To Luis Brignoni Sr., it was either his son’s pinkie finger or Sassy, the family dog. He picked the pinkie.Eleven-year-old Fernando Brignoni had stuck his finger in Sassy’s cage. The Malamute-wolf mix bit down and refused to let go until she had severed the finger and swallowed it…
Remember the traffic nightmares a few years back when workers were tearing up and reconstructing a portion of Biscayne Boulevard through Omni and Midtown? Well, it’s South Beach’s turn now. The Florida Department of Transportation begin a 28-month project to refurbish Alton Road in South Beach today. At least they…
President Barack Obama was in Miami today to talk up one his favorite subjects: spending on infrastructure. Nothing particularly groundbreaking there.Though, you can bet the Chicago Bulls fan certainly had something to say about his team snapping the Heat’s epic win streak…
While Gov. Rick Scott was trumpeting the fact that Florida’s overall unemployment rate was lower than the national average for the first time in five years, the picture is considerably bleaker here in Miami-Dade. According to local numbers released today, the county’s unemployment rate is the highest its been in…
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In today’s “no shit” legal news, a lawsuit brought on by a Miami man against the San Antonio Spurs after the team decided to send its star players home during a road game against the Miami Heat has been dismissed.The lawsuit was filed by local lawyer Larry McGuinness, and he…
Perhaps the definitive moment of Rick Scott’s governorship was his decision to axe a federally funded high speed rail line in Florida, but that doesn’t mean he’s totally opposed to asking for federal handouts. In advance of Obama’s visit to the Port of Miami today, Scott blasted the administration and…
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…
You love your team so much that you get its logo permanently tattooed on your skin. Then the team does the unthinkable: changes that logo. Sure, that automatically establishes you as an old-school fan of sorts, but it’s gotta suck when you have something inked on your body that the…
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Ever wonder why over the past decade Florida’s elected officials seem to have become increasingly partisan? It might just be a general change in mood of politics across the nation. It might be gerrymandering that renders so many state legislative districts uncompetitive. Or it might be partly because, as former senators Bob…
Chris Bosh has an NBA championship, two kids, a beautiful wife, and pretty much more than most men could ever ask for. So what else could he possibly want? A live-tweeting camel to appear at his birthday party…
The Miami-Dade Police Department is one of the few local law enforcement agencies in the nation that owns a drone. Though the department has never actually used the thing, legislation is making its way through the Florida Legislature that would limit its use…
Jim Greer used to be the top Republican in Florida. Now he’ll find himself at the bottom of the prison food chain.The former Republican Party of Florida chair was sentenced to 18 months in prison today.See also:- Jim Greer: Racism and Dead Bodies Ahead…
Jeffrey Loria may try to paint the Miami Marlins as a money drain, but he’s certainly getting a big ol’ bang for his investment buck. According to new Forbes estimates out today, the Marlins are worth $520 million. That’s only 26th in the league, but significantly up from the $360…
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Where in the world is Ana Sol Alliegro? We’ve heard joking answers from the bottom of the Everglades to St. Tropez, but there hasn’t been an actual report on David Rivera’s shady lady friend until now. According to sources who spoke to América TeVé, she may be in Nicaragua…
Congratulations, we’re 119th!Gallup has once again released its annual Well-Being Index, and of the country’s 189 metropolitan statistical areas, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano area came in 119th. Which still isn’t that great, but it’s a stark improvement from our 146th ranking in 2011…
So much for the element of surprise. Turns out that the Dolphins logo that leaked online months ago is in fact the new mark the team will be using next season. The team isn’t expected to officially announce the change (along with upgraded uniforms) until April 25, but the Miami…
If you’ve been on Facebook in the past 24 hours, you’ve surely noticed the explosion of people using a red version of the Human Rights Campaign’s logo to express their support for gay marriage as the U.S. Supreme Court hears two potentially landmark cases. That’s very nice and all, but…
Regular readers of Mugshots Friday will note that bloodied faces aren’t all that uncommon in Miami-Dade mug shots. Rarely, however, do we see other bodily fluids make cameos. Well, that changed today when Anthony Joseph Calvanese III, 24, was booked into jail for allegedly attempting to abduct a little girl…
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