What if Face-Eater Rudy Eugene Really Did Only Smoke Weed?
What if Face-Eater Rudy Eugene Really Did Only Smoke Weed?
Miami Zombie Rudy Eugene Had Only Weed in His System
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Coral Gables Marriott Manager Raped, Molested Housekeeper, Suit Says
Soon after a new housekeeper joined the Courtyard by Marriott in Coral Gables in 2009, the hotel’s manager began personally assigning her schedule and monitoring her work. Before long, that unusual personal attention turned into unwanted sexual advances, demands for nude photos, and outright molestation. When she tried to resist,…
Florida Pastor Terry Jones’ Latest Stunt Tied To Attacks In Egypt and Libya, Where U.S. Ambassador Killed
Violent outbursts against the U.S. tore through Libya and Egypt last night, with protestors in Cairo scaling the embassy walls and tearing down an American flag and armed militiamen in Benghazi attacking a consultate and killing the U.S. ambassador and three other diplomats.Florida’s hate-mongering pastor Terry Jones, of course, played…
Obama-Hugging Florida Pizza Maker Facing Boycott, Yelp Abuse
Scott Van Duzer made headlines around the world on Sunday when he lifted President Obama off the ground in a back-cracking bear hug that amazingly didn’t result in a swift Tasering by Secret Service agents.The hug has resulted in Van Duzer’s business becoming the most politically debated pizza shop in…
What If Face-Eater Rudy Eugene Only Smoked Pot? Weed Can Trigger Psychotic Reactions, Studies Say
Soon after Rudy Eugene gnawed off Ronald Poppo’s face near the MacArthur Causeway in May, the media ran wild speculating he was high on “bath salts.” Later, commentators suspected LSD, coke, Ecstasy, or PCP. Eugene’s girlfriend even insisted a voodoo curse was to blame.Yet when Eugene’s autopsy came back last…
President Obama Was Nearly Crushed By A Power-Benching Florida Pizza Shop Owner
In an early contender for the campaign trail photo of the year, a power-lifting pizza shop owner in Fort Pierce nearly pulverized President Obama’s ribs yesterday when he stopped in during his bus tour of the Sunshine State. Did we mention the owner is a Republican? Amazingly, the Secret Service…
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Beach Cop Let His Meth-Dealing Roommate Drive His Cruiser, Helped a Fraud Scheme
It’s been a bad week for Johnny Law in the 305. The day after the FBI accused a Miami-Dade cop of getting his rocks off by pulling over women and asking about their underwear and breasts, a Miami Beach officer is under arrest this morning on eight felony counts, including…
Miami-Dade Cop Arrested by FBI for Pulling Over and Sexually Harassing Women
Miami-Dade Police Officer Prabhainjana Dwivedi worked the midnight shift around Key Biscayne, Metrorail stations, and Jackson Memorial Hospital. If what the FBI says is true, woe unto any woman who ran into Dwivedi in the middle of the night. Because the cop had a bad habit of pulling over women…
Rick Scott Signs Death Warrant for John Errol Ferguson, Guilty of Eight Killings
Between 1977 and 1978, John Errol Ferguson led a shocking killing spree through Miami-Dade County. A home invasion gone wrong and a rape-murder of a teenage couple left eight people dead.More than three decades later, Ferguson will die for his crimes. Gov. Rick Scott signed his death warrant this afternoon,…
Florida Can’t Charge Kids With Undocumented Parents More Tuition, Judge Says
Wendy Ruiz was born and raised in Miami. She’s a full U.S. citizen, with a birth certificate, a voter registration and a driver’s license. And until yesterday, the Miami-Dade College student had to pay nearly four times as much for tuition as any other in-state student. Why? Because her parents…
Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin Is Comparing Himself to Marco Rubio In Campaign Ads
Charlie Crist was once a sure-bet, GOP-backed pick for U.S. Senate, until a superstar dark horse named Marco Rubio came along. Todd Akin was once a sure-bet, GOP-backed pick for U.S. Senate, until he opened his mouth to tell the world that he doesn’t believe “legitimate” rape can cause pregnancy…
“Eastwooding” Takes Over Twitter After Clint Eastwood’s Historically Odd RNC Speech
Joining the pantheon of Tebowing and planking in the Gerund Internet Meme Hall of Fame, “Eastwooding” has taken over Twitter this morning. In case you missed Clint Eastwood’s historically odd speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last night, he spent a solid five minutes arguing with a nearby…
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Trayvon Martin Judge Tossed Off Case for “Disparaging” George Zimmerman
As Republicans parade through Tampa this week touting their party’s platform, one formerly signature Florida issue — Jeb Bush’s Stand Your Ground law — has been nowhere to be found. That probably has something to do with the ongoing trial just down the road in Orlando of George Zimmerman, who…
RNC Visitor Booted For Throwing Nuts At Black Camerawoman, Saying “This Is How We Feed Animals”
After GOP Party Chairman Reince Priebus got into a heated shouting match on Monday with Chris Matthews over accusations that his party plays the “race card” against Obama, Republicans crowed that the clip showed the liberal media in its worst kind of attack mode. Race? We’ve never even heard of…
The RNC Just Forgot To Send Buses To Pick Up Florida’s Delegation
Florida’s Republican delegation hasn’t exactly been getting the warmest welcome at the party’s national convention in Tampa. First, Tropical Storm Isaac forced Rick Scott to cancel his big prime-time speech. Then, insiders floated the idea of taking away Sen. Marco Rubio’s big moment introducing Mitt Romney so Ann Romney could…
Tropical Storm Isaac: Still Mildly Annoying Miami, Threatening New Orleans
The worst of Tropical Storm Isaac has officially blown through the Keys and into the Gulf this morning, though its sloppy remains are still drenching Dade. Riptide’s storm experts have begun tallying the damage Isaac wrought in Florida: 80,000 or so without power, minor flooding here and there, and dozens…
Tropical Storm Isaac: Tampa’s RNC Still In The Danger Zone
Riptide’s Crack Weather Team has just issued this update on Tropical Storm Isaac: 9:45 AM EST/ Wind shear and disorganized flow have hampered Isaac’s development, but a dip in low pressure means by that this afternoon Isaac will begin inexorably raging with the blind, horrible fury of a pack of…
Hurricane Andrew Turns 20 Today: Five Amazing Videos of the Storm
See also, “Photos: Remembering Hurricane Andrew” and “Hurricane Andrew at 20: Miami Herald Reporters Remember.”Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Andrew made landfall at Elliott Key as a Category Five monster before tearing west through Miami-Dade and leaving $26.5 billion in damage in its wake. In 1992, Miamians didn’t have cell…
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Poll: President Obama Still Leads Florida As Ryan Pick Slightly Boosts Romney
From the moment Mitt Romney picked budget radical Paul Ryan as his running mate, one of the biggest question is how the Wisconsin rep would play in Florida. Romney desperately needs the swing state, but Ryan’s plans to turn Medicare into a voucher system — not to mention his shaky…
Tropical Storm Isaac: On Track to Destroy the RNC In Tampa
In a story straight out of a twisted fever dream shared by Michael Bay and Aaron Sorkin — not to mention the sick fantasies of thousands of catastrophe-seeking journalists everywhere — Tropical Storm Isaac looks more likely than ever to strengthen into a hurricane just in time to bear down…
South Beach Author Michael Grunwald’s The New New Deal Turns Washington, D.C., on Its Head
South Beach Author Michael Grunwald’s The New New Deal Turns Washington, D.C., on Its Head
South Beach Developer Sues Resident for Telling City He Was Violating Historic Codes
South Beach Developer Sues Resident for Telling City He Was Violating Historic Codes