Whenever the world reads a bizarre headline, the first question is always: “Did it happen in Florida or Texas?” Scientists, after all, have proven that 98.7 percent of truly messed up crimes originate the two Southern states. But that begs the question: Which is truly the most WTF state in…
Before we spent way too much time with Victoria Jackson– the Miami-residing former Saturday Night Live castmember who has become a raving Tea Party luminary– we got to know her new she-can’t-be-serious persona the way the rest of America did: by gawking at online videos of her being bizarrely riveting…
So, apparently LeBron James isn’t exactly a big fan of Miami Heat prez Pat Riley’s management style. And unless Riley heads into retirement soon, James is supposedly thinking about packing up and taking his talents back to Cleveland. That’s according to FoxSportsOhio.com columnist Sam Amico, anyway…
Quentin Wyche, the man accused of murdering FIU running back Kendall Berry during an on-campus confrontation in March 2010, could walk free without a trial thanks to Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law that was championed by former governor Jeb Bush. At least that’s what his attorneys hope. Wyche’s lawyers claim…
In remarks to the media today, Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland said, “We need a quarterback that can get us over the hump.” Though he praised Matt Moore’s solid and reliable mediocrity, he said the Dolphins “have to do better.”Ireland is clearly a man with a singular vision and…
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No former speaker of the House knows better how to turn the tides against a well-funded, establishment-backed governor in a Republican primary in Florida than Marco Rubio, so it’s no surprise that Newt Gingrich is now publicly drawing parallels between his own campaign and Rubio’s 2010 victory. Gingrich, of course,…
In the hierarchy of sounds none of us ever want to hear, perhaps even nails on a chalkboard and Justin Bieber warbling out a rendition of an opera aria lose out to the aural terror of hearing one’s own mother engaged in an orgasmic fit of passion. Yet, even those…
Below is a picture of Miami Marlins outfielder Bryan Petersen and left fielder Logan Morrison together in a very small bathtub, wearing no visible clothing, while drinking red wine, as tweeted by Amy K. Nelson of SBNation…
Micky Arison’s Carnival Cruise Lines has another Mickey with a cruise empire about to encroach on its turf. Mickey Mouse that is. Disney Cruise Line has announced that beginning later this year, it will be sail ships out of the Port of Miami for the first time…
Jeffrey Loria’s shopping spree isn’t over. Several reports indicate the Marlins are committed to outbidding anyone who stands in their way of landing recently defected Cuban star Yoennis Cespedes once the MLB declares him a free agent. It makes sense. Not only would Cespedes be the cherry atop the Marlins’…
Mitt Romney released his tax filings late last night as he desperately tries to run down Newt Gingrich’s ballooning lead in Florida, telling a Tampa audience: “I’m proud of the fact that I pay a lot of taxes.”But in the harsh light of morning, it’s hard to see how Floridians…
Buy cheap, sell high. The motto is more capitalistic than Mitt Romney’s hair. Miami Dade College student Mike Rozinsky knows it all too well. Last year the sophomore business major started his own company buying fellow MDC students’ used text books and selling them online. He made enough to pay…
The 3 a.m. phone call has struck again. In tonight’s GOP primary debate, NBC anchor Bryan Williams asked the candidates what they would do if told that Fidel Castro had finally died and “half a million Cubans” were on their way to the United States. Mitt Romney’s hair mumbled something…
Sure, Doral seems like a decent place to run the United States’ military operations in South and Central America, but is it a good spot to headquarter a once-proud metro newspaper? The Miami Herald might soon find out. The South Florida Business Journal reports the Herald is now in negotiations to…
It’s not exactly like anyone was chasing the big Rick Scott endorsement anyway, but today Florida’s popularity challenged governor made it clear that he will not be endorsing anyone ahead of the state’s Republican primary. We doubt either Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney will lose much sleep over being snubbed…
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Twenty years ago, the state government passed a law that sounded good on a very simple, surface level: all sports facilities that receive public funding must be used as homeless shelters when not in use. Of course, since the law went into effect not a single arena or stadium in…
The Miami Dolphins have not had a consistent quarterback since Dan Marino, who retired at 38. Twelve years later, the Dolphins are still fumbling around trying to land a franchise quarterback even half as good as he was. Signing a 35-year-old injured player probably won’t to help much, but don’t…
Last week, it seemed that Mitt Romney was poised to continue sweeping primary states. He was ahead in Florida by double digits, and a win in our January 31st primary would have all but cemented his status as the presumptive Republican nominee. Though, in the grand tradition of this wacky…
Normally Riptide doesn’t cover the local roof repair beat, but normally roof repair news does not include scenes right out of a horror movie. You see, a local contractor was hired to do repairs on an old roof and started hacking away at tile shingles. What they found underneath was…
After stinging losses in New Hampshire and South Carolina, Rick Santorum came to Florida this weekend hoping to reboot his push toward the White House. But the ex-senator may want to vette his opening acts a bit better: At a Coral Springs rally yesterday, he invited local conservative Michael the…
