When Alan Lara touched down in American Samoa, he was looking for a fresh start. Bluesky Communications, a subsidiary of Miami-based eLandia, had agreed to pay the Mexican engineer and his fiancée to move to the tiny U.S. territory from their home in Guatemala. But months later Lara was abruptly…
Jon Broder was sick of getting stiffed. As an attorney and small-business owner, he was tired of clients walking out on small debts — $500 here, $2,000 there — knowing full well they wouldn’t be worth going to court or hiring a collection agency. But what could he do? Then,…
Photo by Eric BartonPhillips has spent 11 years in federal prison. A federal inmate who has served 11 years on drug charges he says he didn’t commit has convinced prosecutors to let him out of prison. Elroy Phillips refused to accept his fate after being sentenced to 30 years on…
Abraham Uccello, the man appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to head a task force to reduce waste in state government, once received a $400,000 no-bid contact from the state to provide “technology consulting.” Uccello, by the way, is close friends with Steve MacNamara, Scott’s chief of staff.Here’s a good idea…
Josue Larose is perhaps one of Florida’s most interesting political figures. He’s not particularly influential or powerful, mind you. He ran for governor in 2010 and got 121 votes. But he has run for multiple offices, including three at once. He’s also formed over 600 PACs and 64 SuperPACs. He’s…
Have you ever noticed how the Miami Dolphin’s logo-baring helmet includes a picture of a dolphin wearing a helmet that actually looks nothing like a helmet the Dolphins actually wear? Why don’t the Dolphins wear helmets with just simple oranges Ms like their logo? Or why doesn’t the logo wear…
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According to a blog report, at an event promoting his support of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, Republican Senate Candidate Connie Mack IV called a heckler a “jackass.” In a bizarre response today, Mack IV denied that he actually called the man a “jackass,” but then insinuated that he did…
Earlier today, Luther Campbell dropped a bomb on Drew Rosenhaus, alleging the North Miami-based NFL super agent paid Tommy Streeter — one of five Miami Hurricanes football players who left school early to enter the draft — $50,000 to sign with him. The Miami New Times columnist was a guest…
Lorenzo Green, a man who identified himself as a independent youth basketball coach, has been arrested for luring boys to his home and offering prize money for “masturbation contests.” The Miami Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is looking for more potential victims…
The great college athletic conference shake up of the past year isn’t quite over yet, and it’s working its way down to the mid-majors.This morning, Florida International University announced that it’s leaving the Sun Belt conference behind, and is moving on up to Conference USA in 2013. FIU could be…
You think South Florida has the state’s most corrupt local officials? Not all the time. The stink of corruption likes to settle itself evenly across this great state.Mark Bellinger, the director of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council, resigned this week after the local sheriff’s office announced an investigation into…
In the annals of human history, people discuss three seminal events: the discovery of fire, the invention of the submarine, and LeBron James always punching the entire city of New York in the asshole. It seemed as if Madison Square Garden would be James’s undoing last night. His first three…
Last week, Riptide received a mysterious complaint from a Brazilian reader who had an intriguing allegation: Located in 2800 Biscayne Boulevard — the building that, until last year, housed Miami New Times office — a company called Leader Perfume was ripping off South American customers, he claimed.We decided to investigate…
The facts seem pretty clear: On Feb. 15, Michele Traverso, a 25-year-old with a suspended license, slammed into two cyclists on the Rickenbacker Causeway after he’d spent a long night drinking in Coconut Grove. Traverso then sped away, leaving one of the cyclists, Aaron Cohen, a father of two, dying…
Back in 2010, José Luis de Jésus Miranda, leader of a Miami-Dade-based cult and the self described Antichrist, told us that the world was going to end on July 1st, 2012. Apparently the man who has a “666” tattoo on his forearm and openly refers to himself as “The Man…
Miami brothers Amaury and Amed Villa have been charged with one of the biggest thefts ever in the United States.According to indictments unsealed earlier today, the Villas stole $80 million worth of prescription drugs from an Eli Lilly warehouse in Enfield, Connecticut back in March of 2010. The duo allegedly…
Your favorite Taiwanese animators, the folks at Next Media Animation, have created a faithful take on the last game in the Heat vs. Knicks series.Yes, we do recall LeBron James literally being on fire and jumping off the backs of Knicks players. That is exactly how it happened…
We’re just weeks away from the start of South Florida’s wet season. Which, not to bum everyone out, means it’s almost time for our daily mid-afternoon rain showers. Meteorologists predict that this summer could see even more rainfall than average this year. In terms of water levels and such, that’s…
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In the middle of the Heat’s series against the New York Knicks, Chris Bosh flew home to Miami last night for the birth of his first son. Jackson Bosh was born at 3 a.m. this morning, just shortly after Daddy Bosh’s private plane landed in Miami at 2 a.m. Bosh…
It’s been more than a week since Ryan Tannehill officially became the Dolphins QB of the future. The pick was supposed to inspire excitement in the Dolphins fan base, but so far it has mostly caused excitement in the pants of geeky sportswriters across the web. That is, of course,…
