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…
Over the past decade, your Miami Dolphins have resembled a resident of Hiroshima that moved to Nagasaki during World War II to escape the likelihood of bombing. “It’s probably much nicer and safer over there,” your Dolphins say. Inevitably, they’re pretty much screwed either way; it’s always an emotional bloodbath.So…
Guillermo Cuadra thought he was in for a routine traffic stop when Miami police pulled him over on an August night two years ago. What he got instead was a broken left arm courtesy of some overzealous undercover cops, he claims, as well as bogus charges of soliciting a prostitute…
Miami-Dade voters went to the polls today to vote on a long ballot filled with primary battles for both federal and state level legislative races, and the first (and in some cases, possibly final) rounds of the county mayor race, and several county commission seats. Longtime Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine…
Evelyn Lozada has officially filed for divorce from her husband Chad Johnson after he was arrested on domestic violence charges this weekend. The couple has only been married since July 4.Update: Johnson has released a statement about his arrest, offering his “sincerest apologies” to fans. Click through for the full…
John Mathew Juan, 22, sits behind bars today after allegedly killing his own dad early Sunday morning. The 65-year-old father, John Juan Sr., had apparently angered his son because he wouldn’t let him borrow his car. …
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Because the world of adult entertainment is eminently classy, a pornography company has decided to capitalize on a domestic violence case for its own publicity purposes by offering Chad Johnson $100,000 to star in porn.Before Johnson was arrested this weekend and subsequently cut from the Miami Dolphins, he did tell…
n ingesting some synthetic drugs and getting all naked and violent.Police in Bradenton say a man who shot off a Glock in his home and then ran around his apartment complex naked had been smoking synthetic marijuana, also known as K2…
Following her husband’s arrest this weekend for domestic battery, Evelyn Lozada has broken her silence and released a statement to the media. Lozada, a star of VH1’s Basketball Wives, had been married to Chad Johnson for only about five weeks before the incident…
Also read “Pit Bull Ban Spurs Dog Fight”Even if dozens of party primaries don’t get your blood pressure up, there’s one compelling ballot item that should drive you to the polls today: For the first time since 1989, Miamians have a chance to strike down one of the nation’s dumbest…
Also read “Boxer Yathomas Riley: Beast or Victim?” and “Yathomas Riley Attempted Murder Case: Bloody Letter Bolsters Appeal.”Two years ago, Yathomas Riley was an undefeated, up-and-coming boxer from Florida City. But when his girlfriend — a prison guard named Koketia King — was shot in the face June 10, 2010,…
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Ever notice how some of Miami’s most connected, bold-faced names always somehow get their DUIs reduced to reckless driving charges? It was a recurring theme in our rundown of celeb mug shots.Well, controversial South Beach nightlife icon Chris Paciello is the latest to join the club. He’s escaped DUI charges…
It’s one thing that Mitt Romney passed over Cuban-American Marco Rubio for Paul Ryan, but it’s quite another that Ryan has a history of support for lifting the Cuban embargo. Ryan’s flip-flopping voting record on the issue certainly has Miami talking on the day Romney comes to town.Ryan arrived in…
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez’s Miami real estate situation has been almost as tumultuous as his love life since divorcing his ex-wife Cynthia in 2008.In his latest real estate move, A-Rod has listed his nine-bedroom Miami Beach mansion for a whopping $38 million. He bought and began renovating the house in…
In his campaign to win a seat as a circuit court judge, Victor De Yurre has pointed to his wide range of experience as a Miami city commissioner, a civil lawyer, and a traffic magistrate. One job he hasn’t mentioned, though, has been his most recent: owning a shop that…
Read our investigation into horse doping: “Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course.”Last week, New Times published a feature article on horse doping at Calder Race Course. The investigation found that trainer Kirk Ziadie had violated state drug standards 41 times but had only been fined a total of $13,100 –…
