In today’s round up of the federal executive branch aspirations of Florida Republicans: Marco Rubio says he wouldn’t accept an offer to be the GOP’s vice presidential candidate in 2012. Meanwhile, his mentor Jeb Bush yet again denied he’d mount a presidential bid in 2012, but leaves the door open…
Those of us who bleed orange and green may have been left holding back tears of orange and green after the disappointing football season, but cheer up Hurricanes fans. The most promising University of Miami team so far this year appears to be the women’s basketball Ttam. They entered the…
So, the Miami Heat are the NBA’s evil empire I guess, and one Lakers die hard has taken that comparison to its logical conclusion through the magic of song. Who can beat the Heat?,” sings Ryan Parker.”They’re dangerous and wily, A product of the Dark Side’s Evil Emperor Pat Riley,…
How awkward and tense have things gotten between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers? Apparently it’s so bad that the Cavaliers have changed their hotel plans in order to avoid bumping into the Heat. Both teams are on extended road trips on the West Coast. Both teams will be playing…
In a story in last week’s issue, we painted Julio Robaina as the front runner in the 2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral race despite the fact he hadn’t officially announced his intentions yet. Well, right on cure Robaina has announced that he will seek the office. The second term mayor of…
Ever wonder where those razor-clawing, beak-breaking, brutally mistreated roosters who duke it out in illegal cockfighting rings across South Florida come from? Yeah, neither had Riptide, though in hindsight it makes sense that fighting birds don’t just hatch from the egg with a metal spur tied to their leg and…
Known as “The Star Gazer,” local astronomer and TV host Jack Horkheimer convinced millions of Americans every week to “keep looking up” at the night sky. As director of the Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium, he wowed generation after generation with his surreal laser light shows.But this…
Carlos Alvarez already has a cantankerous billionaire — and 95,000 equally irate voters — trying to get him canned. Now the Miami-Dade County mayor can’t even find peace through Farmville: His Facebook page is under attack by animal rights activists…
The Miami Heat and their consecutive road win streak were almost done in by a giant and a hobbit. But the Heat managed to keep their bearings and survived a tenacious Milwaukee Bucks in a 101-95 overtime victory.Seven-foot center Andrew Bogut grabbed 27 rebounds — a record against the Heat…
It’s widely accepted that, for a politician at least, newly minted Florida senator Marco Rubio is kind of a hottie. I mean, he doesn’t quite have that Aaron Schock six-pack, but no one would be embarrassed& to be caught up in a D.C. sex scandal with him. So it’s no…
The University of Miami sure has a problem with getting caught up with Ponzi schemers. First, high profile athletic booster Nevin Shapiro was busted for a scheme, and now the university is being sued for its involvement in the alleged Ponzi scheme run by Allen Stanford. The suit claims that…
In front of a dozen television cameras and a packed room of reporters, Police Chief Miguel Exposito blasted Mayor Tomas Regalado this afternoon over Regaldo’s claims that he was being tailed by police officers. Exposito also defended his department’s conduct in the six recent fatal police shootings that have stirred…
Well, according to ESPN, the Dolphins have not only decided to keep Tony Sparano on as head coach but now they’re prepared to offer him a one year contract extension. Meaning not only will he be back in 2011, but 2012 as well. This is probably a way to save…
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Miami Companions had become one of the premier suppliers of high-class prostitutes in the country with a client base that allegedly included celebrities and men with high-up government connections. They were busted in July of last year, and a judge just ruled that a list of the names of clients…
Students and faculty at Florida International University should expect increased incidents of their colleagues incessantly tapping pencils, drinking inhuman quantities of black coffee, and randomly exploding at them for no apparent reason before sending a text message latter saying, “Sorry about earlier, it’s not you, it’s you know, trying to…
Despite supplanting Miami Northwestern High as the dominant football power in Miami-Dade County the past two years, 2010’s 6A state champ Miami Central was getting no love from the University of Miami football program. Last year, the Hurricanes passed on Jeffrey Godfrey, the former Rockets QB who beat every record…
So, baby, you think you can dance salsa? I mean, let’s be honest, when it comes to the Latin dance arts some of us are just born with it and some of us are just hopeless. So, really what’s a better use of your time than watching babies dance salsa…
A year and a half ago, the Tyler Weinman “cat killer” case tore open this quaint little town we call Miami. Police said the teenager described classroom dissections a little too eagerly. One reader was so pissed at the thought of someone mutilating feral felines that he wished bodily harm…
Tony Sparano will live to see another season as the Dolphins head coach as talks with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh have apparently fallen through, according to ESPN. Which basically makes the Dolphins looks like the awkward laughing stock of the NFL. No one comes off looking good. Sparano’s been publicly…
Before the New Year, Riptide reported that Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally Heyman had by far the worst meeting attendance record of any of her colleagues, missing 26 percent of the county’s 65 legislative sessions. Miami Shores resident Richard Mason writes in to defend his commish:…
On Saturday, Miami police shot and killed a 27-year-old suspect in Overtown — the sixth black man they’ve killed since last summer. The latest death has left Chief Miguel Exposito fighting for his job and pleading his case to community leaders that cops only use violence when absolutely necessary.It’s hard…
