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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2012 Stories by Francisco Alvarado

• Katherine Fernandez Rundle To Host Absentee Ballot Fraud Seminar In Corrupt-As-Hell Opa-Locka

  published Oct 03, 2012

  Say you're Miami-Dade's top prosecutor. On Aug. 14, you easily won reelection to your sixth term. But your campaign was embarrassed by the revelation that one of your trusted campaign consultants may ... More >>

• State Rep. Daphne Campbell's Former Secretary Arrested For Defrauding Her Haitian American Constituents

  published Sep 28, 2012

  There's a reason we picked Daphne Campbell as the worst candidate on the August 14 Primary ballot. Even though she got reelected, Campbell can't escape scandals. The latest involves one of her former ... More >>

• The Santiesteban Clan of Pot Growers Implicated In Another Homicide

  published Sep 28, 2012

  A newly released transcript in a federal case against a family of pot growers indicates they were involved in the unsolved murder of a 17-year-old boy. Four months ago, federal prosecutors announced t... More >>

• Ana Alliegro, Rep. David Rivera's Missing Pal, Was Arrested For Brandishing A Gun At Ex UPDATED

  published Sep 24, 2012

  While the Miami Herald wonders where Ana Alliegro - a key witness in a federal criminal probe of Congressman David Rivera - has disappeared to, The Strawbuyer blogger Mike Hatami has dug up her crimin... More >>

• Mitt Romney Greets Convicted Criminals Fausto and Remedios Diaz-Oliver in Miami

  published September 27, 2012

  Mitt Romney Greets Convicted Criminals Fausto and Remedios Diaz-Oliver in Miami More >>

• Keon Hardemon Could Carry Liberty City's Most Notorious Political Family Into County Hall

  published September 27, 2012

  Keon Hardemon Could Carry Liberty City's Most Notorious Political Family Into County Hall More >>

• Mitt Romney Acknowledged His Miami Tax-Evading Pals Before Univision Broadcast

  published Sep 21, 2012

  For a guy who doesn't believe in restoring felons' voting rights, Mitt Romney sure likes to associate with accused criminals when he comes to Miami.Back in August, Romney held a rally at a popular Cor... More >>

• Gov. Rick Scott Paid $5,000 to an Accused Ballot Collector

  published September 20, 2012

  Gov. Rick Scott Paid $5,000 to an Accused Ballot Collector More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Rick Scott Paid $5,000 To An Alleged Boletera For His 2010 Campaign

  published Sep 17, 2012

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been dead serious about cleaning up Florida's elections. First, he targeted 180,000 suspected ineligible voters to strike from the rolls (though he ended up eliminating onl... More >>

• County Commissioners Pepe Diaz And Sally Heyman Want To Expose Horrible Dog Owners

  published Sep 13, 2012

  Forget about absentee ballot brokers stealing elections! Forget about county officials stealing from the public till! Forget about the Miami Marlins ball park boondoggle! Irresponsible dog owners are ... More >>

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  Town of Golden Beach Has To Pay Whistle Blower Tammy Valdes $233,000

  published Sep 13, 2012

  Read "Golden Beach Police: Sexual Assault, Kidnapping And Violence."When Tammy Valdes tried to expose corruption inside the Golden Beach Police Department, town officials responded by firing the ten-y... More >>

• Hialeah Gardens Cop Lawrence Perez Gets 12 Years For Stealing Marijuana

  published Sep 06, 2012

  Read "Hialeah Gardens Cop Lawrence Perez Shows How Drugs Can Corrupt Police."A Hialeah Gardens Police detective who was helping his pals rip off marijuana dealers got 151 months in federal prison yest... More >>

• Cuban Station La Poderosa Goes Beyond Hardline Exilio Politics, Owner's Son Says

  published Sep 06, 2012

  Last week, I wrote a cover story on the slow death of Cuban American news talk radio in Miami. As the Hispanic population in Miami-Dade has gotten more diverse over the past decade, the frequencies fo... More >>

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  Griselda Blanco's Son Michael Corleone Still Faces Cocaine Trafficking Charge in Miami

  published Sep 05, 2012

  Read "Griselda Blanco, Miami's Cocaine Queen Assassinated In Medellin Butcher Shop" and "Michael Corleone Blanco Lives In The Shadow Of His Cocaine Queen Mother."One can only imagine what is going thr... More >>

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  After Griselda Blanco's Death, Mickey Munday Is Last Cocaine Cowboy Standing

  published Sep 04, 2012

  Read: "Michael Corleone Blanco lives in the shadow of his cocaine-queen mother""Jon Roberts, Smuggler in Cocaine Cowboys, Dies""Griselda Blanco, Miami's Cocaine Queen, Assassinated In Medellin Butcher... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Griselda Blanco, Miami's Cocaine Queen, Assassinated In Medellin Butcher Shop

  published Sep 04, 2012

  Earlier today, a motorcycle-riding assassin pumped two bullets into the head of Griselda Blanco inside a Medellin, Colombia, butcher shop; ending the life of the queen of Miami's violent Cocaine Cowbo... More >>

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  Gerald Posner Back in the Limelight In Biography Channel's Griselda Blanco Doc

  published Aug 29, 2012

  Two years after Miami New Times exposed him as a serial plagiarist, Gerald Posner is still getting gigs as an investigative journalist. Last we heard of the disgraced Miami Babylon author, he was... More >>

• Roberto Rodríguez Tejera Got Booted From WQBA Despite Strong Ratings

  published Aug 28, 2012

  Read "Cuban Radio Is Dying Because of Aging Hardliners And Miami's Changing Market."On August 17, Roberto Rodriguez Tejera takes the center spot behind the news desk inside TeleMiami's studio in the F... More >>

• Norman Braman Registers Boat in the Caymans to Avoid U.S. Fees

  published August 30, 2012

  Norman Braman Registers Boat in the Caymans to Avoid U.S. Fees More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Cuban Radio Is Dying Because of Aging Hardliners and Miami's Changing Market

  published August 30, 2012

  Cuban Radio Is Dying Because of Aging Hardliners and Miami's Changing Market More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Norman Braman Dodges Taxes For His Yacht, Kisses

  published Aug 27, 2012

  For the past couple of years, Norman Braman has carefully crafted his image as a do-gooder billionaire and civic activist by leading the recall of former Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Alvarez and, more rece... More >>

• "A Is For Andrew" Website Lets Miamians Share Storm Stories

  published Aug 22, 2012

  Imagine you're an 18-year-old freshman settling into your dorm room two days before you start school at the University of Miami. You hear news reports about a category 4 hurricane barreling toward you... More >>

• Barnes & Noble Ain't Down With Photog Carlos Miller's Brand Of Blogging

  published Aug 17, 2012

  Read "Carlos Miller: Freedom For Photographers."Blogger, photographer, and cop watchdog Carlos Miller is looking for a new home on the Internet. Yesterday, he announced that Pixiq, the web company tha... More >>

• Hard Knocks' Episode Two Tracks Chad Johnson's Last Days With the Fins

  published Aug 15, 2012

  HBO sure got its money's worth from the Miami Dolphins this past weekend. On Friday night, shortly before kick-off of the first preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team announced that... More >>

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  Incumbent County Commissioners Demolish Norman Braman's Slate UPDATED

  published Aug 15, 2012

  Norman Braman was no match for the forces backing Miami-Dade County commissioners Bruno Barreiro, Audrey Edmonson, Barbara Jordan, and Dennis Moss. The billionaire car dealership mogul's slate of Luis... More >>