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

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  FEATURED STORY

  Feds Dole Out $26 Million to City of Miami For Affordable Housing

  published Oct 22, 2009

  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sent affordable housing developers in Miami-Dade County an early Christmas present. This past October 16, HUD secretary Shaun Donovan announced 18 ... More >>

• Katharine Cue's Challenger Sues to Get Her Off the Ballot

  published Oct 21, 2009

  Daniel Bolanos, an ex-Hialeah cop who resigned  amid allegations he abused his badge, is suing the city, clerk Ralph Granado and Councilwoman Katharine Cue to get her name off the ballot. The so... More >>

• Julio Ponce and Hialeah Housing Authority high jinks

  published October 22, 2009

  Julio Ponce and Hialeah Housing Authority high jinks More >>

• Shocker: Cubans Are Growing Pot All Over the State

  published Oct 19, 2009

  Yesterday the Orlando Sentinel published a report that Cuban immigrants who have recently arrived in the United States represent a vast majority of people getting busted for operating marijuana grow h... More >>

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  Miami Beach Candidate Oddy Segui Has a Check-Cashing Problem

  published Oct 16, 2009

  rThere's just something odd about Oduardo "Oddy" Segui, a 40-year-old Cuban-American running against Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin.Not much has been written about the political newcomer.... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Jerry Powers, the man behind Ocean Drive, refuses to surrender

  published October 15, 2009

  Jerry Powers, the man behind Ocean Drive, refuses to surrender More >>

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  Intelligent Miamians Answer UN Leader's Call to Action

  published Oct 08, 2009

  Just when I think all is lost in this chaotic, transient subtropical paradise I call home, some of my homies give me hope. They've demonstrated that Miami-Dade does have people who care about the worl... More >>

• Hanky-panky in Hialeah's budget office?

  published October 8, 2009

  Did Hialeah budget director Alex Vega and senior internal auditor Ana Maria Gomez mix business with pleasure? More >>

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  Hialeah Hanky-Panky

  published Oct 06, 2009

  Did something improper go on in Hialeah's budget officer Did budget director Alex Vega and senior internal auditor Ana Maria Gomez do more than just crunch numbers on city timer Well, whatever they we... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Is Katharine Cue Really a Hialeah Girlr The Proof Is in the Documents

  published Oct 01, 2009

  Over the past 15 days, I have written several blog posts questioning the residency of Hialeah councilwoman Katharine Cue. I reported how her driver's license and city documents, including forms she fi... More >>

• Feud between Hialeah mayors set off by councilwoman

  published October 1, 2009

  Ex-Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez and Julio Robaina feud over councilwoman Katharine Cue More >>

• Memo to Katharine Cue: Raul Martinez Is Your Daddy and Don't Forget It!

  published Sep 29, 2009

  rRaul Martinez just won't go away. The onetime Boss Tweed of Hialeah, who beat a federal indictment and lost to Lincoln Diaz-Balart for a seat in the U.S. Congress last year, is taking on t... More >>

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  It Pays to Be a Cue in Hialeah

  published Sep 25, 2009

  Having the surname Cue certainly has its perks in Miami-Dade's second largest city. Consider how lucky Hialeah Councilwoman Katharine Cue is because of her surname. After spending most of her childho... More >>

• Seminole Indians Jump on MMA Bandwagon

  published Sep 24, 2009

  This Friday night, from 8 to 11 p.m., Hard Rock Live in Hollywood will host an 11-bout mixed martial arts tournament where former Latin Syndicate gang leader Rene "Level" Martinez will make his pro d... More >>

• Richard Mendez Did His Time and Is Back on the Scene

  published Sep 21, 2009

  At one time, 57-year-old civil engineer Richard Mendez was a very powerful man -- as Miami-Dade's assistant aviation director, he oversaw construction projects at one of the nation's busiest air... More >>

• Millions in Car Allowances and Other Perks Safe From Budget Cuts

  published Sep 16, 2009

  Tomorrow evening, Miami-Dade County Commissioners will finally set the budget for the upcoming year. We already know that Mayor Carlos Alvarez is proposing some seriously draconian cuts and will make ... More >>

• A Rogue Ex-Hialeah Cop Wants Katharine Cue's Seat

  published Sep 16, 2009

  Apparently Daniel Bolanos hopes Hialeah voters have a short memory or don't care about his checkered past. How else can one explain why the disgraced former cop is running for a seat on the city coun... More >>

• Where in the World Does Katharine Cue Liver

  published Sep 15, 2009

  Hialeah has long been known for voting shenanigans.First, in 1993, a judge ordered a new election after determining camps for both Mayor Raul Martinez and challenger Nilo Juri had participated in abse... More >>

• New Details on Coral Gables High Stabbing

  published Sep 15, 2009

  A public schools source working at Coral Gables Senior High informs New Times that the 17-year-old student killed on campus today had been messing around with his assailant's girlfriend.The source, wh... More >>

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  Protect Your Neck at Miami-Dade Public Schools

  published Sep 15, 2009

  It still amazes me how parents lull themselves into thinking that their children will be okay inside the Miami-Dade public school system, even at supposedly "safe havens" like Coral Gables Senior High... More >>

• Baby Got Fatback!

  published September 17, 2009

  Baby Got Fatback!: Miami-Dade budget cuts affect lower-level employees, not well-paid executives More >>

• Where in the World Is Katharine Cue?

  published September 17, 2009

  Where in the World Is Katharine Cue?: A Hialeah councilwoman leads a peripatetic life. More >>

• The Return of Loco Joe

  published Sep 11, 2009

  The tepid race to replace Miami Mayor Manny Diaz could soon get a shot of Sazon if the chatter emanating from city hall is true. A handful of political consultants said earlier today that former Mayo... More >>

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  The Hialeah Champ and the Cuban Assassin Get It Done

  published Sep 08, 2009

  A steady downpour did not dampen the mood of the bloodthirsty crowd that came out to Dhafir Harris's back yard in Perrine this past Saturday. About 100 spectators saw ten bare-knuckles brawlers put o... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  On the Level

  published September 3, 2009

  On the Level: Can street fighter Rene Martinez reach MMA glory? More >>