Miami-Dade teachers will see their first raise in nearly four years. On average, they’ll see a 1.8 percent bump in their paycheck beginning in December. [Herald]Our three local GOP congressman went to Honduras on a fact-finding mission and as a stunt to point out Zelaya should not be reinstated as…
Six business owners were arrested today, accused of scamming the county for work done on the Virginia Key Wetlands Restoration Project.In 2007, American Earth Movers submitted a successful bid to work on the project. The county had set aside 16 percent of the job for a program, meant to help…
Seems the Miami Hurricanes are well aware of everyone saying, “Well, let’s see how long this lasts before it goes to their heads and they screw up” — even though players and coaches alike are telling the media they still feel like underdogs.QB Jacory Harris has taken steps to ensure…
Today’s photo comes from Chris O’Brien Wicklow’s Flickr…
Somewhere in a New York penthouse right now, Jeffrey Loria is angrily straightening a Picasso on his wall, swigging a vintage Chianti, and cursing loudly.His Marlins have missed the playoffs yet again. And Loria has decided it must be his manager’s fault. Loria’s front office leaked his fury all over…
Tina Brown’s Daily Beast website gave every American city with a population above 1 million an impromptu “IQ” test, and, well, Miami might need to be moved into some remedial classes.Out of the 55 cities ranked, Miami came in at 39, with a Daily Beast-assigned IQ of 78. The score…
It seems WTVJ’s Julia Yarbough really is packing up her gym bags. SFLTV reports that Tuesday will be the news anchor’s last day after more than a decade at the station. Yarbough isn’t leaving for a cushier gig at another station; she plans to get a master’s degree in international business and a personal…
So the Miami Hurricanes — the ones that were unranked going into the season, the ones that some folks predicted would go 0-4 in one of the toughest opening schedules in recent history against four ranked opponents, the ones that were picked to finish fourth in their division — yeah,…
Are the Marlins getting ready to fire manager Freddi Gonzalez? Seems like it, even though the team finished with its third best record ever, with a pitiful payroll. [NBCMiami]Homestead is gearing up for its first art gallery walk. Every town has them now, so why not Homestead? [Herald]Florida has its first…
The Miami New Times’ Street Team joined KMP Furniture this past Friday evening for a face-to-face tweetup at the store on 6444 Biscayne Blvd. The event was more like a casual cocktail party, because few folks bothered to slap on name tags, much less sport their @usernames.But we did see faces, about 60…
OK, so you’re a thieving former prostitute breaking into a few cars. You smash some windows with your elbows and look for goodies you can flip quickly on the street — a cell phone, a GPS, whatever. Question: What get-away vehicle do you choose if you want to create the…
You might recall the Dolphins lately have been getting their asses dented on a week-to-week basis. This has directly led to an 0-3 start, a last-place standing in the AFC East, and Chad Pennington’s shoulder crumbling into powder before our eyes. Coming in to this week against the Buffalo Bills, all seemed lost…
If angry brides in Miami were to suddenly sprout fangs and stomp north like a mob of fuming Sasquatches, there’s one business that just might scream and run. In the past two years, Fort Lauderdale-based Total Focus Professional Photography and Video — which banks on wedding DVDs — has provoked…
We’ve had the worst luck with our quarterbacks since Dan Marino retied in 1999. And now, with Chad Pennington’s shoulder turning to shredded wheat last Sunday, it looks like the Chad Henne era is upon us sooner than anticipated. Henne comes with a rep for underachieving as a 4-year starter…
Both of our beloved South Florida football teams desperately need a win this weekend. One to get momentum back on track, the other to try and start some. Will Land Shark be the host of two upset victories, or the site of thousands of disappointingly hung heads? Let’s make sense…
Wednesday was that time of the month again when local tech and social media pros gathered to share ideas, discuss trends and network at Refresh Miami. What makes these meetings “refreshing” is that they’re never stuffy or formal, even though they’re educational and informative. Sometimes improvisation is the name of…
Miami is in the business of hosting major sporting events, and it’s something we do pretty damn well. We’ve hosted more Super Bowl games than any other city, the Orange Bowl every year with the BCS, the Sony Ericcson Open, the final race of the NASCAR season, rounds of the…
Al Gore, inventor of the Internet, founded Current TV. You might have heard of it, considering two journalists affiliated with the channel were held captive in North Korea until Gore’s old boss Bill Clinton went to save them.So sometimes the channel is home to important, hard-hitting global journalism. Other times…
Miami’s crop of the very, very wealthy is an odd breed, and Riptide can’t help studying it the way Marty Stouffer scoped out bobcats on Wild America. Observe the insanely rich woman in her natural habitat. Watch her peculiar mating habits. See her messy court case. Take Alice Takach for…
My least favorite things in the world: Britto art and parking meters. Somehow they are coming together to raise money for the homeless. [WSVN]Some corporate thing I have never heard of has given the Miami Heat lots of money to make sure we all hear about it. Yep, the Heat…
Not so sure if this is cause for celebration in the Canes nation, but Heisman winner Sam Bradford won’t make his comeback at LandShark Stadium this Saturday in Miami’s game against the Sooners. Canes fans might be breaking out the party hats and applying that head-to-toe orange-and-green body paint with glee…
Maybe I’m the only person, but I’ve long wanted someone to cover politicians and their every move in the same shallow, passionate manner as celebrities. Today is my chance! So I’ll try to do my best Perez Hilton impression while wrapping up the bigger Florida political non-stories of the day.Seems…
