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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's Baby:
Five Rumored Names!

Everyone's talking about Kanye West's new album and how awesome it's going to be. Meanwhile, Kim K is getting so plumped up, we know that baby is about to drop. His new album has a ridiculous name, and it goes without saying that the Louis Vuitton Don will concoct some insane moniker for his wriggl ... More >>

Customs Has Snatched $86 Million in Fake Louis Vuitton, Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones at MIA

In a blow to everyone who has expensive taste but low quality standards and lower bank accounts, Customs and Border Protections agents have snagged more than $86 million in fake luxury goods at Miami International Airport over the past six months. In fact, they've intercepted more than 505 shipments ... More >>

Design District Robberies Could Challenge $312 Million Luxury Overhaul

Amid $312 Million Makeover, Crime Could Be An Issue in the Design District

Real estate developer Craig Robins is going all in to transform the Design District into the flossiest destination in Miami. He's investing $312 million to bring in the biggest names in high-end luxury fashion, from Louis Vuitton to Hermès to Céline. To protect that investment, Robins spends 1 mil ... More >>

Miami's Ten Best Spots for Free Food

Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® online at bestof.voiceplaces.com.We don't know who first said, "Nothing is free except my love," ... More >>

Incredible Edibles

Brad Knoefler: Urban Revivalist

Hookers, Arroz Negro, and Chiringuitos: Welcome to Marbella, Spain

"150 euro for each," demanded a tall Romanian prostitute. She stood on the side of a bustling alleyway in Marbella, Spain's Puerto Banús. Her hair was greasy, streaked with blonde highlights with creeping thick dark brown roots. Her accent was thick and her clothing was tight -- jeans studded with ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: Highly Appropriate T-Shirts and Tattoos

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Moving Into $10-Million Miami Mansion!?

Get ready, everyone. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are house-hunting for $10-million Miami mansions. The fashionable, ego-centric couple was spotted wandering the MIA's rainy streets yesterday, stopping to check out lots of properties, and grabbing each other's delicious butt cheeks. Oh, to be ri ... More >>

Bal Harbour Shops Is the Most Lucrative Mall In the Whole Entire World

No other mall in the entire world rolls in the dough quite like the Bal Harbour Shops. The fancy mall rakes in $2,555 per square foot, according to the latest issue of Shopping Centers Today, which means it beat out ritzy shopping destinations in the likes of London, Dubai, and New York City for the ... More >>

Miami is the Fourth Most "Fashion Conscious" City in America (We Buy a Lot of Designer Clothes)

London, Paris, Milan ... Miami? According to research from Bundle.com, Miami is one of America's most fashion conscious cities. Which isn't to say that we dress well, just that we spend a lot of money on expensive designer clothes.As Dolly Parton once said, "It takes a lot of money to look this chea ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: Miami Heat Championship Edition

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to th ... More >>

Aventura Mall is America's Second Most Visited Mall

​We don't need to tell anyone who's attempted to park at Aventura Mall that the place is busy. It's so busy, in fact, that it's actually America's second most visited shopping mall. The only mall more crowded than it actually has an indoor amusement park, so there's no shame in coming in second.

Design District Taking On Bal Harbour in Battle of the High-End Boutiques

​For years the Bal Harbour Shops have not only reigned as the premier point for designer shopping in Florida, but as one of chicest in the world. But now a new challenger is about to emerge in Miami-Dade. Developer Craig Robins is quickly making his dreams of turning the Design District into a sor ... More >>

Kat: Layered and Luxe

​Fashion Breakdown: Hair by Diane Lopez right here in Bal Harbour, dress is Urban Outfitters ("recycling the dress, it's about 4 years old"), cardigan from Express ("usually wear sweaters"), belt came with a Forever 21 Dress, bag Louis Vuitton, shoes could be Zara, wooden ring (right hand) from H& ... More >>

Michael Schwartz to Follow-Up MGFD With Harry's Pizzeria

Courtesy of Michael's Genuine​It was only a matter of time, right? Michael Schwartz will follow up his two Michael's Genuine Food & Drink locations in Miami and Grand Cayman with Harry's Pizzeria, a "casual neighborhood joint featuring the chef/restaurateur's fresh, simple, pure, and local foo ... More >>

Hanging With Drake and Talking to Cortez Bryant on New Year's Eve

Drizzy loves Prunk TV.​Welcome to the first Prunk TV episode of 2011! And we'll start off with footage of Drake performing at the W Hotel South Beach on New Year's Eve. Drake is at the top of his game right now. It was the perfect way to bring in the New Year. Bleidat! As a venue, the W is off t ... More >>

Pharrell Williams' Miami Apartment is Filled With KAWS and Swag

via The Selby​The proper word to describe Pharrell Williams' Miami apartment is, I believe, something like "banonkers." But what do you expect from the guy who co-produced some of the most adventurous, mind-melting pop hits of the first half of the last decade? The Selby takes an exclusive look in ... More >>

Tara Solomon: Queen of the SoBe Night

Birdman's "Fire Flame" Video: An Exhaustive Analysis

​Like a growing number of Americans, Bryan "Birdman" Williams works from home. At least, that's what we took from the Miami transplant's epic new music video, "Fire Flame", in which he spends the day conducting all of his business-- which involves the trading of a lot of briefcases-- without l ... More >>

Vampire Weekend and Beach House at the Fillmore Miami Beach, October 13

Photo by Ian Witlen​Check out the full 30-photo Vampire Weekend slideshow.Vampire WeekendWith the Very Best and Beach HouseWednesday, October 13, 2010The Fillmore Miami BeachBetter Than: Madras cocktails and self-loathing at a WASP family gathering. (Probably?)Enough verbiage has been devoted to p ... More >>

Fresh Market Not So Fresh

This is a damn crying shame.Fresh Market is supposed to be a place where a yuppie can go and not be afraid. They play classical music. They give you tiny cups of premium coffee. Their organic yogurt selection is enviable. And in Aventura, even the coconuts on the trees are Louis Vuitton brand. S ... More >>

Leap Year bears no luck for Amy Adams

Dwyane Wade Gets Owned

Oh, this is not good. We already had our star power-or-maybe-small forward of the future in a rehab facility for a full month; Lamar Odom waffled for three weeks and then chose L.A. over us (BTW: Notice how decisive he was when it came to marrying a Kardashian. We sent the wrong negotiating team! La ... More >>

10 Music Stars Who Should Own a Piece of the Dolphins (Part 1)

​The Miami Dolphins are for sale to the highest musical bidders. Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony have both recently bought minority shares of the franchise, leaving us all wondering: Who's next? We've compiled a list of 10 most wanted musicians with a tie to Miami who would be great partial owners ... More >>

Tattoo U

Jose Carrera, accused of attempted murder, inked his way to fame.

French Company Might Free Christian Lacroix from Its Miami Owners

In France, major fashion houses and their designers are seen as cultural icons. When Yves Saint Laurent died last year, the national outpouring of grief was compared to what might happen in this country when a figure like Bob Dylan passes on. Christian Lacroix -- in this case the company, not the ... More >>

Nom, Nom, Nom

Rick Ross Busted by Louis Vuitton For Wearing Knockoff Shades on XXL Cover

via xxlmag.comRick Ross' cover story for the May issue of XXL was meant to be his hip-hop media comeback, an attempt to quash the corrections officer thing and clear the air on his beef with 50. The thrust of the article is made clear by Ross' cover line quote: "I've never had a problem with credibi ... More >>

Your Famous Celebrity Art Basel Gossip Post

Riptide cares about celebrities in the same way most celebrities care about Art Fairs: We will use them for shallow reasons. Celebrities need publicity and free drinks and, most of all, attention. Riptide needs things of local relevance to blog about. So with out further ado, here is your Art Basel ... More >>

Kitty Draws Her Claws on Captain Save-a-Ho

This guy ain't no hero.

We'd Kiss Birdman For a Milli Too

Tuner Chicks Pimp Their Rides

Women spend big money tricking out cars, too.

Magic City Kitty - How do I Handcuff This P.Y.T.?

Scarface in Miami

Twenty-five years ago this month, the gangster epic caused a local stir.

Strangers on a Train

Wes Anderson's road trip tale of brotherly love stings with the depth (yes, depth) of his whimsy

Heart Attack

Attempting romantic comedy, Sir Ridley Scott conquers neither

Psych Job

Local Gypsy fortuneteller puts one over on publishing giant Judith Regan

Are You Still Here?

Polo may be a no-go, but Björk likes to pogo

The Anti-Malls

In Miami's Fashion District, there's no Aventura adventure

Trick or Trina?

With her new CD Glamorest Life, Miami rapper Trina continues to evolve

Jail Bait

The Party Girls celebrate their inner child

All That Glitters

For these three artists, bright, shiny surfaces also have depth

The Hunt for Bubbly

Taking the town by Dom Pérignon storm

Live Reality TV!

Your chance to get hot, wet, and sexy -- live on the Beach!

Thug Paradise

Tricky Daddy Dollars brings a little of Northwest Miami to South Beach

Don’t Get Holidazed!

Holiday Gift Guide 2001

Best-Looking Shoppers

Publix at Brickell Village

Life Sentences

Forget Hiaasen, Balmaseda, and Steinback -- the Herald's weird, wacky "Police Report" is the prose by the pros