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Design the Poster for Counting Crows Tour Arriving in West Palm Beach this October... Bonus: Free MP3s!

The 6 Best Chefs To Leave Miami

Criteria is simple:A great chef who made his or her mark in Miami and then moved on. David Bouley doesn't qualify, as he wasn't actually doing the cooking at Evolution. Carmen Gonzalez of the departed Carmen's might make my top ten, but I don't think of her as being in quite in the same league as th ... More >>

Would You Like Pakora with That? Fast Food Outsourcing Orders.

Jack in the Box is apparently testing a program to outsource their drive-through orders, routing requests for burgers and shakes to call-takers outside the country. The program is getting its first test run in Charlotte, North Carolina, where folks innocently pulling up to the order box are being ta ... More >>

Program Notes

Jack in the Box is apparently testing a program to outsource their drive-through orders, routing requests for burgers and shakes to call-takers outside the country. The program is getting its first test run in Charlotte, North Carolina, where folks innocently pulling up to the order box are being ta ... More >>

Exclusive: Marlins Construction Group Gave Thousands to Commish Who Approved No-Bid Deal

Joe Martinez seems a forthright and resolute guy. He was the first Hispanic elected by his peers to be county commission chairman. He publicly supported the highly unpopular John McCain for president. And he pushed to strip Jose Canseco's name from a stretch of SW 16th Street after the slugger admit ... More >>

Fishy Business

They gave thousands to a commissioner and then won the Marlins stadium contract.

The Martinez Brothers Bring Their Soulful Bronx Groove South

They gave thousands to a commissioner and then won the Marlins stadium contract.

Letters from the Issue of August 14, 2008

"Anyone who claims to play poker for a living in this state is a wannabe, a jerk-off, and, furthermore, a degenerate."

Where He's From

Soul singer Anthony Hamilton speaks freely of his faith and his record company woes

Anthony Hamilton

Southern Comfort (Merovingian)

Backbeat Confidential

At Miami's Scratch Academy, students master the fine art of spinning vinyl

Rough Love

Kids from South Florida and beyond are sent to Jamaica to straighten up. Or else.

The Tammy Show, PTL

Tammy Faye, you never went away!

Waiting for Otto

Why would a man sullied by Iran-contra and illegal propaganda campaigns be a Bush nominee? Good question.

That Old Familiar Face

When you hear the name Maurice Ferré, what comes to mind? Something positive? Negative? Anything at all?

Dish

Woods Keeps Up the Swing

Comedy Central

Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black stand-up talent

News of the Weird

Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black stand-up talent

News of the Weird

Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black stand-up talent

Letters

Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black stand-up talent

News of the Weird

Spike Lee takes a fresh and gloriously unpolished look at black stand-up talent

A Bull Market

Interested in Miami's new minor-league hockey team? Prepare to shell out big bucks.

Goo Grief

There's a million cubic yards of toxic sludge on the bottom of the Miami River and you may as well get used to it

Miami Lobster & Shrimp Cakes Cop Carolina Accolade

Klime Kovaceski is from Macedonia, not Miami, but during his years as owner of Crystal Cafe (which was on 41st Street in Miami Beach), the personable chef was adopted as a native son by a large and fiercely loyal local clientele. These former patrons will knowingly smile when they hear that Crystal' ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Social Media Club South Florida, November Edition

Richard Tucker of Cruise Deals hearts Miami's social media community.​This month's Social Media Club South Florida was a massive tweetup to wish Social Fresh Cruise guests a warm bon voyage, Miami style. The event took place November 11 at the Doubletree Grand Hotel on Biscayne Bay.Joining the wel ... More >>

Three Young Filmmakers Going Undercover as Homeless People Get Their Equipment Stolen

This is the photo on the film project's Facebook page. Is it the three filmmakers in their undercover identities?Graduating from college sucks. Drawing penises on your friend's forehead is no longer socially acceptable, everything costs money, and potential employers regard your expensive dipl ... More >>

Three filmmakers acting homeless get equipment stolen at Miami Denny's

This is the photo on the film project's Facebook page. Is it the three filmmakers in their undercover identities?Graduating from college sucks. Drawing penises on your friend's forehead is no longer socially acceptable, everything costs money, and potential employers regard your expensive dipl ... More >>

NFL Draft Live-Blog, rounds 2 & 3

​Welcome back to our second night of NFL Draft Live-Blogging! Brought to you in 3D!* (*-not really, but everything else is in 3D, so why not). Tonight we'll roll through the second and third rounds, where the Dolphins hold the 40th and 73rd overall picks. Tonight's blog will be more Dolphins-cente ... More >>

Basketball Wives: Ochocinco Throws the Worst Parties Ever

​There are a slew of talented NFL players from Miami we usually don't care too much about on Riptide unless they happen to play for the Canes or the Dolphins. Chad Ochocinco is the big exception. He is, after all, the most interesting football player in the world. He's practically a hero to us. Bu ... More >>

Trinumeral Festival with Big Boi, Blackalicious, and Tokimonsta, October 8 to 10

​There are a slew of talented NFL players from Miami we usually don't care too much about on Riptide unless they happen to play for the Canes or the Dolphins. Chad Ochocinco is the big exception. He is, after all, the most interesting football player in the world. He's practically a hero to us. Bu ... More >>

Veldora Arthur Knows It Is Always Better in the Bahamas

Veldora Arthur keeps getting paid on the taxpayers' dime while she plans a vacation.​An assistant Miami fire chief who is on paid administrative leave while she awaits trial on federal mortgage fraud charges wants to get away for a while. The Straw Buyer reports the lawyer representing Veldora Art ... More >>

American Values Group Urges President Obama to Address Urban Beach Weekend Chaos

photo by Ivon David Rojas​The events of Urban Beach Weekend certainly have Miami Beach locals talking, but is it really an incident that the President of the United State needs to address? Gary Bauer, president of social conservative group American Values and a former Republican presidential candi ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Full 2012 US Tour Dates With SoFla Show on January 20

​There was a time, circa 1991, when being a funky white boy meant doing whacked-out jumping jacks to the beat of "Suck My Kiss" while wearing a sock on your cock. But these days, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are grown-ass funky white men. The band's founding twosome, frontman-slash-resident hunk An ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers Postpone 2012 US Tour, Reschedule South Florida Gig

​Being the frontman of one of the biggest bands on the planet can be a real pain in the sesamoid bone and flexor tendon. Just ask Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis. The porn 'stachioed rocker recently underwent surgery to treat a bum foot, the result of "multiple" injuries. And regrettably, ... More >>

Madonna Announces 2012 World Tour With Miami Concert

​For every fat, drunk American football fan who couldn't even sit (or, uh, dance) through Madonna's 12-minute Super Bowl XLVI halftime bonanza, there are millions of giddy pop music fans in party towns like Istanbul, Zagreb, Warsaw, Kansas City, and St. Paul who'd be totally willing to blow their ... More >>