305 Photo of the Day: Noble Like an Eagle
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Dwyane Wade’s Lip Gloss Be Popping
Look at this sharp Dwyane Wade. His perfectly manicured chin strip. His exquisite pencil mustache. His multi-carat princess-cut diamond earrings. Those snazzy little lines in his hair. His shiny lips? Wait a second. Is Dwyane Wade wearing… lip gloss? Crunk & Disorderly seems to think so. There’s nothing wrong with getting in touch with your feminine side (it didn’t seem to…
Dems Lose an Ag Candidate
Republicans almost always win the agriculture commissioner, so this might or might not be earth-shattering, but the Democrats’ leading candidate, conservationist Eric Draper, has dropped out of the race. Instead, he’ll return to concentrating on his work with Audobon of Florida. So now the Democrats are without down an AgComm candidate and, more…
South Florida Is the 10th Richest Area in the Nation
The recession might have you feeling poor, but the Miami/Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area is still the 10th richest in the nation in terms of combined personal income. Buffalo Business First analyzed personal income for the top 72 markets in America based on salary, interest payments, dividends, rental income, and government checks, and South Florida…
Genius Wearable Towel Inventor Is Confused by Regular Towels
“You must remember that… half of the population is dumber than average,” Bob Garfield, a writer for Advertising Age, tells the Washington Post. You don’t have to remind us, Bob — we watch Miami Social every week. Star Ariel Stein, who’s cast in the role of making all the other Socials…
Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, and a Little Bit of Our Souls
So while every other registered blogger spent Sunday night with the premiere of Mad Men, True Blood, or the ol’ Adult Swim standbys, Riptide watched the debut of Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami. Don’t ever say we’re not committed to our jobs. We can’t promise to do this every week,…
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Appointing Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Senate Could Start a Rousing Game of Political Musical Chairs
Roll Call and Naked Politics present a pretty thrilling scenario for the game of political musical chairs that could be set off if Gov. Charlie Crist appoints Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Mel Martinez’s U.S. Senate seat. Mario Diaz-Balart, Lincoln’s brother, might have had his district specially drawn for him, but it’s fast becoming…
News Roundup
The Archdiocese of Miami has finalized plans to close 13 Catholic churches in Miami-Dade and Broward, owing in part to the recession. [Herald]The season’s first hurricane, named Bill, took shape in the Atlantic, though it seems to not have its eye on Miami. Tropical Storm Ana, on the other hand… [Herald]A father…
The Week That Was: Chemical Castration and Self-Immolation
A woman set herself on fire at the Mall of the Americas, and surprisingly she wasn’t exactly the most stable person. Who will be our next Senator? Allan Bense? One of these ladies? The non-Governor Bob Martinez? Lincoln Diaz-Balart? A Miami Beach doctor apparently tried to chemically castrate Michael Jackson.Fired WPLG anchor Charles Perez…
Crist Asks For Senate Application from Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Two Others
The Palm Beach Post is reporting that Governor Charlie Crist has sent out a document entitled “Questionnaire for Senate Appointment,” to three men [link to pdf]. The first two names have been mentioned widely before: former Secretary of State Jim Smith, and former US Attorney Bob Menendez. But the third…
Betty Castor is Not Happy She Lost to That Quitter Mel Martinez
Remember Betty Castor? She’s the lady that lost to Mel Martinez in 2004 by about a percentage point after Martinez hammered her with accusation she failed to fire a “terrorist” in 1996 while president of USF. I kind of wondered what she felt when Mel Martinez announced his resignation from the…
British Drag Comedian Detained at MIA for Sounding Cuban
“I’ve just been to hell folks and it’s called Miami airport,” say British comedian Paul O’Grady who rose to fame as his drag alter ego Lily Savage.O’Grady was on his way back to Britain from a holiday in Peru, and had a stop over at Miami International Airport where he was detained…
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305 Photo of the Day: Self Portrait
This showed up on Flickr tagged with “Miami” recently, and I thought it looked nice. So, there you go. It’s from JustSimplePhoto’s Flickr…
Woman Who Set Herself on Fire Isn’t Exactly the Sanest Person
Regarding the woman who set herself on fire yesterday at the Mall of the Americas, this isn’t exactly surprising: The woman’s husband said she had been to Jackson Memorial Hospital three times recently for psychiatric help and has a history of mental problems, according to Miami Herald news partner WFOR-CBS 4.Her…
Miami’s Modeling Industry Drying Up; Is the Entire SoBe Way of Life Next?
The closing of Irene Marie Models in February was a milestone moment in the steady decline of Miami’s modeling industry. Other agencies have since scaled back, and the amount of money the industry has brought to the area has dwindled from about $40 million in 2002 to $12 million last…
Former Pro Wrestler Running for Florida House Seat
He’s not running from South Beach or Wilton Manors (where he could probably win on that photo alone), but from somewhere in Hillsborough County, where he was a one-term commissioner. Blair is a former professional wrestler who fought on a tag team called the Killer Bees (named for the Miami Dolphins’…
11-Year-Old Damon Weaver Finally Scores Obama Interview
Last year, we dubbed Damon Weaver “the best political reporter in South Florida,” and after a long quest, the 11-year-old finally got to do yesterday what most political reporters only dream of — sit down for a one-on-one interview with the president of the United States. Dreams do come true!…
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Commissioner Marc Sarnoff thinks Miami 21 might make a repeat appearance this fall. [SFBJ]A Miami man was shopping at his local Publix (5715 NW Seventh St.) when some idiot managers thought he stole some eye drops. So they made him go into the bathroom and take off his clothes. I don’t…
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Woman Sets Herself on Fire at Mall of the Americas
A woman set herself on fire in an apparent suicide attempt at the Mall of Americas this afternoon sometime before 4. The Miami Herald reports she walked into the Savage Boutique drenched in gasoline and lit herself on fire. On-the-scene Twitterers say the attempted self-immolation occurred at Ross. A person at the scene tried to put out…
Pizza-Person-Punching Prosecutor Prevents Punishment
David Ranck, the former Miami-Dade County prosecutor who punched a pizza lady in the arm after a horrific argument about the serious issue of proper pizza delivery, will have his misdemeanor battery charges dropped. All he has to do is complete anger management classes and do 25 hours of community service. He had previously resigned from his…
Lawsuit to Kick Sex Offenders out from Under the Bridge Stays in Miami
The City of Miami is suing Florida over keeping sex offenders under the Julia Tuttle Causeway, but the Department of Transportation said the suit should have been filed on their home turf in Leon County. A judge ruled today that the lawsuit can continue in Miami-Dade. The city is alleging that even the…
Florida’s Population Is Shrinking
Florida seemed to be on the fast track to overtaking New York as the third-most populace state, according to the 2010 Census. Since 2000, the Sunshine State’s population has boomed by more than 3 million, and the 2008 estimate put us at 18,328,340, just shy of New York’s 19,490,297. But according to a…