Riptide is hopelessly addicted to diet soda. Hell, we had just downed a 20-oz. Cherry Coke Zero when we came across this latest study out of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine: drinking diet soda daily increases your risk of suffering a stroke by 61 percent. It didn’t…
The Daily Beast opens up its latest little listicle with this supposedly stunning little factoid: “In Miami, there are twice as many Burger King locations than tanning salons.” Of course, Miami is home to both the corporate headquarters of BK and the unofficial US capitol of natural sunshine, so that…
It may not being showing too much on the college field lately, but the University of Miami still has a knack for sending its players to the NFL. In fact, nine former ‘Canes have been invited to the NFL scouting combine. That’s more than any other school except for North…
Lets get ready to rumble! No seriously, we need to get ready to rumble. It’s just been announced that Miami is playing host to professional wrestling’s biggest event WrestleMania in 2012. It’s not quite another Super Bowl, but hosting the event means an economic boon for the city as well…
With investigations ongoing and more shady ethics charges mounting up, freshman Republican Rep. David Rivera might not even make it until 2012, let alone run for election. If he does, he’s in for one hell of a hard campaign. Politico has ranked the top ten most contentious house races for…
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State Senator Rene Garcia is our new hero. The Hialeah Republican has introduced a bill in the state legislature that would effectively ban the use of red light cameras and has called them a “big-brother initiative.” It’s probably one of the few times when a Republican from Hialeah and the…
Much like jokes, if you have to explain advertising to the audience then it’s probably not that effective. After Groupon’s Super Bowl ads sparked controversy and weathered widespread criticism the deal website’s founder and CEO Andrew Mason released an official statement standing by the ads and the Miami-based advertising agency…
The great alien python menace continues to ravage to the delicate ecosystem of the Everglades, and scientists hoped that last January’s historic cold snap would put a big dent in the invasive snake population. Unfortunately, most of those slimy bastards managed to survive the big chill. Not even Mother Nature…
Apparently Miami’s reputation as a sexy city even extends to our book shelves. Based on sales data, Amazon.com has ranked Miami as one of the most romantic cities in America, and the number one sexiest. Which basically means we’re buying a ton of sex toys off Amazon.However, the nearby suburb…
We’re pretty sick of trying to follow the Randy Shannon job hunt as apparently interest from Texas and UCLA lead nowhere, but according to an ESPN reporter Shannon is going to interview for the defensive coordinator position at Maryland. Yes, Maryland would be a rival ACC school. Yes, Miami and…
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Despite that whole separation of church and state thing and calls to tone down partisan political rhetoric, Rick Scott introduced his first budget as governor today at a Tea Party rally in a church in small town Eustis, Florida. The rally took on a defiantly partisan affair as Tea Partiers…
The Pittsburgh Steelers may not have won the Super Bowl, but the real losers seems to have been the Black Eyes Peas. The questionably talented group helmed the halftime show’s first foray back into Top 40 pop since Janet Jackson’s affaire du nipple a few years back. They may have…
Ever since Burger King decided to dial down their advertising, it’s been a while since local advertising hot house Crispin Porter + Bogusky has had an ad generate much controversy. But the firm, for better or worse, returned to eyebrow-raising form last night with ads for the deal website Groupon…
Last Friday, touted quarterback Jacoby Brissett made a somewhat head scratching decision to sign with the Florida Gators over the Miami Hurricanes, and his mother is not happy about it. Both schools have new coaches, but apparently Al Golden has his mother-wooing game on lock, while Will Muschamp needs to…
The Miami-Dade Police Department has arrested one of their own for allegedly molesting numerous young women while on the job. 24-year-old officer Juan Carlos Rodriguez was charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation stemming form an incident in which he fondled two teenage girls during a traffic stop…
Miami isn’t in the Super Bowl, and the Super Bowl isn’t in Miami. So it’s hard for us to get overly excited about the game. Last year we played host, and thanks to a certain amount of cultural affinity, a feel good story, and a strong presence of former Hurricanes…
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Al Golden was hoping for one more coveted player to really make his inaugural recruiting class shine, but it appears that four star quarterback Jacoby Brissett of Palm Beach Gardens’ Dwyer High will announce his intentions to play for the Gators instead this year. Brissett was one of those kids who wanted…
LeBron James’ probably won’t be staring in any Cleveland tourism commercials anytime soon, but it doesn’t seem that his controversial move to Miami has impacted his commercial value any. James has been shilling for State Farm insurance since 2008, and his latest ad with the company has him dancing for…
As a Miami Beach resident Nikki Moustaki has an almost endless array of great dining right outside her doorstep, and yet everyday she eats dog food and uploads the dining experience to YouTube. The host of a pet related show on The Beach Channel plans to eat dog food at least…
