Celebrating Mass Some time ago, the Bike Blog wrote about our city’s burgeoning Critical Mass, noting that Miami’s is a pretty tame incarnation of the worldwide pro-biking event. The confrontational nature of Critical Masses in some larger cities – in which riders completely stop traffic – is absent in Miami’s…
It’s been almost ten years since fashion designer Gianni Versace was gunned down on the steps of his Ocean Drive mansion. What better way to mark his passing than by buying his used shirts? –Tamara Lush…
The reputation of immigration court received another blow Wednesday, when Department of Justice employee Monica Goodling testified before congress that she had “crossed the line” when it came to her hiring tactics. Goodling admitted that she intended to hire people who were conservatives in her position interviewing candidates for attorney…
It sits on the small, white shelf at South Beach Body Waxing salon on Washington Avenue and 13th Street, sandwiched between the tubes of French “pleasure enhancement gel” and a row of fruity lotions. “We probably sell about two to three per week,” says Julissa Saragoza, Body Waxing’s receptionist, “and…
Something like that Exercising is a lot like white stretch pants and Hollywood — it ain’t for everybody. Sure, sweatin’ to the oldies sounds fun, but doesn’t chillin’ to Top 40 sound just as tempting? But as relaxing as the gradual atrophy of your bones and muscles can be, physical…
Kentward Forbes is in trouble with the Florida Elections Commission, but he doesn’t have to worry about the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office coming after him. The FEC recently found probable cause that the Redland community activist broke state law governing political campaigns…
Within a span of two months, the bodies of two women were found stuffed into suitcases in Broward County, leaving no question in detectives’ minds that a serial killer was on the loose.
A pretty woman with fake Dior sunglasses, skintight clothes, and sharply arched, penciled-in eyebrows strode into a pawn shop at NE Second Avenue and Tenth Street. Her name was Joy, she said warily, and she was there to make a deal. Her face looked younger than its 41 years, but…
It’s the nation’s grossest national product: Americans collectively produce an estimated 39.4 billion pounds annually. That’s 108 million pounds each day, 4.5 million pounds every hour. And in the fifteen minutes or so it will take to read and digest this expertly written piece of cutting-edge journalism, Americans will pass…
See the World, One Couch at a Time Filed under: Flotsam Want to cross oceans, continents, and cultures, but lack the necessary scratch for a room in a sleazy hostel, let alone a tony hotel? Thousands of financially challenged would-be voyagers have found a way. Enter the Couchsurfing Project: an…
The guy knows his bikes The other day, I was griping to Mr. Bike on the phone about how much crap I had hauled to work on my bike that morning. “Have you thought about getting a trailer?” he asked. “Most people find that once they start using their bikes…
When One Ninety Restaurant premiered on 46th Street in Buena Vista East some four years ago, it was the first hip, bohemian-style restaurant in the area. Locals flocked to the place for the carefree environment, live music, and tasty, affordable fare. Enter greedy landlords. Exit One Ninety. Last month, after…
Sasha Issenberg is a younger guy than I had envisioned while reading his book, The Sushi Economy. I could see the youth in his face as he approached the podium at Books & Books in Coral Gables on Saturday afternoon. Then he started his talk by stating that he’s been…
Those of you out there who missed the Greater Miami Area Chamber of Commerce’s Hurricane Preparedness Dog Fair may want to watch this. God only knows what’s really going on in this video, but it would appear that this is the group of people in Miami Dade County who will…
Bebel Gilberto’s Myspace page has a background of waves in black and white. It’s appropriate considering the sonic timbre of the voice that belongs to the daughter of Brazilian bossa nova legend Joao Gilberto. It is a swoon-inducing, cosmically breathy thing that moves like water over smooth river stones. It’s…
When I learned a gay porn website had set up only two blocks away from the New Times office on Biscayne Boulevard, I devised a plan to get inside the two-story red brick house where all the action at cocodorm.com takes place. I decided to apply for a job as…
Three major restaurant openings are pegged for the coming month. I am all too aware that reality rarely matches hype in the restaurant biz, but this trio truly appears to hold some promise. * On May 30th, the smartly re-designed Tides South Beach hotel will premiere its new dining establishment,…
From mullets (before, above) to crew cuts (after, below) Think of cop cars as haircuts. The former incarnation of Miami Beach patrol cars were like mullets: somewhat business oriented and vaguely patriotic but with more than a hint of party. Mostly white, the cars sport a playful red squiggle that…
Ouzo’s Greek Taverna & Bar has announced plans to open their second venue, to be located in the former Madiba space on South Beach’s west side — just down the block from another Mediterranean favorite, Sardinia. I’ve always enjoyed the North Miami Beach Ouzo’s, and explained why in my review…
Richie Kohler is a professional wreck diver. Actually he’s the Tiger Woods of wreck divers. The 45-year-old has discovered German U-boats, hosted the program Deep Sea Detectives on the History Channel, and recently dove the Britanic (the Titanic’s sister ship), which sits 400 feet below the surface of the Aegean…
New News in the World of Not News We here at Riptide just can’t get our news fast enough. So we were pleased as pudding when the Miami Herald came up with an idea that means we no longer have to read — goodbye headaches! Now the day’s five most…
It’s 10:00 on a Saturday night, and Yaron Yemini is live on the air with Ashraf, in Cairo, Egypt. The guy has been almost shouting for twenty minutes now, his Arabic accelerating to such a furious pace that it seems impossible the host will let him continue. But Yemini just…
