Mugshots Friday: Blond Ladies

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…

NFL’s Darren Sharper’s Miami Rape Case Dropped

Former NFL star Darren Sharper will not be charged for allegedly raping a woman in Miami Beach. Prosecutors announced today that they’d drop the charges, in part because the victim did not file charges until three months after the alleged incident. Sharper however still faces similar charges in Arizona and…

Herald Columnist Thinks LeBron James Is Cool With Homophobia

LeBron James has been unflinchingly stern in his opinion that Donald Sterling should sell the Los Angeles Clippers. Miami Herald columnist Glenn Garvin, though, has a few questions for LeBron about that. Mainly, he wants James to address every sports controversy to ever happen. James is understandably busy at the…

The Average Miamian Can Afford to Save Only $18 a Month

Another day, another pointed reminder that Miami is an economic nightmare for all but the elite. Interest.com compared the average expenses for residents of the county’s major metro areas to the average income to find out how much “savings opportunity” a regular citizen might have at the end of the…

Dwyane Wade Is Being a “Groomzilla” Before His Wedding

Dwyane Wade is actually on the hunt for two types of rings this summer: his fourth NBA championship ring and, of course, a wedding ring. Apparently, one isn’t necessarily taking precedence over the other at the moment. His fiancée, Gabrielle Union, says Wade has turned into a “groomzilla” and has…