In a blow to those who prefer Hollywood churn out an original idea every once in a while but a possible boon to the Miami film industry, ABC is said to be working on a pilot for a TV reboot of the well worn Charlie’s Angels franchise. Deadline Hollywood reports…
When we signed off with our last post here on Riptide last night Kendrick Meek was still running a campaign to be elected to the United State Senate as the candidate of the party with the most registered voters in Florida. When we woke up this morning that was still…
Tonight’s home opener of the newly stacked Miami Heat should be one of those rare sports moments that brings the entire Miami community together, but as per usual the city has too much dirty laundry to show a truly united front. Instead, the scene outside American Airlines Arena will be…
Tipsy beach bunnies routinely barf in their back seats. Robbers put guns to their heads, demanding cash. Crack addicts try to beat them to death for no reason.Life is tough for Miami’s 4,500 cab drivers. Now it’s getting tougher, as they could have to pay for new security cameras meant…
Was anybody surprised by the allegation that two brothers– one a Surfside police officer and one a Tremont Towing driver– were involved in a bribery scheme? Tiny Surfside is historically scandal-ridden, and this year another cop there was cuffed for a scheme involving false accident reports and insurance payouts. Tremont…
Watching Cody Ross rip through Major League Baseball’s postseason got us wondering about former Florida Marlins who have tasted sweet success during the Fall Classic since the team won the World Series in 2003.Watching these cats succeed only convinces us more that the Marlins gave up on a dynasty in…
Certain corners of the web seem like a race to see who can over share the most. LeBron James’ just relaunched website seems like it’s winning for self aggrandizement. Which is fine. We love us some healthy ego, but it’s almost a little too much.Want to know what LeBron James…
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Rakontur is currently finishing up Square Grouper, their documentary on Miami’s pot smuggling heydays, but that’s not all in the past. The South Florida US Attorney’s Office announced that they recently found a boat just miles off the coast of Miami packed with 800 pounds of pot. Four arrests have…
The combined out-of-control forces of Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton really don’t even come close to the sheer disaster that is Charlie Sheen’s life. In just his latest episode, the Two and a Half Men star went on an alleged alcohol and cocaine fueled naked rampage in which…
Why, yes, that is Marco Rubio peering at you from the latest cover of Time magazine. Unlike yesterday’s tea bagger beefcake calendar, the cover is for real. Rubio takes one of four special-edition covers that feature some of the most talked-about Republican candidates from across the country, and inside, Time…
In a Jacksonville courthouse yesterday, Alexandra V. Tobias, 22, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder in the death of her 3-month-old son, Dylan Lee Edmondson. Her chilling motive: The boy was annoying Tobias while she was trying to play the highly addictive Facebook game Farmville. She was too busy…
Howard Beale’s got nothing on Dave Lamont. The longtime South Florida broadcaster and sometimes ESPN-analyst went B-A-N-A-N-A-S on air while broadcasting Florida Atlantic University’s last game against Arkansas State, and howdy do is it ever a rant for the ages.Between hollering for the commissioner and shrieking about why a flag…
We won’t lie. We absolutely love that multimillionaire playboy real estate developer Thomas Kramer is such a big social media whore.Here’s a guy who narrowly escapes criminal charges and a civil judgment for allegedly fondling a teenage boy’s bits and supposedly groping a woman’s bosom, respectively, yet he has no…
A political race has obviously gone off the deep end when its attack ads are easily confused with promos for “Sons of Anarchy.” In fairness to Rep. Ron Klein, the Broward Dem in serious trouble of losing his seat to Tea Party fave Allen West, his race went Four Loko…
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LeBron jerseys for Miami’s homeless, courtesy of New Times
Going into the final days of the election Democrat Kendrick Meek needs something huge to propel his senate campaign to victory. Getting Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade to send out a fundraising letter on his behalf may not be enough, but it certainly can’t hurt (assuming Orlando Magic fans don’t…
For reasons no one quite understands, Fox News continues to air Red Eye, a somewhat satirical talk show, at 3 o’clock in the morning every day. Monday night host Greg Gutfield welcomed members of beloved Miami-based metal band Torche, and had a bit of a surprise for them. Apparently former…
