How does one recap a show where nothing happens? Such is the problem of writing about Miami Social. Sure, “things” happened. Body party moved. Mouth opened, tongues twisted, and words came out (half the time that word was Gansevoort). Things vaguely resembling emotions were emoted. And even though Bravo frequently…
Tennis player Richard Gasquet tested positive for cocaine during the Miami Masters in March. This also happened to be the same time WMC was in town, and Gasquest blamed the results on hanging out with French pop-house DJ Bob Sinclar’s entourage at Set. The coke must have accidently wound up in his drink somehow,…
Meet Josue Larose. He’d like your vote for governor… or maybe for the U.S. House? If not that, then maybe for the state Senate? Well, if you’re not going to vote for him, could you at least cut a check to one of his 160 political action committees? The Sun-Sentinel reports that Larose has organized…
In certain times and places in U.S. history, the answer to every political problem was probably “Let’s get a bunch of guys with guns together and solve this.” Nowadays, this idea seems to be seriously considered only in matters of Middle East diplomacy, but Florida Sen. Bill Nelson is suggesting a giant…
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez might have to increase property taxes to bolster the county’s budget. [CBS4]Swine flu claimed a sixth life in Miami-Dade, a 53-year-old woman. There are now 716 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in the county. [NBCMiami]Jim DeFede is none too pleased with Cindy Lederman’s demotion. [CBS4]It…
An unplanned interview subject came into Riptide HQ today, so we didn’t get our photo of the day up at 3:05, but here, alas, is your photo of the day from the flickr account of Flasporty. …
We might have overplayed the Dolphins’ “major announcement” that CEO Mike Dee made today in Southwest Florida. The team — with the help of current and former players — will run youth football and cheerleading camps in the area. Former Fins Twan Russell and Nat Moore will run the camps. Super-exciting stuff. [News Press: Dolphins…
The slaying of Byrd and Melanie Billings of Beulah, Florida, was a tragedy. The couple raised 17 children, 12 of whom were adopted, many with special needs. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has been moving swiftly and already has seven people in custody related to the cold-blooded crime. The break-in and murders were…
NBA forward Antoine Walker has bounced around to six teams and won the equivalent of the trade lottery when he played for the Miami Heat in 2005, winning an NBA Championship with the team less than a year later. His luck in Vegas casinos hasn’t been as good. The Las Vegas District Attorney’s…
Outrage — the documentary by Academy Award-nominated director Kirby Dick that explores the world of closeted homosexual politicians and casts Florida governor and Senate candidate Charlie Crist as its leading man — is set to screen twice locally this month. The Miami Beach Cinematheque will premiere the film this Friday, July 17, at 9 p.m. Tickets…
I know it’s so easy to make fun of Dick Armey’s name (Vagina Coastguard, thanks Family Guy), that even Dick Armey has done it himself. Dave Barry, of all people, once asked Armey if that was really his name. “Yes, I am Dick Armey. And if there is a dick army, Barney Frank…
Maria Salas is truly magic. The overly enthusiastic bilingual film journalist conducted probably the single most awkward interview to air on local news when she spoke with Christian Bale. Sadly, it seems NBC6 has scrubbed the video from its site, but the encounter was a thing of beauty. Seriously, there is a…
Miami Social is everything you hate about Miami Beach. It is the reality-TV iteration of guest-list culture, of egotistical 30-somethings who’ve mistaken a sense of self for being able to get a bottle of Goose comped on the weekend, and of LMFAO’s “I’m in Miami, Bitch,” that comes off as real…
For about a decade and a half, Cindy Lederman has been the top dog at Miami’s Children’s Court. She was never there to make friends, but she got things that mattered done. She helped establish a number of child welfare programs, and last fall, her ruling struck down Florida’s gay adoption ban. However,…
LocalGeorge Novack, Jr., son of the Fontainebleau’s original owner and a Ft. Lauderdale convention planner, was found beaten to death in his hotel room in New York City. [USAToday]A North Miami Beach imam is facing deportation, so he’s reaching out to Kendrick Meek. [Herald]The express lanes on I95 are not…
Today’s photo, taken from Southgate Towers in Miami Beach, comes from Bryan Sereny’s flickr stream…
Poor, ridiculously wealthy sports superstars. They just can’t seem to break even on their real estate transactions here in Miami. Shaq recently unloaded his Star Island spread for $19 million less than his high asking pirce. Now, Alex Rodriguez is following suit by dropping the asking price on his Coral Gables abode…
Whenever the Dolphins say they’re making a “major announcement,” we get a little nervous and have chills thinking back to the LandShark Stadium debacle. This one probably won’t affect Miami fans that much, though. Tomorrow, Dolphins CEO Mike Dee — along with former Fins players Nat Moore and Twan Russell — is headed to…
Charlie Crist has picked up another endorsement from a high-profile Cuban-American politician in Marco Rubio’s back yard. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez today officially announced he’s backing Crist. “I am pleased to support Governor Crist in his bid to represent the people of Florida in the United States Senate,” Mayor Alvarez said in a statement…
Republican Party of Florida chair Jim Greer has unabashedly hitched his ship to the HMS Charlie Crist. More conservative party leaders in the state are not too happy with the RPOF’s early support of their chosen candidates, and now Brevard County Republican leader Jason Steele is accusing the party of…
Frank Gehry has officially been replaced on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Park project — the outdoor, 2.5-acre space leading up to the Gehry-designed New World Symphony — after the famed architect couldn’t stick to budget. The selection committee has chosen West 8, a Dutch firm specializing in contemporary landscape architecture. (Update: We just…
Riptide has maybe one too many friends and acquaintances who call Williamsburg, the painfully trendy Brooklyn enclave commonly seen as ground zero for everything hipster, home. At the end of the day, we love them, but sometimes they talk with such jaded snootiness it recalls Brüno minus the affected Austrian accent. “Hey, have you heard…
