We haven’t heard much out of Kendrick Meek since he came in third place in the senate race behind Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. With the congressional seat he could have held for the rest of his life now held by the collection of hats known as Frederica Wilson, Meek…
Senator Greg Evers apparently think Floridians should have the option of completing their everyday outfits with the ultimate in NRA chic: an openly displayed handgun strapped to the hip. Currently Floridians with proper permits are allowed to carry concealed weapons, but have not been able to carry their gun openly…
With Mike Haradopolo’s not-quite-but-pretty-official announcement he’s running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, the floodgates have officially been opened to what’s sure to be a crowded GOP ticket.Now comes word that Nicholas Loeb, the guy with a mega-rich family who also happens to be seeing international…
Senator Bill Nelson, currently the only democratic official in Florida to have been elected state-wide, is up for re-election in 2012, and he’s already beginning to draw Republican opponents. Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos will soon announce his candidacy and is already talking openly about the run with the media…
When Riptide broke the news last week that a violent reality show clip filmed inside the Miami Police Department was making the rounds on YouTube, we knew the shots of cops chomping cigars and calling themselves “hunters” wouldn’t help Miguel Exposito in his bid to keep his job as chief.Apparently,…
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas better beware the Ides of March. Voters will take to the polls on March 15 to decide whether they want to recall the beleaguered politicians, the County Commission decided today. The decision to hold both elections on the same ballot…
After their success in the midterm elections, many Republicans probably think their party is in pretty good shape and doesn’t need to be saved. But one local GOP group is thinking long term. It argues that the party needs to moderate itself on social issues and attract gay voters in…
Florida’s baby population is under so much pressure to maintain the ideal body image. Pictures of svelte and chic looking babies in slim fitting designer diapers bombard them from all corners of the media, but sometimes a baby just wants to see positive depictions of realistic and attainable baby body…
In today’s round up of the federal executive branch aspirations of Florida Republicans: Marco Rubio says he wouldn’t accept an offer to be the GOP’s vice presidential candidate in 2012. Meanwhile, his mentor Jeb Bush yet again denied he’d mount a presidential bid in 2012, but leaves the door open…
In a story in last week’s issue, we painted Julio Robaina as the front runner in the 2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral race despite the fact he hadn’t officially announced his intentions yet. Well, right on cure Robaina has announced that he will seek the office. The second term mayor of…
Carlos Alvarez already has a cantankerous billionaire — and 95,000 equally irate voters — trying to get him canned. Now the Miami-Dade County mayor can’t even find peace through Farmville: His Facebook page is under attack by animal rights activists…
It’s widely accepted that, for a politician at least, newly minted Florida senator Marco Rubio is kind of a hottie. I mean, he doesn’t quite have that Aaron Schock six-pack, but no one would be embarrassed& to be caught up in a D.C. sex scandal with him. So it’s no…
Before the New Year, Riptide reported that Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally Heyman had by far the worst meeting attendance record of any of her colleagues, missing 26 percent of the county’s 65 legislative sessions. Miami Shores resident Richard Mason writes in to defend his commish:…
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen made history yesterday by making the first (semi-) authorized Tweet from the House Chamber of the U.S. Congress. The Republican congresswoman, whose Twitter is usually full of rooting for local football teams, live Tweeted a picture of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi handing over the gavel to new…
This morning was the first morning in four years when Floridians woke up to someone other than Charlie Crist as our governor. Florida’s favorite flip-flopper passed up what would likely be an easy re-election for his doomed independent senate bid, and now he’s out of a job, out of a…
Natacha Seijas, perhaps Miami-Dade’s most infamous and reviled sitting commissioner, has filed a lawsuit in a desperate attempt to try and derail her recall election. Attorneys for Seijas claim they are challenging flaws in the signed petition sent to the Clerk of Courts, but Seijas is also likely trying to…
After a week of kind eulogies for Carlos Andres Perez — including our own arguing the world would be a better place if he could have just held off the coup-crazy Hugo Chavez — the post-death story of the ex-Venezuelan president is suddenly getting very messy.A Miami judge has ordered…
Rick Scott hasn’t even taken office yet, but perhaps one of his first orders of business should be to get people to like him. Despite winning the election, not very many people actually like Scott. Only a third of Floridians view him favorably while a plurality views him unfavorably. In…
Today the Miami-Dade County Commission was supposed to meet to set a date for the election to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez. Problem was only six commissioners showed up, because Commissioners apparently find it OK to act like school skipping children. Which means the commission fell one short of a quorum,…
Well, the holidays survived yet another “war on Christmas” and no lives seemed to be lost or adversely effected by people saying “happy holidays” or other secular greetings instead of “Merry Christmas,” but up in Tallahassee the fight may carry on. In a last minute volley, state Senator Gary Siplin,…
Cracking down on pill mills was supposed to be one of the state government’s biggest triumphs of the year. New legislation taking aim at regulating “pain management” clinics that wantonly prescribe addictive pain medications went into effect in October, but the government has blown several deadlines for putting in place…
If the Miami-Dade County Commission was a third grade classroom — and in terms of maturity it often resembles one — Dennis Moss would get a gold star sticker on his sweater. Sally Heyman would flunk. This year, Heyman, who oversees the sprawling northeast corner of Miami-Dade, had by far…
