Riptide 2.0 tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide/13 /img/atom_logo.png 2012-02-09T21:11:22Z The Miami New Times Blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en Mississippi Pol Wants to Rename Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576325 2012-02-09 16:01:34 2012-02-09T21:11:22Z ​The Gulf of Mexico may soon be known as the "Gulf of America," at least in the state of Mississippi and only if a recently introduced bill in the state's legislature passes.Sure, in a world wher... Kyle Munzenrieder ​The Gulf of Mexico may soon be known as the "Gulf of America," at least in the state of Mississippi and only if a recently introduced bill in the state's legislature passes.Sure, in a world wher...

Continue reading "Mississippi Pol Wants to Rename Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America"" > ]]> 0 305 Photo of the Day: Enchanted tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576282 2012-02-09 15:05:00 2012-02-09T20:41:17Z ​Today's photo comes from GoboNDC's Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group.Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ... Kyle Munzenrieder ​Today's photo comes from GoboNDC's Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group.Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ...

Continue reading "305 Photo of the Day: Enchanted " > ]]> 0 Marco Rubio Bitches About Obama and Senate Colleagues at CPAC tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576265 2012-02-09 14:17:38 2012-02-09T20:53:44Z ​Last year, while delivering the keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference Florida Senator Marco Rubio talked about grand ideas. This year he was in total Mean Girls mode wh... Kyle Munzenrieder ​Last year, while delivering the keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference Florida Senator Marco Rubio talked about grand ideas. This year he was in total Mean Girls mode wh...

Continue reading "Marco Rubio Bitches About Obama and Senate Colleagues at CPAC" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/feature_marco_rubio.jpg Marco Rubio Bitches About Obama One-Legged Drug Dealer Attempts to Hop Away from Police in Jacksonville tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576204 2012-02-09 12:36:43 2012-02-09T17:49:56Z ​What do you call a drug dealer with one leg trying to escape from police? Caught.No, this isn't open mic night at the Chuckle Hut, this is quite naturally real Florida news. ... Kyle Munzenrieder ​What do you call a drug dealer with one leg trying to escape from police? Caught.No, this isn't open mic night at the Chuckle Hut, this is quite naturally real Florida news. ...

Continue reading "One-Legged Drug Dealer Attempts to Hop Away from Police in Jacksonville" > ]]> 0 White Kids in Florida Do So Many More Drugs Than Minorities, According to DCF Survey tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576190 2012-02-09 12:16:34 2012-02-09T18:43:18Z ​The amount of Florida middle and high school students who have used drugs, cigarettes or alcohol continues to decline according to the latest survey by the State's Department of Children and Fam... Kyle Munzenrieder ​The amount of Florida middle and high school students who have used drugs, cigarettes or alcohol continues to decline according to the latest survey by the State's Department of Children and Fam...

Continue reading "White Kids in Florida Do So Many More Drugs Than Minorities, According to DCF Survey" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/feature_whitekiddrugs.jpg DCF Survey: White Kids Do More Drugs Than Minorities Jose Reyes' Dreadlocks Sell for $10,200 tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576143 2012-02-09 10:45:23 2012-02-09T16:02:17Z ​The Miami Marlins' new star Jose Reyes had to cut off his dreadlocks for $105 million, but online they only sold for $10,200.Reyes agreed to sheer his trademark dreads in order to meet the Marli... Kyle Munzenrieder ​The Miami Marlins' new star Jose Reyes had to cut off his dreadlocks for $105 million, but online they only sold for $10,200.Reyes agreed to sheer his trademark dreads in order to meet the Marli...

Continue reading "Jose Reyes' Dreadlocks Sell for $10,200" > ]]> 0 Heat Lose to Magic in a Barrage of Threes tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576111 2012-02-09 09:23:16 2012-02-09T15:36:32Z ​Opponents have been raining three pointers down on the Miami Heat all season long, and last night the Orlando Magic decided that was a good idea too, and hit 4,000 17 three pointers, taking the ... Chris Joseph ​Opponents have been raining three pointers down on the Miami Heat all season long, and last night the Orlando Magic decided that was a good idea too, and hit 4,000 17 three pointers, taking the ...

Continue reading "Heat Lose to Magic in a Barrage of Threes" > ]]> 0 Miami Beach Cop Shoots and Kills Suspect in Liberty City UPDATE tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576097 2012-02-09 08:46:19 2012-02-09T17:19:16Z ​A suspected car thief fleeing a traffic stop was shot and killed last night in Liberty City by a Miami Beach cop working on a county anti-robbery team.Details are still sparse -- with a Miami-Da... Tim Elfrink ​A suspected car thief fleeing a traffic stop was shot and killed last night in Liberty City by a Miami Beach cop working on a county anti-robbery team.Details are still sparse -- with a Miami-Da...

Continue reading "Miami Beach Cop Shoots and Kills Suspect in Liberty City UPDATE" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/feature_beach_badge.jpg Beach Cop Shoots, Kills Suspect in Liberty City Jason Smiddie Stabbed Grandma 100 Times and Shot Her With a Crossbow, Cops Say tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.576093 2012-02-09 08:24:56 2012-02-09T14:05:16Z ​Police across Florida are looking for a 19-year-old accused of killing his own grandma as brutally as possible: By stabbing her more than 100 times, beating her in the face with a wrench and e... Tim Elfrink ​Police across Florida are looking for a 19-year-old accused of killing his own grandma as brutally as possible: By stabbing her more than 100 times, beating her in the face with a wrench and e...

Continue reading "Jason Smiddie Stabbed Grandma 100 Times and Shot Her With a Crossbow, Cops Say" > ]]> 0 Vanessa Brito Submits Petition for County Commissioner Term Limits tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575974 2012-02-09 07:00:00 2012-02-09T13:53:01Z ​Lost in the din of Mitt Romney's guttural Mormon victory cry and Newt Gingrich's helium-like baby whine -- we're not sure what Santorum sounds like -- was the fact that there was actually an im... Michael Miller ​Lost in the din of Mitt Romney's guttural Mormon victory cry and Newt Gingrich's helium-like baby whine -- we're not sure what Santorum sounds like -- was the fact that there was actually an im...

Continue reading "Vanessa Brito Submits Petition for County Commissioner Term Limits" > ]]> 0 Peyton Manning "Not Throwing Like an NFL Quarterback," Which, Let's Be Honest, is Good Enough for the Dolphins tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575927 2012-02-08 16:38:07 2012-02-08T21:52:05Z ​So apparently Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, along with a growing number of Dolphins fans, are "infatuated" with the idea of bringing Peyton Manning to Miami next season. Which is ridiculous when ... Kyle Munzenrieder ​So apparently Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, along with a growing number of Dolphins fans, are "infatuated" with the idea of bringing Peyton Manning to Miami next season. Which is ridiculous when ...

Continue reading "Peyton Manning "Not Throwing Like an NFL Quarterback," Which, Let's Be Honest, is Good Enough for the Dolphins" > ]]> 0 Miami Somehow Ranked as One of America's Best Cities for Dating tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575916 2012-02-08 16:14:29 2012-02-08T21:44:25Z ​Maybe we just hang out with a bunch of unlovable, miserable bastards, but it seems like precious few of our friends are "booed" up in time for Valetines' Day. So, we're a little bit surprised th... Kyle Munzenrieder ​Maybe we just hang out with a bunch of unlovable, miserable bastards, but it seems like precious few of our friends are "booed" up in time for Valetines' Day. So, we're a little bit surprised th...

Continue reading "Miami Somehow Ranked as One of America's Best Cities for Dating" > ]]> 0 305 Photo of the Day: Blazed tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575869 2012-02-08 15:05:00 2012-02-08T19:57:16Z ​Today's photo comes from BevPics' Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ... Kyle Munzenrieder ​Today's photo comes from BevPics' Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ...

Continue reading "305 Photo of the Day: Blazed" > ]]> 0 David Ortiz and Jose Bautista Are Currently Wandering Downtown Miami In Full Baseball Uniform tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575827 2012-02-08 14:15:13 2012-02-08T20:15:27Z ​This is like the baseball fan's version of that time Beyonce went to Cheeseburger Baby. I was in the courthouse district an hour or so ago when I saw the strangest thing: Baseball superstars D... Gus Garcia-Roberts ​This is like the baseball fan's version of that time Beyonce went to Cheeseburger Baby. I was in the courthouse district an hour or so ago when I saw the strangest thing: Baseball superstars D...

Continue reading "David Ortiz and Jose Bautista Are Currently Wandering Downtown Miami In Full Baseball Uniform" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/feature_baseball_dtown.jpg Ortiz, Bautista Wandering Downtown in Baseball Uniform LeBron James Now Only America's Sixth Most Hated Athlete! tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575842 2012-02-08 14:14:04 2012-02-08T19:50:49Z ​Good news for LeBron James! He's now only the sixth most hated professional athlete in America! That's down from second place on Forbes.com's list last year. Hell, as we've previously noted, he'... Kyle Munzenrieder ​Good news for LeBron James! He's now only the sixth most hated professional athlete in America! That's down from second place on Forbes.com's list last year. Hell, as we've previously noted, he'...

Continue reading "LeBron James Now Only America's Sixth Most Hated Athlete!" > ]]> 0 Look Ma, No Hands: Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Hand-less Bike Riding tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575816 2012-02-08 13:41:13 2012-02-08T18:54:08Z ​A Florida law requires all bicyclists to keep at least one hand on a handlebar while riding their bike at all times, which, of course, prevents show offs from looking totally awesome. Republican... Kyle Munzenrieder ​A Florida law requires all bicyclists to keep at least one hand on a handlebar while riding their bike at all times, which, of course, prevents show offs from looking totally awesome. Republican...

Continue reading "Look Ma, No Hands: Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Hand-less Bike Riding" > ]]> 0 Florida Man on Trial for Possession of Crack Pipe Shows Up to Court With a Crack Pipe tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575741 2012-02-08 11:23:50 2012-02-08T18:01:26Z ​Perhaps you remember the Broward County man who showed up to court for his trial on drug trafficking charges in a shirt that was printed with crack cocaine cooking instructions. He might have t... Kyle Munzenrieder ​Perhaps you remember the Broward County man who showed up to court for his trial on drug trafficking charges in a shirt that was printed with crack cocaine cooking instructions. He might have t...

Continue reading "Florida Man on Trial for Possession of Crack Pipe Shows Up to Court With a Crack Pipe" > ]]> 0 Grenades, Cocaine, Pig, and Squatters Found in Miami Home UPDATE tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575702 2012-02-08 10:29:09 2012-02-08T18:05:29Z ​What makes a house a home? Probably not cocaine, a shotgun, marijuana, grenades, a pig, and lack of ownership.Police arrested a couple last night who they found squatting in a Miami home with al... Kyle Munzenrieder ​What makes a house a home? Probably not cocaine, a shotgun, marijuana, grenades, a pig, and lack of ownership.Police arrested a couple last night who they found squatting in a Miami home with al...

Continue reading "Grenades, Cocaine, Pig, and Squatters Found in Miami Home UPDATE" > ]]> 0 Yoenis Cespedes Arrives in Miami: "Hopefully I Can Play for the Marlins" tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575696 2012-02-08 09:53:07 2012-02-08T18:09:59Z ​Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes arrived at Miami International Airport this morning ahead of a meeting with top Marlins brass. The Marlins have made no secret of their desire to land the Cuban sl... Kyle Munzenrieder ​Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes arrived at Miami International Airport this morning ahead of a meeting with top Marlins brass. The Marlins have made no secret of their desire to land the Cuban sl...

Continue reading "Yoenis Cespedes Arrives in Miami: "Hopefully I Can Play for the Marlins"" > ]]> 0 CIA Withholds Bay of Pigs Documents, Claims Release Would "Confuse the Public" tag:blogs.miaminewtimes.com,2012:/riptide//13.575233 2012-02-08 09:29:48 2012-02-08T18:11:07Z ​Even 50 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Central Intelligence Agency is still refusing to release its entire official history of the bungled operation.In response to a Freedom of Inform... David Minsky ​Even 50 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Central Intelligence Agency is still refusing to release its entire official history of the bungled operation.In response to a Freedom of Inform...

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