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2011 Stories by Michael E. Miller

• Cock Block: Lot Full of Wild Roosters Succumbs to Public Parking in Brickell

  published Jul 12, 2011

  At the corner of SW Tenth Street and First Avenue, tucked among the gleaming glass high-rises of Brickell, is a portal to the Cuban campo. On the tiny lot sit a half-dozen majestic mango and avocado t... More >>

• Brickell parking lot displaces roosters

  published July 14, 2011

  Brickell parking lot displaces roosters More >>

• City Denies Permit to Remove Oak Trees from Notre Dame D'Haiti, New Church in Limbo

  published Jul 11, 2011

  What is it about treesrTerrence Malick's award-winning, foliage-filled movie Tree of Life has been plagued by walk-out audiences and at least one crazy crackhead.Now Notre Dame D'Haiti's lon... More >>

• Do Implant Bombs Mean Miami Is Now More Dangerous Than Mazar-i-Sharifr

  published Jul 08, 2011

  Miami has long been the unofficial fake boob capital of the country, probably the world (nice try, Caracas).Now, however, the Transportation Security Administration says that terrorists may be plottin... More >>

• "Haiti's Wounds" Video: Scenes From Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince

  published Jul 08, 2011

  This week's cover story tells the tragic and inspirational stories of three patients at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince: from a young man born anew after his amputation to a teenage girl cut d... More >>

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  Notre Dame D'Haiti Church Expansion Threatens Ancient Oaks, Angers Nature Lovers

  published Jul 07, 2011

  Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; they will sing before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.Psa... More >>

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  Florida Marlins Acquire Old Timer Mike Cameron to Play Dominoes with Jack McKeon

  published Jul 06, 2011

  Sun Life Stadium should expect a visit from the Herald any day now: the ballpark has officially become an assisted living facility.The Marlins took another shaky, walker-assisted step towards an All S... More >>

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  Bernard Mevs: A hospital saves Haiti

  published July 7, 2011

  Bernard Mevs: A hospital saves Haiti More >>

• Praying for Life: Haiti's Health Care Crisis Examined in This Week's New Times

  published Jul 05, 2011

  The squad car tears through the dark streets of Port-au-Prince. It screeches around tight corners well after midnight. Then it slams to a gravely stop in front of the tall iron gates of Bernard Mevs H... More >>

• Sad, Unsurprising News of the Week: Homestead Farms Screwing Bean Pickers

  published Jul 01, 2011

  Not content to pay their employees minimum wage, ten Homestead farms and contractors have been screwing their bean pickers -- actual job description, not an ethnic slur -- out of even that measly pay ... More >>

• Hugo Chavez Has Cancer

  published Jun 30, 2011

  Hugo Chavez has cancer.For nearly a month, rumors have been circling about the Venezuelan president's health. But his mysterious sojourn to Havana became a little less murky Thursday night when a noti... More >>

• Sarah Myles Says Miami-Dade Cops Broke Her Wrist, Invented Charges Against Her

  published Jun 30, 2011

  When Miami-Dade cops arrested Sarah Myles on October 9, 2009, they described her as the Warren Sapp of Little Haiti housewives. They claimed the supposedly six-foot, 250-pound Myles "jumped" on a serg... More >>

• Miami-Dade PD could spy with gunshot detection system

  published June 30, 2011

  The gunman squeezes the trigger on his Glock. His victim slumps to the ground. And without a cop in sight, the murderer thinks he's in the... More >>

• "Gunshot Detection System" On Its Way to Miami-Dade, Raising Privacy Concerns

  published Jun 28, 2011

  The gunman squeezes the trigger on his Glock. His victim slumps to the ground. And without a cop in sight, the murderer thinks he's in the clear. But the light poles are listening. In seconds, small ... More >>

• Classy Casablanca Robber Stole Lobster Tails, Salmon Fillets, and Grouper Steaks

  published Jun 27, 2011

  When employees showed up to the Casablanca Fish Market yesterday, they noticed that the building's normally fishy smell had turned rancid. Inside, they found a broken cash register missing at least $2... More >>

• Where in the Hell is Hugo Chavezr

  published Jun 27, 2011

  Where in the hell is Hugo ChavezrThe normally voluble Venezuelan president has been missing for nearly a month. The official explanation is that he's recovering from surgery to remove a pelvic abscess... More >>

• Richard Gamble Was a "Great Guy," Says Accused Murderer's Close Friend

  published Jun 24, 2011

  Every week for nine years, Robert Teichert called his friend Rich in Florida. The two had met while working at the Champions Golf Club in Stuart and become buddies over hours spent drinking beer and f... More >>

• Weird Stuff People Send Us: Compromising George H. W. Bush Photo

  published Jun 24, 2011

  People send us some weird crap. Sometimes, it's a tip that leads to a muckraking investigation. Other times, it's a misspelled letter written with crayons on a cereal box informing Riptide that we wil... More >>

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  Marlins Win! Marlins Win! Holy Sh*t, Marlins Win!

  published Jun 22, 2011

  It was an unlikely win, but a win all the same. The Marlins stopped their 11-game losing streak last night with a 5-2 win over the Angels.Javier Vazquez pitched a scoreless 5 1/3 innings, which is pre... More >>

• Cynthia Aguilar Completes 103-Mile Paddleboard Journey from Cuba to Key West

  published Jun 17, 2011

  Last year, she was undermined by stinging jellyfish and wicked ocean currents. This time around, it was all smooth paddling.Cynthia Aguilar, a Miami Beach lifeguard featured in our November People iss... More >>

• Krazy Locos, Florida's Most Redundant Gang, Gets 237 Years in Prison for Murder, Drugs

  published Jun 17, 2011

  South Florida gangs are a ruthless and bloody bunch, whose names strike fear into the hearts of their enemies. Lately, however, those names have gone bilingual. And redundant.Six members of the Lake W... More >>

• BBC Documentary Spurs Investigation into Conditions at "Miami Mega Jail"

  published Jun 15, 2011

  Extortion. Beatings. Stabbings.When Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail first aired on May 22, the BBC documentary made it look like inmates -- not guards -- were really in charge of the Miami-Dade Pre-Tri... More >>

• Miguel Exposito Rebuts $20K Report, Doesn't Even Bother to Spell Author's Name Correctly

  published Jun 08, 2011

  How little of a sh*t does Miami Police chief Miguel Exposito give about a recent report assessing his departmentrHe didn't even bother to spell the author's name correctly in his response.But typos as... More >>

• Michel Martelly, Haiti's New Pop Star President, Ain't Always So Sweet

  published Jun 07, 2011

  On March 20, after a fraudulent first-round of voting and weeks of riots, Haitians overwhelmingly elected a 50-year-old former pop star as president.Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly strolled into office ... More >>

• Jason Terry's tattoo shows he has more balls than brains

  published June 9, 2011

  Jason Terry's tattoo shows he has more balls than brains More >>