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  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Memorial Day 2012: Six Best Electronic Music Parties Around Miami

    Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And "Urban Beach Week" has officially begun. From DJ Khaled's party at Cameo to Young Jeezy's bash at King of Diamonds, there're plenty of opportunities to rub elbows with hip-hop heavyweights, primetime strippers, and porn stars this weekend. But we get it, not e ... More >>

  • News

    May 3, 2012

    Coral Reefs Are Being Decimated, All for a Few Gaudy Trinkets

    Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And "Urban Beach Week" has officially begun. From DJ Khaled's party at Cameo to Young Jeezy's bash at King of Diamonds, there're plenty of opportunities to rub elbows with hip-hop heavyweights, primetime strippers, and porn stars this weekend. But we get it, not e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    David Young, Ex-Green Beret and Politico, Accused Of Bilking $54 Million From Military

    ​Before he moved to Florida, David Young was an American hero: A Green Beret, a Gulf War vet and a Bronze Star recipient. The vet was once among the nation's youngest state legislators after winning a seat in his native New Hampshire's state House at the age of 21. Two years ago, when he relocated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Pantsless Felon Jason Wayo Caught After Crime Spree, Shooting and Hiding In Woman's Closet

    ​What did you do this weekend? Unless you masterminded an international art theft caper or got into a fistfight with Mike Tyson over his love of Phil Collins, Jason Wayo can probably beat your story.The 34-year-old Sarasota County native was in court yesterday to answer charges that he went on an ... More >>

  • News

    February 9, 2012

    Buju Banton is innocent

    ​What did you do this weekend? Unless you masterminded an international art theft caper or got into a fistfight with Mike Tyson over his love of Phil Collins, Jason Wayo can probably beat your story.The 34-year-old Sarasota County native was in court yesterday to answer charges that he went on an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Buju Banton Received Ten Years in Prison Thanks to a Shady Snitch With Money Woes

    Seven months after a judge sentenced Grammy-winning reggae artist Buju Banton to ten years in Miami's Federal Correctional Institution on drug charges, an appeal by Buju is raising concerns that the feds entrapped the iconic and controversial performer. In this week's New Times, an investigatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Weird Wives and Luma Junger Square Off Against Alligator Alley, Wise Wizards, and Gulf Coast Fauna (Plus Free Music!)

    Fear, loathing, and boiled peanuts in Sarasota, Florida.​Alligator Alley, the artery connecting lower Southwest Florida with the Gulf Coast b/w The Everglades, is so flat, straight and strikingly unremarkable that it takes on the vertiginous qualities of the most hypnogogic labyrinths. That is to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2012

    Down and Derby

    Fear, loathing, and boiled peanuts in Sarasota, Florida.​Alligator Alley, the artery connecting lower Southwest Florida with the Gulf Coast b/w The Everglades, is so flat, straight and strikingly unremarkable that it takes on the vertiginous qualities of the most hypnogogic labyrinths. That is to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Is Tampa the New Miami? Tampa TV Experts Say Yes

    ​Here in Miami, we like to think we have a monopoly on star personalities. But according to at least one reality TV casting director, Tampa's where you can really find the talent."Tampa is the new Miami," casting director Rose Rosen told the Tampa Bay Times this week, noting that a colleague of he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    What Makes Florida So Fun for Freaky Felons?

    ​It's almost like he did it on purpose. In the same week New Times published the results of a weird-crime-off between Florida and Texas (which Florida won, duh), police arrested Tyree Lincoln Smith. The official charge: murder. The freaky details: Dude allegedly killed a man in Connecticut, then a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Florida Principal Reports Two Students Kissing As "Possible Sex Crime"

    ​This really is the only logical endpoint in a state so obsessed with sex crimes that we banished sex offenders to live under a bridge and unleashed prosecutors onto sexting teens: A teacher sees two 12-year-old students smooching in gym class and tells the school's principal, who then report ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Brandon Albanito Made A Million Selling Fake IDs To College Kids, Until the Feds Caught Up

    via Lee County Sheriff's Office​Who knew churning out McLovin licenses for desperate college kids was a goldmine? For Brandon Albanito, a 25-year-old in Cape Coral, the fake ID biz was a million-dollar enterprise, with a 2010 Lexus, a Bentley and a 2003 Ferrari, a nearly $400,000 house and mountai ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2011

    Animal with Wild Hunger

    via Lee County Sheriff's Office​Who knew churning out McLovin licenses for desperate college kids was a goldmine? For Brandon Albanito, a 25-year-old in Cape Coral, the fake ID biz was a million-dollar enterprise, with a 2010 Lexus, a Bentley and a 2003 Ferrari, a nearly $400,000 house and mountai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Eliu Gonzalez, Florida City Sea Hustler, Pleads Guilty to Defrauding BP Out of Oil Spill Funds

    We're betting this is what Gonzalez looks like.​BP was recently ripped off to the tune of six figures by an enterprising hustler named Eliu Gonzalez. The 37-year-old Florida City resident was indicted in April for forging documents to claim $110,116 in lost fishing income due to the Deep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Strippers Edition: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Exotic Dancers

    ​Some things are so good, they should not be f*cked with: Starsky & Hutch, rum & coke, mugshots & Fridays.But rules are made to be broken, especially random-ass Riptide rules. So we present you with a special mid-week, Gulf Coast edition of Mugshots Friday Tuesday.Today's version is de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Nevin Shapiro: Who Is This Ponzi Dirtbag Exploding Canes Football?

    photo by Tim ElfrinkThe view from Shapiro's pool.​So Yahoo Sports dropped an ass-seeking clusterbomb all over The U last night with a mammoth expose on Nevin Shapiro's (allegedly) hooker-buying, yacht-lending, abortion-providing services for Hurricanes athletes. Their story doesn't spend much spac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Buck Naked, Incredibly Drunk Driver Tasered By Florida Deputies

    via Levy County Sheriff's OfficeKelly Michael Bachmeier​If the charges against Kelly Michael Bachmeier are true, Riptide salutes him for hitting for the cycle of Florida crimes: extreme drunkenness, a complete lack of pants, erratic driving and, of course, a good Tasering.Sheriff's deputies say th ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2011

    Guns online: No permit needed

    via Levy County Sheriff's OfficeKelly Michael Bachmeier​If the charges against Kelly Michael Bachmeier are true, Riptide salutes him for hitting for the cycle of Florida crimes: extreme drunkenness, a complete lack of pants, erratic driving and, of course, a good Tasering.Sheriff's deputies say th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Supper on the Porch

    via Levy County Sheriff's OfficeKelly Michael Bachmeier​If the charges against Kelly Michael Bachmeier are true, Riptide salutes him for hitting for the cycle of Florida crimes: extreme drunkenness, a complete lack of pants, erratic driving and, of course, a good Tasering.Sheriff's deputies say th ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2011

    Six lies about the Marlins stadium

    via Levy County Sheriff's OfficeKelly Michael Bachmeier​If the charges against Kelly Michael Bachmeier are true, Riptide salutes him for hitting for the cycle of Florida crimes: extreme drunkenness, a complete lack of pants, erratic driving and, of course, a good Tasering.Sheriff's deputies say th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Nearly One in Five Florida Homes Are Empty

    ​Here's a staggering statistic from the continued fallout of Florida's real estate bust: 18 percent of homes in Florida, or nearly one in five, sit empty. That's a 62 percent increase in empty homes in the past ten years, and the surplus of inventory on the market ensures that home prices are ... More >>

  • Music

    January 6, 2011

    Drugged Conscience is making Miami punk history

    ​Here's a staggering statistic from the continued fallout of Florida's real estate bust: 18 percent of homes in Florida, or nearly one in five, sit empty. That's a 62 percent increase in empty homes in the past ten years, and the surplus of inventory on the market ensures that home prices are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Local Record Label Drugged Conscience Is Making Miami Punk History

    via druggedconscience.com​To the outside world, Miami isn't particularly known for its punk history. We weren't part of the first wave (New York City, Los Angeles, London), we didn't invent hardcore (Washington D.C.), and we burn through venues so fast that we've never managed to forge a long-te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    John Hancock on ANR's New Album, Recording With Justin Bieber, and the End of the World

    ​In addition to orchestrating alternative pop epics, Awesome New Republic also makes jokes, constantly reminding us that "we're humans, not furniture." And so, when we call ANR's John Hancock, he immediately starts riffing. "You're calling from Miami New Times? Miami's home for informati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    New Issue of Edible South Florida

    ​The fall issue of Edible South Florida debuts today (Monday), and sadly, there are no scantily clad men on the cover. Instead, some sexy claws take the spotlight for this month's cover story: stone crab season. The issue also contains stories of hunting wild persimmons, planting a garden, women ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Manny Diaz and Michael Bloomberg Team Up Against Gerrymandering

    New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coming to bat for his homeboy, former Miami ​Mayor Manny Diaz, this Friday. The pair will lay out their reasons for supporting amendments 5 and 6 on the November ballot at an 11 a.m. press conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami.The pitch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Woman Traveling Home From Miami Drug Trip Caught With Drug Straws in Vagina

    ​While state laws are trying to put a stop to South Florida's notorious pill mills, the area is still a popular destination for those looking to load up on illicit substances. Kelly Mowery and four others recently made a bit of an OxyContin shopping trip in Miami. While returning to Tennessee by v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    UM Student Kelly McConnell, Two Brothers, and Dad Killed by Drunk Driver

    ​Demetrius Jordan, 20, was drinking and smoking pot Saturday night before getting behind the wheel of his Chevy Impala and cruising the streets of St. Petersburg at 80 mph.Kelly McConnell, 19, on summer break from the University of Miami, was riding home from a movie with his father and two older ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    President Obama Coming to Fontainebleau Next Month for Fundraiser With Alex Sink

    ​Democrats love partying at the Fontainebleau. Bill Clinton held a fundraiser at the hotel's club LIV earlier this summer, and President Obama, who's no stranger to the megaresort, will return to town August 18. He'll be on hand to raise funds for the Florida Democratic Party a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Marco Rubio Calls for More Tax Cuts, But Could That Hurt The Economy More?

    ​It seems so simple that Republicans have taken it as fact: tax cuts will lead to greater economic strength. Lower taxes mean people have more money to spend, businesses have more payroll to add jobs, and hence our economy should get a jolt, right? It's no surprise that Marco Rubio has now come ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Photo: Hands Across the Sand South Beach Protest From the Sky

    Photo by Alissa Christine​This past Saturday, about 1,500 people held hands on South Beach, spanning ten blocks, to protest offshore drilling. Partially a response to the BP oil spill devastating the Gulf Coast, the protesters also promoted a clean energy future. We just got this awesome aerial ph ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2009

    Glades Invaders

    It's too late to stop the pythons. The real question is, what's next?

  • Calendar

    August 17, 2006

    The Furball’s Fairy Godmother

    Homeless animals have their day

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