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

  Golden Beach Corruption Gets A Flyover

  published Mar 01, 2010

  With all the negative publicity that has engulfed the affluent oceanfront town of Golden Beach, you would think its officials might want to act with a little more caution.First, CBS4 exposed the town'... More >>

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  Shady Deals Expose Homestead's Corruption

  published Feb 24, 2010

  On December 21, 1995, Lynn Hartrick received a sweetheart deal of a lifetime. The Homestead Community Redevelopment Agency gave the city's code enforcement officer deed to an 11,000-square-foot empty ... More >>

• Mayor Carlos Alvarez Is More Like Bizarro Than Superman

  published Feb 24, 2010

  So Banana Republican just got word from a friendly political insider who attended Mayor Carlos Alvarez's state of the county address today that Carlito El Fuerte was introduced to the tune of Superman... More >>

• North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso cheated the IRS, the bank, and his city

  published February 25, 2010

  North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso cheated the IRS, the bank, and his city More >>

• Richard Pulido Needs A Manners Lesson

  published Feb 23, 2010

  Miami Lakes Councilman Richard Pulido is a petulant bully who thinks state and town laws don't apply to him, judging from his abrasive behavior with other town officials. Councilman George Lopez and t... More >>

• North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso Won't Fix His House

  published Feb 22, 2010

  For more than a decade, North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso has evaded repeated rattempts by city building officials and code inspectors to correct unauthorized construction work at his three bedroo... More >>

• North Bay Village's Unrest

  published Feb 18, 2010

  North Bay Village manager Matthew Schwartz is under fire. This past Tuesday, during the city commission's regular meeting, a small group of upset residents called for his removal.They accused the form... More >>

• County Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz Comes Up With A Dumb Idea

  published Feb 17, 2010

  You can always count on Jose "Pepe" Diaz to give Miami-Dade residents a reason to impose term limits on county commissioners. Seriously, who is advising Diazr Scott RothsteinrHow else can you explain ... More >>

• Bad Surfside cop Woodward Brooks finally gets busted

  published February 18, 2010

  Bad Surfside cop Woodward Brooks finally gets busted More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Winter Party Has Beef With Peter Rauhofer and The Opium Group

  published Feb 16, 2010

  A tiff over scheduling has exposed a nasty feud between a famous dj and the group that throws one of the biggest week-long gay and lesbian bashes of the year.Organizers and supporters of the Wint... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Surfside Cop Should Have Lost His Badge a Long Time Ago

  published Feb 15, 2010

  Woodward Brooks finally lost his badge for his bad cop behavior. This past February 3, the 46-year-old lawman was kicked off the Surfside Police force following his arrest on three felony counts of of... More >>

• Kendrick Meek Supports NASCAR, but Speedway Owners Back Charlie Crist

  published Feb 09, 2010

  News that Rep. Kendrick Meek is sponsoring NASCAR driver Mike Wallace's car in this weekend's Daytona 500, as well as being part of Wallace's pit crew, had Banana Republican scratching his peel.The So... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Isiah Thomas struggles to reshape FIU hoops

  published February 11, 2010

  Isiah Thomas struggles to reshape FIU hoops More >>

• Isiah Thomas Stays Put Just in Time to Make the Cover of New Times

  published Feb 09, 2010

  Over the weekend, Florida International University men's basketball coach Isiah Thomas denied ar Foxsports.com report that the Los Angeles Clippers were courting him to be the NBA team's presiden... More >>

• The Grouch Who Rules North Bay Village

  published Feb 05, 2010

  Turns out North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso is not so neighborly. James Carter, a mortgage broker who lives next to Alfonso's three-bedroom waterfront house at 7520 W Treasure Dr., says his proper... More >>

• Katy Sorenson: A Good Lady Steps Away From the Game

  published Feb 04, 2010

  Can't blame Commissioner Katy Sorenson for calling it a day. Sixteen years is a longr time to spend battling the unreformable majority on the county commission.For a decade and a half, Sorenson h... More >>

• North Bay Village Mayor Gets Cozy With Bad Cop

  published Feb 04, 2010

  North Bay Village is a place where corruption and unethical behavior rolls in with the tide on a regular basis.The small three-island city once saw four elected officials indicted and removed from off... More >>

• Miami-Dade con man Karl Thompson swindled an ex-cop and got caught

  published February 4, 2010

  Miami-Dade con man Karl Thompson swindled an ex-cop and got caught More >>

• Made Off Too: A Retired Aventura Cop Gets Conned and Fights Back

  published Feb 01, 2010

  Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein bilked investors out of $1.2 billion, but at least he didn't rbamboozle a poor one-armed handyman like Karl Thompson did.The 40-year-old scammer defrauded friends and bus... More >>

• Next Up For Jonathan Henry Cobb: The First 48r

  published Jan 28, 2010

  Don't be surprised if aggressive cop eluder Jonathan Henry Cobb ends up on a future episode of the First 48, A&E's cop reality drama that often features Miami's top homicide investigators on the c... More >>

• Jonathan Henry Cobb, the One Who Didn't Get Away

  published Jan 27, 2010

  Last Friday, I told you about a wild police chase on NE Second Avenue. Well, here's a mug rof the culprit who thought he was reprising Wesley Snipes's role in U.S. Marshals. His name is Jonathan Henry... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Miami Art Musuem Puts Monthly Cocktail Party on Hold

  published Jan 27, 2010

  Apparently, tidings of booze and gourmet appetizers were not enough to sway young Miamians to support the Miami Art Museum, the local arts institution that desperately needs to raise private funds for... More >>

• Second Avenue is Still Hot

  published Jan 22, 2010

  I've said it before, I'll say it again. You can always expect a little urban drama near and aroundr 29th Street between NE Second Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard to liven up your work day. Earlier this ... More >>

• A Former Miami-Dade Public Schools Principal Avoids Criminal Charges

  published Jan 21, 2010

  A two-year investigation by the Miami-Dade Inspector General found that the former principal of John A. Ferguson Senior High School in West Kendall deliberately diverted over $200,000 in taxpayer mone... More >>

• Cesar Carasa Loves His Women Dominican Like His Coffee

  published Jan 20, 2010

  For a story in this week's Miami New Times, I dialed up a few of the ladies suspended West Miami Mayor Cesar Carasa befriended during his sojourns to the Dominican Republic. This past November 30, Car... More >>