Riptide loves a good underdog, but if you’ve been running for two months and we haven’t heard of you yet, that means you’re really flying below the radar. In fact, not until yesterday were we notified of the existence of Michael E. Arth. (Do you think he uses his middle…
An appeals court in Miami today will take up Florida’s gay adoption ban. [AP]Michael Beasley’s stay in rehab was planned; in fact, he had already been in Houston attending therapy for two weeks beforehand. [Herald]After seeing so many wackos storm Democratic congressman with accusations of death panels and socialism, it’s nice, if…
Delightfully British kicks maker Umbro started the USL in 1988, and the brand that never gained much traction in the States seemed quite happy owning a league that never gained much traction here either. That is, until Nike bought Umbro. USL is apparently the red-headed stepchild of the Nike portfolio, and…
University of Miami, the alma mater of Vinny Testaverde, Gino Torretta, and Ken Dorsey, hasn’t exactly been a powerhouse quarterback school in the past couple of years. Jacory Harris is the latest QB hope for the Hurricanes, and even if he doesn’t have a jaw-droppingly spectacular season, he, at best, better…
Let’s get one thing straight: Fidel Castro doesn’t think Barack Obama is the great socialist hope for America. In fact, he writes, “Obama was born, educated, made policy, and succeeded in the imperial capitalist system of the United States. He doesn’t wish to or would change the system,” in a column published…
We’ve got an idea that just might save NBC6 from ratings hell: Replace one of its news broadcasts with a weekly reality show capturing all the behind-the-scenes drama that must go on there. The station fired promising anchor Joel Connable and parted ways with veteran Kelly Craig, and now SFLTV reports prime-time anchor…
Some county commissioners want to cut Mayor Alvarez’s budget next year after revelations that some staff members make more than President Obama’s people. [Herald]In other embattled mayor news, Manny Diaz has scheduled a second vote on Miami 21 for September 4. [SFBJ]A 13-year-old boy in North Dade was driving a go-kart when…
Flickr user Chrisacuna visited Jungle Island last weekend and caught this image of bird-on-bird harassment. …
If the University of Miami/Florida State rivalry is supposed to be one of the most storied in the game, how come this year’s matchup isn’t sold out? Oh, right. Probably because neither team has been relevant on the national title scene for years. Nowadays, the matchup barely has implications for…
After this weekend, we were pretty sure Heat forward Michael Beasley was addicted to tacky tattoos and oversharing on Twitter, but it seems his problems might run a bit deeper. Yahoo! Sports reports the 20-year-old has checked himself into an undisclosed Houston rehab center for possible psychological and substance abuse issues. Beasley’s…
As GossipCop reminds us, today is the two-year anniversary of Fidel Castro’s death. Well, the two-year anniversary of when Perez Hilton declared him dead, by doodling the word dead over the dictator’s wrinkled forehead, in his trademark MS Paint white. Of course, a new photo of the former leader was released…
The state is being forced to ante up $12,500 in taxpayer money for the defense of accused cat killer Tyler Weinman, according to the Miami Herald. Circuit Judge John Thornton ordered the state to pay up after Weinman’s lawyer argued the kid didn’t have enough money to properly fund his defense. Ten…
Gov. Charlie Crist has asked yet another round of former politicians to fill out applications for Senate. When will this end? When every Republicans to ever hold public office in Florida has submitted answers to Charlie Crist’s questionnaire. The latest round includes former U.S. Reps. Mike Bilirakis, Lou Frey, and Clay…
A bunch of protesters came out this weekend against health-care reform, and Charlie Crist called the bill a “cockamamie” idea. [CBS4]Erik Fresen, a Miami-area representative who wants to be speaker of Florida’s House one day, is facing foreclosure. [Herald]Heat player Michael Beasley got what is probably the stupidest tattoo outside…
has sicced a lawyer on local blog Random Pixels for posting its shots of Dolphins cheerleaders, because, really, pix of hot chicks in miniskirts is pretty much the only hope that paper has left, and, got dang it, they’ll fight tooth and nail for it.Miami Social, perhaps the greatest show…
You know why we haven’t had a major hurricane in quite some time? Because Gov. Charlie Crist gets down on his knees. Crist left a payer note on the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2007 while on a trade mission that read, “Dear God, please protect our Florida from storms and…
Today’s photo is of Tiger Tail camp. It’s from Isaac Z1’s Flickr and our Miami New Times Flickr pool. …
Thomas Jones. Running back for our heated rivals the New York Jets. 2009 Pro Bowl starter. First round draft pick in 2000. Star of a Trina video. Even if he does play for our rivals, you have to admit he’s pretty much a bad ass. So how does he like to…
Sales for single-family homes soared 64 percent in July in the Miami metropolitan area compared to the same numbers for July 2008. Meanwhile, sales for existing condos rose 48 percent over last year. The numbers continue a trend of home sales rising in each of the past 12 months, according…
Albert Gonzalez (aka Soupnazi), the Miami-man accused of stealing data from 130 million credit cards, isn’t a ruthless criminal says his lawyer, he’s just a poor, helpless computer addict.”He was self-taught,” said his lawyer Rene Palamino in an interview with PC World. “He didn’t go out in the sandbox or play…
Florida’s unemployment numbers for July are in, and things have stayed pretty much stable since June. The state’s jobless rate is still at 10.7%, which represents 987,000 out of work Floridians. That’s still 4.4% higher than one year ago, and 1.3% higher than the national level. Meanwhile Miami-Dade’s jobless rate also…
