Sonia A. Brown, 35, and Chloe M. McQueen, 23, were at Mango’s Cafe when they found a lost iPhone 4 on Sunday. The pair flipped through the information and quickly discovered that the phone belonged to an executive for True Entertainment, a production company behind hits like Real Housewives of…
Standing an imposing 6’6″ (and even taller in heels), the legendary drag icon Wanda had been stomping through South Beach like it was her personal runway since its ’90s heyday. She was at one point perhaps the most polarizing and controversial figure in South Beach nightlife. A master at throwing…
Fourteen-year-old Tremaine McMillian didn’t threaten police. He didn’t attack them. He wasn’t armed. All the black teenager did was appear threatening by shooting Miami-Dade police officers a few “dehumanizing stares,” and that was apparently enough for the officers to decide to slam him against the ground and put him in…
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For all the emphasis Miami places on looks, apparently as a city we aren’t spending nearly enough time in the gym. According to the annual American Fitness Index, Miami ranks in the bottom ten of major American cities when it comes to keeping that booty in shape…
Even though both were elected into their respective mayorships thanks in large part to their opposition to the Marlins Park deal, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado aren’t on the same page on much else. As Regalado’s reelection efforts heat up, Gimenez now has…
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This Memorial Day weekend may have been slightly less headline-grabbing than in years past, but police on Miami Beach were still plenty busy. They made 414 arrests during the five-day weekend that coincides with Urban Beach Week, a number that is slightly up from the 373 recorded last year…
Two Papa John’s employees in Sanford, Florida have been fired after accidentally leaving a profanity and racial slur-laced voicemail for a customer. The message had apparently been left after a “butt dial,” and one of the employes launches into a rendition of “The Marriage of Figaro” tinged with racial slurs…
In one of the most shocking twists to occur in Miami-Dade County over the past several Memorial Day weekends, nothing absolutely bat-shit insane occurred to forced locals to question the decency of the human species and the meaning of life itself. After the 2011 Memorial Day Weekend during which police…
A male student at Redland Middle School was airlifted to a hospital today after being shot around 2:30 this afternoon on school grounds by another student. According to Local 10, the boy was a sixth grader and was grazed in the leg by the bullet…
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The Simpson family was officially banned from Florida after Homer accidentally killing a famous alligator named Captain Jack in an 11th season episode, but apparently someone in Tallahassee lifted the ban because the Simpsons are officially moving to Florida. And they’re bringing the entire town of Springfield with them…
A carjacking ended this morning with an assist from Mother Nature. After trying to evade police the suspects ended up crashing the stolen ride into a tree. At about 2 a.m. this morning police received reports of a carjacking near NE 33rd Street and Biscayne (you know, in the safe…
After a seven-year hiatus, cult sitcom Arrested Development returns on Netflix this weekend. Of course, in Miami, a city of sociopathic, vain crooks you might not be aware that a show about a family of sociopathic, vain crooks has been off the air for so long. In fact, since the…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Well, at least his neighbors hopefully won’t have to complain anymore about all the filming that was going down there Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has reportedly sold his Miami Beach mansion for $30 million. He had bought the home in 2010 (while dating Cameron Diaz) for $7.4 million and then…
The actual gubernatorial election is more than a year and a half away, but Republicans have already dug in their heels by attacking Rick Scott’s presumptive Democratic challenger. Mostly that’s involved throwing barbs at former Republican Charlie Crist, who may or may not actually run, and who may or may…
Earlier this week, in a cringe-worthy turn of phrase The Miami Herald business section declared that Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood is “located at the intersection of funky and trendy” after realizing, a few years too late, the neighborhood has experienced some classic gentrification. Of course, the Herald only bothered to get…
The Miami Beach Police Department’s plan to patrol South Beach during this Memorial Day Weekend is a lot like last year’s, but this time they’ll have a new tech addition: a cutting-edge light tactical all-terrain vehicle. The $140,000 LTV is on loan to the department this weekend…
A confrontation early this morning in Hialeah between a tenant with a baseball bat and a landlord with a gun ended with the tenant shot through the chest and left dead…
How crazy is that Crazy White Boy gang? So crazy members brag about being in gangs on Facebook and, get this, they don’t even give a fuck. Whatever. Whatever. They do what they want. Or they did until they got arrested…
