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Panama

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Tabou Combo's Kapi Talks Jimmy Buffet, Royalties, and Restavek

    Tabou Combo have come a long way since starting out as Los Incognitos in Petionville, Haiti in 1968. Since moving to NYC in the 70s, their dancetastic funk has ignited disco floors from Gabon to Miami. They are kompa's great ambassadors; Haiti's biggest band. They've opened for Jimmy Buffet in Ohio, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Miami Rum Renaissance Returns For Fourth Annual Edition

    ​For Robert, Robert Jr. and Robin Burr, rum isn't just a type of liquor, it's a way of life."[Rum] is an incredible spirit," said the elder Robert, the family's patriarch and founder of Miami's Rum Renaissance, which takes place April 16-22. "And now it's experiencing a renaissance of appreciation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Mr. Panama 2004 Arrested For Cocaine Smuggling at MIA

    ​Harry Agustin Duncan Maslivar, the winner of the male beauty pageant title of Mr. Panama 2004, looks pretty good in black and white stripped swim trunks. He probably won't looks quite as good in black and white stripped prison garb though. That's what he's facing after being popped for trying to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Miami Culinary Institute Already Failing Its Students

    ​I'll never forget the dread of marching from kitchen to dining room towards the table I was serving with a bottle of French wine in hand. It was at the Culinary Institute of America's fine French restaurant -- the first time I had ever waited on a table, and the second time I was taking this part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Eight Reasons Why Florida is a Real-Life Horror Movie

    photo by Logan FazioLincoln Road zombie walks got nothin' on real life in Florida.Time for a little Halloween honesty: Florida is terrifying. Serial killers Ted Bundy and Gary Ray Bowles have stalked our towns. Prehistoric, sharp-fanged creatures circle our swamps and oceans, hungry for blood. Real- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Man in Redneck Riviera Tries to Run Over Wife, Crashes Into Waffle House Instead

    via NWF Daily News​So a man crashed his pickup truck into a Waffle House after trying to run over his wife. Of course, it happened in Florida. And, of course, it happened in Panama City Beach, the crown jewel of the Redneck Riviera. PCB, baby!

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    "When Tony Gets Hungry, Things Die." Anthony Bourdain's Ten Best Quotes

    Will Bourdain feature Club Deuce on his new show?​Anthony Bourdain is debuting his second Travel Channel show this fall. Titled 24-Hour Layover, it will focus on what happens between trips to Greenland and Vietnam and Cuba.In other words, what does Tony do closer to home? The show will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    A Short History of Underaged Porn Scandals

    The mother of "Beiyanka Moore" is suing a local pron company for allegedly using her daughter in a movie entitled "Cum Fiesta"​Child porn is a cut-and-dry legal situation, but rare cases where an underage performer deceives otherwise legitimate producers of adult pornography by producing forged le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Miami Ranked 10th Most Dangerous Spring Break Destination

    ​It's that time of year when college students across the country take a break from their busy schedules of binge-drinking in hoodies and sweatpants in dorms and frat houses to change it up and binge-drink in bikinis on beaches. Yes, it's spring break. As always, South Florida attracts its fair sha ... More >>

  • Music

    October 28, 2010

    Chino y Nacho at La Covacha October 29

    ​It's that time of year when college students across the country take a break from their busy schedules of binge-drinking in hoodies and sweatpants in dorms and frat houses to change it up and binge-drink in bikinis on beaches. Yes, it's spring break. As always, South Florida attracts its fair sha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Calling All Niñas Bonitas: Chino y Nacho Jack It Up at La Covacha This Friday

    ​If you think all reggaeton comes from Puerto Rico, you're dead wrong. To begin with, the genre sprouted from the seeds sown by Panama's dembow. Beyond that little history lesson, though, one need only check today's charts to see non-boricuas leading the movement. Somewhere near the top, you'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Douglas Rodriguez, Jonathan Eismann, Andrea Randazzo to Compete in Ceviche Throwdown for Gulf Fishermen

    Courtesy of Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill and South Florida Foodies​Miami's First Annual Ceviche Throwdown is Sunday, October 17, from 3 to 6 p.m. Participating chefs include Timon Balloo (Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill), Clay Conley (formerly of Azul), Jonathan Eismann (Fin), Douglas Rodriguez (Ocean/De Rodri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Bentley-Driving, Real Estate-Flipping Fisher Island Family Indicted For $45 Million Tax Fraud

    Nothing makes a bleary, rain-drenched Wednesday afternoon a little more bearable quite like some good ol' schadenfreude. photo by Averette Creating off-shore tax havens lags just behind golf among Fisher Island's most popular leisure-time activities.​So Riptide is grateful to 77-year-old Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Oil Spill Reactions From Miami Seafood Chefs and Owners

    via U.S. Coast Guard​A shark can smell a single drop of blood in one million drops of water.Twenty-nine days later, and oil continues to flow from a hole 5,000 feet below the ocean's surface. BP's actions continue to threaten the Gulf and maybe the Atlantic's commercial fishing industry. Today, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Dumb Spring Breakers Flock to Pompano, Smart Spring Breakers Choose Miami

    ​Who comes to Miami during spring break? Driving around the beach the past two weeks would suggest it's mainly dumb post-pubescent kids in furry boots and microscopic bikinis. But maybe we're being too hard on our vacationers. The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages announced earlier this wee ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2010

    Miami boaters: Please help Frenchman Jeremy Marie continue his hitchhiking world tour!

    ​Who comes to Miami during spring break? Driving around the beach the past two weeks would suggest it's mainly dumb post-pubescent kids in furry boots and microscopic bikinis. But maybe we're being too hard on our vacationers. The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages announced earlier this wee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Fidel Castro's New Miniseries Chronicles 638 Times He's Cheated Death

    On Sunday, Cuban television broadcast the first episode of an 8-part miniseries on the various assassination attempts on Fidel Castro.Just another jolly night on Cuban prime-time!​Called He Who Must Live, the miniseries covers the "638" attempts on El Supremo's life, including some that took place ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Cutler Bay man smuggles cigarettes through the Port of Miami and goes to prison

    On Sunday, Cuban television broadcast the first episode of an 8-part miniseries on the various assassination attempts on Fidel Castro.Just another jolly night on Cuban prime-time!​Called He Who Must Live, the miniseries covers the "638" attempts on El Supremo's life, including some that took place ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Video: Anthony Bourdain Burns 6 Tons of Cocaine

    Bourdain, cocaine. Hey, that kind of rhymes.No reason why the Travel Channel's No Reservations star and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain shouldn't burn 6 tons of fresh, uncut, powder cocaine with the Director of National Security of Panama.Yeah there is. He's a TV chef. Why the hell is he burning a ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 10, 2009

    Shows at the Freedom Tower and the Moore Space explore strife and displacement

    Bourdain, cocaine. Hey, that kind of rhymes.No reason why the Travel Channel's No Reservations star and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain shouldn't burn 6 tons of fresh, uncut, powder cocaine with the Director of National Security of Panama.Yeah there is. He's a TV chef. Why the hell is he burning a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Ruben Blades Announces Todos Vuelven a Miami

    Though some may consider J Lo's attempt at juggling music, acting and varied entrepreneurial endeavors to be noteworthy, let's face facts. Nine out of ten people either snicker at the mention of her music, chuckle at the reference to her acting, or both (...much as I want to poke fun of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Paloma San Basilio: From Madrid to Miami

    With 30 years under her belt as a singer and an actress, Paloma San Basilio is something of a Spanish icon. She's starred in such theatrical revivals in Madrid as The Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady, Victor/Victoria and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita and she's released close to 30 records since her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Destinee From Miami's THC Crew Talks Hip-Hop, The Music Business, and Rockin Shows

    image via Destinee"If you plan to be successful in ANYTHING you do, be prepared to live for it, breathe it, and die for it, if need be."Destinee aka Maiden Dade aka Rita N. is a Dade County Hip Hop impresario, performer, recording artist and member of the THC Crew.Crossfade recently spoke to her by ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 5, 2008

    Art Capsules

    image via Destinee"If you plan to be successful in ANYTHING you do, be prepared to live for it, breathe it, and die for it, if need be."Destinee aka Maiden Dade aka Rita N. is a Dade County Hip Hop impresario, performer, recording artist and member of the THC Crew.Crossfade recently spoke to her by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Last Night: Van Halen at the BankAtlantic Center

    image via Destinee"If you plan to be successful in ANYTHING you do, be prepared to live for it, breathe it, and die for it, if need be."Destinee aka Maiden Dade aka Rita N. is a Dade County Hip Hop impresario, performer, recording artist and member of the THC Crew.Crossfade recently spoke to her by ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 1, 2007

    Eats Worth Finding

    This trio of restaurants has unexpected brio

  • Culture

    October 18, 2007

    South of Disorder

    CiFo's latest batch of up-and-comers casts a wary eye to the north

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    The Party Crasher: Not So Fab-o-lous After all…

    CiFo's latest batch of up-and-comers casts a wary eye to the north

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2007

    The View from the Top

    CiFo's latest batch of up-and-comers casts a wary eye to the north

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2007

    "Star Witness" in Poleo Case in Jail Again

    CiFo's latest batch of up-and-comers casts a wary eye to the north

  • News

    January 18, 2007

    America, the Test

    "Is this like some Howard Stern thing where you’re supposed to look stupid?”

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Native Son

    "Is this like some Howard Stern thing where you’re supposed to look stupid?”

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2005

    Latino Sluggers

    "Is this like some Howard Stern thing where you’re supposed to look stupid?”

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    Won't Back Down

    "Is this like some Howard Stern thing where you’re supposed to look stupid?”

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    How I Missed the Posada Story

    "Is this like some Howard Stern thing where you’re supposed to look stupid?”

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2003

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    "Is this like some Howard Stern thing where you’re supposed to look stupid?”

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2003

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    "Is this like some Howard Stern thing where you’re supposed to look stupid?”

  • Diversions

    May 17, 2001

    Best Spanish-Language Radio Personality

    Matias Farias

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    Los Raperos de La Habana

    Hip-hop culture puts down roots in Cuba

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2000

    Ocean Notions

    The Greater Miami Shell Club's 38th Annual Shell Show

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    In Pursuit of Willy and Sal

    When infamous drug smugglers Falcon and Magluta won the first round, prosecutors vowed revenge. This time it's personal.

  • Dining

    July 30, 1998

    Hats Off to Panama

    When infamous drug smugglers Falcon and Magluta won the first round, prosecutors vowed revenge. This time it's personal.

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Isla de la Musica

    The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    Letters

    The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Bruce Kaplan's Big Heart

    The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    Addicted to Addiction

    University of Miami's Deborah Mash believes ibogaine could be the wonder drug to end all drugs. And she's ready to risk everything to prove it.

  • News

    December 14, 1995

    The Trial of Willy & Sal

    Smuggling coke by the ton and making money by the bushel. Getting tortured in Panama and eating smoked pork loin in Houston. The courtroom show is riveting, but like Al says, where's the justice?

  • News

    October 5, 1995

    Before Duran and After

    Cuban exile and WRHC-AM sports talk-show host Minito Navarro has always had a passion for punchers

  • News

    July 6, 1995

    Swelter 12

    Cuban exile and WRHC-AM sports talk-show host Minito Navarro has always had a passion for punchers

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