A couple of Democrats have flirted with the idea, but so far no one has stepped up to mount a real challenge against Kendrick Meek in the Senate primary. Now, though, there’s buzz that former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre will enter the race next week.Beth Reinhard says Ferre will make…
London has iconic double-decker buses. Miami has an assortment of brightly colored tour boats. Photo via MigRodz’s Flickr. …
Football and fancy skin-care products go together like peanut butter and Liza Minelli. One’s an un-flashy pleasure of the no-nonsense proletariat, while the other is usually reserved for a certain type of, let’s say, discriminating “sophisticate.” Not to say football fans can’t enjoy “five-minute facials,” but for the love of…
In a surprise to no one who follows MMA, Miami’s own Kimbo Slice lost in the second round in a taped match last night to Roy “Big Country” Nelson as part of UFC and Spike TV’s show The Ultimate Fighter.Despite the fact that Nelson’s figure appears — shall we say…
You might have caught me early this morning on the Enrique Santos Show on 98.3 La Kalle. The “King of All Spanglish Media” graciously invited me on air to berate me over my story about Tomas Regalado raising boatloads of cash for a convicted terrorist.You see, Santos — along with…
Two men have filed suit against the Archdiocese of Miami, claiming they were sexually abused by two Catholic priests 40 years ago. Man, this archdiocese cannot catch a break lately. [Herald]Jimmy Buffett has done an ad touting the need to save and restore Miami Marine Stadium. Maybe if it gets fixed up,…
Hello, Kitty: All of my previous girlfriends have swallowed, with relish. Except two: one who would ask me to tell her when, and now my current, who runs to the bathroom to spit it out. Does not swallowing mean a relationship lacks something? What’s the rule on this? Please help.Don…
Cuba’s Craigslist: The island’s black market moves online with Revolico.com
Coconut Grove’s Justin Shaw has arm hair fit for Guinness World Records
Ex-Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez and Julio Robaina feud over councilwoman Katharine Cue
Miami mayoral candidate Tomas Regalado once raised cash for a terrorist
Family of slain tourist Husien Shehada wants Miami Beach cop Adam Tavss to pay
Two armed unidentified males held up the 18th Ave Market at 6600 NW 18 Ave. last Thursday but were temporarily distracted by one of the victim’s dogs.Azmi Mustafa and Evelyn D’Souza were working at the store while the suspects walked in wearing face masks, brandishing pistols, and demanding money. One suspect…
Sounds like Miami-Dade Police killed two birds with one stone yesterday morning. While searching for a robbery suspect, they came across a grow house.Cops were responding to a home break-in around the University Park area. Two armed suspects entered the home and pistol-whipped a male victim. Police officers quickly caught…
Calle Ocho roosters have seen a lot in their day. Nothing really impresses or excites them anymore. They just kind of stand there, bored and jaded. Photo via Austrini’s Flickr…
Over the summer, while the entire country was caught up in health-care-reform fever, discussing death panels and public options, Sen. Bill Nelson was busy talking about the great python menace and Chinese drywall. Which would maybe make sense if he chaired the Senate Special Committee on Snakes and Drywall, but he…
You might recall “Hybrid Hell,” our April cover story about how the Toyota Prius’s accelerator sometimes has a mind of its own. Well, now Toyota might recall the Prius.That eco-friendly pedal may be saving our skies, but it doesn’t seem to have the same regard for human life. The National Highway…
The only thing surprising about Isiah Thomas coming in 20th on GQ’s list of the 20 most despicable coaches of all time is that the magazine somehow found 19 coaches more despicable than he is.GQ rounds up all of his greatest hits:Knicks fans learned of his complex views on race…
Adam Tavss, the Miami Beach Police officer involved in two shady shootings in a few days, failed a drug test, coming up positive for marijuana. [CBS4]A gigantic collection of Batman memorabilia belonging to Ben Novack, murdered former prince of the Fontainbleau, has gone missing. [NBCMiami]Leonard Pitts Jr. thinks ACORN is…
In this week’s feature story, you can read all about Revolico. The website — a Craigslist for Cuba — is changing the way Cubans do business in the Caribbean communist stronghold by bringing the nation’s rampant black market online for the world to see.Cuba’s socialist constitution forbids pretty much all…
Ah, retweeting. It is both the blessing and bane of Twitter. On one hand, it helps spread important messages to those who might not otherwise see them. But it can get totally out of hand and become redundant — like that kid’s game duck duck goose — walking around in…
We at Riptide, like all good Americans, dream of making an obscene amount of money without doing any work. So when signs recently began popping up alongside Miami roads, reading in bold red lettering, “Rent your home during the Super Bowl for $10,000 a day!” best believe we called the…
