Miami’s Five Best Public Pools

It’s the day after Memorial Day, which means, culturally at least, it’s officially the beginning of summer. Soon the kids will be home from school all day and your A/C will pumping to the max. If only there were some sort of public facility to entertain the family while keeping…

Mugshots Friday: Is That a Robot Penis?

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…

305 Photo of the Day: Eerie

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Dolphins Abandon Tax Breaks in Favor of Event Fees

The Miami Dolphins have abandoned their plan to hand over ownership of Sun Life Stadium to the county in exchange for tax breaks in favor of a new compromise that would see the county offering incentive payments to the team for every major event booked in the stadium. See also:…

Lyft, Peer-to-Peer Ride-Sharing App, to Launch in Miami Thursday

Uber’s plans to enter the Miami market have stalled, but a similar yet distinct ride-sharing app-based service called Lyft will give it a try anyway. The company operates a “peer-to-peer ride sharing” program that allows users to get rides from approved drivers operating their personal vehicles in exchange for money…

The U Is Finally Getting a Sequel

Rejoice, University of Miami Hurricanes fans and local documentary aficionados: The U is getting an official sequel. The original, which details the rise and fall of the University of Miami’s football program from the ’80s until the early ’90s, has become a sports doc cult hit and one of the…

Miami Ranked Fourth Most Dangerous Metro for Pedestrians

Between 2003 and 2012, 1,539 pedestrians died while walking along the streets of South Florida. That’s more pedestrian deaths in any other major metro area except for New York and Los Angeles. So, sadly, it’s not much of a surprise that Miami has been ranked the fourth most dangerous metro…