There’s a new twist to the ol’ South Beach towing racket. At 17th Street and Lennox Avenue, just north of Lincoln Road, there’s a parking lot that looks identical to scores of other nearby city-run lots. To pay, there’s an electronic meter, just like all the city meters scattered around.But…
When it comes to war-mongering, President Barack Obama has at times put his predecessor, George W. Bush, to shame. Consider the commander-in-chief’s cold-hearted use of unmanned drones to fight America’s war on terror. He’s launched more than five times as many drone strikes than Bush did, according to the Seattle…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Tonight is the premiere of the much anticipated new television series, Hannibal, based on the “Hannibal the Cannibal” character from Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, and Hannibal novels. In homage to the serial killer gourmand and his namesake television show, we bring you some Hannibal-inspired recipes culled…
Listen … When Rick Ross raps, “Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it/I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know it,” he actually means, “We were just two consenting, not-unconscious adults, enjoying some intimacy-inducing drugs, fine champagne, and mutually enjoyable sexual intercourse.”…
Throughout his embattled political career, David Rivera used his power to undermine Cuba’s communist government at every turn. The Cuban-American Republican was one of the staunchest hard-line crusaders against Fidel Castro’s regime. When he was a state legislator, he successfully championed a law that prohibited private colleges and universities from…
Uncle Luke: Justin Timberlake Sells Records the Right Way
Reader Mail: Biased Articles, Not Jewish Activists, Ruin Mideast Peace
Oh, mon dieu. Petite bites means “little dicks.” Leave it to a set of skilled brand developers to screw up and make our neighbors across the pond in France laugh hysterically at us. Those stupid Americans, they probably thought. Yep. Right they are. Because much to your likely surprise, this…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke assesses a former boy band member’s success.Justin Timberlake really understands how to sell records. Last week, The 20/20…
Dear punk-ass Miami Beach bike thief:On March 20, you rolled up on my ’80s Italian-made Univega road bike tied to a street post near the Raleigh Hotel on Collins Avenue. It had a dope iridescent purple-and-blue paint scheme, a chrome yoke, and neon-green hand grips. It took me close to…
If you’ve been noticing some weirder-than-usual news coming at you today, better double check the calendar! That’s right, bitches — it’s April Fools’ Day and there were plenty of websites and companies that punked us, but good. We especially liked Twitter wanting to charge for vowels and Google’s new smell-technology…
Rick Ross needs to Bawse up and take responsibility for his verses. But he doesn’t seem ready to admit to rappin’ about rape. Some guest spot lyrics on “U.O.E.N.O.” from the Miami MC have got a lot of women reconsidering their love for the hefty player. But just as we…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Galata Inc., a Homestead social service agency that received a no-questions-asked $500,000 county grant in 2008 to pay off a mortgage, is now seeking private donations to help pay down another loan. In January, the Miami-Dade Inspector General’s Office criticized Galata officials for misusing $99,000 from the grant to pay…
In Rome, in the Prati neighborhood located a short walk from the Vatican, there is a pizza al taglio (pizza by the slice) joint named Pizzarium. The restaurant is tiny, there are no chairs, and there is a ridiculously long line at lunchtime. There are craft beers and a choice…
Uncle Luke: The First 48 Gives Black Miami a Bad Rap
Reader Mail: Don’t Blame Puerto Rico for Miami’s Crime
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke goes after one of the most watched shows on cable television.I’ve never been a big fan of the…
Brad Stonesifer thought he’d found the perfect Ultra Music Festival party pad for himself and five pals. The 41-year-old electronic dance music aficionado from York, Pennsylvania, booked a four-night stay at the Residences at Bayside, directly across from Bayfront Park where his crew planned on enjoying the second weekend of…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Close to 1,000 former Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald staffers descended on One Herald Plaza Wednesday afternoon. Reporters. Advertising executives. Printing-press mechanics. Bookkeepers. Publishers. Janitors. They all came to pay their final respects to the place that has defined journalism in this city for the last 50 years. Sometime…
