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Tallahassee

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Miami-Dade's Pit Bull Ban is Heading to the Ballot in August

    It's official: the decision about whether or not to overturn Miami-Dade County's controversial 23-year-old ban on pit bulls will be decided by voters in August. County commissioners voted 11-1 to last night to put the referendum on the August 14 ballot.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    J. Nics on Miami Rap, The Tribute, and The Product: "Southern Niggas Ain't Slow"

    J. Nics has the kind of voice that always sounds cool. Gravelly and guttural, it's as forceful and blunt as it is smooth and soothing. Fortunately, the rapper (appropriately nicknamed "Polar Bear Mack") has something to say. The acronymic title of his latest mixtape, SNAS: The Product, stands for " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Florida Senate: Ping Pong Balls Lack Gravitational Integrity

    ​A Senate Committee in Tallahassee played redistricting bingo late yesterday. The idea: Shout so loud the Florida Supreme Court might actually accept its new plan. B-I-N-G-O. They used one of those wire rollers with a handle and a bunch of ping pong balls.Senators who drew white balls got four-yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Miami Port Deep Dredge Gets Green Light in Tallahassee, Environmentalists Outraged

    ​Carlos Lopez-Cantera is having a helluva week in Tallahassee. On Monday, the Miami-based state rep requested an amendment to Florida law so that the City of Miami wouldn't have to pay taxes on the new Marlins Stadium parking garages -- never mind that such an exemption is probably unconstitutiona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Pit Bull Ban Could Go to a County Vote, Undercutting Tally Move To Kill It

    ​A Tallahassee proposal to force Miami-Dade to end its 23-year ban on pit bulls took a major hit last night when a group of county commissioners supported giving Dade voters a say in whether to keep the prohibition. The House bill's sponsor said he'd withdraw his legislation if the ban went to a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Black Caucus Doesn't Appreciate Florida Senator Going Around Talking About Hanging People with Ropes

    ​An old Southern folk saying has ignited a new political controversy in Tallahassee. While referencing the fight over redistricting, Republican state Sen. Don Gaetz used the old phrase, "Some people would complain if you hung them with a new rope." Turns out black politicians don't exactly like he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Rep. Erik Fresen, Pro-Gambling Lawmaker, Owes Thousands To The IRS

    Rep. Erik FresenOver the past six months, state Rep. Erik Fresen has established himself as the go-to-politician for the gambling industry tycoons who want to bring gargantuan casino resorts to the Magic City. The lawmaker from Coral Gables is the mastermind behind one of two proposed bills that wou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Rick Perry's New Florida Co-Chair Pam Olsen Believes Gay Marriage Causes Tornadoes

    ​Rick Perry hopes to make a big showing in Florida's Presidency 5 straw poll, and is quickly snapping up supporters in the state. In fact, he's recently named Pam Olsen as his new Florida co-chair.You might not have heard of the Tallahassee resident, but she has a history of making outlandish quot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Rick Scott Promises Not to Screw Unions as Bad as Wisconsin's Scott Walker Wants To

    ​On Sunday, The New York Times editorial board slammed Rick Scott's decision to kill Florida's federally funded high-speed rail system and suggested he was caught up in some high-speed race to out-pander to Tea Partiers faster than other Republican governors. Though, there's one governor Scott app ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Rick Scott's Budget is a Political Mess

    ​Rick Scott introduced his budget this Monday to cheers at a Tea Party event inside a Eustis, Florida, church. Back in the reality of Tallahassee, though, the new governor's plans haven't been greeted with much enthusiasm. Even Republican lawmakers aren't sure it's a workable budget. Scott is faci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Florida Legislature Sponsoring Showing of Biased and Inaccurate Education Documentary Waiting for "Superman"

    ​We wouldn't expect state government debate on health care to include a screening of Michael Moore's Sicko anymore than we would debate on teen pregnancy to include a viewing of MTV's Teen Mom, so why are both houses of the Florida legislature sponsoring a viewing of the biased and inaccurate educ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    What the Hell is Wrong with the Florida Democratic Party?

    ​The Florida Democratic Party has nearly 600,000 more registered voters in the state than the Republicans, yet last night they failed miserably in delivering on a single important race. Their Governor candidate lost to a man who ran a company involved in the biggest Medicare fraud case in American ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Crocodiles Cancel Its November 3 Show at Grand Central and Rest of US Tour

    Photo by Alexandra Kacha​Only this morning, Crossfade hyped the upcoming Crocodiles concert at downtown cool kid club Grand Central with a hyperactive blurb about the San Diego band's recent single "Kill Joe Arpaio" and the Arizona sheriff's angry, Twitter-driven counterattack. This evening, thou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Bobbie Bean Speaks: Senate Candidate Clarifies Porcupine Position, Mallet-Waving Video

    via Bobbiebean.comOutsider Senate candidate Bobbie Bean on his melon farm near Sebring.​Yesterday Riptide had some fun with Bobbie Bean, the mallet-waving, melon-farming outsider Senate candidate who snagged a spot on the ballot above Gov. Charlie Crist. Bean hadn't returned our call, so we didn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2010

    Blast From the Past: Baccone Dolce's - Barbecued Cats

    Just as delicious as the horns... and then some!​ Baccone Dolce Barbecued Cats (Moon Ska Records) www.moonskaworld.com Aspeta un minuti ... or don't. It isn't so much as the delicious Italian treat as it is a bygone era where the Floridian peninsula ruled the ska-airwaves. And (apparently re-eme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Win Over Wake Forest Puts Miami Basketball in the Polls

    Despite the fact UM Basketball has only lost one game this season they've lingered in the "also receiving votes" section of the AP's college basketball poll. Most likely because detractors pointed to the team's relatively easy early season schedule. But Saturday's win against ACC rival Wake Forest s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    News Roundup

    In order to move forward on that wonderful "Slot Machines in the Airport" idea, the County Commission ok'd the Airport's pursuit of getting a horse racing permit. [SFBJ]Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan traveled to Tallahassee yesterday to ask that the government facilitate the filming of more televi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Eager Marcelo Llorente Declares 2012 County Mayor Aspirations

    via MarceloLlorente.comIf you're already tired of 2010 election news, well get ready for 2012. State Rep. Marcelo Llorente officially announced his intentions today to run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County. Currently Mayor Carlos Alavarez won't be vacating the position for more than three yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Dan Gelber "Steps Back" From Senate Race

    The notion of any real divisive, state-wide primaries in Florida seems to be dead, as state Sen. Den Gelber has announced that he's "stepping back" from the US Senate Race. Which more or less means he's out. He made the annoncement on his blog: It makes little sense -- when we do face t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Hats The Musical Starring Senator Frederica Wilson

    State Senator Frederica Wilson has Practical hats. She has dramatical hats. She also has pragmatical hats, fanatical hats, oratorical hats, delphioracle hats, skeptical hats, dispeptical hats, romantical hats, pedantical hats, critical hats, parasitical hats, and so on and so forth.Herald/Times  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Jesus License Plate Has Died for Your Sins, and No, a Brotha Can't Get a Plate

    The state has important issues to deal with. Yet the legislature is spending lots of time grappling with the pressing problem of license plate aesthetics and appropriateness. Jesus plate-gate will apparently soon come to an end, though. Sen. Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) has basically said the plate featu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Bestiality May Actually Become Illegal

    still from The ShiningLet's take a look at Florida's laws. Gay marriage? Banned in the constitution. Gay adoption? Illegal. Bestiality? Technically legal. Yep, Florida is one of 16 states that doesn't ban inter-species sexual contact. Though, usually bestiality practitioners get charged with animal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Pam the PTO Mom Fed Up With School Cuts, Ron Book

    Meet Pamela the PTO Mom. If more media covered state politics with the same passion and obsession as national politics and more people cared, she'd be Florida's anti-Joe the Plumber. Pamela Hennan, a St. Augustine Realtor and dedicated school volunteer drove all night to address the House Finance an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    State Officials to Put Thousands of Piscine-Americans out of Work

    Riptide used to be under the impression that in America, anyone could get a job and work his or her way to the top. And even when the pay was low, employment was noble because even the lowliest jobs kept the engine of America rolling, and the satisfaction of a good day's labor was reward enough. It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Last Night: Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric Live

    Ian WitlenTim and Eric backstage at Revolution Sunday night. Click here to view the full slideshow.Adult Swim Presents Tim and Eric LiveRevolution, Ft. LauderdaleSunday, February 8, 2009Better Than: Grammys, ShmammysThe Review: It takes an, um, special sensibility to really get into the Cartoon Netw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    News Roundup

    In perhaps the most important news ever, Riptide and all its sister blogs got some work done. Everyone knows you've gotta go under the knife once in a while in this town to keep up.Obama promises to close Gitmo, sometime. No sure when, but he'll get around to it. [CBS4]Charlie Crist gets mixed mid-t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Budget-Slashing Session Takes Aim at Education

    Florida's capitol has been completely controlled by Republicans for the past ten years, and with that regime has come tax cut after tax cut after tax cut. Jeb Bush cut taxes by $12.2 billion during his terms, with half of those savings going toward the wealthiest 4.5 percent. Charlie Crist earlier t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    News Roundup

    Hairgelz Carvalho will actually be suing the state for $35 million, thank you very much. [CBS4]Rep. David Rivera won the chairmanship of Miami-Dade's Republican party by just one vote. Outgoing chair Mary Ellen Miller moved the vote, leaving state legislators who favored Rivera's opponent, Carlos Cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    And What of The State Legislature?

    Hairgelz Carvalho will actually be suing the state for $35 million, thank you very much. [CBS4]Rep. David Rivera won the chairmanship of Miami-Dade's Republican party by just one vote. Outgoing chair Mary Ellen Miller moved the vote, leaving state legislators who favored Rivera's opponent, Carlos Cu ... More >>

  • News

    April 17, 2008

    Toke It Easy

    Snap out of it, 4/20 revelers: Florida legislators want to stomp on your buzz.

  • News

    April 10, 2008

    Wait, Let Me Change Hats

    Senator Geller does costly deals but shuns the L word.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    A Crawl for Gay Rights

    Senator Geller does costly deals but shuns the L word.

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    Gossip 101

    "How many times can you rank the hottest sororities? It just gets meaner and meaner."

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    Blitzen Trapper at Langerado

    "How many times can you rank the hottest sororities? It just gets meaner and meaner."

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2006

    Trust the Voters, Help the Greyhounds

    "How many times can you rank the hottest sororities? It just gets meaner and meaner."

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    The Cake Also Rises

    "How many times can you rank the hottest sororities? It just gets meaner and meaner."

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    City of Gold

    Miami's musical past is mined and polished by an archival label

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    The D Word

    Say anything you want, but just don't call them Democrats

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2003

    Royal Blues

    Musical monarch continues his reign

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Florida's Mean Season

    Overriding minimum wage guarantees at MIA

  • City Life

    May 15, 2003

    BEST POLITICIAN

    Julio Robaina

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    FIU, too! All right?

    Why Mitch Maidique and Armando Codina hate Amendment 11

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Blasting Down the House

    Rock miners try to pull a fast one on local legislators

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    An Uneasy Alliance

    The real story behind Alex Penelas's secret dealings with Republicans

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    The Untold Story

    Guess who's coming to vote? Guess again.

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    Better Lake Than Never?

    Officials insist the Lake Belt created by limestone mining in Northwest Miami-Dade will be an eco-panacea. Critics say that's all wet.

  • News

    September 25, 1997

    How to Succeed in Education Without Really Studying

    Superintendent Roger Cuevas and a few dozen of his top administrators received graduate degrees from diploma mills. No wonder Dade's schools are in such great shape.

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    Where's the Beach?

    The true story behind the beach erosion explosion is politics as usual

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    You Say Cemetery, Miami Says Deadbeat

    The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

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