- Another Shooting, Another Day in Paradise
As the young bodies keep dropping all around us in Miami because someone was "disrespected" or someone wanted someone's rims or someone's girl or last, but not least, someone's money, check out these stats: - Could Miami Become The Detroit For Choppers
Could Miami become the next Detroit for choppers? It will if Victor Cabanas, founder of Chopper Nation, has anything to do with it. He's the "Henry Ford of choppers." - For the Middle Class, Miami is a "Paradise Lost"
A housing crisis is brewing in Miami, Florida. Cops, teachers, and other members of the middle class can't afford homes there. According to Sgt. Armando Aguilar, president of Miami's Fraternal Order of Police, none of the new cops graduating out of the academy can afford to buy a home in Miami-Dade or any nearby counties. In fact, the force is losing officers left and right to other places that pay better and where living is less expensive. - From Broadway To Main Street, It's Going To Take A Whole Lot of Vision - And Tax Breaks, Too!
Want to support live theater in your community? It may take a building code change and economic incentives for both the developer and the theatrical company. Miami, with its just opened nearly half billion dollar Cesar Pelli designed Carnival Center for the Performing Arts could lead the way in transforming the neighborhood. - A Cabal of Miami Real Estate Agents Caught Burying Giant Statue of St. Joseph
No one really knew how bad the Miami housing market was until the arrest last night of a large number of realtors caught burying a giant statue of St. Joseph in the center of the Miami Circle, a sacred pre-Columbian site at the mouth of the Miami River. Considered to be the patron saint of real estate agents, police were surprised by the effigy's size. - Real Heroes vs. Sports Heroes
There is nothing wrong with making heroes out of our sports stars, but let's acknowledge those too who "live lives of quiet desperation," who get up every morning to got to work to make ends meet, who struggle to keep a family together despite working for minimum wage. This article advocates getting the local media to find their own "Person of the Week" like ABC News does every Friday and suggests a family grieving over the senseless July 1st murder of their 9-year-old daughter and sister in a Miami housing project. - Knights who say "Si": Taking a Stand in Miami for the American Way to be as Funny as You Wanna Be
In "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," King Arthur is quoted as saying "Camelot is such a silly place." So is Miami. When you get criticized for saying "Si" in a tongue-in-cheek profile on a Cuban developer accused of ripping off the public with further charges that there is an "anti-Hispanic undercurrent to your joke," it's time to take a stand and say "Si!, Si!, Si!, Si!, Si!,Si!" as much as you can. - A Boner for the Weather
In the old days, we got by with brave men flying vintage World War II aircraft into the eye of a hurricane to let us know whether or not it was time to batten down the hatches. Even after that, we still were not sure but we managed to get by. Now a days, it only takes a tropical storm to bring out the lastest technological gizmos and 24-hour media coverage to get everyone fired up about the next big one. We believe this kind of coverage ascerbates the situation by creating mass hysteria. And, if it weren't for a certain luschious weatherbabe, many of us would probably end it all because death sure seems a better alternative than another minute of hurricane coverage. - It's Hurricane Season: Learn to Suck Gas like a Pro!
Don't get caught by the neighbors swallowing gas during a hurricane. Learn how to gain everyone's respect by siphoning gas properly and storing it safely like a pro. - Banning Books in Miami: It's no Laughing Matter
Part Two in the continuing adventures of a Miami stand-up comic who still hasn't learned that somethings just aren't funny in Little Havana. - Foothold Homes: Giving Public Housing Away to the Poor
In Miami-Dade county, it was recently discovered that nearly 900 public housing units were available but remained vacant due to a shortage of maintenance staff responsible for repairs and renovations. - Mr. President, We Cannot Allow a Spaceport Gap!
In the sixties, it was a "missle gap" and, thanks to "Dr.Strangelove," a "mineshaft gap." Now, as states and countries rush to build the first spaceports for regular commercial flights, it's become a "spaceport gap." - Gardening as a Subversive Activity - Part Two
Sure, you can bet the neighbors will talk. - Gardening as a Subversive Activity - Part One
That’s the first rule to GreenScaping. If you can’t buy into that, don’t bother reading any further. - When Launching a New Business, Bring Plenty of Cigarettes for the Zombies Under the Bridge
Chronicles one morning in the life of a guy struggling to publish a magazine without letting go of his faith in people and how serendipity can be part of your business model. - The World's First Star Trek Yacht
Got a few million dollars lying around? Then hop on board and join Captain Kirk to "explore strange new worlds" under the sea. - Miami: The Hollow City
A recent European immigrant I know expressed how happy he was in discovering a 9th floor, three-bedroom, 1.5 bath condo in Miami for $500,000.00. After my head stopped shaking and my eyes stopped blinking uncontrollably, I had to wonder if I had been living here too long. No matter how many times you say 500 thousand dollars - The World's First Spaceport
Catch a rocket into space and return in time to board your yacht to watch the sun set in Miami? Try the cactus in New Mexico. - Hey, I Was Only Kidding!: Crossing The Line In Miami
If you ever find yourself up against a wall and your life being threatened in Miami, don't be too proud to pull out the Castro card. It could save your life. - Miami: The Hollow City
Unless you are a doctor, lawyer, or Indian Chief with a casino, good luck in living in Miami. - My Miami Vice: London Style Curry in Little Haiti
Discover Miami's legendary bastion for live rock and jazz, five-alarm fire London style curry, and beautiful, tattooed barmaids in an English pub called Churchill's.
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