It’s 2012, not 1999, so we’re not really usually in the market for YouTube-hosted parody songs of Eminem’s breakout hit “My Name Is.”But then again, those parodies usually don’t expertly roast Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland…
Google knows all our dirty secrets.Think about it. If you commissioned a telephone survey to find out how many people enjoyed Japanese fart porn, very few people would admit to the survey taker that they were among its admirers. Though, Google search data might prove that there actually are a…
Less than 10 months after it opened, Grand Central Park has now been sold to developers for $35 million.The park, always meant to be temporary, is on the former site of the Miami Arena and wedged in between the future sites of two new large-scale development projects…
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If you’re looking to install a new toilet in Coconut Grove, don’t hold your breath. But you might have to hold some other things while you’re waiting.Miami-Dade County has denied several applications to install new toilets, sinks and showers in the neighborhood since August because, well, our sewer system is…
The Tampa Bay Times decided to travel down south to gauge our political scene here ahead of the election, and proclaimed Miami-Dade County “the strangest county in the weirdest state in America.”Well, since The Tampa Bay Times is also behind the popular political fact checking website PolitiFact, we were inspired…
It’s just a good rule of thumb to keep inanimate objects that don’t belong to you out of your body orifices — especially drugs.Vida Golac, an 18-year-old from Golden Gate, Florida, was found trying to smuggle marijuana into jail inside of her genitals, but claims that the drugs weren’t hers…
For the third time since 2008 the Miami Hurricanes are on the hunt for a new athletics director. Don’t worry though, University of Miami President Donna Shalala says she has heard from literally hundreds of people who wants the job. “I’m getting hundreds of emails from people wanting the job,”…
A Miami man who reportedly set himself on fire started chanting “just let me die” when a family member tried to help. The man had attempted to burn himself and his Toyota Camry in front of his father-in-law’s home…
In an election held more than a thousand miles away, but one that will hit home for thousands of locals, Hugo Chavez has won reelection with 54 percent of the vote in today’s presidential election in Venezuela.The controversial leader, who has been in power for 13 years, will now rule…
Has Mitt Romney crawled his way back into the lead in Florida? According to a new poll released today by Rasmussen Report, he’s now leading President Obama by about two points (within the margin of error) in Florida.It’s the first poll conducted in Florida since Wednesday’s debate, but it also…
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Police have found the homeless man who was punched in the nuts on video by the son of a former Real Housewives of Miami cast member, and he’s decided to press charges.Peter Rosello, the son of former Real Housewives of Miami star and Venue magazine editor Alexia Echevarria and stepson of Hialeah…
The Heat will travel to China next week for two preseason games against the LA Clippers, and fans in the country are basketball-crazy, perhaps even more so than in America. Hell, they worship Shane Battier. Seriously, dude’s face is apparently plastered all over billboards, and he’s nicknamed “Mr. President.”…
Peter Rosello, the son of former Real Housewives’ star and Venue magazine editor Alexia Echevarria and stepson of Hialeah political power broker Herman Echevarria, could be facing charges after videotaping himself punching a homeless man in the groin in South Beach…
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Even Barack Obama’s biggest detractors admit that the man is a gifted orator. So the nation was left slack jawed last night by his weak performance. It was like watching LeBron James get schooled by Kyle Korver or something.In the day-to-day horse race, it certainly doesn’t look good for the…
Is Ozzie Guillen’s time in Miami over? It’s hard to imagine a more disastrous season for a manager. Not only did the man manage to piss off half of his fan base by declaring his “love” for Fidel Castro, but he also sunk a promising start into a prolonged team…
We all know that when it comes to chicken nuggets, emotions tend to rise high, but, as with everything, those delicious little meat nibblets are never, ever, ever an excuse for domestic violence.John J. Valentin of West Melbourne, Florida apparently got so upset when his nephew cooked too many chicken…
Seems like the University of Miami can’t hold onto an athletic director. Current AD Shawn Eichorst officially offered his resignation today and will take the same job at the University of Nebraska. This will be the second athletic director in a row UM has lost to a bigger school…
Last night, Riptide arrived home from sort of watching the debate at a club with an open bar and a wall projector to find out through some social media channel or another that a far more telling meeting of the minds occurred, right here in Miami Beach: that of Kim…
Even ugly animals need protective love too.The Florida bonneted bat was once a common site in South Florida, but the Center for Biological Diversity believes there may be less than 300 left in the wild now. The odd looking winged mammal has only been spotted recently in 12 different sites…
