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1999 Stories by Jose Luis Jiménez

• Squelching Speech

  published December 16, 1999

  In Miami one man's art is another's politics. To wit: In 1988 city fathers attempted to evict the Cuban Museum of Art and Culture after an auction... More >>

• Portrait of an Upset

  published December 2, 1999

  It's 7:30 p.m. and Johnny Winton just wants a nap. After a thirteen-hour mad dash from precinct to precinct on election day, his thirteen-year-old... More >>

• The Main Drag

  published November 18, 1999

  It's 1:00 a.m. on a muggy Friday in September. While most of Miami sleeps, ten sleek foreign automobiles speed toward the metropolis's western... More >>

• Cop Till You Drop

  published November 4, 1999

  Rewind to January 1999, Super Bowl weekend on South Beach: Traffic paralyzes the streets, cars overflow from parking lots, and partygoers cavort... More >>

• Cybersleuth

  published October 14, 1999

  Backstage at the Miami-Dade County Courthouse, ousted Miami Mayor Joe Carollo and more than twenty of his campaign volunteers prepare to feed the... More >>

• The Un-Teflon Don

  published October 7, 1999

  Twice a year members of the Miami Police Relief and Pension Fund (MPRPF) convene at the ultraswanky Miami Palm Restaurant in Bay Harbor Islands.... More >>

• Making a Dead Man Pay

  published October 7, 1999

  The vultures are still circling. Two months after accountant Ronald Stern committed suicide, 28 individuals and companies are demanding a... More >>

• Moreno Madness

  published September 16, 1999

  It's a poorly kept secret in the newspaper business: We journalists need experts, especially those who can eloquently agree with us.... More >>

• Moreno Sidebar

  published September 16, 1999

  Florida reporters love to quote him.Among the Morenistas are: "15" Tom Fiedler, opinion page editor, the Miami... More >>

• The Corned Beef Caper

  published September 9, 1999

  As he walks across the lawn of Miami Beach's Bass Museum, Leprechaun, a stocky drifter with a shaved head, apologizes for trespassing. Then the... More >>

• Ticket and Run

  published September 2, 1999

  To Israel Corporan parking tickets are part of the South Beach lifestyle. Although he pays the More >>

• Tickets to Fame

  published September 2, 1999

  Some notables are among the tens of thousands of South Floridians listed in Miami-Dade County's database of unpaid parking tickets. Among the... More >>

• Pay Up? Why Bother?

  published September 2, 1999

  How can you avoid paying fines after receiving parking tickets? Let New Times count the ways. You can: •change the name on your car'... More >>

• Commissioner Kojak

  published August 5, 1999

  Basking in the twilight of a lengthy public service career, Miami City Commissioner Joseph Lionel "J.L." Plummer chomps on an unlit cigar and... More >>

• Quid Pro Whoa

  published July 29, 1999

  History doesn't mean much in Miami. Barely 100 years old, the city has allowed the bulldozing of... More >>

• Wynwood's White Elephant

  published June 10, 1999

  Just south of the rainbow-color storefronts that compose Miami's Fashion District stands an empty L-shaped edifice. Its 30-foot-tall, concrete... More >>

• Cleaning Out the Cops

  published June 3, 1999

  "Don't rip off a cop" may be the moral of this story. Not if you want to get away with it. Accountant Ronald Stern stole $1.3 million from... More >>

• Quincy He Ain't

  published May 27, 1999

  The struggle of living with HIV overwhelmed Miguel Pacheco on April 4, 1999. About 9:00 that evening, he called his sister Margarita Welling to... More >>

• Out, Damned Spa

  published April 15, 1999

  Info: Out, Damned Spa Marc Siegel hired South Floridians to work in a Mexican resort, then stiffed them By Jose Luis Jimenez For... More >>