Is the news here that Florida is one of the most politically corrupt states in the nation or that there are nine other states that are more corrupt than Florida? We’re still not really sure. A new study conducted by University of Hong Kong and Indiana University found that the…
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The Miami Heat won’t let us, your dutiful local alt-weekly, anywhere near the team (to the point they wouldn’t even let us interview a super-fan in a banana costume one time), but apparently they let just about anyone else with a press badge into post-game press conferences during the Finals…
While one proposed stadium was dealt a death blow yesterday, another stadium moved one step closer a new deal with the county. The Miami Dolphins and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez reportedly signed an agreement yesterday that would see the county pay the team money for bringing marquee events to Miami…
Another plan bites the dust. According to several reports, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and city manager Daniel J. Alfonso have decided against the idea of filling in the FEC boat slip to allow the construction of a stadium for David Beckham’s MLS team. See also: Here’s What Beckham’s New Miami…
A poll in May found 88 percent of Florida voters supported medical marijuana. A March poll showed support at 74 percent. One from November had support at 82 percent. So a bipartisan poll released today showing that only 70 percent of Floridians plan to vote to legalize medical marijuana in…
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Derick Kuilan, the former Miami Beach cop who ran over two people while joyriding on South Beach on his police ATV, was convicted of reckless driving charges yesterday but was acquitted of DUI charges. This despite the fact a blood test showed he had a blood alcohol level over the…
Florida has a reputation as America’s weirdest state, but there’s hardly any national appreciation for the fact that Florida has several culturally distinct regions of weirdness to choose from. In fact, sometimes it seems weird that Florida is considered one state at all. It’s high time someone drew a realistic…
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Miami-Dade voters are at a virtual standstill when it comes to David Beckham’s proposed plans to fill in the FEC boat slip next to American Airlines Arena and build a new soccer stadium on it. According to a Benedixen and Associates poll commissioned by the Miami Herald, 45 percent are…
Anyone who has tuned in to a non-marquee matchup while the Miami Hurricanes are playing at home is greeted with the sight of a stadium full of large swaths of empty orange seats. The attendance problems at Sun Life Stadium are well known. Oddly, this is the team’s latest marketing…
Miami-Dade already has enough of a problem with “businesses” operating outside of or in the gray area of the law that when a venture capitalist-backed tech firm comes into town and tries to do it, they’re just asking for trouble. The county had earlier started fining app-based ride share Lyft’s…
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South Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schutlz may be chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, but when it comes to medical marijuana she sure sounds like a Republican. Wasserman Schultz aired her “concerns” today about the ballot initiative that would legalize medical marijuana in Florida by claiming that it may be…
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…
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Even as LeBron James stands just four wins away from his third NBA championship, his popularity among the American sports populace has still not returned to what it was when he was a ringless superstar toiling away in Cleveland. ESPN tracks scientific poll numbers each year for which NBA players…
Sky blue. Sun sets. Miami traffic bad. It hardly seems like news, but somehow it’s comforting to be reminded periodically that traffic in Miami really is among the worst in America and we’re not just imagining it. Turns out those TomTom GPS devices do more than help people get from…
Remember that time Anita Bryant got pied? A young Nancy Grace saw it on television and all these years later is still really, really upset about it. Like, emotionally disturbed by it. Remember that time Anita Bryant led a campaign to repeal a Dade County ordinance that prohibited discrimination against…
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The most important constituents to Florida Republicans are old people and gun nuts, but what happens when these two groups come in conflict? The Colbert Report dug deep last night on residents of Big Pine Key, hardworking people who just want to enjoy a bit of peace and tranquility without…
