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2011 Stories by Michael E. Miller

• We Interviewed Juwan Howard And All We Got Was This Crappy Blog Post

  published Aug 15, 2011

  It's over! After exactly two years, one month, and one week, the Miami Heat's stubborn refusal to talk to Riptide about anything for any period of time has finally come to an end. Well, sort of.The c... More >>

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  Moron Of The Week: Cocaine + AK-47 - Driver's License = "Young Hope" in Esperanto

  published Aug 12, 2011

  Jovens Esperance. The name sounds so innocent, like something Salma Hayek might whisper into your ear on a lazy Sunday morning. Or like the name of a Catalan charity devoted to taking thugs from the s... More >>

• Brandon Marshall Stabbing Details: Bloody Kitchen Knife, Gun Clip Found by Police

  published Aug 11, 2011

  After giving conflicting statements about the Dolphin wide receiver's bizarre April 22 stabbing, neither Brandon Marshall nor his wife Michi Nogomi-Marshall were convicted of a crime. But the release ... More >>

• Peepshows & Penthouses: Five Unanswered Questions About "Los Miami"

  published Aug 10, 2011

  This week's metro tells the incredible story of Spanish brothers Artemio and Alvaro Lopez Tardon. According to prosecutors, the two ran a tri-continental drug shipping and money-laundering empire wort... More >>

• "Los Miami" Trial Reveals Bizarre Tale of Cocaine Smuggling, Lamborghinis, and Santeria

  published Aug 09, 2011

  One night in mid-July, FBI agents swarmed three buildings around town simultaneously. It was one of the most incredible drug busts in Miami history -- and hardly anyone noticed. At the time, we wrote ... More >>

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  Los Miami gang nabbed in huge drug bust

  published August 11, 2011

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  Sara Pizano, Hounded by Animal Rights Activists, Resigns as Animal Services Director

  published Aug 05, 2011

  The heads keep fallin' in Miami-Dade.Never mind that Animal Services Director Sara Pizano technically resigned yesterday. Animal rights activists have been after her for so long that they'll feel they... More >>

• Barcelona v. Chivas, Riptide v. Twitter Tonight at 8:30

  published Aug 03, 2011

  Tonight, an impish horde of tiny men dressed in blue and maroon stripes will run around in circles at Sun Life Stadium for 90 minutes. Don't worry -- this is not a Dolphins preseason halftime show gon... More >>

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  Cuba in Store for Porn, Protest, and Pop Culture When High-Speed Internet Kicks In This Month

  published Aug 02, 2011

  rIn early February, a massive ship belonging to French company Alcatel-Lucent arrived at port near Santiago de Cuba after setting sail from Venezuela. Cuban officials immediately touted its arrival as... More >>

• Cuba gets high-speed Internet

  published August 4, 2011

  Cuba gets high-speed Internet access More >>

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  Plum TV's Jerry Powers Settles More Than $2.2 Million in Gambling Debts

  published Jul 29, 2011

  rOld habits die hard, it seems. Between 1977 and 1984, Ocean Drive founder and current Plum TV exec Jerry Powers was sued 13 times for money owed."I was dependent on drugs when I did those things," he... More >>

• Casey Anthony Update: We Will Have to Wait 3 Months Before Irrationally Blaming Each Juror

  published Jul 27, 2011

  Damn you Big Government. Always getting in the way of stuff. Like that one time President Barack O'Socialist tried to keep us from getting sick and dying without health care. Whatevs.Well, ol' Biggie ... More >>

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  Photo Shows Derick Kuilan, ATV-Driving Miami Beach Cop, During Bachelorette Party

  published Jul 26, 2011

  Prosecutors have just released a photo of police officer Derick Kuilan partying it up shortly before he allegedly hopped on his ATV and drunkenly ran over two people on Miami Beach.Kuilan turned himse... More >>

• Candice Cooper Boley, runaway Alabama mom, suspected of fraud

  published July 28, 2011

  Candice Cooper Boley, runaway Alabama mom, suspected of fraud More >>

• Candice Cooper Boley, Runaway Alabama Mom, Suspected of Fraud & Theft in Miami Beach

  published Jul 25, 2011

  David Vigil had never met a girl like Candice Cooper Boley in Miami Beach before: a tiny Alabama belle whose quick smile and Southern drawl were as out of place as a snowflake. When they started datin... More >>

• Cuban Government "Kidnapping" Rotilla Music Festival, Founders Say

  published Jul 22, 2011

  Last August, the Rotilla Festival brought 20,000 young Cubans to a beach near Havana for three days of rap, house, and electronic music. It was a rare moment of free speech in the tightly policed coun... More >>

• Venezuelan Exiles Throw Arepa in Chavez's Eye with Spinning Simon Bolivar Statue in Doral

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Venezuelan exiles announced today that they are installing a statue of their country's founding father, Simon Bolivar, in front of the Arepazo restaurant in Doral.The life-size, revolvable statue is i... More >>

• Time for Miami Tax Evaders to Come Forward, Warns Local Attorney

  published Jul 20, 2011

  rNot everyone in Miami is on the up & up. Sure, your neighbor could have bought that brand-new Mercedes-Benz with the Christmas bonus. Or it could have been that narco slush fund in the Caym... More >>

• Reason #673 to Drop the Embargo: 61-Year-Old Woman Already Swimming From Cuba to Keys

  published Jul 19, 2011

  You know it's time to rethink US-Cuba relations when 61-year-olds start swimming between the two countries.Granted, Diana Nyad is no abuelita doggy paddling for a taste of American freedom. As today's... More >>

• S.W.A.T. Team Stand-Off at 13th Street and Euclid Avenue in Miami Beach UPDATE

  published Jul 15, 2011

  The Miami Beach Police Department S.W.A.T. Team was called in to handle a stand-off on South Beach tonight.An unidentified white male "barricaded" himself at 1309 Euclid Avenue, according to Det.... More >>

• Ironic Quote of the Week: Library-Closing Carlos Gimenez Says Favorite Book is Fahrenheit 451

  published Jul 15, 2011

  Miamians were pissed off yesterday about Carlos Gimenez's plan to shutter 13 libraries around town. So when we saw him at a groundbreaking ceremony today, we thought we'd ask Gimenez a simple question... More >>

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  Spanish Bros Allegedly Laundered $26 Million in Drug Money by Being Total Miami Badasses

  published Jul 15, 2011

  Cocaine smuggling, personalized leather bomber jackets, $2 million cars, and high-rise penthouses across Miami.No, it's not 2 Fast 2 Furious -- although eerily close -- but an indictment unsealed... More >>

• Is Rick Scott America's Worst Governorr

  published Jul 14, 2011

  Clearly, Rick Scott is America's least popular governor. His numbers are so low that if he were a baseball player, his manager would have long ago slapped his ass and demoted him to AA. He's more poli... More >>

• Abby Wambach, Former Florida Gator Star, Leads US Against France in Women's World Cup UPDATE

  published Jul 13, 2011

  UPDATE: Wambach scored the game winner in the USA's 3-1 win over France this afternoon.We've heard all the bogus excuses: "soccer is boring; women aren't good enough; if they aren't in bikinis, I'm bo... More >>

• No, Your $4,000 Tax Refund Was Not Legit

  published Jul 12, 2011

  Did you pay Tomeka Wimberly at Wizard Tax Services Inc. to fill out your return this yearr Did she claim Doritos and Mountain Dew on your work expensesr How about the little known "new underwear credi... More >>