Riverside Mahi Shrine Auditorium Demolished for New Megaproject

The temple on the river is gone. The Mahi Shrine Auditorium, for decades the boxy, Miami River-adjacent home of the Mahi Shriners fraternity, was demolished Tuesday to make way for a new $200 million mixed-use commercial project on the site. The new megasite is slated to include 444 residential units…

Marilyn Monroe Funeral Items to Be Auctioned by Miami Shores Man

In August 1962, when Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home of a probable suicide — lying face down in bed, nude, and with a telephone in one hand — the news captivated America. But so did the star’s funeral. Joe DiMaggio, Monroe’s baseball star ex-husband, was…

The Average Miamian Can Afford to Save Only $18 a Month

Another day, another pointed reminder that Miami is an economic nightmare for all but the elite. Interest.com compared the average expenses for residents of the county’s major metro areas to the average income to find out how much “savings opportunity” a regular citizen might have at the end of the…

Doral Walmart Is the Busiest Walmart in the Country

If you’re wondering why Walmart was so desperate to build its first store within the City of Miami limits at Midtown, it’s probably because its stores in other parts of the county are so damn popular. In fact, the Doral Walmart has the highest sales of any store in the…

Miami Heat Playoffs: 50 Twitter Accounts True Fans Must Follow

What’s better than watching the Miami Heat battle for its third consecutive NBA title? Sharing that experience with Heat fans just as passionate about the team as you, while at the same time getting the best possible up-to-the-dribble coverage all in the same place — that’s what. All you have…

Amazon Will Start Charging Florida Sales Tax May 1

We’re sure that after yesterday, the last thing you want to hear about is more taxes. But you’d better get ready to pay a lot more of them if you’re a frequent online shopper. Amazon will begin charging Floridians a sales tax May 1, just like any brick-and-mortar store…

Miami Rents Are Wildly Unaffordable for Average Residents

The old rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t pay more than 30 percent of your income on rent and utilities, but in Miami that’s becoming a near-impossible guideline to stick to. A new Zillow analysis shows that the median rent (not including utilities) in Miami is equal to about…

The 50 Most Followed Miami Twitter Feeds

When we decided to tally up the most popular Twitter users in Miami, we weren’t sure what we were going to get. Real fame or local fame doesn’t necessarily equate to Twitter fame. After all, Dan Marino barely made the list at 50, and LeBron James came in second. To…