Jan
03

Portion of Macy’s Flagler Street property in downtown Miami sold

A New York firm bought part of the Macy’s building in downtown Miami and is expected to acquire the rest. The next priority is negotiating a new lease to keep Macy’s as a tenant.In a deal that could have implications for the future of downtown Miami’s anchor retail tenant, a New York real estate investment firm paid $15.55 million to acquire more than half the property that...
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Jan
02

Man grazed by stray bullet in Miami on New Year’s Eve

A stray bullet fired into the air just after midnight on New Year’s Eve struck a man as he celebrated at a party in Miami, according to police.The bullet grazed the man’s upper left shoulder. Paramedics treated him outside the Allapattah home at Northwest 25th Avenue and 32nd Street. The man, who was not identified, wasn’t taken to a hospital.Miami police spokesman Detective...
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Apple testing new iPhone, iOS 7: report

(Reuters) – Apple Inc has started testing a new iPhone and the next version of its iOS software, news website The Next Web reported.Apple shares were up 2.6 percent at $ 546.06 in premarket trading. The stock closed at $ 532.17 on the Nasdaq on Monday.Application developers have found in their app usage logs references to a new iPhone identifier, iPhone 6.1, running iOS 7 operating system, the website...
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Fred Armisen Portlandia Season Three Interview

The dream of the 90's is alive once again now that the inspired insanity of IFC's Portlandia returns on Friday.The brainchild of Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen, Jonathan Krisel and former Sleater-Kinney singer Carrie Brownstein, the Emmy-nominated Portlandia has amassed a loyal legion of fans who have Put A Bird On It, spent too much time in a Feminist Bookstore and fallen in love with the oversize...
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Pilot spots theft at own house while flying plane

LABELLE, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man flying home from North Carolina caught a man stealing a trailer while piloting his plane over his own home.The News-Press reports that David Zehntner was flying over his home in LaBelle Sunday when he saw a truck in his driveway. He lowered his altitude to get a closer look and saw a man attaching Zehntner's...
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World markets rally after U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’ deal

LONDON -- The world’s financial markets breathed a huge sigh of relief Wednesday that U.S. lawmakers agreed on a budget deal that will stop hundreds of billions of dollars in automatic tax increases and spending cuts that risked plunging the world’s biggest economy into recession. Stocks around the world started 2013 with hefty gains as investors welcomed the vote in the...
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Jan
01

Peeping tom suspect nabbed at Forever21 store at Sawgrass Mills mall

A suspected “peeping tom” was arrested Sunday after he was caught with video of women trying on clothes at the Forever21 store at the Sawgrass Mills mall. Andre Clements, 30, has been charged with video voyeurism and disorderly conduct, Sunrise police said. A manager at the store became suspicious when Clements, 30, was caught loitering in the dressing rooms. Customers also...
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Relive the Paralympics’ Most Inspiring Moment of the Year

Back in July, we covered how social media would be critical to the success of the 2012 Paralympic Games. The Paralympics ended in September, but the International Paralympic Committee is still using the web to shine a light on unheralded athletes and tell stories of remarkable inspiration.[More from Mashable: Watch the Scariest Skiing Lesson of All Time]The committee revealed its top moment of 2012...
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Kim K. Exclusive: Pregnancy is Hard

Entertainment Tonight's Christina McLarty was the first to catch up with Kim Kardashian in Las Vegas at her first appearance since her boyfriend, rap star Kanye West, announced that they are expecting a child together. Pics: Kim's Pre-Pregnancy Style Kardashian tells ET that pregnancy is harder than she imagined and the changes to her body are difficult. She also tells McLarty that she is taking...
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Drunk driver hits four pedestrians, one fighting for life in hospital

A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a drunk driver this morning in Bay Ridge, authorities said. The 34-year-old driver was so boozed up that he managed to sideswipe four parked cars on 93rd Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues around 3:35 a.m., cops said.He then lost control of his 2012 Acura and careened into four pedestrians -- critically...
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