Jaclyn Torrealba’s father says he didn’t consider DJ Seasunz to be her boyfriend, and said he tried to talk his daughter out of the relationship. He also doesn’t believe the rumor that Torrealba had aborted a fetus conceived with Seasunz. [Crimesider]The Sun-Sentinel will become noticeably slimmer next year. The width…
Michelle Obama has a ridiculously difficult job. She has to raise a family and schmooze with googly-eyed dignitaries, all the while still having to share her shortbread cookie recipes with Good Housekeeping and her arm workout routine with Women’s Health.But some first ladies have not been so well adjusted. Some…
This month’s Social Media Club South Florida (SMCSF) was held October 13 at City Year headquarters in downtown Miami, followed by some socializing at Tobacco Road. A panel of advertising, public relations, and marketing specialists led the discussion on “Who Owns Social Media?” Moderated by Angie Moncada (@angiemoncada), the panel…
Antonio Guerrero, a member of a group of men collectively known at the Cuban Five, has had his sentence reduced from life in prison to 21 years and 10 months. Taking into account time served and good behavior, Guerrero could be out of jail in seven years, his lawyer says.Guerrero was…
TeleCuba, a small Miami firm, says it has won permission from the Treasury Department to lay the first fiber-optic cable between Miami and Cuba. The announcement comes after the Obama administration eased some restrictions on telecom links to Cuba in April.The line could make calling from Miami to Cuba a…
The Citizens Against Government Waste’s name pretty much says it all. The fiscally conservative think tank hates pork and government waste, which apparently includes programs such as expanding health care to kids in low-income families, providing low-interest loans to college students, and requiring insurance companies to cover mental health issues…
Juan Carlos Portieles, AKA DJ Seasunz, was denied bond this morning. He’s being charged with the second-degree murder of his girlfriend, 18-year-old Jaclyn Elisse Torrealba.Meanwhile, CBS news blog Crimesider talked to Jaclyn’s cousin Daniela Torrealba, who said the family found the couple’s two-year relationship, which began when Jaclyn was 16, “disturbing”…
State CFO Alex Sink has about $1 billion she would love to give you. Problem is you have to claim it. Most of that is money from dormant bank accounts and forgotten securities holdings, but quite a bit of it is in the form of actual stuff. Like jewelry and…
One member of the Cuban Five is seeking a reduced sentence. [AP]A wild horde of carnivorous umbrellas tried to surround and eat Naomi Campbell on South Beach yesterday. [Daily Mail]Kate Hudson and A-Rod are also in Miami — Coral Gables to be exact, where they were snapped leaving “A-Rod’s favorite…
Remember that movie Falling Down, where Michael Douglas goes on a violent rampage against the everyday nuisances and obstacles of urban life? If you believe a police account, Miami-Dade Public Schools elementary substitute Rolanda Benjamin is Miami’s real-life William Foster — although, thankfully, instead of an arsenal, teach was armed…
The Miami Dolphins coaching staff must be avid readers of Riptide. Because they pretty much ran down the checklist of our three keys for a Dolphins victory post and came out on top with a thrilling, last-second 31-27 victory over the Jets on Monday Night Football. You’re welcome, everybody!It was…
Well-known Miami DJ Juan Carlos Portieles, known professionally as DJ Seasunz, turned himself in to police yesterday after driving around with the dead body of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Jaclyn Torrealba. The 30-year-old Portieles is charged with second-degree murder. Read the arrest affidavit here. Police say the couple became involved in a “heated verbal altercation”…
One of the FBI’s longest-known fugitives turned himself into federal law enforcement officers in New York yesterday after hiding in Cuba for more than four decades.Louis Armando Peña Soltren, 66, and two other men hijacked a Pan American flight in November 1968 after entering the cockpit armed with guns and…
I’m not sure why Shauna Sands is a celebrity. Maybe it’s for her breakthrough role as Stripper #1 in a 2004 episode of Las Vegas, or perhaps as Jacuzzi Woman in the shamefully overlooked masterpiece Succubus: Hell Bent. Or maybe it’s because she is the first woman to successfully have…
How hot is it? It’s so hot that Kanye West spoke at a Taylor Swift fan convention just so he could enjoy the chilly reception. Har, har! No? Sorry. Anyway, the past three of five days have seen record high temperatures, and today could set another record. The little weather widget…
The only way to make the Monday Night Football intro that will air tonight for the Dolphins-Jets game better (worse? more surreal? soulless?) is if Jimmy Buffett also sang in Spanish. But having Gloria Estefen beside Hank Williams Jr. as he belts out, “Estos listos para football?” is pretty damn…
No disrespect, but it’s rare when Miami Dade College is named in a top 25 list alongside schools like Tulane and Carnegie Mellon, so let’s hope the school is celebrating this honor. MDC has been ranked the 21st best neighbor college in America. Put together by Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, president…
LandSharks are lame. Swimming sharks are so passé. But a flying shark? Now that’s a good time. That’s the kind of awesome thing that could theoretically wreck sweet, sweet havoc on this city. New Grounds hosts a simple little Flash game called Miami Shark. The object: Destroy as many swimmers, sailboat,…
For those of you who aren’t crazy about having a bazillion apps on your smart phone, here’s one you might consider adding. Buzzd calls itself the “social city guide” and offers real-time reviews from real people hanging out at restaurants, bars, sports, and entertainment venues.Buzzd also provides data such as…
Tonight is the Judgment Day, Hour of Reckoning, massively hysterical, Road to Armageddon, cats-and-dogs-living-together apocalyptic showdown between the Dolphins and Jets at Land Shark Stadium. Here are three key factors:1. Rex Ryan Knows How to Stop the Wildcat, Can Eat an Entire X-Mas Ham: Yes, Jets head coach Rex Ryan acts like…
