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Drive Through

Bodies and Souls

A young pastor aims his church's meager resources at some of Miami's neediest.

Cop Land Revisited

A tiny town in North Dade has some kinda police force.

Recession Special

A SoBe condo development offers a free Lamborghini with every apartment. Riptide goes undercover.

Hialeah Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder

He's behind bars for life.

Tuner Chicks Pimp Their Rides

Women spend big money tricking out cars, too.

The Toyota Prius: Hybrid Hell

It can be a devil to drive.

Tigers, Cougars, and More in the Back Yard

Miami's feline fringe is a vanishing breed

The Lexus Leprechaun

Miami Police Chief John Timoney is just another lucky Irishman

Eye for an Eye

Three teens allegedly killed a man for eleven dollars. Do they deserve the needle?

This Week's Day by Day Picks

Three teens allegedly killed a man for eleven dollars. Do they deserve the needle?

Old Jack City

There's no place like Miami for the car insurance runaround

Juanita's Choice

If she could go back ten years, this Colombian nanny would still come to Miami, but with her boy

Wages of Welfare War

Down in the Liberty City projects, a growing number of women's voices are just saying no to workfare as we know it

Growing Miss Daisy

Keith Moss doesn't wash his car. He waters it because plants are growing out of it. Isn't that crazy?

Dangerous Liaisons

Police may never know for sure how a young gay man ended up shot to death in a field off Bird Road. But they have a theory: Cruising can kill.

Miami Beach Accident Scene

Just after 11 AM, Riptide encountered this minutes-old accident on Arthur Godfrey Road between Sheridan and Pinetree Drive. From what a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedic who declined to give his name told us, an elderly man driving a Toyota Yaris (he's pictured after the jump, with a paramedic ... More >>

Top 10 Stolen Cars: Florida Crooks Want to Steal Your Honda Civic

via Fabio Aro's flickrSteal this car​If you drive a pretty, little 2000 Honda Civic in the state of Florida there's a higher than average chance that you might find it stolen one day. Or so says the National Insurance Crime Bureau. They put together a list of the top 10 most stolen cars in these U ... More >>

Intro to Crotch Rocket

via Fabio Aro's flickrSteal this car​If you drive a pretty, little 2000 Honda Civic in the state of Florida there's a higher than average chance that you might find it stolen one day. Or so says the National Insurance Crime Bureau. They put together a list of the top 10 most stolen cars in these U ... More >>

DJ Seasunz Charged in the Murder of 18-Year-Old Jaclyn Torrealba

Facebook photo Jaclyn Torrealba​A well-known Miami DJ Juan Carlos Portieles, known professionally as DJ Seasunz, turned himself in yesterday afternoon after driving around with the dead body of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Jaclyn Torrealba. Police are charging the 30 year ... More >>

Pump Up the Jams

Facebook photo Jaclyn Torrealba​A well-known Miami DJ Juan Carlos Portieles, known professionally as DJ Seasunz, turned himself in yesterday afternoon after driving around with the dead body of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Jaclyn Torrealba. Police are charging the 30 year ... More >>

Lunch Eater: Spuntino Bakery & Catering - Chicken Sandwich

Jacob KatelPollo Pesto Sandwich: Chicken breast, pesto, mozzarella, and tomatoes. $6.50 for sandwich. 8 and change with chips and drink.​If you were driving south on North Miami Avenue around 2:30 p.m. a couple days ago between 14th and 11th Streets you might have seen Short Order eating a sandwic ... More >>

Firearms and a parrot stolen from a South Beach apartment

Jacob KatelPollo Pesto Sandwich: Chicken breast, pesto, mozzarella, and tomatoes. $6.50 for sandwich. 8 and change with chips and drink.​If you were driving south on North Miami Avenue around 2:30 p.m. a couple days ago between 14th and 11th Streets you might have seen Short Order eating a sandwic ... More >>

Trapping Migratory Birds is Illegal, Cuban Immigrant Learns

Adrian Acosta Gonzalez Via the Miami-Dade Police Department​Not far from Miami International Airport, there's a little pink house where one man lives with 24 pigeons. Adrian Acosta-Gonzalez is a 37-year-old, Cuban-born landscaper with bronze skin and good bone structure. He slides open a bi ... More >>

Cuban immigrant caught illegally trapping birds in Homestead thinks strict animal rules are for the birds

Adrian Acosta Gonzalez Via the Miami-Dade Police Department​Not far from Miami International Airport, there's a little pink house where one man lives with 24 pigeons. Adrian Acosta-Gonzalez is a 37-year-old, Cuban-born landscaper with bronze skin and good bone structure. He slides open a bi ... More >>

Yuppie Rambo Richard "Kudo" Couto takes on the C-9 Basin, Miami-Dade's most lawless outpost

Adrian Acosta Gonzalez Via the Miami-Dade Police Department​Not far from Miami International Airport, there's a little pink house where one man lives with 24 pigeons. Adrian Acosta-Gonzalez is a 37-year-old, Cuban-born landscaper with bronze skin and good bone structure. He slides open a bi ... More >>

Riptide Takes Half a Million Dollars in Cars for a Spin

Add 150,000 miles, a few accidents, and some bird poop and you have my real-life car.I am probably the least qualified exotic car reviewer in the world.

28 Random Lil Wayne Lyrics for His 28th Birthday

Jonathan Mannion / Cash Money Records​Lil Wayne celebrated his 28th birthday yesterday at New York City's Rikers Island. And even though he's currently locked up (due back in a month or so), he and his Cash Money Records crew also used his birthday to release the digital version of Weezy's new alb ... More >>

Babies left in hot cars: Accident or crime?

Some parents are never prosecuted. Antonio Balta got 20 years.

LeBron jerseys for Miami's homeless, courtesy of New Times

Some parents are never prosecuted. Antonio Balta got 20 years.

White Powdery Substance Found on Body of Juan Aviles, Miami-Dade Police Officer Slain in PR

Juan Leonardo Aviles Otero​Police in Puerto Rico are analyzing the contents of three plastic bags containing a white powdery substance that were found on the body of Juan Leonardo Aviles Otero, the Miami-Dade Police officer who was fatally shot along with his sister on the island at 3 a.m. Thursda ... More >>

Girl Talk at the Fillmore Miami Beach, May 19

Photo by Marta Xochilt PerezGirl Talk (AKA Gregg Gillis) getting wild at the Fillmore.​View photos from Girl Talk at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.Girl Talk With Max Tundra Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, May 19, 2011 Better Than: An impromptu cock-rocking rave in a confetti supply store. Just pa ... More >>

Art Basel Music: James Murphy and Black Lips Invade Grand Central, Toyota Sales Skyrocket

Photo by Ian Witlen​See the full 38-photo slideshow from Toyota Antics with Special Disco Version and Black Lips at Grand Central. James Murphy and Black Lips Grand Central Thursday, December 1, 2011 Better Than: 28 MPGs in the city, 35 on the highway. New York City hipsters, Pitchfork-approved ... More >>