DallasCowboys.com is saying that Cowboys secondary coach Todd Bowles is expected to be named the Dolphins’ defensive coordinator. Bowles is described as a laid back coach, which is something the players in Dallas apparently liked about him. He was at one point interviewed for the head coaching job when Parcells…
The Florida Primary on January 29 is fast approaching. Today we continue our series examining Jesus’ thoughts on the candidates, with evaluations of two fringe presidential hopefuls, Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul. Remember in the patented Crucifix Rating System (CRS)®, a maximum five crosses equals a strenuous holy endorsement…
Pamela Anderson partied at Pangaea in the Seminole Paradise at the Hard Rock over the weekend with a few close friends, a drag queen and an animal activist. None other than notorious bed warmer Pamela Anderson was in town this past weekend taking a few days off from her life’s…
Police supervisors in a city in Mexico are translating great works into cop talk in hopes of making the force better communicators and softening their brutish image. A fascinating Washington Post article relates how Gabriel García Márquez’s classic, One Hundred Years of Solitude, was reframed in radio code for the…
It’s a big day for the South Florida courts today, what with the conviction of superpimp Arthur Vanmoor and sentencing of dirty-bomber, Jose Padilla, to 17 years. Vanmoor, who was profiled by New Times in 2004, once owned 90 percent of the escort businesses listed in the Fort Lauderdale phone…
Dan Henning has emerged as the leading candidate to land the Dolphins’ offensive coordinator’s job. Henning has held jobs with the Falcons, Redskins and even Don Shula’s Dolphins for a while. Remember those Dolphins teams of 1979-1980? Me neither. Henning was most recently the OC for the Carolina Panthers. Which…
Here’s a feather in your cap: the new Dolphins front-office wants Trent Green back for 2008. I may not have any NFL front-office experience, but I’m guessing it might not be the best idea to bring back the guy with cat shit for brains that sucked before he got hurt…
Primary day is only a week away and if you’re like us, before you cast your ballot, you want to know: Who would Jesus vote for? In the first installment of the New Times series delivering JHC’s thoughts on all of the relevant candidates – and some of the irrelevant…
We hope you enjoyed the long weekend. It’s amazing how relevant Martin Luther King Jr.’s words are in the current political climate, 40 years after his assassination. If you didn’t know otherwise, these lines from some his speeches could easily have been delivered today: A nation that continues year after…
Okay, so there’s no cycling in this video. But in the spirit of bicycle/pedestrian brother/sisterhood, the Bike Blog presents this amazing video, courtesy of another bike blog, Bike Lane Diary. Enjoy, — Isaiah Thompson…
Looking for a hot new stylist to give your lackluster ‘do some much needed pizzazz? Need a mani/pedi in a hurry? Lucky you – there’s a hot new salon that’s offering top of the line hair care and spa services just a stone’s throw away from the hustle and bustle…
My right leg is bouncing up and down rapidly, a nervous tick I’ve had since high school. The waiter at Social Miami can not bring my check soon enough, and I cannot run out of this den of condescension and superficiality they call a restaurant fast enough. Social’s website advertises…
Like many Miamians, I’m preparing for the ING Miami half marathon on January 27. Next year, I’l run the whole banana. That’s my pledge. This morning I did five miles — a tad more than my regular run. My feet hurt. My knees hurt. I’m an aging, friggin wimp. Nevertheless…
The doors have swung open at Chef Jan Jorgensen and wife Leticia’s TWO CHEFS TOO, the new North Miami outpost of the popular Two Chefs in Pinecrest. Located in the space where Mark’s Place used to be, look for a similar menu as the original, but with the addition of…
Fed Supports Economic Stimulus – Ben S. Bernanke said that he supports actions by the government that will prevent the economy from heading into a recession. Bernanke, who has usually not endorsed any political side, said that he is willing to back this plan even if it leads to a…
On a chilly Sunday night, I resurrected my search for JFK, the movie. After an unfruitful trip to a Miami Beach library, I checked the system for the 1991 film directed by Oliver Stone that raises questions about whether fringe Cubans were somehow entangled with the CIA in a plot…
At your salon, everyone calls you “Edward Scissorhands.” You’re a whiz with the shears, and champion of the clippers. And honey, don’t even get started about your mad hair coloring skills. You’re a cut above Supercuts, and too creative for the Hair Cuttery. You’ve got style, sass, and personality to…
There’s this guy who lives near me. He’s probably in his sixties, mostly bald, perpetually shirtless. He has a house on Normandy Drive, kitty-corner to my apartment building. The house has a small driveway, and parked in that driveway is this man’s chief joy in life, a white convertible. Most…
Investigative television journalist Mike Kirsch beat the man. Well, sort of. The 44-year-old enterprising reporter just completed a pretrial intervention program that will allow him to wipe the slate clean on charges he assaulted Miami-Dade Police Officer Patricia Perez during a traffic stop on February 14 of last year. She…
Caught in the hurricane of steroid controversy blown up by the Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens has trotted out the tired explanation that he was taking vitamin supplements and anti-inflammatory medication, not performance enhancing drugs. But one former MLB athletic trainer says it doesn’t add up. Former Florida Marlins and Cincinnati…
Where: La Nonna Restaurant, 117 SW 107th Ave, Sweetwater. What $15 Gets You: Linguine with garlic, basil pesto sauce, salad, a glass of wine I needed to find a restaurant near school that didn’t serve hamburgers, subs, or anything that even remotely resembled a sandwich, so I asked around. A…
Rudy for Prez! Filed under: Politics Miamians need a president who represents their values, who sees the world the way they do. For that reason, Riptide endorses Rudolph Giuliani. More than any other candidate, Giuliani understands and exemplifies the principles we hold dearest. Friendship: Giuliani came under fire over his…
