Welp, it’s official — the Honorable Dong from New York’s 9th District is “Weiner” by both name and hobby. Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted yesterday that he did indeed tweet a picture of his stiffy to the entire Internet last week. There were also gross, awkwardly muscly pictures sent to…
Ron Artest, the NBA’s favorite halftime-boozing, riot-inducing maniac, has gotten quite interested in this year’s NBA Finals — unencumbered by playoff obligations of his own, he’s been making predictions for a week despite not knowing what day the games are on or what city they’re being played in.Stunning statistical analysis aside,…
LeBron James isn’t just a businessman; he’s a business, man. Yes, the Miami Heat superstar isn’t just building a legacy in Miami; he’s building a business here too. James today announced plans to open a high-end lifestyle store called “Unknwn.”…
The relationship between Miami-based Burger King and Coconut Grove-based ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky has officially come to an end. After announcing in March that CP+B’s services would no longer be needed, the fast-food chain has announced that New York-based McGarryBowen will take over their $320-million advertising account. Not…
Shaquille O’Neal’s announcement that he’s retiring from basketball after a legendary career that spanned 19 season has brought out lots of well wishers, but Mickey Arison, owner of the Miami Heat where Shaq won his last championship, perhaps had the best zinger.”I think he should take Charles Barkley’s job,” Arison…
José Canseco needs a woman. The Cuban American baseball player, who grew up in Miami before juicing harder than a Cuisnart and winning two World Series, has lately been taking to Twitter in search of a wife. He’s the total package — a six-time MLB all-star and member of the…
Florida’s economic condition might improve faster if we all put on a smile. Sure, our current economy may not give us much to be cheery about, but if we grin and bear it, things might get better, according to a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration…
Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson have taken a stand — keep planting grass for people to mow.The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance — which held its first conference in March and has already accrued a staggering two fans on Facebook — came out earlier this month in staunch opposition…
Well, here’s the “good” news. Florida’s unemployment rate now sits at 10.8 percent according to numbers from the month of April. That’s still stupendously high, and still well above the national rate of 9.2 percent. The bad news it that the unemployment actually rose in Miami-Dade in April, and is…
Growing up in communist Poland, Bozena Sawa secretly idealized the glittering luxury hotels that dotted capitalist Western Europe and the United States. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, she moved to New York and fell in love with the gilded Four Seasons on Fifth Avenue.So she couldn’t believe her…
Those half-empty condo buildings that once haunted downtown Miami are slowly filling up, thanks in large part to foreign buyers taking advantage of the low prices and weak dollar. Though, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks that what the area needs right now are tons more condo…
The troubled Paramount Bay condo building has become a symbol of Miami’s real estate misfortunes. Construction started shortly before the real estate bust, but the project went into a record-breaking $262 million foreclosure. Now completed the 47-story building sits empty and was auctioned off earlier this week. Now, the new…
The average health care bill for a family of four living in the Miami area in 2011 will be $23,362. That’s more than any other major metro area in America, and a 120.5 percent, or $3,969, more than the national average. Considering that national average for health care cost has…
One morning the executives at rapidly growing appliance superstore chain hhgregg woke up and realized that their name was really stupid they didn’t have any stores in South Florida. Rather than quietly work their way into the market, the company has decided to simultaneously open ten new stores in the…
Anna Kournikova, who turned a somewhat successful tennis career into a much more successful career being a professional blonde sexy lady, has put her Miami Beach home on the market for $9.4 million according to AOL. The seven-bedroom, 6,630-square-foot mansion located on the Sunset Islands boasts waterfront views, stunning Mediterranean…
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant is taking his talents to downtown Miami. No, the NBA’s leading scorer is not planning on adding himself to the Miami Heat’s monopoly on superstar talent. He’s just going to presumably bring his home-making talent here during the off-season, and has bought an $1.825…
Florida lets get ready to pop some bottles and celebrate, because we’re number one! Again! For the fifth straight year! Those other states can’t even compete. Ain’t got nothing on us here in the Sunshine State. We’ve got this mortgage fraud game on lock.Yes, Florida once again led the nation…
Paramount Bay’s luxury waterfront condo was scheduled to open more than two years ago. But stop by the 46-story blue glass building at 2066 N. Bayshore Dr. and you feel like you’ve wandered onto the set of some post-apocalyptic film.Bright orange cones guard the lonely front steps. Plastic barriers block…
As the HIV/AIDS epidemic enters its fourth decade, powerful antiretroviral drugs give patients hope at living long and relatively normal lives, but those drugs come with a hefty price tag and many patients rely on government assistance programs to obtain them. Florida’s AIDS Drugs Assistance Program has already instituted waiting…
Workers being paid the minimum wage can expect to see a six-cent bump in their hourly pay come June 1st after a judge ruled that Florida was violating its own constitution by not raising the rate for 2011. That may not seem like a lot, but it does add up…
LeBron James wants to be respected just as much in the boardroom as he is on the ball court, but his latest business venture doesn’t seem like a sure slam dunk. A business co-founded by James introduced a line of disolvable strips that pack as much caffeine as a cup…
Jose Canseco spent his time on Celebrity Apprentice being as boring as possible and playing a lot of catch with Meatloaf. Then he left early, saying his father was deathly ill. Then Canseco was supposed to fight in a celebrity boxing match in Hollywood, but tried to send his twin…
