During the darkest months of winter, half of Canada flees to South Florida. So you’d think police would have some respect for the maple-syrup-guzzling visitors who fuel the local economy through spring break.That’s not what one pair of sisters from Toronto found in Miami Beach last month. The women say…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Rick Ross, John McAfee, and Jeffrey Loria in 2013
Reader Mail: The Mayans Were Wrong, but Miami Is Still Doomed
When your scene decides to find its “next superstar” on a reality television show produced by the same people behind Jersey Shore, then your scene probably needs a life raft, ’cause it’s drowning. Edmcasting.com is a website where all “producer-DJs” are invited to “start honing your skills” and apply for…
David Ryan, a lawyer who was disbarred for stealing from others’ trust accounts and couldn’t even declare bankruptcy right, has been accused with trying to sell guns stolen from the family of Saddam Hussein. Ryan was charged December 19 with three New Jersey men in the crime. Two of the…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke makes his predictions for the new year. What will happen in 2013 to capture people’s attention? Who…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Building permit? Miami-Dade County doesn’t need any stinkin’ building permit!In fact, officials for the county’s internal services department got away with completing two construction projects in downtown Miami without obtaining permits for either one, according to Miami-Dade Inspector General Chris Mazzella.”The Office of the Inspector General finds this matter troubling,”…
Sandy Hook Forces Politicians to Deal With Assault Rifles That Have Plagued Black Communities for Decades
Reader Mail: John McAfee Isn’t As Crazy As He Seems
Woah, what the fuck year is it? Looks and sounds like 2006. Because Britney Spears is hitting the headlines with Federline baby drama. Oops, girl, you did it again. Turns out, Feddie Le Bland’s brother is claiming a love triangle with the singing baby mama. He even says Brit’s lil’…
It’s pretty hard to follow in the large boot steps of John Timoney, the one-time Miami police chief. In fact, ever since Miami New Times crowned Timoney “America’s Worst Cop” in 2007, it’s taken us five years to find suitable successors to the title.But the quintet of contenders in Miami…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Today, Luke reflects on the parallels between the Newtown massacre and the daily carnage in African-American communities.I’m saddened by the senseless…
Ever wondered where the tradition of leaving milk and cookies for Santa comes from? Probably not, but out of mystical curiosity we searched and found that the theory dates back to Western Germany and was formed as part of a medieval custom. A “paradise” tree was decorated with apples, wafers,…
Back in June, a Miami-Dade School Board audit skewered a Coconut Grove charter school’s seemingly incestuous relationship with its founder and landlord, Manuel Alonso-Poch. Seven months later, school board auditor Jose Montes de Oca claims Academy of Arts and Minds has done next to nothing to address its conflicts of…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Yeah, yeah, yeah … The Holidays are all about family and delving into the true spirit of the season. But Crossfade and Pepe Billete are not fooled by any of that swill. We know that it’s all about the party and la jodedera. In his latest offering through Escoria Films,…
Banana Republican kicked off 2012 by recognizing a local Internet cabal of rabble-rousers and muckrakers who have helped fill the investigative journalistic void in the Magic City. In a cover story back in January, we ranked the Top Ten activist bloggers who work incessantly to expose shady government officials and…
Barack, LeBron, and Trayvon: That Was 2012
Reader Mail: A Trailer Full of Dildos Isn’t Weird Art, It’s Garbage
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke looks back on the year the Apocalypse didn’t happen.The world won’t end in 2012. Why? Because LeBron James…
