Opinion & Commentary

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…

Typhoon Haiyan has killed thousands and left millions homeless in the Philippines. There’s a way to help. Miami’s Filipino community asks you to contribute. Here are some South Florida events. There’ll be a Thanksgiving Day service at noon at the NANAY Community Center, 659 NE 125th St. Call 305 981-3232…

Stacey Mattocks is suing Black Entertainment Television over a Facebook fan page that she thinks is worth much more than $147,600, according to federal court papers filed yesterday. The Miramar resident is the creator of a page for a TV program called The Game, which “follows the lives of professional…

On August 1, 1947, white police officers evicted 35 black families from a Miami neighborhood so the city could create a park for whites. Rain destroyed the families’ possessions. A black newspaper called the evictions from the Railroad Shop Colored Addition “an act of total disregard,” and one of the…

Return of Con Kid Just imagine: Regarding the cover story about South Florida con man Jimmy Sabatino (“The Don of Con,” Terrence McCoy, November 14): He is a relative dope and managed to pull this off. Imagine how much crap Wall Street and the government are getting away with. Stan…

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 basks in his candidate’s victory. Miami’s African American community did something historic last night, electing the youngest city commissioner…

One Direction [Editor’s Note: In his column Serrano Time, award-winning scribe and goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times.] Last week, I wrote about why One Direction’s “This Is My Story” sucks. Usually, whenever one of these pieces goes up (and they go up often), I get a…

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 a pitch for Miami’s Charles Hadley Park. University of Miami running back Duke Johnson. Former NFL wide…

You know that feel when you’re at the rave get-down all by yourself and everyone around you has a spirit-hooded cuddle buddy? Big room drops just aren’t the same without someone to love, but never fear, edm-date.com is here! The sweet kandi gods of love did smile upon thee with…

Flashing blue, purple, and white spotlights lit up the dark room. Bass-heavy beats from Rick Ross, Ace Hood, and Beyoncé blasted from the speakers. And an army of vixens in camo tank tops, ripped leggings, and sneaker wedges invaded Story Nightclub on Saturday with their weapons of mass twerk. We’re…

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…

On schedule at exactly 10 a.m. yesterday morning, Miami’s most notorious con man called New Times to chat. This rigmarole has been happened every day at the same time for weeks now, but yesterday’s made for slightly different fodder. For the next 30 minutes, Jimmy Sabatino held forth on every…

The word hit the street yesterday: Jeb Bush, who not long ago seemed out of the presidential race, has a 30 percent chance of running. A key question is whether moderate Chris Christie can lose 50 pounds falters. Politico reported yesterday morning that Wall Street insiders were talking about Bush…

Murder Most Risqué Sublimate and stab: Regarding the feature story about the murderous porn star John Snavely (“Champ,” Michael E. Miller, October 31): Obviously Snavely was an escort as well. This article seemed to be beating around the bush. Many strippers also escort. And he wasn’t tricked into gay porn…

Rev. Richard P. Dunn II is a desperate man. He thought he would cruise to an easy victory in the race to represent Miami’s predominantly black district on the city commission. Instead, he will limp into the November 19 runoff against assistant public defender Keon Hardemon, who received twice as…

Meat Market, the Lincoln Road restaurant helmed by chef Sean Brasel, opened for dinner five years ago. Now, for the first time since its inception, you can also dine there for lunch. Short Order was recently invited to try their new offerings. Check out more details and pictures after the…

Courtesy of Columbia/SycoZayn and the crew [Editor’s Note: In his column Serrano Time, award-winning writer and goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times.] Song: One Direction’s “Story Of My Life” History: A long time ago there were barber shop quartets and then after that the New Kids On…

Try not to laugh when you read this. The Dolphins, whom the Bucs clobbered last night, are in an obvious tailspin. So now, following l’affaire Incognito, team owner Stephen Ross, who solemnly declared himself “appalled” yesterday, has assembled a few Men of Honor to Restore Respect to the Dolphins. These…

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 has a few choice words about a Miami City Commission candidate. Rev. Richard P. Dunn II is a…

Guys with dark beads, black Holly Hunt T-shirts, and red paisley and Hawaiian flower pattered button downs, ladies in long black and white printed dresses, pink shorts, and leopard tops, and former local rock stars crowded 626 South Miami Avenue on Friday for Tobacco Road’s 101st Anniversary Bash. Celebrating just…