Sometimes the booking photos we feature on Mugshots Friday just deserve closer examination. A man arrested with his face painted like an American flag on the Fourth of July was clearly one of those times. We’ve learned from a Miami Beach police report that the American hero you see here is…
When it turns Friday the 13th, things get weird around Chik-fil-A; that is when you dress up as a cow, you get a free combo meal. Not weird enough? Today also happens to be Cow Appreciation Day, which is why the chicken fast food restaurant is having this offer. This…
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…
An American Airlines plane that took off from Fort Lauderdale is headed for Miami International Airport with cabin pressure problems, NBC reports. The flight took off at 9:15 a.m., but still hadn’t arrived at 10:20. There are 147 people aboard.Five people were hospitalized yesterday after severe turbulence shook a plane…
The first episode of The Franchise: Miami Marlins featured a shitload of F-bombs and was narrated by Don Draper, officially making The Franchise the greatest thing on TV ever.The first episode covered Ozzie Guillen’s Fidel Castro comments, the team’s blowing shit up in May, their shit-the-bed June, Giancarlo Stanton’s epic awesomeness,…
Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina Unfairly Trashed by the Media
Reader Mail: Obamacare Isn’t All Good or All Bad
Carly Rae Jepsen’s ode to romance-novel covers features the singer fantasizing about her buff, tattooed gardener. The song was Katy Perry-cute and pretty forgettable once you were out of the car.We guess, however, the tune got trapped inside the small one-track mind of a certain sweets-loving monster that we all…
This afternoon, Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones and Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell are meeting with Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa to ask him what he is doing to address a violent gang war that has enveloped Liberty City over the past three months. “We’re going to ask him what…
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 goes to bat for a certain former Hialeah mayor.The Miami-Dade mayoral primary is only two months away, and…
The leafy hamlet of South Miami has turned into a cesspool of political backbiting and allegations of unethical behavior by some of its officials. In recent weeks, even a kids’ soccer program has come under fire amid accusations of conflicts of interest against South Miami United — the group that…
Purchasing prepackaged food and dining out do seem a little mainstream. So does grocery shopping. This poses quite the conundrum for the young and über-authentic. Which is why (actually probably not why) out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, comes Hipster Dust, an “addictively natural” vegan spice mixture sold only on the Internet…
Luke’s Gospel: Obamacare Is as American as Apple Pie and Free Speech
TSA Is a Modern-Day Nazi Goon Squad
Andy Griffith, television’s beloved sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show, has died at the age of 86. The actor died at his home in Roanoke Island, North Carolina, according to a statement from his family.Though Griffith went on to have a long-lasting career in television and music, playing Matlock for…
See also “Arsht Center Floods During Lion King Performance.”Repairs to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts necessitated by a busted water pipe will cost Miami-Dade County at least $2.7 million, according to a recent memo from Mayor Carlos Gimenez. While some of the costs are covered by an…
See also “#KeepPitbull305 Fails to Save Mr. Worldwide From #ExilePitbull Trolls and Kodiak, Alaska.” We know he’s straight off la esquina. So Dat Lil’ Chico could crash on Crossfade’s couch any day of the motherfucking week. But apparently, the rest of the country doesn’t exactly feel that way. Because right…
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…
Luther Campbell, 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 weighs in on Obamacare. As someone who’s knows what it’s like to fight all the way to the U.S…
Dr. Schnoz Is a Gifted Surgeon
Luke’s Gospel: Miami Heat Is Way Ahead of Dolphins, Marlins
Read “Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman Allegedly Made Campaign Ad With City Resources.”Based on a complaint dismissed by the Miami-Dade ethics commission yesterday, elected officials can use taxpayer resources to make campaign ads. Homestead Mayor Steven Bateman will not be punished for using snippets of a city-made video that included footage…
