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

• Annette Taddeo to Run for Katy Sorenson's Seat

  published Apr 22, 2010

  During the 2008 presidential election, Annette Taddeo set her sights on a big target: rCongresswoman Ilena Ros-Lehtinen. The Colombian-American businesswoman, who loaned her campaign $350,000, lo... More >>

• Auto Body Shop Owner Insists Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman Got A Tire Blowout

  published Apr 16, 2010

  Phil Spinella, owner of A&B Body Shop in Homestead, insists the damage he repaired on Mayor Steve Bateman's city-issued SUV was caused by a blown tire."There is no question about it," Spinella sai... More >>

• One Down, Two To Go In North Bay Village

  published Apr 15, 2010

  This past Tuesday night, a coup went down in North Bay Village. The city commission voted 3-2 to fire city Manager Matthew Schwartz. Before he left the city commission meeting, Schwartz addressed the ... More >>

• Royal Palm Closes Chapter on Miami's Black Past

  published April 15, 2010

  The Royal Palm Hotel on 16th Street and Collins Avenue was supposed to be a beacon of atonement for Miami-Dade County's racist past. In 1989,... More >>

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  Black-Owned Miami Beach Hotel Goes Belly Up

  published Apr 12, 2010

  The Royal Palm Hotel on 16th Street and Collins Avenue was supposed to be a beacon of atonement for Miami-Dade County's racist past.In 1989, county officials snubbed South African leader Nelson Mandel... More >>

• Miami City Commission Should Expand African Square Park

  published Apr 07, 2010

  This past September 16, Miami's planning advisory board recommended the city expand African Square Park on NW 14th Avenue and 61st Street. The board recognized the need for more public green space in ... More >>

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  Fight Doctor Ferdie Pacheco Pays Homage to 5th Street Gym

  published Apr 06, 2010

  If you grew up in Miami Beach prior to 1993, the floor above the neighborhood drug store on Fifth Street at Washington Avenue was a magical place.For more than a quarter-century, aspiring boxers climb... More >>

• Power struggle between North Bay Village police and city hall gets ugly

  published April 8, 2010

  Power struggle between North Bay Village police and city hall gets ugly More >>

• U.S. Government Seeks to Block Cuban Spy's Ex-Wife Attempt to Collect Judgment

  published Apr 01, 2010

  It's official. The Associated Press reports the U.S. Department of Justice is opposing Ana rMargarita Martinez's attempt to make charter companies that book flights from here to Cuba pay a $27 mi... More >>

• Did Homestead Manager Cover Up a Crash Involving Mayor Steve Batemanr

  published Mar 31, 2010

  Back in late January, the City of Homestead contracted A&B Paint & Body Shop at 142 SW Fifth Ave. to repair significant damage to the front and rear of a city-owned Ford Expedition driven by M... More >>

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  Scarface: The Elementary School Play is Staged, Really

  published Mar 30, 2010

  TMZ reports the little-tyke production of Tony Montana's spiral descent into Miami's cocaine-fueled underworld is the brilliant work of director Marc Klasfeld and Rockhard Films, which did the vi... More >>

• Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's ethics questioned over Mercy condo project

  published April 1, 2010

  Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's ethics questioned over Mercy condo project More >>

• Cuban spy Juan Pablo Roque's jilted ex-wife won $27 million for his deception

  published April 1, 2010

  Cuban spy Juan Pablo Roque's jilted ex-wife won $27 million for his deception More >>

• Scarface: The Elementary School Play

  published Mar 29, 2010

  This is wrong on so many levels. Anyone who can tell me where this little tyke production was staged gets a limited edition DVD of Scarface, a Tony Montana action figure, and a used coke vial. Scarfac... More >>

• Marc Sarnoff Met With Jorge Perez, But Mercy Condos Never Came Up

  published Mar 29, 2010

  Joe Arriola is an arranger, a fixer of sorts. So when Marc Sarnoff was elected to the Miami rCity Commission, Arriola thought it was a good idea to arrange a sit-down between his pal of 25 years, prom... More >>

• Liberity City Business Owners and Activists Oppose a Plan to Redevelop NW Seventh Avenue

  published Mar 25, 2010

  In 1962, Willie James Greene opened up his own shoe repair shop on the corner of NW 62nd Street and 6th Avenue in Liberty City. He maintained it despite the bleak economic conditions surrounding him, ... More >>

• Ethics Commission Fines South Dade Activists For Failing To Report Payments From Developers

  published Mar 18, 2010

  Kentward and Patricia Forbes collected $71r,440 in fees from real estate interests in southern Miami-Dade County, but did not report the income.Today, to avoid being formally charged with violating co... More >>

• Miami Lakes Councilman Richard Pulido Continues Harrassing the Town Clerk

  published Mar 18, 2010

  Miami Lakes Councilman Richard Pulido can't stop acting like the town jerk. The part-time college professor continues to pick on town Clerk Marjorie Tejeda.Earlier I reported how Tejeda complained to ... More >>

• St. Kevin Catholic School students get a deathly lesson

  published March 18, 2010

  St. Kevin Catholic School students get a deathly lesson More >>

• Students at St. Kevin Catholic School Get A Deathly Lesson

  published Mar 15, 2010

  Some students attending St. Kevin Catholic School in Southwest Miami-Dade were given an unexpected introduction to their religion's death ritual.rOn the morning of February 10, sixth-, seventh-, and e... More >>

• After Leaving the County, Steve Shiver Made A Killing In Homestead

  published Mar 10, 2010

  On July 23, 2004, Steve Shiver plunked down $1.5 million for 4.2 acres in a severely depressed neighborhood of Homestead. The city's former mayor and ex-county manager had become the proud owner ... More >>

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  Dhafir Harris Gets First Win and Blood On His Shoulder

  published Mar 09, 2010

  Rumble at the Rock 2Hard Rock Live, HollywoodFriday, March 5, 2010Better Than: A $50 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino players club card. Dhafir Harris sat near the door to the fighters waiting ro... More >>

• Karl Thompson May Face More Criminal Charges

  published Mar 04, 2010

  A 40-year-old Aventura man accused of trying to buy close to $3,000 worth of fancy suits with a worthless check could face more criminal charges.Karl Thompson, accused of scamming victims in Miami-Dad... More >>

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  Michelle Spence-Jones in More Trouble

  published Mar 03, 2010

  rSuspended Miami city commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is facing more criminal charges. A Miami-Dade grand jury indicted Spence-Jones on one count of bribery. She is accused of soliciting mone... More >>

• Dada 5000 Gets Ready to Step Into the Octagon

  published Mar 03, 2010

  Two years ago, I profiled Dhafir Harris, aka Dada 5000, backyard fight promoter and one-timer member of Kimbo Slice's entourage. Standing over six feet tall, weighing 275 pounds and sporting a mo... More >>