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2010 Stories by Michael E. Miller

• Human Remains Found in Container Near Country Club of Miami Identified as Male Torso

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Miami-Dade police have identified human remains found in a storage container near the Country Club of Miami as the torso of a male.Two fisherman found the container floating in a canal near NW 183rd ... More >>

• Miami Central Stomps Northwestern to Become Clear Favorites for State Title

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Northwestern's suffering is now over. And the executionerr Cross-town rival Miami Central.The Bulls, whose season has been plagued by off-the-field problems and an on-the-field brawl, were put out of ... More >>

• Vasko Jontschev, Ex-Employee at Planetarium, Says His Asbestos Complaints Were Ignored

  published Nov 26, 2010

  Miami's Museum of Science was shut down today after the museum reported discovering asbestos in the popular Space Transit Planetarium.But museum staff had been told about the possibility of asbestos w... More >>

• Museum of Science Closed After New Times Investigation Found Asbestos in Planetarium

  published Nov 26, 2010

  A New Times investigation into an ex-employee's complaints of asbestos in the Miami planetarium has led the Museum of Science to shut down temporarily.Tests conducted by an independent lab show that t... More >>

• Devonta Freeman, Miami Central Running Back, Is the Player to Watch Tonight Against Northwestern

  published Nov 26, 2010

  Devonta Freeman grew up running through the thick mud on the riverbanks in Georgia. By the time he was a teenager, he was sprinting for cash on the street corners of Little Haiti.Now the 18-year-old r... More >>

• Human Rights Watch Slams Florida, Southern States in New Report on HIV

  published Nov 26, 2010

  In a report on HIV released this morning, Human Rights Watch criticizes Florida and other southern states for neglecting the epidemic and, in some cases, fueling the deadly disease.The report, "Southe... More >>

• Florida Power & Light "Hid" Document, Settles with Longshoreman over Port of Miami Accident

  published Nov 25, 2010

  For a company that's in the business of providing light, FPL apparently likes to keep some things in the dark.Last month a jury found Florida Power & Light partly responsible for an accident at th... More >>

• Miami Police Benevolent Association BBQ Sucks, According to Some Guy Who Still Uses a Typewriter

  published Nov 23, 2010

  Hell hath no fury like the typo-ridden scorn of a retired Miami policeman denied his franks and beans. At least, that's the impression we got this morning when we looked in our mailbox and found a doo... More >>

• Feeling Broke and Murderousr Try Whacking Some Lionfish While on Vacation

  published Nov 23, 2010

  Just when you think God has forgotten about South Florida, he goes and completely makes up for it by sending hordes of hideous lionfish our way.We know what you're thinking: But Riptide, isn't that a ... More >>

• Thomas Wenski: Archbishop Easy Rider

  published November 25, 2010

  Thomas Wenski: Archbishop Easy Rider More >>

• Edwidge Danticat: Genius of Haiti

  published November 25, 2010

  Edwidge Danticat: Genius of Haiti More >>

• Cynthia Aguilar: Ocean Paddler

  published November 25, 2010

  Cynthia Aguilar: Ocean Paddler More >>

• Hugo Chavez Annouces Another Run for President, Accuses Globovision Boss Guillermo Zuloaga of $100 Million Plot to Kill Him

  published Nov 22, 2010

  Brace yourself. This news is as newsy and shocking as it gets: Hugo Chavez is running for president... again.The Venezuelan comandante has been in office for 12 years and has said he plans to stay the... More >>

• Archbishop Thomas Wenski Puts Himself Next to Jesus in New Stained Glass Window

  published Nov 19, 2010

  Thomas Wenski, the new Archbishop of Miami, is no wallflower. He's a Rush Limbaugh-loving social conservative who thinks using condoms is like playing Russian Roulette. He's also a fierce advocate for... More >>

• Northwestern Comeback Sets Up Potential Liberty City Showdown with Miami Central

  published Nov 19, 2010

  Buy your tickets early: this one's sure to be a sellout.Northwestern's dramatic come-from-behind victory over Columbus last night set up a potential high-powered rematch against arch-rival Miami Centr... More >>

• Northwestern & Columbus Kick-off High School Football Playoffs Tonight: Can You Spot the Future NFL Starsr

  published Nov 18, 2010

  Let us now praise soon-to-be-famous men, before their college careers, NFL contracts, reality TV shows, and pet pigeons get in the way.Miami high school football playoffs begin tonight with a juicy re... More >>

• Four(01K) Loko: A New Times Guide to Gaming the Recession

  published Nov 17, 2010

  These days, Miami is a steaming pile of ultra-high unemployment, corruption, and bullsh*t promises to "change the system" or "get rid of politics as usual."Yet, amid this chaotic crap heap there are o... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  MIA Ranked Second Most Hellish Airport in U.S. for Second Year Running

  published Nov 16, 2010

  If Dante were to restage his Divine Comedy in the Magic City, his seven levels of hell would begin in the bleachers at a Miami Heat home game before descending into a hotel hot tub with George Rekers.... More >>

• Archdiocese of Miami Sued Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Coral Springs Music Teacher

  published Nov 16, 2010

  The Archdiocese of Miami is getting hit with yet another lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by an employee of the Church.A lawsuit filed this morning in Miami-Dade Circuit Court alleges that Miguel Cala, a... More >>

• Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon: A New Times reporter attempts 26.2 miles for ten grand

  published November 18, 2010

  Adrenalina Skateboard Marathon: A New Times reporter attempts 26.2 miles for ten grand More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Archbishop Thomas Wenski: Tea Party conservative and church radical

  published November 18, 2010

  Archbishop Thomas Wenski: Tea Party conservative and church radical More >>

• Pedro Pans Descend on Miami for 50th Anniversary, but Program Still Mysterious

  published Nov 12, 2010

  A half century after their parents first sent them out of Cuba and to the United States, more than 100 former members of Operation Pedro Pan will return to Miami today.As part of a 50th anniversary we... More >>

• Ire and Grace

  published November 11, 2010

  Seventy-eight-year-old Gay Talese is a strange combination of ire and grace. "It's one of those rare occasions where the writer of record... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jaime Bayly, Bisexual Novelist and Peruvian Presidential Candidate, Returns to Miami's Mega TV

  published Nov 10, 2010

  Has your late-night television been lacking in sass, conspiracies, and double penises in the past yearr Does Conan's gigantic ginger head just not do it for you anymorerFear not, amigos mios. Jaime Ba... More >>

• Archbishop Wenski Says the Church is "Winning More Space" in Cuba, but Not Enough For Castro to Stop Intercepting his Phone Calls

  published Nov 09, 2010

  For a moment last night, it looked as if Thomas Wenski was in over his head. As the Archbishop of Miami stood beneath a giant mural of Cuban history in the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity, he stumbled o... More >>