Former New York mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg announced Monday a $200 million plan Monday aiming to back inventive policies in American cities despite political tumult in Washington. Under its “American Cities Initiative,” Bloomberg Philanthropies will invest the money over the the next three years in a bid to “incentivize and support the innovative … Read more
The rapper known as Lil Wayne has finally sold his waterfront Miami Beach, Fla., mansion. The price – $10 million – is well below the $18 million it originally sought when it hit the market back in 2015. The estate measures more than 15,101-square-foot with a rooftop skate park and shark lagoon, according to its … Read more
Property developer Gil Dezer owns 29 cars. And he plans to admire some of them from his couch in a swank Miami high-rise building, with the ocean in the background. Yes, Dezer is planning to park the cars IN his apartment. Miami’s 60-floor Porsche Design Tower — the first of its kind in the world … Read more
About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had a fetus or baby with deformities last year, US government scientists said Tuesday. The study released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracked 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016. … Read more
From his early raves to massive club shows, Tiesto has spent the past 20 years guiding the ebbs and flows of each audience. He finds the connection so intimate he has a ready comparison. “Basically it’s like having sex,” he said. Tijs “Tiesto” Verwest, who is the world’s second highest-paid DJ on the list of … Read more
Baltimore Ravens player Matt Elam was stopped by Miami police on Saturday and charged with reckless driving and possession of drugs. Miami Beach police said they arrested the 25-year-old American after he was pulled over for driving erratically. Police searched his vehicle and discovered a Gucci bag on the floor of the driver’s side that … Read more
When Venezuelan journalist Eulimar Nunez saw the airport chaos triggered by President Donald Trump’s now-suspended executive order on immigration, she decided to try to upgrade her status from permanent resident to US citizen. Like her, many foreigners in Florida — living in the country legally or illegally — are in a state of fear and … Read more
Tameka “Tiny” Harris has reportedly filed for divorce from husband, rapper T. I., after six years of marriage. According to TMZ, Tiny, 41, filed earlier this month in Henry County, Georgia. The two married in 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida, and have three children together: King, 12; Major Philant, 8; Heiress Diana, 9 months. Tiny, … Read more
The Kim Kardashian wannabe spent £7,000 on a Brazilian butt-lift to look like her idol, Daily Star reports. Marlene Chinea decided to go under the knife after 300-squats-a-day failed to give her the booty of her dreams. The 36-year-old spent thousands of hours in the gym working on her behind, but when nothing worked she … Read more
The musician also kissed Ariana Grande and teased ex-husband Sean Penn, who crawled through her legs at one point as the two tried to coerce the audience to bid higher. Madonna repeatedly criticized President-elect Donald Trump, said she was “ashamed to be an American,” flirted with ex-husband Sean Penn and kissed Ariana Grande at a … Read more
Miami Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine in his system when he and two friends were killed in a boat crash last month off Miami Beach, the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s office said Saturday. Associate Medical Examiner Kenneth Hutchins listed “boat crash” as the cause of death and also said Fernandez was legally drunk … Read more
Jose Fernandez, a pitcher for the Miami Marlins baseball team, has died in a boat crash at the age of 24. The US Coast Guard said Fernandez was one of three people killed in the crash on Sunday, off Miami Beach, Florida. A scheduled Marlins home game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday has been … Read more
U. S. authorities said Thursday they have identified the first batch of mosquitoes infected with the Zika virus in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, where the first locally transmitted cases of Zika in the continental U.S. have been found. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said in a statement that three mosquito samples from a … Read more