Email Author Francisco Alvarado
Awards
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 8, 2010
"Death Row"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 3, 2009
"On the Level"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published October 15, 2009
"Work It, Jerry!"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 17, 2009
"Baby Got Fatback!"
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2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published September 3, 2009
"On the Level"
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2009 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 1, 2008
"F-School Bomb"
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2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 30, 2008
"Voter Fraud Ahead"
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2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 22, 2008
"Burn, Baby, Burn"
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2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 8, 2008
"Killers in the Can"
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2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published January 10, 2008
"Wet Foot, Dusty Foot"
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2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published October 23, 2008
"Dead Weight"
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2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 1, 2008
"The F-School Bomb"
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2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published May 1, 2008
"The F-School Bomb"
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2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published September 11, 2008
"Missing Peace"
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2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published December 11, 2008
"No Fear"
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2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published August 2, 2007
"Bad Apple"
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2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published January 27, 2005
"Crack Kills"
2012 Stories by Francisco Alvarado
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Alan Farago: Eye on the Everglades
published January 19, 2012
Alan Farago: Eye on the Everglades More >>
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Elaine de Valle: Hialeah hero
published January 19, 2012
Elaine de Valle: Hialeah hero More >>
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Carlos Miller: Freedom for photographers
published January 19, 2012
Carlos Miller: Freedom for photographers More >>
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Mike Hatami: Prosecutors' enemy
published January 19, 2012
Mike Hatami: Prosecutors' enemy More >>
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Miami-Dade commissioners take thousands from developers they help
published January 19, 2012
Miami-Dade commissioners take thousands from developers they help More >>
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Miami Heat probed by county for cheating taxpayers
published January 19, 2012
Miami Heat probed by county for cheating taxpayers More >>
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Javier Manjarres: This shark eats politicians
published January 19, 2012
Javier Manjarres: This shark eats politicians More >>
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Al Crespo: Bank robber and justice seeker
published January 19, 2012
Al Crespo: Bank robber and justice seeker More >>
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COVER STORY
Miami's best blogs: From the Crespogram Report to Political Cortadito
published January 19, 2012
Miami's best blogs: From the Crespogram Report to Political Cortadito More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Miami New Times Ranks Miami's Political Bloggers: Honorable Mentions
published Jan 17, 2012
Miami New Times cover story is going to be a doozy as we dive into the lives of Miami's most hated bloggers -- by the local political establishment, that is. These digital gadflies are filling the civ... More >>
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Miami Lakes Council Members Under Sunshine Law Investigation After New Times Plea
published Jan 17, 2012
Well, well, it appears a clandestine bar meeting by three Miami Lakes Town council members has caught the attention of law enforcement officials. One month after Miami New Times asked the Miami-Dade S... More >>
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Bruno Barreiro and Barbara Jordan Collect Thousands From Developers Who Benefit From Their Votes
published Jan 16, 2012
It's an election year so you know what that means. People doing business with the Miami-Dade County are making sure they grease up the political campaigns of their favorite incumbents. That's how a qu... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Micky Arison and Miami Heat Get Audited by Miami-Dade Inspector General
published Jan 13, 2012
Following multiple stories from Riptide about the Miami Heat refusing to share profits from the American Airlines Arena with county taxpayers who subsidize the place, Miami-Dade Inspector General Chri... More >>
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Carlos Gimenez Collects Half-A-Million Bucks In First Round of Fundraising
published Jan 12, 2012
Miami-Dade County's new mayor has become quite the rain maker. According to his most recently filed campaign finance report, Carlos Gimenez raised $419,985 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 of last year for ... More >>
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Miami Heat's Micky Arison keeps American Airlines Arena profits
published January 12, 2012
Miami Heat's Micky Arison keeps American Airlines Arena profits More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Miami Heat Owner Micky Arison Still Won't Share AA Arena Profits With Taxpayers
published Jan 09, 2012
With a slew of national musical acts filling seats, and LeBron James and Chris Bosh propelling the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals, the American Airlines Arena brought in a record-breaking $60 million in... More >>
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Greater Miami Chamber Of Commerce Endorses Destination Casino Resorts
published Jan 05, 2012
Yesterday, Miami's largest business organization put its support behind destination casino resorts, which should please its new landlord. The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution to b... More >>
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Miguel Diaz de la Portilla Paves The Way For County Commissioners
published Jan 05, 2012
Even the simple act of hiring a company to lay down asphalt can turn political.Today, Miami-Dade County commissioners are supposed to vote on giving a $1 million contract to General Asphalt Inc., to r... More >>
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Xavier Suarez Wants to Fire Overpaid Bureaucrats and Sell Off County Buildings
published Jan 04, 2012
We've never really bought into Xavier Suarez's hokey, at times egomaniacal, approach to governing. And it's difficult to get past the fact he is forever linked to the 1997 Miami mayoral voter fraud sc... More >>
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Miami New Times' predictions for 2012
published January 5, 2012
Miami New Times' predictions for 2012 More >>
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Our Crystal Ball Sees Miami's Dark Future
published Jan 02, 2012
Banana Republican is not buying into the notion that a big Mayan-predicted asteroid will pulverize sunny South Florida in 2012, but we're willing to make some other pretty bold predictions:Real estate... More >>
