Two summers ago, Miami was the stage for one of the strangest FBI sting operations on record. On July 17, 2012, undercover agents set up a clandestine deal in a pricey South Beach hotel room. With hidden cameras recording his every move, an unwitting suspect carefully removed the much-coveted object…
Being a hotel worker is hard — low pay, long hours, ungrateful clientele. But for hundreds of workers at the Fontainebleau and the Eden Roc in Miami Beach, life just got that much harder: Because of a change in city parking policy, employees are no longer able to use a…
Riptide is usually the first to defend the honor of Miami when the New York Times parachutes in to mock our culture or our “sophistication.” But the reality is we have a hell of a lot of serious problems here. Yet the hottest issue at last week’s Miami-Dade County Commission…
David Beckham has admitted, in the most British way possible, that his dreams for a waterfront soccer stadium in downtown Miami might be impossible. Yes, he’s admitted to being “cheeky.” He now appears ready to compromise for a not-quite-dream site. See also: David Beckham Considering Old Miami Herald Site for…
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Even when an NFL team manages to get it right by punishing a player accused of domestic violence immediately, it’s probably by accident. Back in 2012, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson was arrested on domestic violence charges for head-butting his then-wife Evelyn Lozada. Less than 24 hours later he was cut from…
“Conservative bad girl” Ana Alliegro was sentenced to not much more than a slap on the wrist today for her role in the David Rivera campaign corruption scandal. After pleading guilty, she’ll get off with time served and six months of house arrest followed by two years of supervised release…
So, was that legit? Dolphins fans have to be asking themselves that question this week as the glow wears off from the Phins 33-20 ass-punting of the New England Patriots. After watching the Dolphins start 3-0 last year, then darf-and-barf away the season in every way possible, you really can’t…
On Sunday evening, a 25-year-old man from South Florida named Peter Paul William Ferrero climbed down from the Palin family’s third-floor balcony, approached an arriving Bristol Palin in the driveway, took off his sunglasses, and proceeded to tell the terrified 23-year-old reality television star and oldest daughter of the failed…
Inside a windowless warehouse across from the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, workers rip up carpet and pressure-clean AstroTurf. Construction of several film sets is underway. One is meant to look like a college library; another, a receptionist’s office. A third is modeled after a stereotypical 20-something girly-girl’s bedroom, complete with…
A fight at the Stellar Leadership Academy in Northwest Miami-Dade today lead to a gun going off, the victim in stable condition at a nearby hospital, and five teenage students in custody…
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Oh, there are lots of fancy homes for sale in Miami on the water, but darling, darling, don’t you know that’s absolutely basic compared to a home with its own private cove? Fortunately, there’s just such a home with its own private cove for sale on the tip of Key…
After weeks of complaints from Wynwood business owners and employees over ongoing changes in parking fees throughout Miami’s hippest neighborhood, the Miami Parking Authority announced yesterday a new, more comprehensive plan that includes provisions for local employees. “In an area that has experienced fast-paced growth in a short span of…
Two summers ago, Miami was the stage for one of the strangest FBI sting operations on record. On July 17, 2012, undercover agents set up a clandestine deal in a pricey South Beach hotel room. With hidden cameras recording his every move, an unwitting suspect carefully removed the much-coveted object…
Ernest Valdes stands on top of the ring’s ropes and uses his championship belt as a mirror. He primps into the gold plastic’s reflection, making sure his hair — oil-spill slick with leave-in conditioner — is perfectly in place. Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What” blasts through the speakers of…
Patience with Al Golden is beginning to wear thin among University of Miami fans and ex-players. Like Keira Knightley-thin. Last weekend’s demolition of creampuff Florida A&M did little to calm those frustrations, and now a few fans have decided to let their frustration be known. In a very public way…
Three Miami-Dade high schools cracked the Top 100 in Newsweek’s annual high school ranking list, and they’re all charter schools. Newsweek actually split its rankings into two lists this year: a general top high schools list, and a list for the 100 best schools for low-income students. No Miami schools…
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A potential case of ebola is being treated at a Miami-area hospital. NBC Miami has confirmed that news with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but little else is known at this time. The patient’s name and background and the specific hospital where he or she is being…
University of Miami President Donna Shalala announced today that she’ll be stepping down at the end of this academic year after 14 years. She assumed the job after serving for eight years as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Clinton Administration, and oversaw the school’s rise in…
Super trial lawyer John Morgan is on the road this month talking up Amendment 2, the move to legalize medical marijuana in Florida that he’s pumped millions of his own dollars into supporting. That’s when Morgan made two deadly errors, at least in the minds of Amendment 2’s opponents: He…
