The Catalina Hotel Staffers Set for Reality Show on The CW

The Jersey Shore d-bags are safely ensconced back in Jersey, and not a single Kardashian has bothered to take us recently, but that doesn’t mean the reality TV epidemic is done with South Beach yet. The CW has announced that they’ll air The Catalina this summer, which, as the name…

Tupac Shakur’s Broadway Musical: Is There a Stage for a G?

Yeah, you read that right. Broadway’s about to get hood as fuck. Playbill.com has announced an open casting call for an upcoming “American musical,” tentatively titled Holler If Ya Hear Me, “inspired by and featuring the music of Tupac Amaru Shakur.” You know, because lyrics like “They say pussy and…

Blk Water: Looks Dirty, Tastes Like … Water

Last season on Real Housewives of New Jersey, Caroline Manzo’s sons, Albie and Christopher were seen plugging some sort of black water. The boys are known for hare-brained ideas (anyone want to finance a combination strip club/car wash in Jersey?), plus it’s reality television, so I just thought it was…

ESPN’s Skip Bayless is the king race-baiter

Luther Campbell, 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 crowns ESPN talking head Skip Bayless the king of race-baiting. I have to hand it to Skip Bayless…

Reader mail: Jeremy Lin could get laid anytime

Power Mad Keep digging: Good job on your two-month investigation into how Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace has grown corrupt with power in his nearly three decades in office (“Mayor for Life,” Michael E. Miller, February 23). If you had the time, I am sure you could uncover even more…

Snackdown Finals: Coconut Grove vs. Coral Gables

Over the last few weeks, Short Order has been pairing eight Miami-Dade neighborhoods in a “Snackdown.” This is the finals entry. Today pits Coconut Grove against Coral Gables. Which of these two is the better neighborhood for dining?Read our arguments and VOTE! Tweet it. Facebook it. Google+ it. Comment if…

More Beer, Rock Shrimp, and Chilaquiles: Final Notes on the SoBe Fest

​So we close the page on another South Beach Wine & Food Festival — or, as we like to call it, the Annual Four Day Gastro-Intestinal Challenge. The following list consists of personal observations and reflections gathered over the weekend.- I’ve been to so many Festivals that I’ve gotten to…

Skip Bayless is a Modern Day Minstrel

​Luther Campbell, 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 crowns ESPN talking head Skip Bayless the king of race baiting.I’ve got to hand it to Skip Bayless…

Michelle Spence-Jones to Go After Katherine Fernandez Rundle

City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is looking for vindication at the expense of the city’s top law enforcement official. According to a Feb. 14 letter her civil attorney sent Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Spence-Jones is preparing to sue the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office for allegedly violating her civil rights were when she…

Miami-Dade Public Schools Have an Identity Theft Problem

​Miami-Dade County Public Schools have a security problem — and we’re not talking bad locks on the local elementary school’s front door.Student information has fallen repeatedly into thieving hands, and the latest lapse comes from an especially embarrassing accused perp: Tizrah Ingram-Johnson, daughter of the late black leader and former…

Mugshots Friday: Grizzled Dudes Galore

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…

Snackdown: Coconut Grove is Going to the Finals

​For the last two weeks Short Order has been paring down a group of eight Miami-Dade neighborhoods in a “Snackdown.” This is the first finals round-up. We are awaiting results for Coral Gables vs. Midtown/Design District/Wynwood, which will be finished Tuesday, (Guess which wealthy neighborhood is winning.)Read our arguments and…

Five Tips For Avoiding Real Estate Scam Artists In Miami-Dade County

​Yesterday, law enforcement officials finally busted the criminals behind one of the most brazen real estate scams in the state that has the second-most cases of mortgage fraud in America. Ayda Young, Yohany Garcia, Zoraida Abreu and Johnny Bou-Nassar were criminally charged in a multiple-count racketeering and grand theft indictment…