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The first thing Porter Fischer spotted was the trunk of his silver Corolla. It was wide open. Then he noted a bashed-in passenger window and shattered glass littering the parking… More >>

Boos slice through the air as Dr. Red Roberts peacocks around the ring while snapping the straps of his red and white leotard. A comic-book-villain grin peeks out from a… More >>

It's time to abolish or overhaul the Florida Department of Children and Families, the worst government agency in the history of the state. Unless Gov. Rick Scott takes drastic action,… More >>

Five years ago, the only athletic activity on Virginia Key was getting buzzed at Jimbo's and bowling bocce balls with beach bums. Ever since the island's 82-acre park reopened in… More >>

An old-fashioned case of gatecrashing left Homestead's mayor facing a vandalism investigation last month, and even though charges were never filed, the incident has blossomed into a blistering dispute between… More >>

Best of Miami Great choice: Thank you for noticing what I have known since I met Lissette Gonzalez ("Best of Miami: Best Meteorologist," June 13) when she was selected as Miss… More >>

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Miami New Times began a search for the best this city has to offer. In this distant past, there was… More >>

The voice on the other end of the phone, spiky with transatlantic static, told Ranima Khanom that if the curse were lifted, one day she'd be worshiped like a god.… More >>

News of the bizarre crisis began in the spring. TV reports flashed footage of manatees — the docile emblems of Florida's waterways — dead and marooned on the shore of… More >>

On Memorial Day weekend, Miami Beach did a helluva job making sure African-Americans didn't feel welcome in the city. For the second straight year, the city's police department turned South… More >>