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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2010 Stories by Francisco Alvarado

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  FEATURED STORY

  Top Five Florida 420 Busts in 2010

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Marijuana production is at an all-time high in Florida and so are grow house busts. The local, state, and federal law enforcement weed eradication program has seen a 50 percent spike in the number of ... More >>

• Carlos Bertonatti: Dirty Dozen 2010

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this yearr We're... More >>

• Jeffrey Loria: Dirty Dozen 2010

  published Dec 24, 2010

  Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this yearr We're ... More >>

• Bill Parcells: Dirty Dozen 2010

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this yearr We're ... More >>

• Uncle Luke Turns 50, Celebrates at King Of Diamonds On Friday

  published Dec 22, 2010

  Miami's favorite Tio and New Times columnist Luther Campbell is hitting the half-century mark. The raunchiest man in rap turns 50 today, but he shows no signs of slowing down. He just got back into th... More >>

• Friends of WLRN Sitting on Six Million Dollars

  published Dec 16, 2010

  rThe philanthropy arm of PBS television affiliate and public radio station WLRN has incurred the wrath of some Miami-Dade School Board members. In his weekly edition of The Watchdog Report, Daniel... More >>

• Man Christ Caused Judge's Deathr

  published Dec 15, 2010

  That Ka-Ka-crazy dude Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda who proclaims himself the Man Christ/Anti-Christ is talking cuckoo again. This time, he's dancing on the grave of a recently deceased Miami judge. It's... More >>

• Ex-mayor Kevin Burns's Xmas tree war

  published December 16, 2010

  This past December 3, in the early evening, a man in an unkempt, dirt-stained Santa Claus suit with a ratty fake white beard twirled a placard... More >>

• Christmas Trees Wrecked Kevin Burns' Holiday Spirit

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Kevin Burns won't be having a Merry Christmas this year. In this week's print edition of Miami New Times (which is available online later today), we chronicle how the former North Miami mayor's 34-yea... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Uncle Luke Claims Randy Shannon To Texas Done Deal, Longhorns Spokesman Won't Confirm

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Miami New Times columnist and volunteer high school football coach Luther Campbell has got the sports media blogs jumping on his Twitter feed. Deadspin just posted an item about Campbell's tweet that ... More >>

• Jamie Foxx and Tomato Sauce, A Conversation With Pucci Pizza's Originator

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Tommy Pooch reclines against the counter of his resurrected pizza joint, Pucci's Pizza, at 1535 Washington Ave., about a half-a-block from the original location of the early Nineties. Back then, Pooch... More >>

• County Commissioners Joe Martinez and Sally Heyman Want Red Light Cameras

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Looking for ways to screw taxpayers even more, county commissioners Joe Martinez and Sally Heyman want to introduce red light cameras for unincorporated Miami-Dade. Several cities, including Miami Bea... More >>

• Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly Says Game Against Canes As Big As National Championship Game

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Jeff Stoutland certainly knows how to open a press conference on a light note. Yesterday, the University of Miami interim football head coach was late to his Q&A session alongside Notre Dame ... More >>

• FIU Online Courses Is The Top Google Search Term For 2010

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Justin Bieber, Chatroulette, and the iPad were the three fastest-rising search terms in 2010, according to Google's recently released annual zeitgeist report. Every year, Google analyzes billions of s... More >>

• A Time Line To The Perfect Rivals: Notre Dame vs. Miami

  published Dec 09, 2010

  As the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Miami Hurricanes prepare to renew one of the most heated, most riveting rivalries in college football at the Sun Bowl on December 31, we've compiled a time-line on... More >>

• Carlos Gimenez Proposes Term Limits for County Commissioners

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Getting a majority of Miami-Dade County commissioners to discuss term limits is like trying to convince Julian Assange to get tested for a venereal disease. Unless someone threatens them with arrest, ... More >>

• New York Graffiti Pioneers Write Up Wynwood Walls

  published Dec 02, 2010

  Tonight is the opening reception of Hyperbolic Aerosolic: The Roots of New York City Underground Art 1972-1975 at 2501 NW Second Ave. A couple of days ago, Miami native, gallery owner and show curator... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Biltmore Hotel To Receive $1.5 Million In Bond Money For Restoration

  published Dec 02, 2010

  When Miami-Dade voters approved a $2.9 billion general obligation bond program six years ago, the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables was not among the list of projects slated to receive funds. Today, coun... More >>

• Manuel Noriega's Last Days Memorialized In Leaked U.S. Embassy Documents

  published Nov 30, 2010

  One week before his ouster, Panama strongman Manuel Noriega was preparing to crack down on his opponents and rally his troops, according to Prudence Bushnell, at the time U.S. Ambassador to Panama.Bus... More >>

• Miami Dolphins Offense Finally Shows Up

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Here is a shocker. The Miami Dolphins finally scored more than 30 points this season. It was an offensive explosion for 471 yards that featured two big play touchdowns by running back Ricky Williams a... More >>

• Linda Robertson Canonizes Uncle Luke

  published Nov 26, 2010

  The last time we wrote about Miami Herald sports columnist Linda Robertson, we ribbed on her for being duped by a couple of Broward guys pretending to be real Russian basketball fans. But this time, w... More >>

• DJ Irie: Life in the Fast Lane

  published November 25, 2010

  DJ Irie: Life in the Fast Lane More >>

• Emily Newton: Fins Femme

  published November 25, 2010

  Emily Newton: Fins Femme More >>

• Maria Teresa Goobs: What Rhymes With Boobs?

  published November 25, 2010

  Maria Teresa Goobs: What Rhymes With Boobs? More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Katherine Fernandez Rundle Won't Fight Jim Morrison Pardon

  published Nov 18, 2010

  Without admitting Jim Morrison was railroaded by Miami-Dade's criminal justice system 40 years ago, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle says her office won't fight Charlie Crist's par... More >>