The sunshine state is set to gain two spots in Congress, according to a study of new census data released this weekend. While undoubtedly good news for Florida, Riptide is left to wonder: Who will fill the pair of seats?Our vote goes to the two men most responsible for Florida’s…
State Sen. Alex Villalobos, the former Republican majority leader of the Senate, has looked at the top of the Republican ticket in Florida this year and he doesn’t like what he sees. He’s already endorsed independent Charlie Crist in the Senate race and democrat Dan Gelber in the Attorney General…
What’s gotten into Miami robbers this week? Just a few days after the made-for-Hollywood heist of a Coral Gables Bank of America — complete with a kidnapped teller with a bomb strapped to his chest — another gang of bandits knocked over a Wendy’s in Homestead last night in the…
As losses go, last night’s 31-23 defeat at the hands of the New York Jets was particularly painful. Not just because it was a crappy way for the Fins to open their season at home. But also because the floodgates of troglodytic hubris have now been opened as Jets fans…
All summer, everybody’s been hating on LeBron and the Heat. First, some bitter buckeye called the team evil. Just last week, James was named the sixth most hated athlete in America. So what’s a superstar to do?We say roll with it. That goody-two-shoes shit won’t work in Miami anyway. Here are…
Earlier this month, in “South Florida Living, Butcher Style,” New Times brought you the history of genocidal dictators and warlords who have fled to Miami after raping and pillaging their homelands. But there’s a flip side to that story: What happens to their countries, and all the victims left behind,…
This week’s athlete heavy Twitter roundup includes Kory Sheet’s take on the sexual proclivities of Blackberry users, a Marlins player’s chill new faux-hawk, LeBron’s love of college football. Also, the only Republican left who supports gay rights wins an award from a gay Republican group, and some lady who occasionally…
After starting the season on the road 2-0 and standing alone on top of the AFC East, your Miami Dolphins come home this weekend to host the hated New York Jets at Sun Life Stadium Sunday night. It’s been quite the eventful week for both teams. For the Fins, there’s…
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After months of speculation, Jeff Zucker has involuntarily resigned as head of NBC Universal. The Homestead native and graduate of North Miami Senior High who did time as a freelancer for The Herald, was largely believed to have “failed upward” into his role President and CEO of NBC Universal. His…
Chris Bosh is officially a resident of Miami-Dade County. The Miami Heat star has bought a brand new seven-bedroom mansion along Miami Beach’s North Bay Road, according to The Herald. The modern looking pad designed by Touzet Studio, currently decked out in all-white, features a gourmet kitchen, gym, elevator, courtyard…
How desperate are backers of Charlie Crist’s independent Senate campaign? Apparently desperate enough to send a flyer to Republican voters picturing Republican Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, juxtaposed next to an image of Che Guevara while claiming the conservative former state House speaker “voted like a liberal” on…
A Miami PD SWAT team has surrounded a Bank of America near the University of Miami and shut down nearby Coral Gables streets as negotiators try to talk down an armed robber holding at least one hostage inside.UM sent students an alert about an hour ago warning them to stay…
If the hate tweet Hurricanes quarterback Jacory Harris received last week shook him up, he had shaken off the jitters by the second half against Pittsburgh Thursday night, helping lead his team to a 31-3 rout.The win comes nearly two weeks after Harris threw four interceptions against 2nd-ranked Ohio State…
Anybody who believes reporters are free-thinkers has not seen us when we get in a herd. We get our cattle-brain on in locker rooms, press conferences–and at last night’s much-hyped re-opening of South Beach’s famed 5th St. Gym, with invited guests including legendary trainer Angelo Dundee and Greatest Person Ever…
In ancient Rome, Cato was a farmer whose skill on the battlefield caught the eye of the emperor. He was called to the capital and became a powerful politician.Local quarterback Rakeem Cato played three seasons at Miami Springs, where his record-breaking passing skills attracted attention from college scouts.Last night, Cato…
New poll numbers released by Mason-Dixon today continue to be encouraging for Democratic governor nominee Alex Sink. She holds a seven-point lead over Rick Scott. While the pollsters warn that a Sink victory is far from guaranteed, think don’t look so good for Scott. Nearly half of likely-voters don’t like…
When it comes to football, the Atlantic Coast Conference has become a sad, depressing little thing this season. Given the sentiment in the sports universe lately it seems some would be happy to see the ACC downgraded to a flag football club. Granted, Virginia Tech’s woes are most to blame…
You can’t accuse University of Miami student newspaper The Miami Hurricane of not knowing their audience well: college students looking to get drunk for cheap. Today’s edition of the bi-weekly paper carries a front page story on the dangers of Four Loko. For those of you who don’t know Four…
They say if you want something done right, you just gotta do it yourself. An inspired drive to deliver Cleveland’s unwanted Lebron James jerseys to our local homeless has been stalled by the Miami Coalition for the Homeless due to “politics”. Even Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado is said to have…
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This morning, two days after Florida City charter school Rise Academy won its appeal in front of the state Board of Education, the Herald ran an article on it.But instead of calling Rise “controversial” and “troubled,” the paper would have been better off simply writing mea culpa…
