Last week a Michaels arts and crafts store in Kendall mysteriously caught fire. Authorities say three separate fires were set with an unknown flammable substance around the store. Police don’t have a suspect just yet, but would like to talk to this unidentified woman seen in security footage pushing a stroller through the store…
The corrosive work of cigarettes is supposed to be a slow thing, quietly eating away at your lungs as you puff away. Though, electric cigarettes are a whole other story. A Florida man is recovering after an e-cigarette exploded in his mouth and knocked out his front teeth and took…
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You can thank U.S. Costums and Border Patrol for the fact that you won’t blow your face off next time you’re trying to blow your weave out. The Department of Homeland Security agency recently seized a shipment of potentially killer hair dryers at the Port of Miami…
The University of Miami football team has long tried to harness the ancient ways of “Swag” to lead them to success, but now the school’s men’s basketball team is trying to master the antithetical powers of Zen. Yes, first year coach Jim Larranaga has decided to go all Deepak Chopra, and is motivating his…
Paul Michael Mira, the former PE director at a Miami charter school, has admitted to having sex with both a 12-year-old and a 17-year-old student, but because of a plea deal struck with prosecutors, the man will not have to serve any time behind bars. Instead, the sexual predator who…
Watching porn at work is a fireable offense in most offices, but it could land you behind bars if you work with children. Marcus Antonio Howard, 37, a public school bus driver in Panama City, Florida now stands accused of four counts of showing obscene material to a minor after he…
Guess who’s back? Rudy! Rudy! Rudy Moise! Yes, the flashy millionaire who turned out one of the, uh, most memorable campaign ads of 2010 in his bid to capture Florida’s 17th district is back to challenge the woman who defeated him last year, Rep. Frederica Wilson. He’s already got his…
Miami is infamous for its bad drivers. Climbing behind the wheel is a contact sport here, like running through Little Havana with an “I (heart) Fidel Castro” T-shirt on.So, prompted by a reader complaint, we requested records on the county’s most dangerous intersections. It seems the chances of getting into…
A Tallahassee proposal to force Miami-Dade to end its 23-year ban on pit bulls took a major hit last night when a group of county commissioners supported giving Dade voters a say in whether to keep the prohibition. The House bill’s sponsor said he’d withdraw his legislation if the ban…
Like churners-out of web content everywhere, the writers of Politifact, the Pulitzer Prize winning “keepin’ em honest”-style political project of the Tampa Bay Times, sometimes get a little restless. Apparently this now means that the site is in the business of checking claims made on Glee…
Club Madonna Leroy Griffith’s favorite past time is ruffling the feathers of the inhabitants of Miami Beach City Hall. A long standing city ordinance forbids the sale of alcohol at strip clubs, and as a result Griffith’s Club Madonna is the only strip club in South Beach. Sure, it keeps…
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It’s a love story for the ages. The bond between a chimp named Bubbles and her pink, heart-painted box.The couple was set up by Zoo Miami’s staff, and the box was stuffed full of the chimp’s favorite fruits. All of the apes at the zoo were actually set up with…
In the past few years, Florida lawmakers have passed laws banning synthetic compounds meant to mimic the effects of drugs like marijuana and cocaine, but chemists are staying one step ahead. In response to a law passed last year that outlawed a type of synthetic cocaine-like substance that was marketed…
Love is in the air. It’s Valentine’s day after all, and Riptide has asked some of our favorite cast of characters to devote their love to you in the form of hastily Photoshopped Valentine’s Day cards. Pass ’em on to your sweeties tonight…
In South Florida, 92,112 workers take public transportation to work. Which sure sounds like a lot — and indeed leads the state in pure numbers — but with a workforce of more than 2,500,000 in the tri-county area, that means only 3.68 percent of workers use public transit, according to a new…
What did you do this weekend? Unless you masterminded an international art theft caper or got into a fistfight with Mike Tyson over his love of Phil Collins, Jason Wayo can probably beat your story.The 34-year-old Sarasota County native was in court yesterday to answer charges that he went on…
Call it an American life lesson: The bigger you win, the more people want in on the action. At least that’s how Jeremy Alters says he’s been feeling lately. In the past two years, Alters has become Miami’s class-action-lawsuit king, raking in more than a billion dollars in settlements from…
For a time there, it seemed as if the Miami Heat would never find a way to beat the Milwaukee Bucks as long as we all lived. But last night, the Heat finally won against that pain in the ass team, taking them out with extreme prejudice 114-96, and avoiding…
Despite the fact that some NFL brass have indicated there would have to be major upgrades to Sun Life Stadium if Miami-Dade ever wants to host another Super Bowl, the Dolphins are planing to spearhead a Miami bid for the next available championship game anyway. Super Bowl L, the 50th…
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