It was pouring rain this past June 8 when Ofcr. James Banks approached the salmon-color home at 1801 Casilla St. in Coral Gables. He knocked, and the door swung open. There stood a man dressed in white and covered in blood. He held a knife in his right hand. Simultaneously…
Another city-ranking study was released Monday, and this one casts Miami in a bad light (again). According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, Miami ranks 49th — second to last — among the nation’s largest cities when it comes to volunteering. Residents of Midwest and Northwest cities were…
More proof that these guys weren’t Al Qaeda material: when one of them, Naudimar Herrera, was questioned by the FBI last year, he asked the agents if he could have a “rub” of the marijuana in his pocket. ”Herrera said that he needed the substance to calm his nerves. …
The formal public hearing for Miami 21 started at about 10 a.m. Thursday, with a packed commission chamber and an optimistic and sunny address by Mayor Manny Diaz. “This is not just a pretty picture on paper,” he said. “It is not a perfect plan … but this will make…
The much-awaited Miami 21 plan will have its first reading at tomorrow’s city commission meeting at 9 a.m. For those who aren’t well-versed on the intricacies of New Urbanism principles, Miami 21 is a proposed overhaul of the city’s zoning code. In other words, it’s a blueprint that will (allegedly)…
Mimi Davila and Laura Di Lorenzo — aka the “Chongalicious” duo — recently appeared on Pitbull’s La Esquina on Mun 2. The girls have a funny cameo at the end of the clip. Check it out here: – Tamara Lush…
”We are arresting virtually an entire arm of city government.” – Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle, after announcing that 11 city of Miami workers were charged with corruption on Thursday. The employees are accused of doing design and planning work for outside companies on city time. – Tamara Lush…
On a recent weekday, Samuel Wright plowed through the scrubby bushes at Crandon Park, passing the stinging nettle, stepping over a prickly pear cactus, and carefully avoiding a poisonwood tree with shiny brown leaves. He wore a white T-shirt printed with a road race logo, tan cargo pants, and a…
One recent misty Saturday night at the Main Street shopping center in Miami Lakes, a few doors away from Victoria’s Secret and down the street from Ruby Tuesday, two young celebrities mingled with their adoring fans. It happened inside Johnny Rockets, a retro-looking diner decked out in red leather booths,…
What gets 70 miles to the gallon, cruises along at 50 mph and runs on three wheels? The RTM Tango, a little egg-shaped scooter-car. The company, RTM Group Inc. is based in Miami and builds the three-wheelers in Uruguay. Although the vehicle cannot travel on the interstate, it does sport…
A recent United Nations report says that Miami is the city with the largest foreign-born population in the world. Fifty-nine percent of the people here were born outside of the U.S. – Tamara Lush…
The Changing Tide Ruano Roulette Last week yet another study confirmed that a refugee’s fate in immigration court is determined far more by the political orientation of the presiding judge than the merits of the case. Titled “Refugee Roulette,” the study analyzed 140,000 decisions made by 225 immigration judges from…
The rumors started Friday in cyberspace, swirled throughout the weekend and by Monday morning, had reached a crescendo: what’s happened to DJ Laz and his morning Pimp Show on Power 96? The show wasn’t on the air Monday morning. And listeners heard other Power 96 jocks issue vague apologies that…
Nearly a year and a half after a Chalk’s seaplane crashed over Miami Beach, killing 20 people, the National Transportation Safety Board came to some conclusions about the cause of the accident during a meeting today. Faulty repair of a wing crack and poor maintenance were the causes, the board…
Albert Facchiano is a 97-year-old Bal Harbor retiree. He’s also on house arrest. Why, you ask? Apparently Facchiano — whose aliases are “The Old Man” and “Chinky,” is a gangster. Like from waaaay back: think Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano…
A pretty woman with fake Dior sunglasses, skintight clothes, and sharply arched, penciled-in eyebrows strode into a pawn shop at NE Second Avenue and Tenth Street. Her name was Joy, she said warily, and she was there to make a deal. Her face looked younger than its 41 years, but…
Richie Kohler is a professional wreck diver. Actually he’s the Tiger Woods of wreck divers. The 45-year-old has discovered German U-boats, hosted the program Deep Sea Detectives on the History Channel, and recently dove the Britanic (the Titanic’s sister ship), which sits 400 feet below the surface of the Aegean…
John Connolly – a 66-year-old retired FBI agent who is awaiting trial in Miami on murder charges – told a judge Tuesday that his lawyer, Manny Casabielle, wasn’t spending enough quality time with him. “I have no problem with his ability to defend me,” Connolly told Judge Barbara Areces in…
Floater Alert! Many of you have e-mailed us with your concerns about C. “Boss” Poop swimming and/or floating in our water. This is quite normal considering more than half of the sewage from Miami-Dade County is disposed of through ocean outfalls. When asked where he swims, Poop exhaled cigar smoke,…
It is certainly good news that Miami-based Burger King announced this week that the company will begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that don’t confine their animals in crates and pens. PETA has declared a victory, as has the Humane Society of the United States. According to the New…
It is certainly good news that Miami-based Burger King announced this week that the company will begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that don’t confine their animals in crates and pens. PETA has declared a victory, as has the Humane Society of the United States. According to the New…
Felix Ellis is alone now. His wife, Genevieve, isn’t around to make his favorite bread pudding. She’s not there to call him in the morning or to put a blanket on his lap so he won’t catch a chill from the unseasonably cold wind that whips through the couple’s tiny,…
