Raknotur, the mighty documentary force behind Cocaine Cowboys and The U, is preparing to release their latest film this Fall called Square Grouper. But what exactly is a square grouper? It is not, as we first thought, what hipster fish call their less culturally relevant brethren. It’s a term from…
Here in Miami spotting an alligator is pretty routine. People tend to get a bit upset every once in a while if they eat a small dog or something, but otherwise it’s no big deal. Up in New York or Chicago however the appearance of an alligator apparently makes people…
Like a pair of Tara Reid implants, some things are just too fake to pass. A few weeks ago, Riptide reported on the bizarre hiring of new Solid Waste Director Fred Hobson, handed a $100K job despite the fact that two of his former bosses say they fired him from…
Despite being thousands of miles from Florida and having nothing to do with local politics, the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” has become an issue in the sunshine state’s 2010 election. While even some Democrats (we’re looking at you Alex Sink and Ron Klein) have come out against the Islamic community…
When the local glitterati gathered at the new South Pointe Park in March 2009, leaders hailed the grassy knolls and wide sidewalks as a shining new jewel for Miami Beach — but just more than a year later, the park’s luster has faded. The undulating emerald grass has died and wilted…
Two weeks ago New Times reported on the controversy surrounding Rise Academy, a Florida City charter school shut down after only two years in existence despite a dramatic “F” to “A” turnaround.Today the Herald followed suit, turning their copy just in time for this morning’s appeal hearing.What gives, Herald? Shaking…
It’s August 24, and you’ve woken up sweating profusely, feeling vaguely nauseated, and recoiling in horror at the first sight of a campaign ad. The diagnosis? Primary fever! (Or it might be Cat Scratch Fever. Or dengue. But let’s go with Primary Fever). Even for Florida, this has been a…
CampusReform.org’s mission includes giving college “conservatives powerful new weapons in their fight for the hearts and minds of the next generation of citizens, politicians, and members of the media” and helping “a new generation of student activism to identify, expose, and combat the radical left now.”In other words, the conservative…
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With the primary election tomorrow, congressional candidate Rudy Moise’s bizarre campaign web ad only had a few hundred views on YouTube. That’s really a shame because it is just about one of the worst political ads we have ever seen. It features a bunch of supporters talk-rapping with their voices…
While Bill McCollum and Rick Scott tussle daily on the airwaves over who will be meaner to immigrants, a diverse group of state leaders — including Tallahassee’s first Colombian-American politico and the GOP chair of the House’s Hispanic caucus — pledged this afternoon to fight Arizona-style laws in the Sunshine…
Saturday night was quite a night for both football and meteorology enthusiasts. After nearly a two-hour weather delay, the Miami Dolphins went out and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-26. It’s the second-straight win for the Fins, and a second-straight week where they had to overcome a wrath-of-God Old Testament monsoon…
Jeff Greene has used nearly $23 million of his own money trying to win the Democratic nomination for senator, and he’s not even done spending. But tomorrow is Election Day, and two recent polls show Greene’s candidacy is pretty much dead in the water…
In today’s roundup of the sins of South Florida: A congressional candidate has her purse snatched after a man points a gun at her head outside a church; some students will spend their first month of class in a fancy hotel; a traffic accident claims one life; and another storm…
As much as I love new technology, I’m never one to purchase anything the moment it comes out. I figure it’s probably best to let the fanatics have their turn, let all the obligatory first-in-a-series kinks get worked out, and the dust settle. That was not the case this time…
Fascists. Communists. Cartels. For Emilio Izquierdo, there is no linguistic limit to the depravity of Miami-Dade’s limousine industry and the public officials who are supposed to regulate it.For five years, the 62-year-old Cuban has fought to operate his 2005 GMC Yukon as a luxury limo sedan for celebrity clients including…
The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville was all set to host “International Burn a Koran Day” to commemorate the 9th anniversary of 9/11 in all their joyous, ignorant, bigoted glee. But the City of Gainesville has denied them the proper permits. The church says it’s still going to burn…
Fidel Castro has a new favorite book: Daniel Estulin’s The True Story of the Bilderberg Group, which is more or less full of conspiracy theories. Tinfoil hats are recommended accessories when reading it. Castro’s three page story in Wednesday edition of communist party newspaper Granma largely quotes from the book,…
Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino is not exactly the slimmest slugger on the roster. Like a trophy housewife he often struggles with his weight, and decided to take the easy way out and get some pharmaceutical help. That’s his story anyway. Paulino claims the weight loss pills led to his positive…
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If there were a word to describe the Dolphins first-team performance last week against the Buccaneers, that word would probably be ass. Dropped passes, bad quarterback play, and a crapload of offensive line penalties kept the Fins in a quagmire of shittiness. It didn’t help that they had to play…
Two teens in St. Petersburg, Florida evidently decided to while away their fading halcyon days of youth with a time-honored American tradition: Sneaking into the fanciest hotel pool in town and pooping all over that bastard. What, like you’ve never done it? (Looking at you Kim Kardashian.)It was the perfect…
