Email Author Francisco Alvarado

Awards

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 8, 2010

  "Death Row"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 3, 2009

  "On the Level"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published October 15, 2009

  "Work It, Jerry!"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 17, 2009

  "Baby Got Fatback!"

• 2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published September 3, 2009

  "On the Level"

• 2009 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 1, 2008

  "F-School Bomb"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 30, 2008

  "Voter Fraud Ahead"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 22, 2008

  "Burn, Baby, Burn"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 8, 2008

  "Killers in the Can"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published January 10, 2008

  "Wet Foot, Dusty Foot"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published October 23, 2008

  "Dead Weight"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 1, 2008

  "The F-School Bomb"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published May 1, 2008

  "The F-School Bomb"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published September 11, 2008

  "Missing Peace"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published December 11, 2008

  "No Fear"

• 2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published August 2, 2007

  "Bad Apple"

• 2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published January 27, 2005

  "Crack Kills"

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2009 Stories by Francisco Alvarado

• Golden Beach Mayor Sticks By His Man, For Now

  published Dec 30, 2009

  Golden Beach Mayor Glenn Singer says he has no intention of dumping town manager Alexander Diaz, who was recently arrested in Miami Beach for driving under the influence of alcohol. At least... More >>

• Firearms and a parrot stolen from a South Beach apartment

  published December 31, 2009

  Firearms and a parrot stolen from a South Beach apartment More >>

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  Golden Beach Manager Gets A Dewey For Christmas

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Golden Beach Town Manager Alexander Diaz was a very naughty boy this past December 25. Miami Beach police officers arrested the 31-year-old small city bureaucrat for driving under the influence of alc... More >>

• Epic Fail Picks Up Miami Metro Zoo Beaver Spraying TV Host

  published Dec 24, 2009

  Last night, Banana Republican settled into bed with a nice cup of eggnog and holiday gingerbread cookies while indulging in one of my favorite past times -- cracking up at the expense of the rubes ... More >>

• New Miami City Commission Fails First Green Test

  published Dec 24, 2009

  Miami's Planning Advisory Board member Paul Mann is calling out the city commission. This past December 17, commissioners Frank Carrollo, Marc Sarnoff and Francis Suarez signed off on a plan to conver... More >>

• Miami-Dade firefighters' union threatens to kick Chief Herminio Lorenzo out of a building it doesn't own

  published December 24, 2009

  Miami-Dade firefighters' union threatens to kick Chief Herminio Lorenzo out of a building it doesn't own More >>

• Blemished Miami-Dade schools bureaucrat Ronda Vangates runs for school board

  published December 24, 2009

  Blemished Miami-Dade schools bureaucrat Ronda Vangates runs for school board More >>

• Solomon Stinson and Miami-Dade Public Schools Top Brass Back Ronda Vangates

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Ronda Vangates was once caught up in one of the worst scandals of Rudy Crew's tenure as rMiami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent. Today, the 38-year-old school district bureaucrat is the anoin... More >>

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  Fire Union Threatens to Boot Chief Herminio Lorenzo

  published Dec 18, 2009

  The incoming president of the county firefighters union, Dominick Barbera, is demonstrating a terrible lack of ethics in his personal feud with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Herminio Lorenzo. This pas... More >>

• Personal Loans Outpace Campaign Contributions For Miami Special Election Candidates

  published Dec 17, 2009

  With less than a month to go in Miami's upcoming special election for the two city commission seats left open by the removal Michelle Spence-Jones and Angel Gonzalez, some of the candidates are relyin... More >>

• Thank You for Your Paid Support

  published Dec 16, 2009

  Recently dismissed ethics complaints against three lobbyists provide a glimpse into how rdevelopers will pay off so-called community activists to win support for their projects.In finding that zo... More >>

• Milton Hirsch removes backers in search of judge's seat

  published December 17, 2009

  Milton Hirsch removes backers in search of judge's seat More >>

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  Judging Milton Hirsch's Character

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Milton Hirsch will take Barbara Carey-Shuler's money, but he'll hold off on her endorsement.r And the 2010 Miami-Dade judicial candidate doesn't want Angel Gonzalez giving him the thumbs-up eithe... More >>

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  Updated: Turns Out Rev. Gaston Smith's Cup Came Up Empty

  published Dec 11, 2009

  A Miami-Dade jury has convicted Liberty City pastor Gaston Smith on one count of grandr theft for looting more than $10,000 in grant money intended to help the poor.Yesterday, Banana Republican caught... More >>

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  ESPN Documentary The U Premieres at Lyric Theater in Overtown

  published Dec 10, 2009

  Click here to view photos from this event.Last night, Rakontur debuted an extended version of its upcoming ESPN documentary The U inside Overtown's historic Lyric Theater. Among the local celebri... More >>

• Regalado and Sarnoff Know What's Ethically Good *Cough, Cough* for Miami

  published Dec 09, 2009

  At this Thursday's Miami city commission meeting, Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commission Chairman Marc Sarnoff will sponsor city legislation that would require elected officials and lobbyists to complete... More >>

• Assistant State Attorney Richard Scruggs squirms on the stand

  published December 10, 2009

  Assistant State Attorney Richard Scruggs squirms on the stand More >>

• Rev. Gaston Smith Scores Victory Over Richard Scruggs

  published Dec 06, 2009

  Late Friday, at 9:05 p.m., Miami-Dade Judge Beatrice Butchko dealt a serious blow to stater prosecutors' case against a popular pastor in Miami's black community.Butchko ruled Assistant Stat... More >>

• Public Corruption Prosecutor Richard Scruggs Takes The Stand

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Richard Scruggs is usually the guy asking people tough questions and getting witnesses to spill the beans. But today Miami-Dade's veteran public corruption prosecutor was on the receiving end of an in... More >>

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  Iggy Pop Needs A Manssiere

  published Dec 03, 2009

  Banana Republican kicked off his Art Basel festivities at the opening of Primary Flight's Blue Print For Space inside Art Center South Florida on Lincoln Road. Mighty impressive display of street... More >>

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  $46 Million More For Miami International Airport Boondoogle

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Already more than $2 billion over budget and more than three years behind schedule, Miami International Airport's north terminal is about to suck more money from Miami-Dade County.rThis Friday, aviati... More >>

• Miami Hurricanes football told by Rakontur filmmakers

  published December 3, 2009

  Miami Hurricanes football told by Rakontur filmmakers More >>

• Fontainebleau Miami Beach loses a guest's Infiniti SUV

  published December 3, 2009

  Fontainebleu Miami Beach loses a guest's Infiniti SUV More >>

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  Looking for Infiniti, Last Seen at Fontainebleau

  published Dec 01, 2009

  Elizabeth Maneiro and two friends stepped out of her white 2008 Infiniti EX35 at the front entrance to the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. A valet handed her a ticket stamped 11:52 p.m. November 28. That w... More >>

• It's A Canes Thing, U Wouldn't Understand

  published Nov 25, 2009

  It's just before the start of the Cotton Bowl Classic at the Fair Park Stadium in Dallas on the morning of January 1, 1991. There is not an empty seat in the place. And just about everybody is there... More >>