This bailout thing might finally go through. [NY Times] And if it does, it could help out the local economy. [Herald] “Officer Mistaken For Suspect; Shot By Fellow Officer” The injuries weren’t serious, so it’s ok if you laughed. [NBC 6] Subtropical Storm Laura formed, but she’s no big deal…
Behold! The fall season is upon us. The drop in humidity and cooler temperatures marks the return of life to the Magic City. We are no longer bound to our air-conditioned sanctuaries. We can once again relish the reason we all decided to live here in the first place: the…
Photo via Flickr Alright, after John McCain’s heroic and very, very successful detour into saving the economy the debate (which McCain has apparently already won!) is back on and Riptide will be live blogging it. A little change from last time: new updates will be at the bottom. Our blogging…
Marius Valdes Just after lunchtime Tuesday, September 18, Miami Police Det. Gary Jackson arrived at Curtis Park in Allapattah to investigate a crime. It wasn’t a typical purse snatching or pick-up football brawl. What he found must have shocked him. Two city park employees sat Jackson down and described the…
It has been a shitty, shitty two days for The Miami Herald, and now Broward New Times’ Bob Norman is reporting that another round of newsroom lay offs went down this afternoon. 23 in all. Check back on that post latter, as Norman promises to update as he gets more…
After what is sure to be a dramatic Presidential debate tonight, it’ll be relaxing to follow some contests where the winner won’t decide the fate of our nation. The dick sandwich servin’, pig flyin’ Dolphins have a bye this week, but the city’s two college teams should keep your mind…
In more news of stubborn Republicans finally caving into demands that they debate their opponents, the Raul Martinez and Lincoln Diaz-Balart campaigns have finally agreed to a debate. Martinez is Diaz-Balart’s first real challenger since being elected to represent Florida’s 21st district in the House. The two are in a…
via Rejected Jokes The point in using this picture was “haha, McCain, McCheese, they both have big meat heads.” But then I realized that Mayor McCheese has more executive experience than McCain and Obama combined, and by Sarah Palin’s logic, should be president forever. After all that nonsense, the debate…
The latest Real Clear Politics average shows Obama trailing McCain by only 1.6% in Florida. Who’s going to turn the tides and put Obama ahead? Jewish Grandparents, according to Sarah Silverman. So as part of an effort called “The Great Schlep” she’s urging Jewish grandchildren everywhere to visit their nanas…
Tyler Perry is taking time out of directing 23 movies a year to tour South Florida today in support of Barrack Obama. He’s at the Overtown Youth Center RIGHT! NOW! and will be at the New Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church at 11:45 a.m. before heading up to Broward. Go here…
The bailout agreement fell apart. House Republicans balked. John McCain hasn’t helped much. Talks continue.[NY Times] Washington Mutual officially collapsed. It’s the biggest failure in US banking history. [WSJ] No one is sure if they’re having the debate tonight or not. [Herald] Developers want to allow casinos in downtown and…
via Weather Undergrad That tropical depression is officially Tropical Storm Kyle. Look at him out there in the middle of nowhere, so sad and lonely with out any particular direction in his life. Racing no place fast until he dissipates somewhere over the cold, harsh reality that is Nova Scotia,…
I wasn’t exactly hot as a teen, but when I hit 25, I became a stud and subsequently went on a decade-long dating spree. Recently I decided to drop the bachelor life and start hunting for someone to spend my life with. It hasn’t been easy; no one fits the…
Whoops, John McCain. He tried pulling off an Evel Knievel stunt, but half way over the Grand Canyon, he crashed and burned. Remember those negotiations over the proposed financial bailout that caused McCain to suspend his campaign? So he could help? Well, most everything got hammered out in a stunning…
Miami native Philip Smith’s childhood story is so odd, he had to get documentation to prove his memoir wasn’t a lie. Last week, the thin, urbane former managing editor of GQ Magazine released his book Walking Through Walls — a tale set in the Magic City — that tracks what…
Tania deLuzuriaga has reportedly left her position as a reporter at The Boston Globe. “Tania deLuzuriaga has resigned to pursue other opportunities,” said a Globe spokesperson to Poynter Online. DeLuzuriaga had earlier covered education from October 2006 to September 2007 for The Miami Herald. During that time she allegedly carried…
Jack Thompson is the Coral Gables attorney who campaigned to have 2 Live Crew’s dirty rap masterpiece As Nasty As They Wanna Be taken off the shelves in Florida due to obscenity. 2 Live Crew responded with a follow-up, titled Banned in the U.S.A. Well guess who’s been banned now?…
To file under “Shit We Would Not Have Wagered A Single Nickel On One Week Ago”: In offices cluttered with Xs-and-Os and in pungent locker-rooms across America, the nation’s great offensive minds have been up late all week feverishly studying the latest mad geniuses of the National Football League. The…
Why are we taxpayers wasting $330 million to build Lexus lanes on I-95 north from downtown Miami? They are supposed to reduce congestion, but all they have accomplished so far is create confusion and traffic back-ups — sometimes even more in the express lanes than the regular ones. The state…
Nothing seems to sit right about John McCain’s announcement that he was temporarily suspending his campaign to help solve the economic crisis. For one, the shit hit the fan almost two weeks ago with the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch. Sure things have gotten progressively worse, but nothing…
“Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama issued a joint statement Wednesday night in which they said the American people are facing a moment of economic crisis.” Which is just about as obvious as Clay Aiken issuing a statement that he’s gay. We know, but thanks for confirming. Both candidates…
“Change” by David Packouz: David Packouz talks about nanotech the way 12-year-old girls talk about Zac Efron. In a great, fawning gush of words, he explains it will bring about a technological utopia on Earth. Humans, he says, will interface with computers, replace their bodies with machinery, and become immortal…
