305 Photo of the Day: Dusky
Today’s photo, taken from Southgate Towers in Miami Beach, comes from Bryan Sereny’s flickr stream…
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Showing 24619 - 24640 of 31937A-Rod Drops Asking Price on Coral Gables Mansion by $5 Million
Poor, ridiculously wealthy sports superstars. They just can’t seem to break even on their real estate transactions here in Miami. Shaq recently unloaded his Star Island spread for $19 million less than his high asking pirce. Now, Alex Rodriguez is following suit by dropping the asking price on his Coral Gables abode…
Miami Dolphins CEO Set to Make Another Major Announcement
Whenever the Dolphins say they’re making a “major announcement,” we get a little nervous and have chills thinking back to the LandShark Stadium debacle. This one probably won’t affect Miami fans that much, though. Tomorrow, Dolphins CEO Mike Dee — along with former Fins players Nat Moore and Twan Russell — is headed to…
Carlos Alvarez Endorses Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist has picked up another endorsement from a high-profile Cuban-American politician in Marco Rubio’s back yard. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez today officially announced he’s backing Crist. “I am pleased to support Governor Crist in his bid to represent the people of Florida in the United States Senate,” Mayor Alvarez said in a statement…
Republican Party of Florida Accused of Witch Hunt to Purge Party Members
Republican Party of Florida chair Jim Greer has unabashedly hitched his ship to the HMS Charlie Crist. More conservative party leaders in the state are not too happy with the RPOF’s early support of their chosen candidates, and now Brevard County Republican leader Jason Steele is accusing the party of…
Renegade Carol City Teacher Weighs in on Teens Killed in Overtown
When it comes to teens killed by guns in Miami, veteran Carol City Senior High social studies teacher Paul Moore has become something like the city’s tragic bard. As featured in “The Curse,” a New Times cover story published in February, he’s seen five students murdered from just one class. He’s written and spoken eloquently…
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Over the Weekend: Fame, TattooLaPalooza, and Wynwood Art Walk
Rain has been replaced by intolerable heat, and we aren’t sure which is worse. Still, we braved the rise in temperature to make sure we wouldn’t miss everything that happened over the weekend:Grand Opening of FameParkwest reopened Friday night under a new moniker, Fame. The club “officially” opens next weekend,…
Miami Beats Williamsburg to Hot New Trend: Condo Busts
Riptide has maybe one too many friends and acquaintances who call Williamsburg, the painfully trendy Brooklyn enclave commonly seen as ground zero for everything hipster, home. At the end of the day, we love them, but sometimes they talk with such jaded snootiness it recalls Brüno minus the affected Austrian accent. “Hey, have you heard…
City of Miami Going Broke, Implications in Mayor’s Race and Diaz’s Future
The City of Miami is bleeding money, causing the Herald to label the situation the “worst financial crunch” since 1996, when the city flirted with bankruptcy and had to have its hand held by the county and state. City hall has depleted its reserves by about $50 million, thanks in part to…
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LocalThe NY Times comes down to South Beach to investigate the Husien Shehada shooting, and sort of chides the police department (and the public) for not caring that much. “This is a jaded piece of sand.” [Times]Meanwhile, the family’s attorneys are claiming a piece of tape proves that Husien was…
Mamas vs. Papas: Two Sets of Gay Parents Fight for Toddler
It’s the most unique custody battle in recent Florida history. And perhaps the most radical family court decision.Katherine Alicea and her eight-year partner, Ana Sobrino, decided to have a baby about half a decade ago. Again and again, they tried sperm from anonymous donors. But Katherine — a driven real…
Paris Hilton Is an Aquarius, Therefore She Does Not Owe These Producers Money, Duh
Riptide went into this week thinking, You know what? Let’s keep our coverage of the Paris Hilton Pledge This trial to a minimum. We’ll keep it classy around here and talk about hot and sexy political fundraising numbers, because people love that. Well… we wrote about it, so we guess we need…
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Florida Couple, With 16 Children, Murdered
Well, this is just horrible. Melanie and Byrd Billings were found dead in the Beulah, Fl home, about 17 miles northwest of Pensacola. The Billings were parents to 16 children, 12 of whom were adopted — some with special needs. The couple appear to have been the victims of a random…
$2.4 Million in the Sink
Alex Sink waited to release her fundraising total for the second quarter until Friday afternoon. Not that she necessarily wouldn’t want anyone talking about it. She pulled in about $1.28 million last quarter, bringing her total take to $2.4 million, with $2.1 million on hand.The $1.28 million figure is quite similar…
Paris Hilton in Court: Sarah Palin Should Take A Few Cues
I am sick of Sarah Palin complaining about the horrible media and her pesky legal problems. Why doesn’t she put herself in Paris Hilton’s size 11 glittery pink Cavalli stilettos for once? Palin had her e-mail hacked and displayed online? So what, Hilton had her sidekick hacked and its entire content displayed online…
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305 Photo of the Day: Sunscrapers
I’m originally from SWFla, where we get regular sunsets over the gulf, but then again, we never get scenes like this, from Jenah Crump Photography’s Flickr…
Aronberg Leads Gelber in AG Fundraising
Dan Gelber’s plan to win the netroots in the Senate primary wasn’t really given much of a chance to work, but he does seem to be winning some early progressive blog buzz in the Democratic primary for attorney general. Unfortunately for him, he’s trailing opponent Dave Aronberg in campaign cash. Gelber has collected $150,000, while…
Swine Flu Claims Two More Lives in Miami-Dade
The H1N1 virus claimed two more lives in Miami-Dade this week. A 51-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman are the latest victims, bringing the local death toll to five. There are now 625 confirmed cases of infection countywide. [CBS4: 2 More Local Deaths Due To H1N1 Flu]…
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Jorge Cantu Dry-Humps Brett Carroll
Big win for the Marlins last night–14 answered runs–team record 10 run 8th inning…blah, blah, blah. The real story is what we learned about Marlins team chemistry.You know how it works, SportsFans. Every team needs a least couple “grinders” who provide the “glue” to stick the team together. You can…
Politico Lauds Alex Sink, Marco Rubio as Two of “Top 50 Politicos to Watch”
seems to be one of the few American media organizations that is actually growing. The Beltway website and newspaper now puts out a glossy magazine a few times a year, and the latest edition focuses on its “Top 50 Politicos to Watch.” But it’s not as much a congratulatory honor…
Miami Beach Doctor Prescribed Michael Jackson Drugs, But Was He Trying to Help?
As more information about Michael Jackson’s dependence on prescription drugs comes to light, a Miami Beach doctor might find himself in an unwelcome spotlight. According to multiple sources, Jackson was under the treatment of Dr. Alex Farshchian. TMZ obtained a letter from Dr. Farshchian to Jackson dated July 21, 2002: Dearest MJHi…
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LocalDonte’ Stallworth got out of jail six days early. He was serving a 30-day sentence for driving a Bentley after downing four tequila shots and ending someone’s life. Which is worth only 24 days in prison now. [AP]Pitbull was found not guilty on drunk driving charges. Remember, kids, don’t drink and drive, unless you’re…