Miami Dolphins fans have seen some
things in their day. For a fan old enough to remember the 70s teams, the Dolphins have swung both ways on the hierarchy pendulum of the NFL. For younger fans, their entire lives have been filled with disappointments, broken promises, and, as an annual tradition, false hope that comes every offseason.
One thing you can t say about Dolphins fans, however, is that they re bad. If the Miami Dolphins had a bad fan base, or even worse, a nonexistent one, the stadium wouldn t be as full as it is in non-COVID times and nobody would care about all the failures the franchise has seen over the past two-plus decades.
It has been a rough couple of months for Donald J. Trump, one of South Florida s newest full-time residents. Voters booted him out of the White House, Congress impeached him for a second time after he incited a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol, Twitter vaporized his virtual soapbox, and he has retreated to one of the swampiest swamps of them all his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach County.
It seems he s jumped from one sinking ship to another, as his businesses are hemorrhaging revenue. But there s one new venture he seems to be optimistic about. Trump wants to raise $2 billion to construct a presidential library, possibly in his new home state. What would make the Narcissus of American politics happier than a memorial to himself and his perceived accomplishments?
The Miami Heat hasn t played the Los Angeles Lakers in over two weeks, but that hasn t stopped the most recent NBA Finals foes from being in the news together. This time, however, the news is of the fake variety.
(Someone should come up with a saying for when the news is fake. I ll think about it and get back to you.)
There are many things that are legendary about Miami Heat president Pat Riley. He s a Hall of Fame head coach with a résumé as long as a CVS receipt. He s a master motivator. His hair is majestic. And his end-of-the-year press conferences are infamous for providing text-alert-level news at a time when there isn t supposed be any news at all.
Last fall, the Mai-Kai abruptly closed after a burst pipe in the restaurant s kitchen caused extensive flooding. The owners of the landmark Fort Lauderdale tiki bar vowed to reopen, issuing a statement that said, While we don t have a reopen date finalized, we will keep our loyal patrons up to date as soon as we have more information to share.
The restaurant made good on that promise, hosting several gatherings and events in its parking lot and maintaining a presence through its online store, where people can buy tiki mugs and posters.
Late yesterday, however, the Mai-Kai said in a statement that the iconic establishment is for sale.
Orlando-born singer-songwriter Delia Dane recently released her new single, The Feeling, on Kitsuné Musique. The track is a mediation on that pull between two souls who can’t deny the feeling they are having at that moment.
For Dane, who describes herself as a songwriter first and foremost, putting pen to paper is a very personal experience.
“My biggest goal is to be a writer for other artists, she tells
New Times. I always want to put out my stuff, but because it’s so personal, when it comes, it comes, and I don’t want to rush it. I don’t necessarily want to be tied to like, ‘Oh, you have to put out this or whatever because you haven’t put out a record in a while. So for like being an artist and in the industry, I want to be a writer.”