A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest. This week: a special guide to find your “WTF Florida name” in honor of Ms. Cherries Waffles Tennis, a missing corpse, and Seinfeld phobia…
The city of Miami is looking into the idea of banning the sale of puppies. It’s not that the city commission doesn’t like puppies and wants to make the city some sort of dystopian puppy-free police state. They like puppies a lot. In fact, that’s why they’re toying with the…
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People like to think of Miami as a passionate city, but there are some things even we can’t muster up energy enough to care for. See also: Six Problems Miami-Dade Leaders Can No Longer Afford to Ignore…
Ricky Atkins, an employee at Florida Keys Children’s Shelter in Tavernier, is behind bars after allegedly driving two teenage runaways to Miami where they were forced to work as prostitutes. On September 1, one of the girls called police to report what happened and the investigation soon turned to Atkins…
Riptide is usually the first to defend the honor of Miami when the New York Times parachutes in to mock our culture or our “sophistication.” But the reality is we have a hell of a lot of serious problems here. Yet the hottest issue at last week’s Miami-Dade County Commission…
David Beckham has admitted, in the most British way possible, that his dreams for a waterfront soccer stadium in downtown Miami might be impossible. Yes, he’s admitted to being “cheeky.” He now appears ready to compromise for a not-quite-dream site. See also: David Beckham Considering Old Miami Herald Site for…
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Even when an NFL team manages to get it right by punishing a player accused of domestic violence immediately, it’s probably by accident. Back in 2012, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson was arrested on domestic violence charges for head-butting his then-wife Evelyn Lozada. Less than 24 hours later he was cut from…
“Conservative bad girl” Ana Alliegro was sentenced to not much more than a slap on the wrist today for her role in the David Rivera campaign corruption scandal. After pleading guilty, she’ll get off with time served and six months of house arrest followed by two years of supervised release…
A fight at the Stellar Leadership Academy in Northwest Miami-Dade today lead to a gun going off, the victim in stable condition at a nearby hospital, and five teenage students in custody…
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Oh, there are lots of fancy homes for sale in Miami on the water, but darling, darling, don’t you know that’s absolutely basic compared to a home with its own private cove? Fortunately, there’s just such a home with its own private cove for sale on the tip of Key…
Three Miami-Dade high schools cracked the Top 100 in Newsweek’s annual high school ranking list, and they’re all charter schools. Newsweek actually split its rankings into two lists this year: a general top high schools list, and a list for the 100 best schools for low-income students. No Miami schools…
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A potential case of ebola is being treated at a Miami-area hospital. NBC Miami has confirmed that news with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but little else is known at this time. The patient’s name and background and the specific hospital where he or she is being…
University of Miami President Donna Shalala announced today that she’ll be stepping down at the end of this academic year after 14 years. She assumed the job after serving for eight years as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Clinton Administration, and oversaw the school’s rise in…
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David Beckham continues having possible soccer stadium sites waved in front of him only to see them snatched away. The latest idea: building a stadium on the old site of the Miami Herald building, though that plan certainly seems like a stretch. See also: Could David Beckham Be Taking His…
A customer at a U-Gas station in North Miami made a grisly discovery this morning at about 5:45 a.m. The customer found a cardboard box inside a dumpster outside of the station and opened it up to find the body of a dead newborn baby inside. They immediately called 911…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest. This week, that includes meth-heads armed with a toilet, a babysitter who stabbed a DILF, and a gross story about butts in a Taco Bell that probably doesn’t end how you…
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