In Cleveland they burned jerseys when LeBron left. In Miami it only makes sense that instead we’d deface some LeBron James-inspired street art. Yes, a mural of the Miami Heat that has remained on a wall in Midtown Miami since Art Basel 2010 has already been defaced. Update: “It’s been…
Four years and a few weeks ago all Miami wanted was the return of Dwyane Wade. Heat mascot Burnie was placed atop the sign at the American Airlines Arena and refused to come down. The county commission voted to temporarily rename the county Miami-Wade. All we wanted was Wade, another…
Well, as local fans we went through one of the most surreal sports experiences of all time, got four trips to the NBA Finals and two championships out of it, and now it’s all over. LeBron James has picked the path of the prodigal son and is taking his talents…
The idea of closing Ocean Drive off to traffic and turning it into a pedestrian mall similar to Lincoln Road may have hit a snag once commissioners realized that the parking meters along the street bring in over $1 million in revenue a year. Instead, Miami Beach’s Land Use and…
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…
Sandy Cenin’s body was found on July 5 stuffed inside a green trash can in Little Haiti. It stood near the corner of NW 54th Street and North Miami Avenue with a yellow tarp covering the top. Thirty-two-year-old Cenin’s body had a single gunshot to the head. Now police have…
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David Rivera is a free man and running for his old congressional seat that he lost to Democrat Joe Garcia in the last election cycle. Justin Lamar Sternad, the man many suspect Rivera used as a ringer in the Democratic primary against Garcia, will spend the next seven months behind…
Sure, you could say Miami was the beneficiary of some of the biggest sports betrayals in history (LeBron leaving Cleveland, Don Shula leaving Baltimore). Sure, you could also point to the fact that Miami has been lucky in the loyalty department (Dan Marino and Bob Griese never left, and some…
Miamians love our tourists, if only because they keep a large chunk of our economy running. But like anything we love, they sometimes annoy us. As the barrage of summer break tourists pours into South Florida this month, let’s review the things that bother us most about our money-spending visitors,…
Most of the land in Miami-Dade is artificially dried out swampland and man-made barrier islands. So it seems like its Dade’s destiny to one day be home to the first community of floating mansions in America. According to the Biscayne Times, Dutch Docklands USA has submitted plans to create Amillarah…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are either doing a real fine job of actually luring back prodigal son LeBron James or at least making Miami Heat fans really jealous in the process. The Cavs completed a three-team trade today that would free up just enough money to sign James to his desired…
Following the tragic boating accident that left four dead off Dinner Key on the Fourth of July, trained rescue workers took up to 15 minutes to respond to the scene. The night was dark and Biscayne Bay was heavy with boat traffic. In those precious moments before professionals showed up,…
Sandy De La Fe was indicted last year for bilking medicare out of $2.8 million. Shortly after he went missing. Authorities believe he may be hiding out in Cuba, but aren’t sure. This week he was added to the Health and Human Service Department Inspector General’s most wanted fugitive list…
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University of Miami football players Alexander Figueroa, 20, and JaWand Blue, 20, were arrested this morning on charges that they sexually assaulted a juvenile victim on campus on Saturday. According to police, both have admitted to the incident. They now both face charges of sexual battery on a physically helpless…
Did right-wing news outlets push Cuban propaganda in order to smear a Democratic United States senator? Back in 2012, the conservative Daily Caller published shady claims the Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the only Cuban-American Democrat in the Senate, had contact with underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. Now…
Out of the Big Three, Chris Bosh was the most vocal throughout the season that he’d hope to stay in Miami with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. In contrast, James has maintained an indecipherable silence, causing the media to chase every crazy theory. Apparently, even Bosh himself has no idea…
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Last time Miami got a Major League Soccer team, it actually played in Fort Lauderdale. Could history be repeating itself? The Miami Herald reports David Beckham and his Miami Beckham United partners are set to talk to Broward County commissioners about the possibility of building a stadium there. Is it…
In news that isn’t particularly new but is worth repeating, the Miami Herald reports that most Miamians can’t afford to buy units in of all those fancy condos being built at breakneck speed around town. Most buyers are wealthy people from Europe and Latin America who purchase units as investments…
