Study: Miamians Can’t Afford Nice Cars

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise in a city where people often live above their means, but a new study show that Miamians simply can’t afford all those flashy cars they’re driving around town. A new study by Interest.com found that Miamians living on the median income level…

Mugshot Fridays: Where There’s Smoke…

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…

Wall Street Really Wants Jeb Bush to Run for President

Because there are no two phrases Americans still recovering from the recession like to hear in the same sentence more than “Bush” and “Wall Street,” Bloomberg News reports that Wall Street’s money men are really hot on the idea of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush running for president in 2016…

Design District Developer Craig Robins Ordered to Pay $2 Million to Rival Developer Over Private Jet Dispute

Oh, the problems of Miami’s mega-rich developers. When they weren’t busy gentrifying neighborhoods and erecting luxury destinations, developers Craig Robins (currently transforming the Design District) and Ugo Colombo (known for building several Brickell luxury skyscrapers and owning the Collection car dealership group) decided to buy a jet together in 2007…

Warren Buffett Is Buying WPLG Local 10

The third wealthiest man in the world is now a major stakeholder in Miami’s local media market. Mega-investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holding company has agreed to buy Miami’s ABC affiliate, WPLG, in a stock-swap deal that’s valued at $1.1 billion…

305 Photo of the Day: Peg Leg

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