Do you consider yourself slightly better at performing basic communicative tasks on the internet and have convinced yourself that such remedial skills could actually lead to some sort of career? Well then, the Social Media Stars web-based reality show might be for you. Yes, this exists, and, yes, it is…
When baseball historians look back at the Miami Marlins 2013 season, they should start with pitcher Chad Qualls’ botched celebration after an inning-ending strike-out last night. Truly, it is the play that will define the team’s season. Because even when they don’t completely suck, the Fish still manage to find…
Add Shakira as the latest on the list of celebs looking to rid themselves of their Miami Beach mega-mansions. The singer has put her North Bay Road home on the market for $14.95 million. She bought the home 12 years ago for the considerably more affordable price of $3.38 million…
While police still don’t know what exactly provoked Pedro Alberto Vargas to set his apartment on fire and fatally shoot six neighbors, new documents released today reveal that Vargas had previously been fired in 2008 for downloading a number of troubling files on his workplace computer. According to Reuters, the…
A man leaving the Swinging Richards strip club in North Miami Beach claims he was beaten savagely by Miami-Dade Police officers and still doesn’t know why. The attack was captured on cell phone video, and the friend who took the footage was also arrested…
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Costa Rica has nearly 24 tons of pure, uncut cocaine sitting around that the country can’t possibly take care of all on its own, so it’s inviting its good friend Miami to help out. Yes, today the U.S. Air Force is transporting 24 pounds of nose candy to Miami, where…
Traffic backups on I-95 are nothing new, but this morning’s installment was thanks to a mysterious metal object that left nearly every motorist who drove over it with two flat tires. According to WSVN, nearly a dozen drivers were victims of the pesky piece of metal, and the aftermath caused…
In another little embarrassment to the Miami Marlins, hitting coach Tino Martinez resigned over the weekend after allegations of using heavy-handed tactics on players. So what exactly did Martinez do? Well, he spoke last night to Fox Sports and said he just got a little too outraged when players refused…
WFOR is apparently shaking up its news anchor lineup once again. Former Fox News anchor Rick Folbaum starts next month, and according to Gossip Extra, he’ll take over Eliott Rodriguez’s main anchor role…
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Frankly, it’s almost embarrassing. Miami is one of the few major cities in America where taxi drivers aren’t required to take credit cards. Yet, as the Miami-Dade County Commission mulls over a proposal that would require some cabbies to install card readers, drivers are still resisting the change…
Purdy Lounge has one South Beach’s most straightforward door policies. If there’s room, you can come in. If the club is at capacity, you have to wait in line. Yet there are still d-bags out there who think they can pull some line-cutting nonsense. That didn’t work out too well…
Antonio Mora, the Cuban-born news anchor whose spent time at WSVN, had a stint on Good Morning America and until late last year anchored the news desk at local CBS-station WFOR, has a new gig. He’s headed to Al Jazeera America in a plum prime time slot…
Angela Estrella’s house-arrest term had just ended, and a judge had allowed her to remove her ankle monitor bracelet. So how did she celebrate? By stealing a tow truck and landing back in real jail just hours later…
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Earlier this week, CBS Miami posted an article online titled “Best Places to Watch Hot Women.” Not included in the headline, but embedded in the URL, is the addendum “without-looking-pervy.” Jezebel likened it to a guide for serial killers. The article is not going over well. But Riptide wondered if…
Apparently taking nude photos of yourself doesn’t automatically disqualify you from running for mayor of New York City, but it could get you barred from ever working as a police officer again in the state of Florida. Sgt. Penny Dane resigned earlier this month after pictures of her in the…
Juror B29 was the only minority member of the George Zimmerman jury and now reveals she was the only one who tried to argue to convict Zimmerman in the final days. Going by the name “Maddy,” she gave her first interview to ABC’s Robin Roberts. It will air in three…
If you ask any Miamian which city has the worst drivers, they’ll say with absolutely no reservation and a strange mix of pride and disdain: “Miami. Duh.” Of course, there’s no agreed upon standard of how to determine the “worst” drivers. Several sites have tried. Forbes.com, for example, ranked Miami…
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Officials have evacuated parts of Opa-locka Executive Airport after an unsealed 55-gallon drum of depleted uranium was found on the premises. The drum was sitting near a DC-10 aircraft that was slated for demolition. Thankfully, the radioactive discovery was made before the airplane was demolished…
