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2013 Stories by Michael E. Miller

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  Ultra Music Festival 2013: Two Dozen People Hospitalized

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Every time the neon-clad masses descend upon Miami for the Ultra Music Festival, rumors of injuries, overdoses, and even deaths swirl around the city.Ever wonder how much of it is truer We did, so we ... More >>

• Miami Beach Corruption Troubles Deepen With Apparent FBI Leak

  published Apr 10, 2013

  Yesterday, Riptide reported on Rick Falls, a Miami Beach code enforcement officer who claims he was retaliated against for wearing a wire for the F.B.I. One thing that remains unclear, however, is how... More >>

• Miami Beach City Employee Claims He Was Punished for Wearing a Wire for the FBI

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Twelve months ago, Miami Beach seemed on the verge of a very necessary cleanup. On April 11, 2012, FBI agents arrested six city employees -- four code compliance officers and two firefighters -- and a... More >>

• City of Miami Beach Employee Shunned for Helping FBI

  published April 11, 2013

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  Bomba Estereo Rocks Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2013 With Sex and Snarl

  published Apr 08, 2013

  Bomba Estereo With Zuzuka Poderosa & Kush Arora Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2013 North Beach Bandshell Saturday, April 6, 2013 Better Than: An aguardiente-drenched wedding in Bogota. Man o... More >>

• Transgender MMA Fighter Fallon Fox Cleared of Fraud, Will Fight May 24 in Coral Gables

  published Apr 04, 2013

  Fallon Fox, a transgender mixed martial artist, has been cleared to fight in Coral Gables next month. The 36-year-old Fox was born male, married his high school girlfriend after getting her pregnant, ... More >>

• Police Standoff in South Beach After Man Threatens Neighbor With Gun UDPATE

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Miami Beach SWAT officers are about to raid an apartment in South Beach after its occupant brandished a gun at a neighbor and then refused to come out.Police spokesman Bobby Hernandez says the standof... More >>

• New Jersey Man Is Ultra Music Festival's First Drug Death

  published April 4, 2013

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  Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez Visits Freedom Tower: "We Have to Rebuild Our Nation"

  published Apr 01, 2013

  After crisscrossing the world for the past six weeks -- not to mention fighting Castro's government censors for more than six years -- Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez finally delivered the speech she said... More >>

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  Marlins Season Predictions: Hysteria, Huge Loses, and Hugo Chavez Bobble-Head Dolls

  published Apr 01, 2013

  Opening day is about hope. Sure, there's beer and hotdogs and warm weather and, um, more beer. But underneath all that, baseball's new beginning is about the effervescent inkling that this year is goi... More >>

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  Ultra Music Festival: Police Say Anthony Cassano, 20, Likely Died of Drug Overdose

  published Mar 29, 2013

  While other major electronic music festivals have been rocked by kids overdosing on party drugs, Ultra Music Festival has remained relatively unscathed.Until now, that is. Officials now believe that t... More >>

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  Judge Throws Out $700,000 Verdict in Miami Beach Firefighter's Sexual Harassment Suit UPDATED

  published Mar 28, 2013

  Marlenis Smart describes her seven years as a firefighter as a nightmare. In a lawsuit filed in 2010, she claimed she was sexually harassed by co-workers from her first day on the job. Male firefighte... More >>

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  Dale Picardat, Arrested for Looking Poor in Miami Beach, Settles With City for $70,000

  published Mar 28, 2013

  For a city that routinely gets swindled by its bribe-taking employees, Miami Beach sure fights tooth and nail over its lawsuits.On Tuesday, city attorneys successfully appealed a $700,000 jury award t... More >>

• Accusations Fly In Miami Springs Mayoral Race Over Absentee Ballot Fliers

  published Mar 27, 2013

  Over the past few days, Miami Springs voters have received a flier urging them to vote by mail in the city's election on Tuesday. It includes a request form for an absentee ballot and an official-look... More >>

• Hibiscus Island Dog Rescue Endangers Animals, Complaints Say

  published March 28, 2013

  Hibiscus Island Dog Rescue Endangers Animals, Complaints Say More >>

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  Allegations of Animal Abuse in Rundown House on Ritzy Hibiscus Island

  published Mar 25, 2013

  On paper, Have a Heart Dog and Cat Rescue sounds like an animal lover's ideal. Its address on exclusive Hibiscus Island conjures scenes of puppies playing and kittens canoodling in luxury. Several nea... More >>

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  Ultra Music Festival Noise Provokes (Hilarious) Complaint, Maybe Condom Catapults

  published Mar 22, 2013

  As Hurricane Ultra doubles back upon Bayfront Park today, some cranky locals are once again boarding up the windows and bolting town. But apparently not everyone got the message about the massive, noi... More >>

• Man Arrested In Keys For Racing 116 MPH Had Fake ID In Name Of "Chaotic Huang"

  published Mar 21, 2013

  If you're a foreign national looking to have a good time in Florida, stay out of trouble, and avoid possible deportation, here are three easy rules to follow.1) Don't borrow someone's flashy, $200,000... More >>

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  Puerto Rico Violence Calls Into Question America's War on Drugs

  published Mar 20, 2013

  For this week's cover story on the soaring murder rate in Puerto Rico, I spent five days on the island. I visited crime scenes still wet with blood, picked up AK-47 shells sprayed around neighborhoods... More >>

• Miami Beach Must Pay $100,000 for Arresting Man for Looking Poor

  published March 21, 2013

  Miami Beach Must Pay $100,000 for Arresting Man for Looking Poor More >>

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  Puerto Rico's Wave of Drugs and Brazen Murders Reverberates to Miami

  published March 21, 2013

  Puerto Rico's Wave of Drugs and Brazen Murders Reverberates to Miami See the slide show " More >>

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  Miami Beach Ordered to Pay Man $100,000 After Falsely Arresting Him for Looking Poor

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Miami Beach is a shallow place. The right car can get you laid. The wrong shoes can get you kicked out of a club. Hell, even the dive bars have dress codes. But can looking poor get you arrestedrIt di... More >>

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  Beach Commissioner Will Give You Pizza and Cupcakes To Clean Up After Spring Breakers

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin may be behind a recently revived proposal to allow alcohol on the beach, but that doesn't mean he is in favor of trashing the place.In fact, the mayoral candidate... More >>

• "Formula E" Electric Cars to Race in Miami Next Year, but Where Will Grand Prix Be Heldr

  published Mar 14, 2013

  Once a year, downtown Miami used to reverberate with the roar of 1,000-horsepower engines, Bayfront Park smelled of burnt rubber, and millionaires' Lamborghinis were made to look like junkyard jalopie... More >>

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  Miami Beach Activist Blasts Proposal to Legalize Booze on Beach UPDATED

  published Mar 13, 2013

  Today, Miami Beach city commissioners are considering a proposal to legalize drinking on the sand. But according to one local activist, the idea is idiotic."Nobody wants kids getting drunk on the beac... More >>