Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz’s name has long been thrown around when it comes to possible Democratic candidates for statewide office, but it appears he may finally be preparing to run for Governor. He hasn’t said anything publicly, but Naked Politics reports that there are plenty of signs that a…
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Not many people have heard of the band Lights Over Paris, but that didn’t stop frontman Robert Mawhinney from trying to live like an A-list rockstar.Unfortunately, he was arrested at Miami International Airport earlier this month on fraud charges…
Sometimes it seems the Marlins and Dolphins are trying to pull one big joke on South Florida, and now it appears the Marlins are set to recycle one of the Dolphins biggest punchlines.Pat White, a name synonymous with Bill Parcells’ crappy draft picks, has been offered a minor league contract…
Mitt Romney’s loss left Republicans with a lot of soul searching to do. Rather than reevaluating their message, voter outreach or image, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has endorsed a bizarre plan that would make one of the oddest elements of American democracy — the Electoral College — even…
Remember those ridiculously long lines on Election Day? Well, according to a new analysis about 201,000 Floridians were so frustrated they gave up and got out of line before actually casting their ballot. That’s a relatively small number of the 8.4 million Floridians who did vote, but in a presidential…
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…
Surely you’ve heard of Florida’s ongoing snake hunting challenge, but have you ever thought about the types of people that actually are out there participating? Much like the beasts they’re hunting, they appear to be a strange breed.For instance, apparently they wear the stench of snake urine-like a cologne…
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Earlier this week, Riptide was the first to report that recalled Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez has now reinvented himself as a championship-winning senior bodybuilder. In case you needed proof that those picture of the former pol overly tanned, super muscled and in something so small we don’t even think it…
The string of good news for the Miami Hurricanes continues. After Jedd Fisch left the team as offensive coordinator to take the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team has now reportedly snagged a replacement form their biggest rivals. FSU’s offensive coordinator, James Coley, has reportedly accepted an offer…
The Miami Heat are worth a cool $625 million, according to the latest NBA team valuations by Forbes.com. That’s up 307 percent since last year, or almost $200 million since 2012 when the team was valued at $427 million. Apparently that championship made a big difference…
Both the records for the most expensive sale of a private residence in Miami Beach and the most expensive condo in all of South Florida have been busted once again. Penthouse B at the Setai broke the record by selling for a cool $27 million. Its actually the second time…
What a surreal but awesome day to be a Miami Hurricane fan. Just hours after the NCAA made the bizarre admission it had epically bungled its own investigation into the school, the Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team reminded the world that this is the campus that invented swagger by delivering…
The Miami-Dade County Commission has now officially put its stamp of approval on the Miami Dolphin’s plan to seek tax money to provide upgrades to the aging Sun Life Stadium. Only four of the thirteen commissioners voted against the measure…
The University of Miami has finally responded to the announcement of NCAA-ception today, and in her official statement university president Donna Shalala didn’t mince words. She said she was “frustrated, disappointed and concerned” by the developments, and claims the school has been “a model for how institutions should partner with…
Manuel Cruz, a teacher Hialeah Senior High, has been arrested after allegedly hitting a 17-year-old girl who refused to have sex with him. Cruz did not meet the girl through school, but rather met her at his apartment complex on December 9…
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The shocking hypocrisy of the NCAA admitting its own ethical flaps while investigating those of the University of Miami was tailor made for Twitter snark, and the Twitterati didn’t disappoint. Though, it shouldn’t be much a surprise that no one likes the NCAA…
The NCAA was supposed to be investigating the University of Miami Athletics Department for improper conduct, but instead of releasing the results today, the NCAA dropped a bombshell of its own: it admitted its own investigators had illegally obtained evidence during the investigation.Shapiro’s attorney, Maria Elena Perez, “improperly” got information…
Locals aren’t the only ones pissed over the Marlins’ most recent fire sale. The MLB players union is also keeping a close eye on the team’s roster, and apparently has promised to take action if the Marlins don’t do anything about it soon.Well, lo and behold, MLB.com is out with…
While checking the passenger list of a Disney Cruise for terrorists, authorities at Port Canaveral found someone who was apparently almost as dangerous: a woman who stole a pack of cigarettes in 1991 and never got around to paying the measly $85 in court fees…
