South Florida ties to AllHere and ex-Miami schools chief revealed, as feds continue probe
A federal investigation cloaked in mystery that's rooted in Los Angeles and stretches into Broward County involving Alberto Carvalho, the current superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, has a much larger footprint in South Florida than previously known, according to interviews, school district...
Wynwood Review Board Approves Pitbull’s Proposed Music HQ
On Tuesday, the Wynwood Design Review Committee voted and unanimously approved Pitbull’s proposed office building for his music label’s headquarters at the site of his childhood home. The music star and developer Rilea Group proposed an eight-story, 11,200-square-foot building to house Pitbull’s Mr. 305 music label...
Beyond the Kebab: Exploring the Refined Persian Flavors of Fooq’s
One of my favorite cuisines is Persian, one of the world’s oldest cuisines and often referred to as “refined”. It is similar to other Middle Eastern cuisines, but also different in its ingredients and is also considered healthy. Happily, what was the leading Persian restaurant here, Fooq’s Miami, has reopened after a...
Zuckerberg picks Florida over California with a record $170M Miami mansion buy
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan just closed on a $170 million mansion on Indian Creek Island in Miami. The deal, which closed on March 2, makes it the most expensive home sale in Miami-Dade County history and one of the priciest residential purchases ever recorded in the country. A representative...
Mother says high school coach sent explicit messages to 17-year-old daughter; coach removed from...
MIAMI (WSVN) - A high school coach is in hot water and has been removed from his post pending an investigation that stems from allegations he was sending explicit messages to a 17-year-old girl. The victim’s mother says she wants the coach arrested. The alarming allegations occurred at Miami...
Miami developer Rishi Kapoor indicted in $85 million fraud scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted Miami-based developer Rishi Kapoor in an $85 million fraud scheme. The indictment, filed on March 3, alleges Kapoor defrauded investors. Jurors claim he used funds invested into his company, called Location Ventures, to buy two yachts, a Rolex and a mansion in the affluent Cocoplum...
Woman makes court appearance after being arrested for throwing Gatorade at face of school’s...
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman appeared before a judge for her first bond hearing after being arrested on Tuesday. Forty-year-old Diliana Quintana-Avila is charged with battery after, police said, she splashed Gatorade at the face of a school’s assistant principal. The altercation occurred at Norland Middle...
A Miami supermarket’s wild cancer claim, unsafe croquetas, hot dogs and bacon
Inadequate handwashing, poor food storage and general lack of cleanliness caused a South Miami-Dade supermarket to fail state inspection for the second time in 27 months. Oh, and there was also that claim about a cancer-preventing food product made in the Bravo Supermarket at 11247 SW 152nd St. in Richmond Heights....
1 killed, 1 hospitalized after 2-vehicle crash in Davie, police say
A two-vehicle crash in Davie on Tuesday killed one person and left another person seriously injured, police said. According to Davie Police, the crash happened at 1900 S. Flamingo Road. Once officers arrived at the scene, one person was pronounced deceased, and a second person was taken to the hospital...
Docs: Accused killer mom drowned child, then told family he was abducted
MIAMI (Court TV) — New filings in the case against a mom accused of intentionally drowning her child with autism reveal that the defendant told her own family the same alleged lie she told police. Patricia Ripley, 51, is charged with the murder of her 9-year-old son, identified in court documents as “A.R.” She has...
