These “Web Ads” that both state parties occasionally put up are almost all uniformly horrible, but this new GOP attack ad on Alex Sink seems to be, well, pretty flimsy and stupid. The attack? The Democratic candidate for Governor has, whadaya know, donated to other Democrats before! Washington Democrats! Zut alors! By pointing…
You can’t even host a Super Bowl in Miami anymore without it having some shallow reality teevee flair. Yes, two of the E! channel’s favorite buxom bimbettes will almost assuredly be in the stands at Sun Life Stadium come February 7.That’s because Saints star Reggie Bush has been notably tapping…
DKeros’ Flickr brings us the backside view of the new, gigantic Herucles statue in Mary Brickell Village. Boy’s got a backside that would be the envy of a Club Rolexxx dancer. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group…
It was looking for a while like no Dolphins players would be playing in their home stadium during this year’s Pro Bowl. Offensive Tackle Jake Long was named to the original line-up but pulled out due to injury Thanks to yesterday’s Colts win, safety Antoine Bethea will forgo the Pro Bowl…
Diddy raised eye brows this weekend for throwing a lavish sweet 16 party for his son, but for the Super Bowl he’ll be throwing a decidedly adults-only bash. “I bought out king of diamonds strip club out for superbowl weekend!!!! For Table reservations and dancer info call 3052581600 adults only!!”…
The Miami City Commission is expected to name a replacement for embattled commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones’s District 5 seat tomorrow, according to the Miami Herald. Spence-Jones was re-elected in November just days before turning herself in on charges of funneling county money to a family-owned business. She was suspended by Governor Crist, ran…
A 14-year-old girl was fatally shot in the stomach while vising a friend’s house. An adult accidently discharged the weapon. [Herald]A drive-by shooting at 2135 NW 52nd St. resulted in the death of a 15-year-old girl who seems to have been a babysitter. Three others were wounded. [Herald]Miami-Dade Police shot…
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It’s Conference Championship weekend, meaning the teams that get to pack their bags for Miami are decided on Sunday. For a depressing 16th year in a row our Miami Dolphins aren’t in the running, and as Gus mentioned yesterday we could really care less about who wins. But we will have to…
Some of the nation’s greatest tween thespians have come together to bring Beastly, Miami author Alex Flinn’s modern retelling of the fairy tale The Beauty and the Beast, to the big screen.Hot on the heels of the Twilight craze, the movie is set for release this July. High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens stars…
Eighteen-year-old Chonshi Thompson died Thursday morning in the South Beach parking garage near 1601 Washington Ave. Two other victims were involved: 18-year-old Sandro Louis was shot in the groin, and 21-year-old Cesar Gonzalez took a bullet to his left hand. Both had fled the scene by the time police arrived…
At 11.8 percent in December, the Florida unemployment rate is the highest it’s ever been since 1975. That’s up 0.3 percent from November and a whopping 4.2 percent from the same month last year. Miami-Dade’s unemployment rate is still below the state’s, but the numbers shot up in December, climbing to 11.3 percent…
County commissioners OKed a new, less harsh law concerning places where sex offenders may live. It’s expected to supersede many of the stronger municipal laws and, more important, finally get those sex offenders out from under the bridge. [Herald]Former Miami Police Chief John Timoney has a new job in the private sector. He’s now senior vice…
Watch the video above, because words really fail to describe the true essence of Oxygen’s orchestrated train wreck of a reality show Bad Girls Club.Essentially, seven women with personal, behavioral, and even psychological problems are forced to live in a house together for four months with cameras rolling. For the…
Despite the fact that NBC’s on-going late night wars are the blog topic du jour we’ve mostly shied away from the topic because the local angle — that NBC Universal CEO & President Jeff Zucker, who many see as personally responsible for the entire debacle was born and raised in…
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Police have released the identity of the couple involved in yesterday’s apparent murder-suicide in Miami Beach.Thirty-five-year-old Sheila Mora was found stabbed to death in the couple’s apartment, Unit 3707 in the beachfront Akoya building on 6365 Collins Avenue. Police discovered her body after they were called earlier yesterday morning about a…
The Florida House is looking to finally secure the adoption rights for a discriminated-against group of people. No, not Homosexuals, they’re still 100 percent forbidden to adopt children in the Sunshine State. The bill currently cruising through committee is a silly little thing making sure that gun owners can adopt…
Nearly three weeks after the body of aspiring model Paula Sladewski was found burning in a trash bin on a street in North Miami, Police have few new leads in the case.Riptide briefly joined North Miami Police spokesman Lt. Neal Cuevas and Paula’s brother on Headline News’ Issues with Jane…
There’s more than enough weird things that happen here in Miami-Dade, but sometimes it seems we’re downright sane compared to the rest of Florida. WTF Florida is our new weekly survey of all the weirdness our Peninsula has to offer. American Idol Comes to Mickey Mouse LandAmerican Idol skipped over…
Remember Tyler Weinman the accused cat killer? He’s still under house arrest, but he wants the judge to make an exception so he can start classes at Miami-Dade college. [CBS4]Federal wildlife officials want to ban the import of Burmese python and other large exotic snakes that have a habbit of…
The surprise here is not that a Miami-Dade road was named in the top ten of The Daily Beat’s “75 Worst Commutes” listacle. The real surprise is that there are actually nine commutes in the country that are worse, and that only one South Florida road-way made the cut. Airport…
