Amy Poehler Joined Michelle Obama in Miami Yesterday

First lady Michelle Obama stopped by Miami yesterday afternoon to announce that the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the National Recreation and Park Association would be serving more fruits and vegetables during after-school programs as part of her anti-childhood obesity initiative. FLOTUS, however, was joined by a secret…

305 Photo of the Day: Smoke Bomb

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Posh Spice Will Not Be Designing Miami’s Soccer Uniforms

We still don’t have much of a clue as to what David Beckham’s Miami MLS team will actually look like, but we do know who won’t be designing their kits: Victoria Beckham. Granted, the former pop singer turned designer is known more for cocktail dresses and purses than mesh shorts,…

Alton Road Construction to Finish Up Seven Months Early

A road construction project in Miami-Dade that actually end not just on time but early? That may be the story with construction on Alton Road if all goes according to plan. The project — which has led to nightmarishly snarled traffic on South Beach for months — was originally scheduled…

305 Photo of the Day: Hissss

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Mugshots Friday: Game Marriage

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…

Two Cuban Migrants Lost While Trying to Windsurf to Key West

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two men after their plan to escape Cuba by windsurfing went awry. Authorities learned of the man’s disappearance after a third Cuban windsurfer successfully completed a nine and a half hour journey and wound up on a private resort beach in Key West…