With basketball demigod Dwyane Wade’s Miami Heat contract expiring after this season, speculation has reached a fever pitch: Will he stay? Will fellow superstar LeBron James, currently a Cleveland Cavalier, join him on the Heat to form a championship juggernaut? Or will Wade instead return to his hometown of Chicago,…
There’s a band named Radiohead, a band named Horse the Band, another band named Band of Horses, and now there’s a horse named Radiohead, after the band. Got it?Radiohead, like his musical namesake, is from England. A 3-year-old chestnut colt whose trainer says he’s a “cool, happy, curious horse” who’s…
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Marco Rubio’s stunning gains against Charlie Crist in the Republican Senate primary largely stems from the Tea Party movement, whose main focus over the past year has been to defeat the Democrat’s health-care reform efforts. Well, it passed yesterday, so what’s a politician like Rubio to do? Well, he’s starting…
Although this weekend’s warmer weather inspired some Miamians to hit the beach and bare all, others broke out their bow ties, ascots, and knee socks for the Tweed Ride. Nearly 100 cyclists, and one architecture historian, showed up for the leisurely ride through Coral Gables. If you missed it, you’ll…
Two men have been arrested in connection with a large South Florida shoplifting scheme, possibly putting an end to a streak that spanned three counties. Hector Collazo and Carlos Ramirez Martinez were caught after allegedly putting their sticky fingers to action in multiple stores at Aventura Mall this past weekend. Boca Raton…
We’ve had a hard time figuring out where presumptive gubernatorial nominee Alex Sink lies on the Democratic Party’s spectrum.Is she a dyed-in-the-wool, bleeding-heart liberal? Eh, probably not.Is she a staunch Blue Dog? Doesn’t quite seem like it.Is she, like so many Florida politicians, a cautious moderate whose vaguely expressed public…
Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence this weekend. Unlike the majority of athlete DUI arrests we hear about, this one didn’t happen on South Beach and did not involve a Bentley.Brown was arrested near Atlanta in his hometown late Friday, according to the…
Sherdavia Jenkins, a 9-year-old Liberty City girl who was killed by a stray bullet in 2006, has had a park named after her. [CBS4]A public health trust will vote today on a restructuring plan for Jackson Memorial Health System. [CBS4]Even in this crappy climate for media companies, Telemundo and Univisión…
If you’re half as cool as the staff here at Riptide, you were flipping between March Madness and C-SPAN last night like your life depended on it. Which to choose?On CBS, Korie Lucious was pouring in a three at the buzzer and killing every Terp fan in the country, and…
We like making sure you’re well-rounded. So again, we present five things to this week that are not only free, but 100%, grade-A fun. Start off the week with a free film screening at a posh hotel pool and end the week with a book signing by Chelsea Handler. If…
Old hippie lifeguard turned hero for Haiti Jim Goodnow pops open the side of an ambulance, where he’s been sleeping for the past two months. “Let’s see what’s behind door number one!” the ponytailed 70-year-old hollers. Inside, it looks like the Grateful Dead decided to run a hospital. There are…
Here is a job that exists only in Miami: tanning butler. And the Ritz-Carlton South Beach has lost theirs. Boo hoo.But that’s good news for the masses of sexy, needy unemployeds currently lollygagging in our beaches. The hotel is looking for a new one. Only men are asked to apply…
Ah, spring finally starts tomorrow, and we’ll be glad to have this weirdly chilly Winter behind us. Our friends to the North may have scoffed at our complaints of cold and rainy conditions, but the Weather Channel has validated those climate complainers in Miami Beach.The channel says that Miami Beach…
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Chad Henne committed sacrilege by daring to criticize his holiness, St. Tim Tebow, and now has been made to repent.”My judgment is that he’s not an NFL quarterback. I’ll leave it at that,” Henne said yesterday on WQAM. The comment ended up getting national attention, and Henne was forced to…
Nineteen-year-old Rodgrick Girtman has been arrested in the murder of Corneshia Miller, also 19, after confessing to police.Girtman shot Miller in front of their two children, a toddler and an infant. She was found with gunshot wound on Thursday afternoon in her home around Northwest 68th Street and 14th Avenue…
Ricky Williams had previously stated that he wouldn’t play football past the 2010 season, and we just assumed he’d move on to his dream of owning a chain of medical marijuana stores or something. But this morning Williams, who previously represented himself and was signed with Leigh Steinberg, signed up…
About a month ago, county officials removed a spray-painted bike that was mounted on Bear Cut Bridge, near Virgina Key. The ghost bike was a tribute to Christophe Le Canne, the 44-year-old family man who was killed by a drunk driver two months ago. Public works director Esther Calas claimed it…
Everybody knows that in order to stay on top in Miami, you always have to look your best. And let’s face it, MiamiNewTimes.com was looking a little weathered — even Botox wasn’t helping anymore. So it’s time to take more drastic measures: MiamiNewTimes.com is going under the knife, so to…
Last night, the Miami Heat lost 108-102 to the Orlando Magic in overtime, inspiring the following ten observations about the state of our b-ball team.1. Outside of Michael Beasley (on the nights Erik Spoelstra actually lets the kid play), Dwyane Wade is all alone.2. The Magic out-rebounded Miami 14-6 and…
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy There have been few breaks in the case of Paula Sladewski, the aspiring model who turned up dead in a North Miami dumpster after visiting Miami for New Year’s with her boyfriend. The story has already been featured…
