David Rivera is a free man and running for his old congressional seat that he lost to Democrat Joe Garcia in the last election cycle. Justin Lamar Sternad, the man many suspect Rivera used as a ringer in the Democratic primary against Garcia, will spend the next seven months behind…
At Pinecrest Branch Library, there are homeschooling groups where children and parents get to sit on rugs and cushions while working together. There’s a genealogy group, creative writing sessions, a podiatrist teaching a ‘Happy Feet’ class and free summer lunches for children. And that’s only on a Tuesday. It’s all…
Sure, you could say Miami was the beneficiary of some of the biggest sports betrayals in history (LeBron leaving Cleveland, Don Shula leaving Baltimore). Sure, you could also point to the fact that Miami has been lucky in the loyalty department (Dan Marino and Bob Griese never left, and some…
Two months ago, Riptide reported that residents of Miami Beach were angry that an eruv — an orthodox Jewish enclosure — had appeared in Pinetree Park. The sticks and string were an eyesore and an affront to the separation of church and state, one local complained, but the City of…
The site had been lost to researchers for nearly a century. Tony Pernas had been looking for a decade. His team had logged nearly 100 search hours just this year. But last Monday, deep in the Everglades, miles from any sign of people, Pernas and two other amateur historians found…
On April 1, a young man and woman were walking along Miracle Mile when they decided to cross the street. They glanced left. No cars coming. They glanced right. Nada. So they slowly crossed the four lanes without a problem. As they proceeded along the sidewalk again, however, a Coral…
Miamians love our tourists, if only because they keep a large chunk of our economy running. But like anything we love, they sometimes annoy us. As the barrage of summer break tourists pours into South Florida this month, let’s review the things that bother us most about our money-spending visitors,…
The photo is reminiscent of a poster for The Sopranos. Three men dressed in natty suits with slicked-back hair saunter down a dimly lit, brick-paved alley. They leave little room to pass. It seems like they are intentionally blocking someone’s path. The pretty boy on the left scrunches his face…
The following is an excerpt from the book Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Baseball’s Steroid Era, published by the Penguin Group and released this week. The story began in Miami New Times. Frankie Ratcliff’s phone buzzed just before 7:30 p.m. September 10, 2010. The text…
Most of the land in Miami-Dade is artificially dried out swampland and man-made barrier islands. So it seems like its Dade’s destiny to one day be home to the first community of floating mansions in America. According to the Biscayne Times, Dutch Docklands USA has submitted plans to create Amillarah…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are either doing a real fine job of actually luring back prodigal son LeBron James or at least making Miami Heat fans really jealous in the process. The Cavs completed a three-team trade today that would free up just enough money to sign James to his desired…
Following the tragic boating accident that left four dead off Dinner Key on the Fourth of July, trained rescue workers took up to 15 minutes to respond to the scene. The night was dark and Biscayne Bay was heavy with boat traffic. In those precious moments before professionals showed up,…
Heat fans are on pins and needles this week, hoping LeBron James ultimately decides once again his best choice is to take his talents to 601 Biscayne Blvd. Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of the first LeBron James “Decision,” and unlike this year, the 2010 Decision came with a capital…
After releasing the proposed budget for next year, it was clear Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is looking for a quick fix for the county’s libraries. In a press conference Tuesday, Gimenez proposed to raise the library tax rate, but only enough to allocate $45 million to the financially troubled system…
The photo is reminiscent of a poster for The Sopranos. Three men dressed in natty suits with slicked-back hair saunter down a dimly lit, brick-paved alley. They leave little room to pass. It seems like they are intentionally blocking someone’s path. The pretty boy on the left scrunches his face…
Sandy De La Fe was indicted last year for bilking medicare out of $2.8 million. Shortly after he went missing. Authorities believe he may be hiding out in Cuba, but aren’t sure. This week he was added to the Health and Human Service Department Inspector General’s most wanted fugitive list…
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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has proposed a county budget for next year that is all about cuts. To avoid raising property taxes, the county would eliminate hundreds of jobs, hitting police, corrections officers, and librarians the hardest. In a Tuesday press conference, Gimenez unveiled a proposal to help close the…
University of Miami football players Alexander Figueroa, 20, and JaWand Blue, 20, were arrested this morning on charges that they sexually assaulted a juvenile victim on campus on Saturday. According to police, both have admitted to the incident. They now both face charges of sexual battery on a physically helpless…
Did right-wing news outlets push Cuban propaganda in order to smear a Democratic United States senator? Back in 2012, the conservative Daily Caller published shady claims the Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the only Cuban-American Democrat in the Senate, had contact with underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. Now…
On Wednesday afternoon, Miami Dade Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel presided over a hearing regarding an issue that has torn many Floridians apart– whether lesbian and gay couples should be allowed to marry. In 2008, 62 percent of Florida voters amended the state’s constitution to only recognize marriages between a…
