Sorry, folks, we weren’t here to recap last week’s Jersey Shore because someone literally cut the cable wire outside our house and then we got a debilitating sore throat. It was horrible. Not as horrible as actually watching this show, but still horrible.But we’re back to documenting the antics of…
In today’s roundup of the sins of South Florida: A former county employee faces 20 charges of child pornography, a man is killed after a fight at a South Beach club, a veteran security guard is mysteriously found dead behind a dollar store in Southwest Dade, two men are arrested…
Today, New York Times columnist Gail Collins tackled the tricky subject of billionaire Florida Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Greene. She calls the man’s 145 party boat the Summerwind the “Levi Johnston of Yachts” because it’s “an embarrassing, headline-making connection.” Riptide has regrettably been sleeping on the yacht-troversy as of late,…
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While state laws are trying to put a stop to South Florida’s notorious pill mills, the area is still a popular destination for those looking to load up on illicit substances. Kelly Mowery and four others recently made a bit of an OxyContin shopping trip in Miami. While returning to…
Back in early 2009 it seemed that Charlie Crist was a guarantee to win the Senate race as a Republican, and Bill McCollum had the edge in the Governors race. Now the latest Quinnipiac poll shows that GOP candidates are trailing in both the Senate and Governors race. What happened?…
John Mayer — a man who makes music that sounds like Wonder Bread tastes — has a sneaky little plan for his upcoming South Florida concert. Get this: He will wear a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey. LOLOLOLOL HAHAHA, so clever! What a comedic genius this guy is! Actually, no. Shut up,…
The wingnuts are coming! The wingnuts are coming! Yes, on September 17, all of America’s favorite right-wing airbags will descend upon the Doral Resort & Spa right here in Miami for WorldNetDaily’s Taking America Back Conference. Tom “Miami Is a Third-World Country” Tancredo, Michelle Bachman, Victoria “Obama Is a Communist” Jackson, and…
In today’s new roundup, which surprisingly isn’t full of that many terrible things: Sun Life Stadium may now have a new wet and wild neighbor, two pilots crash a plane in a canal but survive, the DUI teacher won’t be returning to class, and Zoo Miami wants your votes for…
Short of hiring a medium to contact the ghost of Ronald Reagan for an endorsement, the best thing Republicans can get in the ways of a Reagan endorsement is getting the Gipper’s adopted son to back a candidate while raising his father’s specter another way. Lucky Bill McCollum.Meanwhile, “mama grizzly”…
Miami is a popular travel destination for those looking to let loose of stress — what, with our beaches, dance clubs, and plentiful cocktails. But apparently locals need some de-stressers a lot more than most tourists. According to the latest Forbes.com listicle, Miami is the sixth most stressed city in…
Juan Pereda Asbun only served as President of Bolivia for four months back in 1978, but is notable for being elected through fraud, pissing a lot of people off, feeling betrayed by everyone he pissed off, and kicking off an era of instability in the Bolivian government. History has not…
Hey, hunters, now that the thrill of python-hunting season has come and gone, it’s time to get out there and kill some indigenous deadly reptiles. Yes, it’s time once again for one of Florida’s public alligator hunts. The season kicked off last Sunday and will continue through September 12. Of…
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Gilt Groupe has become one of the biggest successes in online retail in years. The company got its start by working with luxury clothing brands to sell merchandise at heavily discounted prices. The catch is that each sale is available for a limited time. The service has since moved on…
With some polls showing Rick Scott now more than ten points behind Bill McCollum in the Republican primary, the billionaire candidate has decided to pull out all the stops in the final days before the election. He has sent out an ad attacking McCollum for hiring now-disgraced George Rekers to…
LeBron James is the cover boy for the all-important September issue of GQ, and in the interview, he has some perplexing things to say about Cleveland. Namely, that growing up in nearby Akron, he kind of hated Cleveland, but he’s open to the idea of one day returning to the…
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According to two state papers, Florida gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is set to announce Rod Smith as her running mate this Thursday at an event in West Palm Beach. Yawn. A former state senator, Smith lost the 2006 Democratic primary for governor to similarly boring Jim Davis. The move seems…
Under President Donna Shalala, the University of Miami has seen a slow but steady rise in U.S. News & World Report’s highly touted college rankings. Last year, it became a top 50 university for the first time. This year, it continued to climb and became the highest-rated school in Florida…
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Billionaire businessman Rick Scott has so much money to spend on TV ads in his self-funded quest to buy the governor’s seat that it seems he has run out of issues that matter to Floridians. Now he’s just buying airtime to apparently talk about any old thing on his mind…
