Dunkin Donuts is peddling a curious, heart-shaped sweet. There are two variations of the “Cupid’s Choice” (99 cents each): chocolate with a raspberry jelly filling and vanilla with a custard filling. The latter is painted with a strawberry frosting. The thing had a stale, dry taste that couldn’t be masked…
Betty Wright is a legendary, Grammy-winning, Miami-based singer-songwriter who has released 16 albums.She scored her first big hit in the ’70s at the age of 17 with the million-selling “Cleanup Woman.” Later, she became the first black woman to release a gold record on her own label. In hip-hop, her…
CavityGoin’ Ann Arbor/Sometime Sweet Susan 7″(Rhetoric Records) What can I say? It doesn’t always work out. Case in point: My mother tried so hard to make me an upright citizen, a contributor, an eventual CEO, MBA candidate, whatever-the-fuck. She never imagined in her wildest dreams that I’d be some abject…
Dear Decemberists, Congratulations, The King is Dead is a remarkable album. We can’t wait to hear it live. Actually, on second thought, we probably won’t hear it live because the awful reality is that your tour’s not stopping in Miami. Hell, it’s not even tickling Florida’s Panhandle. But that’s what…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 addresses the pettiness of college football’s National Signing Day.I have to admit University of Miami Hurricanes head…
If you live in Miami, you might have forgotten what it was like when you first moved here. You did, you know, tourist things such as enjoying a night out at Mango’s Tropical Café. The Ocean Drive institution is known for its colorful cast of character patrons, shows, and scantily-clad…
Andy Slater hosts the popular “Andy Slater Show” from noon to 3 p.m. weekdays on 640AM WFTL Radio, where he’s known for interviewing giants in sports. Andy has spoken with some of the greats, including Don King, Andre Dawson, Frank Robinson, Carlos Delgado, Adam Dunn, Frank Francisco and even O.J…
You know Uncle Luke is the true front runner when even the New Yorkers are telling Miami-Dade voters to elect him county mayor. New York magazine officially joined the movement today. Writer Amos Barshad notes “it doesn’t take a friggin’ expert to know that former 2 Live Crew svengali Luther…
We know you’re gearing up for the big game this Sunday. Maybe you’re actually washing your Ben Rapistburger jersey for the first time all season, or polishing your cherished wedge of cheesehead. Whatever you’re doing, you’re getting pumped for Super Bowl Sunday. And we are too. Hell, why else would…
We don’t know about all of you, but we’re pretty sick and tired of certain Miami-Dade politicians who keep resorting to their legal attack strategies to stop the will of the people. It’s damn time we get ourselves a true leader, a champion of the first amendment, who’s gonna come…
We love the trend Kanye started with his G.O.O.D. Fridays series of MP3s that led up to the release of his last album. Ever the maddeningly savvy businessman, Yeezy proved that free music — executed well and released with careful marketing — is an amazing way to drum up excitement…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken in Miami-Dade County in the week previous. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain-out look more badass than we ever will . This is the italicized intro to that…
Wal-Mart, with the approval of First Lady Michelle Obama, recently announced it would introduce healthier foods. Store brands will eliminate trans fats and reduce sugar, artificial colors and sodium. This is a positive step.What many people don’t know is that Wal-Mart owns and operates over 4,000 stores in more than …
Nine more individuals have been criminally charged in the ongoing federal investigation into a $40 million ponzi scheme in Hialeah. The arrests come in the wake of news reports that the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service are investigating Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina for alleged loan sharking, mortgage fraud and…
Here’s a track from our very own MC Serum off his upcoming sophomore release, P. C. P. (Pre-Campaign Propaganda), which is slated to drop this month. That’s good news for fans of his 2008 compilation mixtape Calm B4 the Brainstorm and 2009’s full-length debut Brainstorm Troopah. While I haven’t heard the…
As Waylon Jennings might have put it, we were looking for Miami’s up-and-coming dining scene in all the wrong places. Like, for instance, the Design District. When Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink took off, followed by Fratelli Lyon, Michelle Bernstein’s Sra. Martinez, and Jonathan Eismann’s mini-empire, it appeared that the…
All in the Family Different strokes: What a wonderful story about the two gay men who had to travel out of the country to adopt a baby (“Gaybies!” Leslie Minora, January 27). It embodies the true meaning of family. In a world with over six billion people, there is no…
On Monday, we wrote a letter to Fleet Foxes about their upcoming tour. We assured them that Miami’s music scene is on the up-and-come, and promised that if they came down here, we’d willingly fork over the price of admission for a night of culturally relevant indie rock. The band…
Banana Republican just got an exclusive video from North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre responding to the outrage from Councilman Scott Galvin and city residents over his ordering 43 police-style badges for his three full-time staffers and his “volunteers.” The Haitian American politician wants to make it perfectly clear to everybody…
Natacha Seijas should just get on her broom and fly off whenever a pesky journalist confronts her for comment about the recall against her. As we write this, the Wicked Witch of Northwest Miami-Dade is probably brewing up some diabolical potion for her latest media nemesis, GenTV reporter Claudia DoCampo,…
The Essentials Fast Music in a Slow Town (Safety Net Records & Tapes) The Essentials were part of the early South Florida punk explosion of the late ’70s and early ’80s. And this EP, Fast Music in a Slow Town, is a sweet blend of straight-up punk rock with touches…
Once again, it’s that magical time of year … Super Bowl! Hell, even people who could give a damn seem to get into the spirit. Like Jews shopping for Christmas gifts at Aventura Mall in mid-December, they’ll gather ’round the TV somewhere this Sunday with friends and loved ones, not…
