Between sobs, Haitian-American Claudine Magloire accused the U.S. government of responsibility in the death of her late fiancé, Wildrick Guerrier.Guerrier was deported to Haiti on January 20 despite complaining of stomach pains. He died two days later.”They are the cause of my husband’s death,” Magloire said during a press conference…
You may or may not care about the future of the struggling newspaper industry and how they (or, well, we) hope to put a greater emphasis on online multimedia features, but perhaps you would like to know that “The number one video on MiamiHerald.com last year got about 26,000 views and…
Most of the rest of the country is currently blanketed in something called “snow,” while we are sitting in short sleeves and flip flops enjoying our 79 degree weather. That obviously has the rest of the country why they don’t live somewhere where they can lay on the beach in…
You, yes you Miami-Dade and City of Miami tax payer, paid for the majority of the cost for the Marlins’ under construction stadium. So perhaps you’d like to check in on how the thing is coming along. Surprisingly the project seems to be coming along on schedule, and while we’re still not sure…
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Nothing pisses us off more than these statisically-flawed, silly little city rankings lists. Just in the past few weeks we’ve learned that Miami is one of America’s most rude, vain, and miserable cities. Fittingly, Men’s Health now tells us that when it comes to anger issues we’re in the top…
Senior Democratic Senator Bill Nelson may be the most popular state-wide elected politician in Florida right now, but considering all the others are newly elected, that’s not exactly surprising or necessarily an indication that his reelection bid in 2012 is in the best shape. His approval ratings may be better…
Governor Rick Scott and the press corp that covers him are now in a full out war, according to Politico. The press isn’t happy at the perception that Scott is trying to limit their access to a state Government, that in principal at least, has traditionally tried to be transparent…
It’s pretty fun watching South Florida’s daily newspapers try to describe the “crotch-related gesture” that got Miami Heat guard Eddie House fined this week. Or, more specifically, not try– because the Herald can’t get away with saying “testicles” unless it’s a cancer-related story, and even El Nuevo Herald apparently can’t…
Tell us if this sounds a tad familiar, Miami: A clean-cut, best-selling celebrity Catholic priest and author from South Florida gets caught in some monkey business with a lady and loses his job. Ahem, cough, Fathercutie!The difference this time is the offender isn’t a moderate padre like Cutie — it’s…
Jaime Bayly’s Mega TV studio is a sparse, alien world. A pair of solitary white chairs sits on a slightly elevated stage. Two freshly poured glasses of water, sweating under the spotlights, are placed on a tiny table. The talk show star’s last name is spelled out in giant, glowing…
Luther Campbell wants to be Miami-Dade County’s new mayor. The Miami New Times columnist and former 2 Live Crew frontman is looking ahead to the March 15 vote on recalling present Mayor Carlos Alvarez. In an extended column this week, he reveals his game plan for a campaign that should…
Richard “Kudo” Couto is the Bruce Wayne of animal rights. He’s independently wealthy, has plenty of cool toys, is completely fearless and dedicated, and is about 98 percent bat-shit insane. For at least a year, Couto, real-estate developer by day, donned a disguise, two guns, and a bulletproof vest for…
Trinity Church smells like a high school locker room: all sweat and perfume. It’s Tuesday night and at least 1,000 young Miamians — Haitians, Cubans, Venezuelans, African-Americans, and Caucasians — are packed into a low-slung concert hall for a weekly event called “The Rendezvous,” or simply “The Vous.” The scene…
Three weeks ago, when she was trying to keep colleagues from putting her name on the same recall ballot as Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, County Commissioner Natacha Seijas pontificated about her self-professed squeaky clean 18-year tenure. “In all the years that I have been here, I have never broken…
With only six weeks to recruit and a limited number of scholarships to dole out head coach Al Golden has done a solid, though not spectacular, job at putting together his first recruiting class. The group is led by two five-star (as rated by Scout.com, anyway) defensive ends: Anthony Chickillo…
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Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and will avoid DUI charges stemming from an incident in which he almost hit a police car on Miami Beach in 2009, reports TMZ. The deal with prosecutors will ensure that the actor doesn’t face any jail time. …
According to Forbes, the only good things about living in Miami are the weather and the fact we don’t have a state income tax. Other than that, apparently Miami is a miserable hellhole. So much so that we’re the second most miserable city in America, according to the finance mag’s…
Rick Scott hasn’t even been in office a month and he hasn’t exactly endeared himself to the Florida populace yet. Most Floridians barely know enough about the guy to decide if they like him or not, and voters here in South Florida don’t particularly like him at all. Though, a…
Oba Ernesto Pichardo, the high priest and president of the Santeria church that won a landmark Supreme Court case, doesn’t take kindly to a renegade animal-rights activist’s claims that his faith practices “torture.” In fact, he told Riptide yesterday afternoon, he wants to see Richard “Kudo” Couto arrested for breaking…
In late January, we published a story on the failed gardens project in the heart of mega-development Midtown Miami. The development’s representatives were not pleased. Here’s a letter we received from Deborah Samuel, Midtown’s director of operations:…
