If it ain’t broke, tinker with it.That’s apparently the thinking at the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau in regards to its highly successful Miami Spice program. An email was sent out over the weekend by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau that states, “Restaurants will be showcased in…
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…
A federal judge in Tallahassee this afternoon blocked some of the most severe restrictions of a voter registration law passed last year by the Republican Florida legislature. The law has been severely criticized by opponents as an attempt to limit minority participation this fall’s election. It was pushed by Republicans…
The long-awaited audit of the Miami Heat’s contract with Miami-Dade County for the operation of American Airlines Arena is finally out. Last week, Banana Republican reported that Miami-Dade Inspector General Chris Mazzella’s most critical finding was that the Miami Heat owes the county $3.1 million for budget overruns on improvements…
Even though there were less arrests this past weekend’s Memorial Day celebration on South Beach compared to last year, there was one particular schmuck caught on camera assaulting a woman who deserves some more time in a Miami-Dade County jail.In another video, he identifies himself as “J Charm” and confirms…
Miami Beach to Blacks on Urban Beach Weekend: Get Out!
Miami-Dade Police Don’t Have a License to Kill
The Colonel is killing tigers.Greenpeace International has released a report accusing Kentucky Fried Chicken of using food packaging made with wood from rainforest trees in Indonesia.According to the report, independent tests were conducted on KFC food boxes in China, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. Rolf Skar, forest campaign director for…
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 says African-Americans may find a new vacation spot unless attitudes change on Miami Beach.Note to African-American tourists…
You know those gambling maquinitas in convenience stores around Miami, Hialeah, Opa-locka, and Miami Gardens? Turns out Miguel Exposito was right and then some about the racket. Last year, Miami’s then-police chief fell out of favor with Mayor Tomás Regalado when cops confiscated 105 “video amusement” machines from dozens of…
More than likely, Rudy Eugene was on a bad acid trip, according to Miami police union chief Armando Aguilar. Eugene’s the naked man who was gnawing the face of a half-naked homeless man on the MacArthur Causeway near the Miami Herald headquarters Saturday afternoon. A Miami police officer shot and…
Florida is notorious for Medicare fraud, and we also have more than our fair share of food stamp fraud. At least Miami residents can console themselves with the fact that our food stamp defrauders are not as shameless as those in other states.EBT cards, modern-day food stamps, are being traded…
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…
Sell out … The words no respectable rock ‘n’ roller ever wants to hear and the bane of forward-thinking ad agencies across the country. Of course, dance-rock geniuses LCD Soundsystem would never sell out their silver sound. So when T.G.I. Friday’s needed a song like “Daft Punk Is Playing at…
Blacks Support Gay Marriage
Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower Needs to Go
The Great Recession has NASA grounded. It’s so bad that they are letting private companies in on the space exploration game. But maybe the National Aeronautics and Space Administration can be helped with a couple of old school tricks: a car wash and a bake sale. On June 9, several…
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. In this special edition of his column, Luke explains the new security measures for Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach.This is…
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 explains why blacks are cool with gay people tying the knot.When he announced that he backs gay…
One of the coolest things about our office is that PR reps practically break down our door with new stuff they want to send to us.Like, molecular gastronomy kits, for example.The kit, called, Molecular CUISINE R-Evolution arrived and we thought to ourselves, “let’s give it a shot.” We tried three…
The longtime executive director of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust is retiring after a decade of overseeing local services for the county’s destitute. During his tenure, David Raymond has spearheaded the development of dozens of shelters with over 7,000 beds throughout the county, leading to a sharp decrease in the number of…
Exxxotica Expo 2012 hits the Miami Beach Convention Center this weekend.If you’re going, expect to find gorgeous men and women wearing everything from full bondage leather to nothing but a little duck tape (we don’t want to be around when she pulls the tape off). In addition to seminars discussing…
