Every year there are a handful of Halloween costumes that you just know everyone is going to wear. Look at recent Halloweens and recall just how many Amy Winehouses, Sarah Palins, and Twilight character costumes you saw.Dressing up as the cliche Halloween costume of the year almost ensures someone else…
LeBron James is only guaranteed to be a member of the Miami Heat for the next two seasons — after that, he’s got two year of player option left on his contract. So, of course today brought us a dramatic ESPN report that the Los Angeles Lakers are getting ready…
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ABC, one of Spain’s largest newspapers, ran a story earlier today claiming that Fidel Castro had suffered a massive brain aneurysm and is slowly dying. Their source: a doctor who lives in Naples, Florida. The Cuban Government apparently decided to combat the rumors by releasing a letter today congratulating recent medical…
U.S. Marshals are holding an auction out in Opa-locka today of cars seized from various convicted drug dealers through out South Florida. About 50 vehicles are up for grabs, including antiques, muscles cars, and Italian sports cars. Riptide has browsed through the inventory and picked our 10 favorites. Update: Sorry,…
Vernon D. Jones, 21, and Jacques Saintil, 19, of East Naples were recently arrested on suspicion of a home burglary, and didn’t seem too upset once they found themselves in the back of a police car. The two lit up some marijuana in the cruiser and discussed the robbery while…
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Are the New York Yankees looking to unload Alex Rodriguez on the Miami Marlins next season? That’s what Keith Olbermann, of all people, is reporting. The liberal newsman turned baseball blogger says that the teams are discussing a deal that could see A-Rod traded to Miami in exchange for Heath…
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Eric Prokopi, a Gainesville, Florida resident, faces federal charges for illegally importing a nearly compete Tyrannosaurus skeleton into America along with other fossils. Prosecutors call him a “a one-man black market in prehistoric fossils.”…
Not to stereotype, but it’s not exactly news that some gay men take their female singers very, very seriously. Try and tell a Beyonce fan that Christina Aguilera is a better singer at your own risk, OK? So up in Jacksonville, 24-year-old Allen Casey was booked into jail after he hit…
“Vote early, vote often” is such an infamous political quip indicating voter fraud that it literally has its own Wikipedia page. So, it doesn’t look good that the Florida AFL-CIO’s website proclaimed that their mantra is to “vote early, vote often.”…
The University of Florida’s Gainesville campus is starting to resemble the smelly apartment of an old cat lady. The school has been overtaken by more than 100 feral cats, and it’s ignited a war on campus over what to do with them. While the school current’s policy could lead to…
We all know Obama hates the 1 percent, and Romney could care less about the 47 percent, but the cold hard truth is that neither campaign has done anything to gain support from the 24.6 percent. Yes, we’re talking about the 24.6 percent under the legal age to vote. America’s…
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Remember when NFL officials inferred that Miami might never host another Super Bowl unless serious upgrades were made to Sun Life Stadium? Apparently they weren’t too serious about that threat. According to USA Today, Miami will be announced as one of two finalists to host Super Bowl L in 2016…
If you’re an average Floridian, you would have consumed exactly 27.8 gallons of beer in the 2011. That sort of sounds like a lot, but it turns out that compared to other states, Florida only ranks 33rd when it comes to per capita beer consumption according to a new report…
A new poll released this morning insinuated that President Obama was losing ground to Mitt Romney among Florida’s Latino voters, and apparently Romney staffers have a theory why: Obama doesn’t have enough “macho bravado” for Latinos. …
If only we could find a way to host Wrestlemania not just every few years, but all year long. Then maybe we’d get our economy heading back in the right direction. According to a study commissioned by World Wrestling Entertainment, this past year’s Wrestlemania, held at Sun Life Stadium, had a…
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Sean Dugas used to work the crime beat at the Pensacola News Journal, and sadly his death might be just as bizarre as the crimes he covered. Dugas had been missing since late August. His body was uncovered this weekend, buried in a Georgia back yard in a plastic container encased…
LeBron James is joining the ranks of Wolverine, Captain America, and Spider-Man. He’s getting his own Marvel comic book. The publishing company has teamed up with (new Disney corporate cousin) ESPN to produce a special one-off issue of a LeBron comic that will be inserted into the next issue of…
