Staff writer Steven Almond took first place in the Continuing Coverage category, for a series of stories about then-Miami Commissioner Miriam Alonso's unsuccessful bid for the mayorship. Also, Almond's work was recognized in the Feature Writing category, earning second place for his stories "By Appointment Only," a foray into the ranks of Miami's unique consular corps; "Aces of Clubs," which examined South Florida's sizable and often strange bridge-playing subculture; and "Winning Wasn't Everything," the chronicle of the rise and fall of a Miami Beach attorney named Jim Dougherty, whose activities attracted the attention of federal and state investigators.
New Times art director Brian Stauffer's efforts garnered him a first-place award for Feature Page Layout, and the paper as a whole received a second place in the Special Section division, for the 1994 "Best of Miami" issue.