In an event that can be described only as one of the most Florida things to ever happen, three self-proclaimed rednecks attempted to catch a 277.7-pound bull shark with their bare hands. Floridians might be odd, but we are nothing if not tough. So, naturally, these guys succeeded. Of course,…
Polling sites will open today in Miami-Dade for an election that might not actually come to pass. Yes, you can head to several early-voting sites beginning today to cast your ballot on the contentious Dolphin Stadium renovation referendum, but the election might end up just getting cancelled…
Florida lawmakers don’t want you to relax with a hit off your bong, but apparently they don’t mind you winding down with wine. Lots and lots of wine. For the first time ever wine kegs will be legalized in Florida, assuming of course Rick Scott signs the bill into law…
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A day after a bill that would ban the sale of bongs and certain pipes in Florida overwhelming passed the Florida House, its sister bill found similarly broad support in the Senate. The bill passed the legislative body 31-2 today, and will now head to Gov. Rick Scott. Though, the…
During a confrontation with police, 19-year-old University of Florida student Michael Silecchia begged the officers not to cut his penis off. Then he seemingly had an abrupt change of mind and started asking police to in fact go ahead and cut his manhood off. We should probably mention that he…
Kiera Wilmot got good grades and had a perfect behavior record. She wasn’t the kind of kid you’d expect to find hauled away in handcuffs and expelled from school, but that’s exactly what happened after an attempt at a science project went horribly wrong.See also:- Florida School Responds To Criticism…
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…
Miami Hurricanes linebacker Gabe Terry was found with less than an ounce of marijuana and his time with the team is over because of it. The school announced today that he’s been kicked off the team in the wake of his felony arrest…
Perhaps Marco Rubio’s biggest flaws is his tendency to remain “open” to just about any right wing nonsense. He’s the kind of guy whose flirted with the Birther movement before, and he refuses to take a position on exactly how old the Earth is. He wants to portray himself as…
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On one hand, we have nice beaches and warm weather. On the other, you could get eaten by a python or bath-salts-addled zombie, so we really weren’t sure where Florida would fall on Gallup’s ranking of the least stressed states. Turns out the Sunshine State made the top ten…
While other states are legalizing medicinal marijuana and decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot, Florida is going in the exact opposite direction. A bill that would ban the sale of pipes and bongs that could be used to smoke marijuana passed the state House yesterday with a lopsided 112-3…
Your mother is the person who is supposed to believe in you no matter what — the woman who says you can be anything you want to be. Of course, Barbara Bush has never been a woman who’s afraid to tell it like she sees it, and on Today this…
Don’t expect @KingJames to be updated any time soon, and on the off chance you happen to have LeBron James cell phone number, don’t expect him to text back. It’s not personal. It’s just a part of his game.In order to fully concentrate on the playoffs, James has gone off…
We were mildly surprised the first time Miami made Amazon’s “Most Well Read Cities” list, but year after year we found ourselves included again. This year we’ve improved our position and moved up the county’s third “most well read city.” The city was ranked sixth last year…
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The only time you hear the word “Retard” anymore is on middle-school playgrounds, bro-centric Internet message boards and, apparently, if you overheard someone reading Florida’s state statutes. Phrases like “mental retardation,” “mental retard” and “retard” are used frequently in numerous state laws despite the fact the phrase is considered outdated…
It’s not exactly a secret that traffic in Miami is bad, so the only thing surprising about a new list out today is that Miami didn’t make the top ten.According to data released today by the INRIX Traffic Scorecard, Miami has the 11th most congested traffic of any city in…
The problem with drug dealers is there’s really no recourse to take if you don’t find their business practices up to par. You can’t lodge a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. You can’t call up their supervisor. And you sure as hell can’t call the police to complain.Katrina Tisdale…
Someone contact Cedric Gervais, because molly was found at the Feinberg Fisher K-8 school in Miami Beach this afternoon. Two 14-year-old students were apparently experimenting with the drug and had to be rushed to the hospital after complaining about a rapid heartbeat…
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