Everyone in Florida knows that Gov. Rick Scott has long opposed the state legislature-approved prescription pill database like a grumpy 2-year-old refusing to eat his vegetables. Of course, he also killed the Office of Drug Control because he thought it was a waste of money.But that didn’t stop him from…
Call it the curse of 1439 Washington Avenue. When it comes to South Beach nightclubs, this address is deadly.Like Suite, Apple, Liquid, and a half dozen other clubs to occupy the same space across from Española Way over the years, LUX nightclub is no more. Earlier this month, a Miami-Dade…
It’s just before eight o’clock when the creepy, atmospheric music begins echoing up through four stories of darkness. The only sign of life on display inside the Moore building is a young man slumped silently against a pillar. A projector throws yellow light on a blank wall behind him.Suddenly, a…
Well, that didn’t take long.It’s only been a few weeks since DecoBike installed its eco-friendly beach cruisers all over South Beach, yet someone has already hacked one in half with a saw.But despite the vandalism — and some customer confusion over when to return the silver bicycles — DecoBike seems…
The Daily Cramp attempts to explain PMS to men
From Ohio to Wisconsin, organized labor is under attack. In that mitten-shaped slab of cheese up north, governor Scott Walker used a budget bill to kill collective bargaining. In Ohio, the working man is even worse off, with no Super Bowl to distract from the state’s assault on public employees.Not…
Happy Anniversary, Wachovia!A year after the bank admitted to handling hundreds of millions in Mexican drug money — and paid $160 million in fines and penalties — the company is now off the hook for further punishment.According to the British paper the Guardian, government documents also show the Magic City played…
With the strange but not unwelcome departure of Frank Haith for the University of Missouri, UM is now in the market for a new head basketball coach.And less than five hours after the vacancy became public knowledge, rumors are already flying over who might take the helm at the struggling…
You can’t spell success without PMS.At least that’s the logic of a pair of Miami investment bankers and a tech guy from Texas. The decidedly estrogen-free trio has created a free email newsletter that notifies men of what’s happening with their woman’s menstrual cycle. They call it, of course, The…
The sign says: “Available Development Site: 3.35 Acres. Will Build to Suit.”But there’s no building going on at the corner of NW 2nd Ave. and 22nd Terrace. Instead, dump trucks come and go at all hours of the day and night, depositing giant piles of asphalt and gravel torn off…
A Fort Lauderdale-based security company denies that it misled Miamians — particularly a gullible Guess PR flack — into thinking Lady Gaga was shopping on Lincoln Road last weekend.”The girl that we used really does draw attention. You guys saw that on Sunday,” says Bill Ferrell, president of ASI Consultants…
Eddie Santana, Miami’s most litigious waiter, is headed back to jail
When Justin Bieber made the momentous decision to allow someone to cut off his famous locks, MTV called it “the haircut heard ’round the world.”So Riptide wasn’t surprised when we heard that the precious pelo had sold for $40,668 in a charity auction. We were, however, higher than Kathy Griffith…
Eddie Santana, the litigious restaurant rebel New Times profiled earlier this month, has been convicted of misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct. Judge Andrea Wolfson sentenced Santana to 120 days in Miami-Dade County jail and a year of probation on Friday.Santana has sued at least 30 businesses in Miami-Dade in the…
As we reported yesterday, Miami International Airport mysteriously burst into flames. The incident caused massive delays, an untold amount of damage, and both tourists and locals to lose their shit.But what really happened to cause the fire? We brought in our crack team of arson experts and they came up…
Raul Galindo, former king of the Cuban sandwich, wants his throne back
A Broward County woman is suing Henderson Mental Health Center, claiming her counselor forced her to have sex with him or else she would lose custody of her son.According to the lawsuit, a judge initially allowed the woman to keep her son as long as she entered the mental health…
These are dangerous times for the conspicuously wealthy. Overtaxed voters just threw out BMW-driving county mayor Carlos Alvarez. The outrage over George Burgess’s $500,000 severance package is still palatable.But nothing brings out the pitchforks quicker than a public works boondoggle. So is it any surprise that Bouygues Civil Works of…
Long before LeBron James and his talents arrived on the scene, Miami already had a king: Raul Galindo, el rey de los sandwiches cubanos.For over 30 years, Galindo and his most famous restaurant — Latin American Cafeteria — were synonymous with Cuban food, particularly the meaty mound of ham, pork,…
As the Miami Heat have struggled this season, critics have repeatedly pointed their fingers at the team’s new $100 million big man, Chris Bosh, for playing soft. The 6’11” forward has struggled to assert himself in the paint since arriving from Toronto, leading to whispers that he had “gone Canadian”…
In ancient Greek, apocalypse translates as “a revelation.” So what could possibly be more apocalyptic than the giant freaking orange moon due to pop up tomorrow night? After all, it’s the biggest and closest it’s been in nearly two decades. FYI: The “extreme supermoon” is also predicted to (1) make…
Rollins College students spend spring break doing hard labor in Miami
