Gerald Posner speaks about the ol’ coke days of Miami past: “You could go to a dentist and pay him with an eightball. You could rent a boat with cocaine. It sounds like a bad movie, but it’s true.” [WSJ] The Miami Hurricanes easily defeated the FAMU Rattlers in a game…
FAMU Rattlers @ Miami Hurricanes, Saturday 7pm on ESPN 306 and WVUM 90.5 FMThe Fins will play Monday, but first will come the Canes vs. FAMU game this Saturday. Let’s hope the latter doesn’t turn into a notable matchup. There are a few story lines, but mostly “yawn.” The most…
After the Seventh Floor Crew’s smash hit “If Your Ho Only Knew,” and “Orange on one side, green on the other,” the Miami Hurricanes continue to be the best rap posse in college football. Rivals.com is hosting the “world premiere” of a new song by former players Gerard Daphnis and Dinavon “X1” Bythwood,…
Miami Police are looking for a rapist after a brazen sexual assault on a girl on her way to school this morning. Just after 8 a.m., a 14-year-old girl was walking through Little Haiti along NW First Avenue. As she waited for traffic to slow at NW 57th Street, a…
Alan Grayson continues to be our favorite hot liberal mess who is not apologizing for it. Seriously, he will not apologize. Alan Grayson, will you apologize?”I will not apologozie. I will not apologize. I will not apologize for a simple reason.”See!The Orlando Democrat took the House floor again yesterday to…
On what planet is it considered a joke to shoot at a target representing a sitting U.S. congresswoman who happens to be a mother of three and a breast cancer survivor? To what audience is that a knee slapper? Really?Apparently at the comedy club known as the Southeast Broward Republican…
A local wedding dress shop owner gave away 100 gowns to brides who just lost their jobs. [Herald]Manny Diaz’s plan to remake Virginia Key has been pushed back, meaning it won’t come to fruition while he’s in office. [Herald]Carnival is coming to downtown Miami this weekend. [SFLTimes]Channing Crowder says Jets…
With three seconds left in the game and his University of Michigan squad trailing Seton Hall by one point, 22-year-old guard Rumeal Robinson lined up for two all-important free throws. The NCAA Division 1 basketball title hung in the balance. The Zen-like junior fluttered one and then another shot through…
If you’re new to Twitter, you’re probably thinking that a “tweetup” is a group of people who talk on Twitter that get together in real life, right? Yes, grasshopper. But that was kickin’ it old school, circa 2007. Lately, things have gotten out of hand here in South Florida. It’s…
Jay Leno is in primetime. Dave Letterman got caught having a threesome with Grinder Girl and Hoola Hop Lady. Conan O’Brien keeps seriously injuring himself. Jimmy Fallon is Jimmy Fallon. So that means that Carson Daily is the new king of late night …after Craig Ferguson, and various people on…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loves celebrities. He was Oliver Stone’s date to the Venice International Film Festival, could probably convince Sean Penn to agree to be held captive and perform a stage rendition of his parts in Simple Jack I Am Sam, and is perhaps the only known person on…
I’m not exactly sure what the symbolism is of sitting on a Cuban flag, but here it is from Adrian Salgado’s Flickr…
Miami-Dade cops are on the hunt for thieves with a taste for Chanel No. 5. Last week, two men allegedly broke into a commercial warehouse at 320 NE 187th Street. They stuffed $100,000 worth of expensive perfume into a white Ford Van. (Riptide likes to imagine the crooks have a…
Hello, Kitty: After a few dates with an extremely successful businessman, I accepted an invite back to his place. He’s handsome (also 10 to 15 years my senior), and I wanted to hook up. After a round of mediocre sex, we were lounging on the bed when he scooped up…
Just last week we pretty much concluded, “Well, we might never get an Olympics, but at least we get to host tons of Super Bowls and BCS championships.”But now, according to The Herald, the NFL is calling into question our ability to host future NFL games, and rubbing it in…
City of Miami Commissioners may have promised to keep taxes low, but they’re upping most fees by 5%. The includes parking. [Herald]Michelle Obama is expected in Miami next week, and will be the featured speaker at a luncheon at the Freedom Tower. [CBS4]Upside to the recession? Since travel is down,…
You can bet there’ll be plenty of riled up, sign-waving pro-lifers outside the Miami-Dade courthouse Friday. One of the country’s most gripping abortion trials will begin at 9 a.m. And Riptide has some new info to add to an old case. Back in 2006, an 18-year-old mother named Scyloria Williams…
Did Hialeah budget director Alex Vega and senior internal auditor Ana Maria Gomez mix business with pleasure?
Last week, Rio de Janeiro beat Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio and Miami share many things, including tourism, beaches, and lots of South Americans. But here are five reasons why the Magic City will never host the Olympics. 1. Public transportation: In a metropolitan area of more…
Rollerblading thief Michael Everett nabbed in midtown Miami
Fort Lauderdale’s Total Focus Professional Photography and Video is a scam, say angry newlyweds
