Also read “New Voting Laws Could Take Out Obama This Fall.”It’s becoming a regular morning routine for Floridians: Roll out of bed, sip a cafecito, open the paper to read about the latest bananas Rick Scott law getting tossed out by a federal court. This morning’s edition comes courtesy the…
Earlier this month, friends and family of Miami resident Luka Balenovic were shocked to learn he’d died in a car crash on the night of August 6. But they were even more upset to learn that Gerardo Valdivia, the man behind the wheel of the car that hit Balenovic’s motorcycle,…
Several local candidates competing in Tuesday’s elections sought the endorsement of the controversial anti-gay group the Christian Family Coalition, but it turns out that the group’s endorsement isn’t worth much. Out of the dozens of candidates the group endorsed this cycle, only three of the non-incumbents they endorsed actually won…
Tampa’s strip club industry may be revving up for the Republican National Convention, but for those Republican dudes who aren’t exactly into the idea of seeing Sarah Palin’s porno double spread eagle, don’t worry, because GOProud, a gay Republican group, is hosting Homocon 2012.And of course, as every proper homosexual…
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Yes, there are people who don’t care so much for obeying the laws of our government, but who do wish to adhere to Jewish dietary laws.The Florida Department of Corrections was sued this week by the Federal Department of Justice for not offering Kosher meals to prisoners…
James Loftus, the director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, the largest police force in the southern United States, has announced his early retirement. The news comes just two days after Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was re-elected, and might or might not reflect tension between the department and the mayor’s office…
There’s a good chance you’re an active Twitterer. Whether you’re Tweeting because the club you’re at is so boring there’s nothing else to do, or because your’re stuck in standstill traffic and decide to risk out a Tweet, Miamians like you Tweet a lot.A recent study of geotagged Tweets sent…
Back in 2007, the feds indicted a Miami doctor for allegedly writing bogus prescriptions for hydrocodone and other addictive medicines shipped across the country through an online pharmacy. The case was more than solid; in fact, prosecutors gathered more than 400,000 pages of records to bolster their case.Turns out they…
The Florida Keys are a constant source of life lessons for the rest of the state. Last year, for instance, we learned not to get drunk while pushing your grandkid around in a stroller. More recently, the importance of giving someone known as the “Sea Hag” a beer when she…
Most of the time, we get lousy politicians who refuse to go away no matter the evidence against them. David Rivera, for instance. Occasionally, however, we see a politician emerge from nowhere only to quickly disappear: too rare to survive a campaign, but too weird to ever really be forgotten.Such…
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One day, all the big cities and luxury destinations of the world will have all the same hotels, outposts of the same five-star restaurants, and versions of the same clubs and boutiques. In fact, they practically do now. It’s like a McDonald’s and Starbucks for the high-end jet set.The Delano,…
Sometimes Riptide realizes how woefully white we are. Did you know papaya is basically the Cuban equivalent of pussy? We did not! Neither did Mitt Romney! So, perhaps that’s why he ended up declaring his love for “papaya” at his recent Miami stop and was greeted with a bunch of…
This is not your beautiful house. This is not your videogame business. These are not your beautiful cars. But they could be.Shane Butcher, a 29-year-old Tampa Bay man, is selling what basically amounts to his entire life and all of his possessions on eBay for the low, low price of…
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Proving that thieves in Miami will steal just about anything if given the chance, two suspects stole 500 canaries from the home of an 87-year-old man. Yes, those tiny, chirping little pet birds…
Until last night, Florida was the largest state in the union to have never elected an openly gay candidate to its state legislature. Yes, even Texans elected an openly gay representative all the way back in 1991.That changed last night as voters in Florida 113th House district, which encompasses parts…
