Sorry MILFs: Carnival Bans Cougar Cruises

This entire cougar craze is really out of control. OK, we get it middle age woman, you want to bang nubile, young studs as much as your male counterparts want to bang ditzy, big breasted young blonds. Rah rah feminism, taking control of your sexuality, and all of that, but…

Gay Smackdown: South Beach Ain’t What it Used to Be

Lately, the South Beach strip looks more like an enormous Lil Wayne concert than the shimmering gay playground it once was. Warehouse-size clubs that brimmed with shirtless boys have closed and hip-hop venues sprouted in their place. What was once pastel and glitter is now chrome and ice.You can’t blame…

Meet The Guy Who Yelled ‘Kill All Jews’ On A Miami Airplane

Mansor Mohammad Asad sure picked the wrong month to have a crazy-guy episode on a Detroit-bound airplane. As you’ve surely heard by now, Asad was arrested on the tarmac at MIA last night after disrupting a Delta flight scheduled to head for Detroit by screaming “I’m Palestinian and I want to kill…

Record 429 Manatee Fatalities in 2009

The news for Florida manatees started off strong last year, as wildlife officials announced that their survey found a record number of manatees in our waters. In fact, they had found 500 more than ever before, but 2009 ended on a sour note when 429 manatees were estimated to have…

First Glossy Issue in Newsstands Today

A few weeks ago, we announced that we’d be going glossy. Well, that day has arrived. Newsstands today will carry our first glossy issue, which is also nicely trimmed and stapled.The premiere glossy issue features Tim Elfrink’s story “Homesick,” which delves into the Chinese drywall issue affecting South Florida homeowners…

Florida Freeze Not Threatning Orange Juice Production Yet

Wall Streeters are just evil. So much so that they apparently hope we continue to “freeze” to “death” here in Florida, and they’re betting on orange juice futures, pushing prices to a two-year high. Florida produces more oranges than anywhere else in the world except for Brazil, and if the…

Shark Bites Man in Coral Gables

Spear fishing for barracuda, in this temperature no less, doesn’t exactly seem like a fun time to Riptide. Add in a visit from an aggressive shark, and you’ve got yourself one lousy fishing trip. According to Local 10, 32-year-old Dreyser Chirino was doing just that this morning in Matheson Hammock,…

Florida Circus: NY Times Dives Into the Crist-Rubio Race

The New York Times Magazine’s massive piece about the Marco Rubio vs. Charlie Crist race just went online. If you’ve been keeping a close eye on the race, and reading our nearly obsessive coverage, there’s not a lot new to learn besides some interesting color here and there. If you…

Silicon Beach: Sushi Samba Serves Up Twitter Roll

Sushi Samba (@sushisamba), the popular restaurant and bar on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lincoln Road, is throwing its first tweetup on January 20 at 8 p.m. The party takes place simultaneously with other locations in Vegas, Chicago and New York City.The nationwide “meet&TWEET” hopes to gather Sushi Samba…

News Roundup:

Man it is cold out. (“How cold is it?”) It’s so cold that Gov. Crist has declared a state of emergency, so this isn’t a joke. [CBS4]Scott Rothstein may be planning to enter a plea bargain, and pleading guilty. [JustNews]Five workers with Miami-Dade waste management were arrested after taking bribes…