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, met numerous times with administration officials to discuss the package. A lot of…
