Miami may not produce delicious paella, world-class wine, or soccer teams so good an entire nation has an orgasm every time its scores.But we will soon have an art museum to rival classy Barcelona’s fancy institutions. At least, that’s what a parade of city and county officials promised today during…
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“Cat owners can breathe a sigh of relief today.”That was Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaking in July of last year about the arrest of alleged “cat killer” Tyler Weinman. The 18-year-old was charged with 19 felony counts of animal cruelty after a score of dead cats was discovered near where…
In a city with an economy built around tourism and service, Miami International Airport is an embarrassing black eye. Let’s put it this way: If Will Smith’s “Welcome to Miami” were actually about the way most visitors are welcomed to Miami — through the airport — it would be a…
It’s not a good year for veterans of Miami local news who’ve gone national. There was of course Rick Sanchez’s total breakdown, and Katie Couric’s continued ratings troubles at the CBS Evening News. Now it seems that Miami-native and CBS 4 alum Maggie Rodriguez has been fired from her gig…
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is looking more and more like a man without a country — after releasing thousands of embarrassing diplomatic cables over the weekend, his homeland, Australia, is investigating whether he broke any laws. His would-be adopted country, Sweden, just denied his residency application and charged him with…
Steven Posner, 67, a member of one of Miami Beach’s most wealthy and notorious families, died yesterday in a collision of two “go fast” boats off the coast. The death comes just months after Steven’s twin sister Gail passed away after a fight with cancer. They were the eldest children…
Art Basel Miami Beach is a confusing carnival of art. Sure there’s gallery assistants there to help you, but let’s be honest, they’re probably busy talking to someone who’s looking to buy something. There’s the multi-pound mega catalog, but that’s impractical to tote around and browse through. So unless you’re…
A few days ago, a reader named Joe Cuevas emailed Riptide with a cache of photos and a bold claim: This, he said, is the most disgusting bathroom in all of Miami. The photos are not for the faint of heart: Toilet paper rolls dangle from rusty chains; gaping filthy…
Tyrone Greene leans on the glass counter in his family’s shoe-repair shop, Greene Dreams, a one-room space crammed with Barack Obama T-shirts, Miami Heat jerseys, and dashikis. A mural just around the corner from NW Seventh Avenue and 62nd Street sums up Greene’s place in Miami’s largest African-American neighborhood: “Heart…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has moved forward on their lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach by officially filing the suit in federal court today. The complaint stems from a 2009 incident in which Harold Strickland, an openly gay former resident of the city, was wrongfully arrested…
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Hundreds of protesters have surrounded a QuickStop in Perrine where two co-owners beat a man to death with a crowbar last week after an argument over a few cents and an exchange of racial slurs. Although the owners — Ragheb and Nabil Sulaiman — have been charged in the death…
While freshman Rep. Frederica Wilson has more important things on her priority list she’s still trying to get presumptive Speaker of the House John Boehner to let her wear her trademark hats while the House is in session. Well, she’s found an unlikely alley in a conservative Republican freshman congressman…
We still have mixed emotions over the firing of Randy Shannon, but it’s time to move on and start wildly speculating on who will be the next coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt has hired a firm to assist in the quest, and reportedly the ‘Canes will…
Miami-Dade police have identified human remains found in a storage container near the Country Club of Miami as the torso of a male.Two fisherman found the container floating in a canal near NW 183rd Street and 73rd Avenue on Friday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Detective Alvaro Zabaleta. They opened the…
The Florida Marlins and veteran right-handed pitching legend Javier Vazquez have agreed to a one-year deal worth about $7 million, according to Bleacher Report and many others. But is a former pitching threat-turned-New York Yankees bench warmer enough for the Marlins to win the pennant? Or even a few more…
How lucky are 80s-babies to have grown up during Leslie Nielsen’s heyday? There could be no better accompaniment to being 12 than a brand-new “Naked Gun” opening in theatres. And as we get older and watch them again, Nielsen’s venerable spoofs only get funnier, his one-liners more genius. To think:…
Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra’s days be numbered. Fans and sports commentators are already eager to see him gone and the Miami Heat players themselves may be about to join that bandwagon. ESPN reports that the players are growing increasingly frustrated with Spoelstra…
Northwestern’s suffering is now over. And the executioner? Cross-town rival Miami Central.The Bulls, whose season has been plagued by off-the-field problems and an on-the-field brawl, were put out of their misery by Central on Friday night. The Rockets ran, threw, and sacked their way to a third consecutive victory over…
In a lot of ways Randy Shannon was a dream coach for the Miami Hurricanes: a native of the city, a graduate of the program, a great recruiter, and a dedicated leader who kept his players on the right track off the field. At the end of the day the…
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