Between Something and Nothing

1991-2000: Billboard companies put more signs up, especially on expressways. City: zzzzzzz.

March 2000: First of ten New Times exposés: City zzzzzzz!

Jonathan Postal

In Miami, billboards are less than advertisements for South of the Border and more than homes for pigeons

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July 2003: Settlement allows Carter Outdoor to pay city $350,000 for signage sins. Must dismantle two signs by 2023, or pay $40,000 more and relocate them. Ten illegal expressway billboards remain intact in exchange for free advertising.

July 2004: Settlement allows Clear Channel to keep about half of its 450 signs in exchange for cash up front, $250,000 per year, and free advertising.