With months to go before the primary elections, candidates are still locking down endorsement. One bit of support that none of the candidates want though is that of Cuba’s government controlled press. Luckily, Granma published a story yesterday critical of all four major candidates. In reaction to a lunch in…
The Hurricanes dominated this game for the first minute and then for a good portion of the last three minutes. Those other 56? Pure agony. Sam Shields returned the kickoff for an 84-yard touchdown, only to have it called back to the 16 on an illegal block penalty. It didn’t…
Yours truly recently dealt with an American Airlines screw up that caused her to miss a trip to Hawaii. So after writing a blog post, starting a thread on a local travel community forum and filling out an official contact form to airline customer relations, all that was left was…
The same water filtration system that may or may not be linked to cases of Legionnaire’s disease at the EPIC, has been found in three other condo buildings in Miami. [CBS4]Jackson Health System is teetering on the edge of a financial emergency. [Herald]Somebody is a math superstar: “Well if we…
In an interview with Time, Charlie Crist and his senate campaign manager Eric Eikenberg say that in the face of Marco Rubio’s right-wing threat, the Governor new tactic will be to bolster his conservative credentials while casting doubts on Rubio’s. [Crist and Eikenberg] described a counterattack for 2010 that will…
Despite the fact one celebrates your new calendar, and the other celebrates old glory, New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July are pretty similar events. The main difference is that the alcohol-to-fireworks ratio tips a bit more to fireworks on the Fourth, and favors booze on NYE. Of course,…
Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer will be going into it’s fifth decade on the air since debuting in the ’70s. That’s quite a feat for any TV show, but the new year might be extra special for the locally produced TV show which airs on public television stations internationally hosted by…
Albert Gonzalez, the Miami mega-hacker who stole information from tens of millions of credit and debit cards in possibly the biggest case of identity fraud in history, has plead guilty to two county of conspiracy and another charge of wire fraud. Previously, Gonzelez plead guilty to two other related charges…
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Latin America celebrated it’s first official gay marriage yesterday, as two gay rights activists tied the knot in Argentina thanks to a legal loophole. Argentina’s constitution doesn’t specifically define marriage between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the interpretation up to local officials. The pair tried to get hitched…
Ever since MTV Cribs moved to CMT, the world has been deprived of seeing the interiors of rapper’s Miami pads. Who could forget Missy Elliot’s Ferrari bed, or Bow Wow’s rented car controversy? Thank goodness for YouTube.While, Lil Wayne did show off his New Orleans crib for the show, we…
Champs Sports Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs Wisconsin Badgers, 8 p.m. ESPNSince college football doesn’t have anything resembling a meaningful post-season, the most you can ask for besides ending up in a BCS bowl is an entertaining season. And boy did Canes fans get it this year. There was the joy…
After this weekends fire, Miami has cut power to Jimbo’s, everyone’s favorite quasi-legal, homesteaded fish and beer shack. [Herald]A pizza delivery man was shot in the foot last night after a robbery attempt by four men. [Herald]A malnourished, former racing pony found in a slaughterhouse is being nourished back to…
Riptide 2.0’s regular sports commentator and FinsNation blogger Chris Joseph looks back at the top ten Miami sports moments of the decade. Low points like the Miami Dolphins crappy performance and the after-thought known as the Florida Panthers didn’t make the cut. Sorry. 10. Canes BaseballCoach Jim Morris and his…
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Tourists complain Miamians are rude. Locals complain tourists are dumb. So it goes. We’ll readily admit to being rude at times, but it’s time for tourists to admit they’re a bit clueless. William Hageman recently rounded up the dumbest questions tourism professionals have ever been asked. Obviously, a Miami tourist takes the…
Theoretically, college campuses are supposed to be safe havens for all sorts of new experiences and personal freedoms. Ideally, that means intellectual pursuits, but let’s be real — in Florida that means the freedom to experience all sorts of “substances.” But a growing trend in Sunshine State scholastic institutions sees…
Despite NBCMiami’s sort of brilliant “Fin” headline this morning, the Dolphins playoffs hopes are still alive. Well, not really alive. Their playoff hopes are more zombie-like. It’s as if the Dolphins are in a cheesy horror movie where the undead have taken over and bitten the Fins, and the team…
New Year’s Eve is almost upon us, and that means one of the biggest nights of the year for Miami Beach. In fact, the Fontainebleau has one of the hottest New Year’s Eve tickets in the world. We’ll give you a hint: Whoever’s counting the dough coming in must be…
Ah, New Year’s Eve in South Beach — pocketbook gouging at its finest! Club buzz says Lady Gaga is the hottest sold-out party in the nation this New Year’s Eve. LIV at the Fontainebleau Hotel is charging $800 general admission — drinks, food, and party favors not included — quite…
A trailer near Jimbo’s caught fire after Jimbo’s son, Bubba, hooked up a water heater. [JustNews]The Epic Hotel’s water has been deemed safe. [FoxNews]After warming up just a bit for Christmas, the temperature might drop to the 40s. [CBS4]SportsTime to pop champagne: The Indianapolis Colts pulled their starters in the…
First, let’s give the feds some credit.If the Miami Herald’s Sunday story updating the Allen Stanford Ponzi-o-rama is accurate, it took the daily only about ten months to finally begin probing the dozens of federal officials who took millions in cash from the (alleged) scam artist and then looked the other way…
