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 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"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, 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

• Tools Shed Light on Donald Richard's Bad Behavior

  published Jul 20, 2010

  Donald Richard sure had some nice tools in the garage of his house at 13241 SW 52nd Ter. The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department electrical shop supervisor stored a $70, ten-piece Irwin vise se... More >>

• Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department's Donald Richard arrested for stealing tools

  published July 22, 2010

  Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department's Donald Richard arrested for stealing tools More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Katherine Fernandez Rundle Mum on Barbara Carey-Shuler's Reversal

  published Jul 16, 2010

  Miami-Dade's top cop is great at putting on a show for the local media. Flanked by her public corruption lieutenants and other law enforcers last November 13, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Ferna... More >>

• Solar Mountain Partner Uses Copyrighted Footage Without Permission

  published Jul 15, 2010

  This past June 16, during a workshop where he pitched the Biscayne Landings site, lawyer Marcr Douthit showed North Miami city council members and residents a 14-minute Discovery Channel film about Sk... More >>

• Tiki Time

  published July 15, 2010

  Gansevoort Beach Club on Sunday afternoon. Men and women whose daily job is to pour drinks or serve food at 40 local establishments will compete... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Barbara Carey-Shuler Admits She Ok'd $50,000 For Michelle Spence-Jones

  published Jul 14, 2010

  Last November, Barbara Carey-Shuler was the reason the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office charged then-Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones with grand theft of $50,000 in county grants that w... More >>

• Seven Tiki Beach Ball Festival Hits the Gansevoort This Sunday

  published Jul 14, 2010

  It is not exactly the Romans versus the Visigoths, but an epic battle is taking place at the rGansevoort Beach Club on Sunday afternoon. Men and women whose daily job is to pour drinks or serve food a... More >>

• Indicted Builders Used Illegal Aliens To Build Classrooms

  published Jul 14, 2010

  Earlier this month, the Miami-Dade School Board's watchdog agency and federal immigration agents busted a family of south Miami-Dade builders using 20 undocumented immigrants to build new modular clas... More >>

• Kevin Burns Bounces Check, Attacks Rival (Updated)

  published Jul 12, 2010

  Former North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns abandoned his campaign for U.S. Senate to run for state Senate, but maybe he should concentrate on getting his financial house in order first. This past June 28, F... More >>

• Miami-Dade Republicans Name Drop Ronald Reagan

  published Jul 09, 2010

  Last night's monthly meeting of Miami-Dade Republicans was an entertaining respite from the LeBronomania enveloping the county. As promised, congressional candidate Paul Crespo demanded that David Riv... More >>

• Paul Crespo to David Rivera: Anywhere You Meet Me, Guaranteed to Go Down

  published Jul 08, 2010

  State Rep. David Rivera's campaign for U.S. Congress has taken quite the ass-kicking since he was caught being less than forthright about his friendship with Ariel Pereda, a Miami businessman who faci... More >>

• Banana Republican Fails at Cop School

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Banana Republican is watching a projection screen inside a chilly classroom with no desks.On the screen, a police officer in a tan uniform talks to a middle-aged man in farmer duds on the side of a ru... More >>

• Riptide goes to police academy at Kaplan College in Pembroke Pines and flunks out

  published July 8, 2010

  Riptide goes to police academy at Kaplan College in Pembroke Pines and flunks out More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Liberty City's 15th Avenue: Nine murders, Trina, Trick Daddy, and the Liberty City Seven

  published July 8, 2010

  Liberty City's 15th Avenue: Nine murders, Trina, Trick Daddy, and the Liberty City Seven More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Ten Years After Elian, Alex Penelas Is Back at County Hall

  published Jul 02, 2010

  Ten years ago this past June 28, Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba, and Alex Penelas's rising political star imploded. Miami-Dade's then-county mayor dug his own grave in 2000. Sure he... More >>

• Thomas Cypress Pleads Guilty to DUI Manslaughter

  published Jun 30, 2010

  The 55-year-old brother of former Miccosukee Indian Chairman Billy Cypress is pleading guilty to two counts of DUI manslaughter. On February 19 of last year, Thomas Cypress was behind the wheel of hi... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  North Miami Beach Mayor Myron Rosner Loses Bid to Dismiss Ethics Complaint

  published Jun 30, 2010

  It's been a little more than a year since North Miami Beach residents accused Mayor Myron Rosner of abusing his official position to sidestep the city's zoning and building regulations when he added a... More >>

• Those Diaz de la Portilla Boys Are at It Again

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Banana Republican has a sneaking suspicion that Jenny Nillo is a ringer in an important state Senate race. Nillo is a former legislative aide to state Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who can't run agai... More >>

• They Might Be Tiny, But These Lucky Dogs Sure Made It Big

  published Jun 22, 2010

  When we saw that the Wall Street Journal whipped up a stipple portrait of Conchita, the Ginger-wig-wearing Chihuahua that belonged to the late Miami socialite Gail Posner, Banana Republican got to thi... More >>

• These lucky Chihuahuas made it big

  published June 24, 2010

  These lucky Chihuahuas made it big More >>

• Memo to Miami Herald's Editor-in-Chief

  published Jun 21, 2010

  Dear Anders Gyllenhaal,It is not breaking news when the Wall Street Journal scooped you three days earlier.Cheers,Banana Republican... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Rakontur Wants to Declare 420 on Miami Beach

  published Jun 16, 2010

  The makers of Cocaine Cowboys and The U are teaming up with a leading pro-marijuana activist to get Miami Beach Police to issue tickets to people caught with a small amount of marijuana in lieu of sen... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  2010 World Cup's Top Ten Rogue Nations

  published Jun 15, 2010

  With the 2010 World Cup underway, Banana Republican is always scrambling for a rbandwagon to jump on. Nicaragua's pathetic soccer team has never qualified for tournament play. Based on an en... More >>

• UPDATE: Backyard Fights in Perrine Canceled

  published Jun 11, 2010

  UPDATE:Earlier tonight, we received a text from Dhafir Harris that tomorrow's backyard brawl is off. Government interference, apparently. Via text, Harris explains: "Do 2 The Rapid Growth of BkYrd Fig... More >>

• Frenchie and Jeff, two renegade sailors, prowl the waters off Pelican Harbor Marina

  published June 10, 2010

  Frenchie and Jeff, two renegade sailors, prowl the waters off Pelican Harbor Marina More >>