Critical Miami Says Goodbye

One of Miami's best known blogs is saying farewell. Critical Miami, New Times' pick as Best Website of 2007, will no longer be updated but will remain live for those who still want to look through its archives. It's sole blogger, Alesh Houdek says in his final post: The truth...

By Jose D. Duran

June 23, 2008

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One of Miami's best known blogs is saying farewell. Critical Miami, New Times' pick as Best Website of 2007, will no longer be updated but will remain live for those who still want to look through its archives. It's sole blogger, Alesh Houdek says in his final post:

The truth is that I started this site because I thought there was a need for it, and today the need is well covered by dozens of excellent sites, from Covert Overt to Miami Art to TM and EoM, and they’re all held together by Rick’s daily grind. I just don’t have desire to keep up with it all anymore.

Arguably, the site was one of the city's most popular blogs. However, Alesh isn't abandoning the blogsphere completely. He is starting a new project, a less locally focused blog called More Blog About Buidlings and Food.

- Jose D. Duran

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Jose D. Duran is associate editor of Miami New Times where he primarily oversees the arts and culture and music beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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