February 16, 2022 – Bugle Miami

Poll: Gov. DeSantis Has Nearly Double Digit Lead Over Democratic Challengers

MIAMI – Governor Ron DeSantis is seeking reelection in November, and while it’s a long way off the latest Mason-Dixon poll shows he has a pretty comfortable lead over his Democratic challengers. Statewide, DeSantis leads former governor and current Representative Charlie Crist by a 51%-43% margin. He has just a slightly larger margin over state […]

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Miami boat show creates threat to manatees, activists say

Local / Newsroom

MIAMI – The Miami International Boat Show launched Wednesday after taking a pause last year because of the pandemic, but not everybody is cheering. A huge staging area on Biscayne Bay with temporary docks that can accommodate almost 1,000 boats has been built right on top of a protected manatee habitat — at a time when the very survival

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Florida House debates ban on abortion for 15-week pregnancies

Local / Newsroom

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida House of Representatives will be voting on a ban on abortion for women who have been pregnant for 15 weeks or longer — without exceptions for rape or incest — on Wednesday in Tallahassee. A full-term pregnancy is about 40 weeks. The Florida law as it stands bans abortions for women

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Dolphins hiring Frank Smith as offensive coordinator

Sport / Newsroom

The Miami Dolphins are hiring Frank Smith as their offensive coordinator, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Monday. Smith most recently served as the Los Angeles Chargers run game coordinator/offensive line coach under Brandon Staley. Now he’ll be the right hand man to new Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, himself a former run game coordinator under 49ers

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Miami becomes least affordable housing market in the US

Lifestyle / Newsroom

Miami is the most expensive housing market in the country, surpassing New York, according to a RealtyHop report. Home prices in Miami have soared during the pandemic, propelled by the migration of out-of-state buyers and renters, many of whom have moved from the Northeast. Wages, meanwhile, have not risen at the same pace. A household

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Miami International Boat Show expects more than 100,000 visitors

Lifestyle / Newsroom

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The 2022 Miami International Boat Show reopened on Wednesday with exhibits in Miami and Miami Beach through Sunday. With more than 1,000 vendors at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the event’s organizers expect more than 100,000 visitors. Bryan Seti, Yamaha Watercraft’s general manager, said the Miami International Boat Show accounts for about

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DeSantis: Latest tourist numbers higher than before pandemic

Local / Newsroom

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the number of tourists coming to the Sunshine State in the last quarter of 2021 surpassed the visitor count in the same quarter before the start of the pandemic. Florida had 30.8 million tourist visits between last October and December, a slight increase over the fourth

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Puppy saved after falling off ledge in Miami Beach

Local / Newsroom

A precious pup had to be saved from the bay. Its owner said she was playing with her dog at a park in Miami Beach when the pooch got too close to the ledge and fell into the water. Crews from Fire Rescue Truck 22 and Engine 2 responded, broke out the ladder and went

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Mason-Dixon poll gives Marco Rubio the edge against Val Demings in Florida’s U.S. Senate contest

Local / Newsroom

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio holds a 7-point lead over Rep. Val Demings, the presumed Democratic frontrunner hoping to take him on in the November General Election. That’s according to a new Mason-Dixon Florida poll. Rubio holds a 49% to 42% advantage over Demings among registered voters in the new survey. That is consistent with spreads seen in other polls taken

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