LeBron jerseys for Miami’s homeless, courtesy of New Times
LeBron jerseys for Miami’s homeless, courtesy of New Times
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After Heat Loss, Hollywood Bar Pays $4000 in Bar Tabs, Extends Promotion for Entire Season
Yesterday, we told you that Hollywood’s Whiskey Tango All-American Bar & Grill would pick up patrons’ bar tab, up to $25, when/if the Heat suffered their first loss…
Cleveland Comedian Mike Polk Has One Final Goodbye for LeBron James
As part of our project delivering Cleveland’s unwanted LeBron James jerseys to Miami’s homeless, we also announced an open call for “Dear LeBrons” — missives from jilted Clevelanders bidding adieu to their high school sweetheart…
The Dalai Lama Ruined My Aerobics Schedule
Yesterday the Dalai Lama– the Bono of Tibet– went to a private reception at the Blue and Green Diamond condo towers in Miami Beach. A resident there called us to complain that the security protocol surrounding one of the most revered figures on the globe caused some of the building’s…
If Miami Heat Lose, Hollywood Bar Will Pick Up Your Tab
Hollywood’s Whiskey Tango All-American Bar & Grill is betting that the Miami Heat don’t lose a game all season. The bar has pledged to pick up your drinks tab — up to $25 — if the Heat lose. The only rule is that patrons have to sign in at the…
The Kat Stacks Interview We Didn’t Have to Pay For
Kat Stacks is a free market capitalist. She doesn’t just give away sex — and considering she claims to be sleeping with men named Gudda Gudda, who can blame her? And she certainly doesn’t just give away her deep thoughts either. When we tried to interview hip-hop’s proudest harlot in…
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Jay-Z, Greatest Rapper Corporate Whore Alive
Jay-Z is releasing pages of a book dissecting his rhymes through a global scavenger hunt powered by Bing, or something like that. So late night we went to an event at the Delano South Beach hoping to get a reaction to our revelation earlier this month that the Miami Police…
What the F%&k is Amendment 4?
We’re pretty sure Amendment 4 has something to do with putting land-use and zoning issues up to a public vote– giving voters veto power over elected officials. But when we try to fathom anything beyond that one sentence– which took us forty-five minutes to write– our head hurts so we…
Ynot’s death: Davie Police drag feet in graffiti artist’s case
Ynot’s death: Davie Police drag feet in graffiti artist’s case
Miami PD’s Most Wanted Gangleader to Hold Summit Promoting Bing Search Engine
The Miami Police Department should be on high alert tonight as a shadowy gangland character is reportedly coming to town. The MPD has been in well-publicized pursuit of the mysterious criminal– often referred to as “The Jiggaman”, or “Jigga” and pictured with his identical twin and three multi-racial underlings in…
The Wino & Gold Jersey Drive Successfully Clothes Miami’s Skid Row With LeBron Jerseys
Driving around Downtown from now on, you may notice that seemingly every homeless person is now wearing a LeBron James-themed jersey, T-shirt, sweatshirt, wristbands, sneakers, or embroidered blanket. Yeah, that was us…
Was Jonathan “Ynot” Corso Killed Because He Tried to Rob Driver?
Almost three months after 21-year-old tattoo and graffiti artist Jonathan “Ynot” Corso was killed in a strip club parking lot, the identity of the driver who mowed him down has finally been revealed — but the new information leaves more questions than answers. Corso’s life and sudden death was the…
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Jay-Z shows up on Miami PD’s gang web page
Jay-Z on Miami PD’s gang web page
NBC’s Nightly News Picks up on Riptide’s Miami Police Jay-Z Gaffe
Last night, NBC’s Brian Williams gave a shout-out to Riptide’s story on the Miami Police Department using images of Jay-Z to depict gangbangers on its website. Of course, Williams didn’t credit us by name, but we’ll forgive him because he has really nice hair…
Miami PD Removes Jay-Z(s) From Gang Unit Banner
We’re still waiting for official comment from the Miami Police Department as to why they think Jay-Z makes a good criminal prototype. But after a blog we wrote this morning was “forward[ed] to the IT commander”, according to spokesperson Napier Velasquez, the department has removed the offending art– a painting…
Miami Police Department Thinks Jay-Z Looks Like a Gangbanger
Jay-Z is on the cover of this month’s Forbes. But the Miami Police Department still thinks he looks like your typical member of a street gang. The department’s website is currently featuring a large mural-esque banner depicting five tough-looking characters, including one holding a bat and one throwing up a…
5th Street Gym reopens
5th Street Gym reopens
Call 911, Go to Jail
All the morons in America get funneled south towards Florida, and then the dregs that are truly weighed down by excessive stupidity end up rattling around in the Southern tip of the state. Yep, physics is the only way to explain why we have our own tag on dumb-things site…
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ESPN Steals Cleveland Plain Dealer Scribe to Become Official LeBron Stalker
Just in case you thought the hype surrounding the Miami Heat’s recent free agent acquisitions might simmer down a little once games start: ESPN has hired the “world’s greatest living authority on LeBron James” — Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Brian Windhorst — to join a staff devoted to writing only…
Liberty City’s Roosevelt Ivory Is a Throwback to the 5th Street Gym’s Bad Old Days
A week or so ago, Riptide braved the overhyped media maelstrom that was the grand opening of the new 5th Street Gym. A sanitized version of the South Beach boxing den where Muhammad Ali trained, it’s now helmed by a Chicago-based ownership group. Ali trainer Angelo Dundee’s own share feels…
Thieves Stealing Miami Manhole Covers, Which Are Made Out Of Assault Weapons
Miami’s streets are paved with assault weapons– but cash-strapped grifters keep stealing them to sell as scrap. In the East Redlands, a foreclosed development has had all of its manhole covers stolen, presumably by scrap peddlers who can get six cents a pound for them — or about $6 per…
The Wino & Gold Jersey Drive Raises the Stakes With Free Heat-Cavs Tix
We’re serious about getting as many LeBron jerseys– and any other items– from Cleveland in order to clothe the Miami homeless as we can. I mean, just look at that logo. And now we’re offering awesome seats to the December 15 American Airlines Arena showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and…