Rare is the day when a Miami politician’s child gets a big job through ways other than blatant and shady nepotism.Manny Diaz Jr., son of the former mayor of Miami, is apparently the leading candidate to become the Texas Longhorn’s defensive coordinator. According to some sports blogs, he’s already been…
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Lionfish are the great scourge of the sea. Native to the Pacific, the beautiful but poisonous fish have begun popping up in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean along Florida and the islands, where they wreck havoc on the native ecosystem by eating everything in sight and have few natural…
This morning was the first morning in four years when Floridians woke up to someone other than Charlie Crist as our governor. Florida’s favorite flip-flopper passed up what would likely be an easy re-election for his doomed independent senate bid, and now he’s out of a job, out of a…
Tell any guy on Miami Beach of a mystical place filled wall-to-wall with bikini-clad models and he will instantly have some sort of Pavlovian response, whip out three Benjamins, and demand bottle service. Well, such a place now exists, but sorry fellas, Modellounge Miami is strictly female models only…
We here in Miami carry the responsibility of the sole defenders of LeBron James, but the guy has only been in town for six months. It wasn’t that long ago when we sort of hated the guy, like everyone else, and maybe didn’t pay attention to him that much. I…
Jason Taylor has been dead to us ever since he left the Dolphins for the Jets, but Zombie Taylor appeared on Joe Rose’s WQAM show this morning to join the cavalcade of players who are criticizing head coach Tony Sparano. This comes as reports that the team has reached out…
Being extravagantly wealthy is really, really hard sometimes. It’s like you own so many expensive things it’s hard to keep track of them all. Especially, when you’re jetting off between all your different luxury homes all the time. You’re bound to lose something once in a while. Sometimes you just…
Natacha Seijas, perhaps Miami-Dade’s most infamous and reviled sitting commissioner, has filed a lawsuit in a desperate attempt to try and derail her recall election. Attorneys for Seijas claim they are challenging flaws in the signed petition sent to the Clerk of Courts, but Seijas is also likely trying to…
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Elizabeth Cuesta has plead guilty to manslaughter for events that lead up to the death of her 18-month-old son back in May of 2009. The child was left inside Cuesta’s pickup truck in the parking lot of a PetSmart where Cuesta worked. The plea bargain means that Cuesta will not…
Between 1994 and 2008, the Miami Hurricanes had a player selected in the first round of the NFL draft every single year. The good news is that Hurricanes players are likely to return to first round status this year. The bad news is that means the team is losing a…
It’s noon on this, the second work lunch hour of the year 2011, and we here at Riptide hope to make all your lunch breaks this year special. Which is why we’re introducing a new daily noon feature where we basically get to have some fun and post whatever the…
Back when LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade down here in Miami there was a mini-obsession with finding the perfect nickname for them. There was talks of Miami Thrice, MV3, the James Gang, and even three-headed shitstorm. Though, we never really settled on anything, did we? Well, the…
Maybe because Nicki Minaj had one hell of a 2010 she didn’t want the year to end. Or maybe she was just having a wardrobe malfunction. Whatever the reason, Mansion, the club where Minaj was hosting her all-pink New Year’s Eve party had to turn back time in order for…
Florida International University’s former Associate Vice President of the Office of Business Services Patti Bamford has filed suit against the school, claiming that it fired her after blowing the whistle on some shady handling of money. Bamford claims the school publicly stated it didn’t have the money to operate at…
Despite public votes of confidence, Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano’s job is likely in danger. Though, if the Dolphins do fire Sparano they better make sure they bring in someone better to replace him. Looks like one of the leading buzzed-about candidates isn’t likely to want the job. A report…
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LeBron James’ is not known for his subtlety or modesty. The man threw himself a lavish 26th birthday party this weekend at Coco De Ville, which he didn’t even pay for. Sponsorship packages were selling for $10,000 to $500,000.And of course no b-day party is complete without a cake. This being LeBron…
Rarely are we here at New Times, a publication not exactly known for its prudence and modesty, aghast at the hi-jinks of the tabloid media. But unflattering beach shots of Access Hollywood co-host (ironically a member of the tabloid media herself) Maria Menounos have caused a new term to join…
The Sun-Sentinel ran a 1,000 word piece on why Florida’s school kids no longer shower after gym practice. Which seems insane, and we’re not sure it actually qualifies as “news” or an issue needing 1,000 words dedicated to it. And yet it did answer at least one burning question for…
For years, Father Alberto Cutié was one of the Catholic Church’s most media savvy priests. His stints hosting and guesting on television and radio shows and doling out relationship advice in books and newspaper columns earned him the nickname “Father Oprah.” Though, the media and his burgeoning celebrity became his…
