A man led police on a wild chase this morning after he escaped from Jackson Memorial Hospital’s crisis center. The unidentified suspect was being held under the Baker Act to undergo a mental evaluation but somehow slipped out and then tried to steal a car before successfully taking a bike…
The ceiling at Miami Herald’s former headquarters isn’t the only one being demolished. Alexandra Villoch has been named the new publisher and president of the Herald — the first time a woman has ever held the position. With Mindy Marques Gonzalez as executive editor, the Herald becomes not only one…
Continuing the parade of high-ranking Miami Beach officials who have left City Hall since November’s incumbent-bouncing election, City Attorney Jose Smith announced to that he’s resigning. He’s leaving to take over the same job in North Miami Beach…
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During the 2005 offseason the Dolphins traded Brendon Ayanbadejo to the Bears. he went on to have three consecutive Pro Bowl seasons and would eventually win a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens. The Dolphins meanwhile would endure a season of mediocrity under Nick Saban. Well, Ayanbadejo seems to think…
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…
Rick Scott’s 2010 campaign was such a Tea Party-assisted, out-of-nowhere effort that many Floridians barely had time to fully comprehend his past. Well, this time around Democratic groups have ample time to remind voters of the governor’s checkered business past. Democratic political committee American Bridge is out with a new…
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Another Florida legislative session. Another bill that would allow for destination casinos in Miami-Dade. Another quiet death? With the legislative session hitting the halfway point, House Speaker Will Weatherford admitted today that it’s looking more and more likely neither the House nor Senate will take action on the bill this…
Anyone walking in downtown after business hours is greeted with the unwelcoming sight of several storefronts closed off with shutters or metal-barred screens. It’s not perhaps the most aesthetically pleasing sight. Well, a new ordinance would ban such screens in an attempt to make downtown more visually pleasing and welcoming…
Braulio Valenzuela-Villanueva, a 73-year-old Miami man, set his neighbors’ trailer home on fire simply because they were lesbians. “He stated that he despised the two adult victims for the simple fact that they were lesbians,” the arrest report reads. “According to the defendant, every time he saw them kissing, he…
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In an attempt to distinguish various regional “bro” cultures from one another in “The United States of Bro,” Jezebel has attempted to define the “Miami bro.” In the rest of America (or as some Miamians calls it: America) the term “bro” carries a certain connotation. “An adult male whose social…
Something weird happened at Marlins Park on Monday. People actually showed up. The stated attendance was 37,116, though the actual butts-in-the-seat number was about 35,000. Still impressive by Marlins standards. But it appears that the team just isn’t ready when fans actually show up. The wait for concession food was…
Ever since Marco Rubio was first elected to the senate over four years ago he’s carried out his career like a guy who may one day run for president, but he rarely openly talks about those ambitions. Well, at a Reuters Health Summit in Washington he openly addressed his future…
The super developers behind 500 Alton, an ambitious development plan that focuses on what would become Miami Beach’s tallest building, knew their plan didn’t meet city codes. But, hey, it’s only local government and they’re super developers. There’s ways of getting around those things, but it’s quite possible things could…
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Korine Teamer says a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at Miami International Airport left her feeling humiliated after demanding to see compromising pictures of her. Teamer, a Jacksonville resident, traveled to the Dominican Republic to get cheaper cosmetic procedures. Her flight included a connection in Miami, and Teamer went…
“As I travel the district, I hear the exact same things,” Florida Republican congressional candidate Jacob A. Rush writes on his campaign website. “People are nervous; they don’t understand their government anymore — it literally makes no sense.” Rush, however, has now been outed as an active member of an…
Vanity can be deadly. More specific, a Brazilian butt lift procedure performed last July at Miami’s Vanity Cosmetic Center proved to be deadly. An autopsy report concludes that Maribel Cardona, a 51-year-old mother of five and Walmart cashier from Naples, died from complications from the increasingly popular surgery…
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Is there anything more glamorous than Florida’s aquatic preserves? Yes, darling, lots of things, but a new proposed bill hopes to bring a bit of a ritzy touch to the areas by allowing and promoting the idea of “glamping” on islands and “uplands” in the preserves…
