Florida panthers, the state animal of Florida and one of the most endangered mammals living in the United States, even by the largest estimates don’t have a population of much more than 100 individuals. This weekend three breading-age big cats were found dead in three separate car accidents, marking a…
When Samer Shehada read the news this morning, he started shaking with anger: The former Miami Beach cop who shot and killed his brother last summer had just been arrested for running a marijuana grow house. Samer was with his brother, Husien, that night, walking down Washington Ave., just after…
The extradition saga of Jamaican druglord Christopher “Dudus” Coke, leader of the ultra-violent South Florida-connected Shower Posse, has become yet more bloody today. The Associated Press is reporting that at least 30 people have been killed in gunfights between bandits, soldiers, and cops in the posse-controlled Tivoli Gardens slum in…
There’s been rumors circulating for months that when the WWE brings its long running Raw program to the American Airlines Arena on June 7 they wanted to bring a big name guest hosts in tow. First there were whispers that the night could see the long-anticipated return of Dwyane “The…
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In the wake of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the interior department has been investigating that alarmingly tight ties between the oil industry and the Mineral Management Service, the federal government department that is supposed to watch over drilling. A new government report accuses inspectors af the…
Miami has hosted the Super Bowl ten times, more than any other city, and we do a pretty good job of it if we do say so ourselves. Today at the NFL owner conference the site of the 2014 Super Bowl will be determined, and along with New York and…
Remember those simpler times when the most scandalous thing about Lindsay Lohan was that she was fighting with Hillary Duff over Aaron Carter? Back before the tragic beauty of our times was involved in cocaine accusations, alcohol arrests, volatile relationships with older lady DJs, and, perhaps worst of all, I…
Gov. Charlie Crist is being sued by the Talking Heads’ David Byrne for copyright infringement, and no it’s not for rocking the same style of gentlemanly premature white hair. Crist’s campaign used the Talking Heads song “Road to Nowhere” in an attack ad against Marco Rubio without bothering to get…
Lisa Caridad Garcia turned herself in last night for hitting Doral police officer Carlos Alvarez. The accident happened around Southeast 35th Terrace near 102nd Avenue on Saturday night, when Garcia hit Alvarez’s motorcycle head on, and kept going.Garcia’s motorcycle was demolished, but luckily he survived. He’s forced to get around…
The standoff over Jamaican drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who has turned a Kingston slum into his own personal bunker to avoid extradition to the U.S, has forced his country into a state of emergency. To local law-enforcement officials, the situation is all too familiar. Coke’s ultra-violent cartel, called “The…
Maybe Riptide has been watching too much Animal Planet, but we can’t help thinking Miami’s crop of critter smugglers deserves its own special mini-series. Like cocaine and hookers, there’s a booming market for exotic animals in this classy city, and just imagine the drama: There will be suitcases full of…
Now that Jeb Bush doesn’t have to share a party with Charlie Crist, he’s letting his true thoughts on the made who proceeded him in the governor’s chair known. Talking to the Weekly Standard, Bush doesn’t spare much.”He doesn’t have a set of guiding principles to share with people. This…
Local fans of Miami Dolphins guard Justin Smiley are about to be (pun warning) frown-y. He’s headed up I95 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. As for what the Dolphins are getting in return, no one seems to know yet. Do the Jags have anything we want anyway. Reportedly its just a…
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The Internal Revenue Service is investigating Billy Cypress, the former leader of the Miccosukee Tribe for income tax violation. Cypress, who oversaw the construction of the tribe’s casino in Southwest Miami Dade, had a high roller’s reputation that included frequent trips to Las Vegas, says the Miami Herald. Guess the…
Visiting cougars of South Beach, worry not, the Ritz-Carlton has finally found a new tanning butler to apply various oozes and gunks to your backs.Every time the Ritz needs a new “tanning butler” they call up just about every media outlet hoping to ring every last bit of PR out…
It’s a good sign that kids today are a bit more progressive when enough students at Flanagan High in Pembroke Pines voted to place Omar Bonilla, an openly gay student who wanted to attend prom as his drag persona “Allison,” third in the results for prom queen (though, we understand…
The United Methodist Church Outreach Ministry in Florida City went up in flames over the weekend, and the building was mostly destroyed. Even the church’s playground, which was built a year ago, was melted to the ground.Parishioners say that they hope to rebuild the building, and are accepting donations, but…
I wanted to organize a lil’ protest against BP and offshore drilling. It had been exactly one month since the oil spill began. One month of non-stop poison continuously flowing into the Gulf, making its way toward the Loop Current, and Florida Keys and beaches. In the history of history,…
Lately, there’s been too much bad news in the Miami cycling world. Bikers have been hit by motorcyclists, tow trucks, county buses, and drunk-driving lunatics But here’s some good news, for once: This Sunday at 10 a.m. cyclists will meet for a city sponsored event called Bike Miami Days, which…
Imagine winning half a million dollars from a lottery scratch off game, and then imagine the lottery telling you, “whoops, sorry this is a misprint, too bad.” That’s what happened to Ann Marie Curcio of Ocala. Her Gold Rush ticket told her she had won $500,000 in 2007. She drove…
