Art Teele

Stop screwing Miami's inner city and hire a black guy

At the Little Haiti Cultural Center, a world-class exhibit focuses on the art of the Caribbean

John Timoney, America’s Worst Cop

He has spent 138 days on the road in just a few years on the job. Who’s minding the Miami Police Department?

Crash of an Icon

Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

A Feast of Thieves

Scoundrels allegedly gorged themselves on millions stolen from MIA, and now a prominent politician is implicated in the conspiracy

Tamper Tantrum

Scoundrels allegedly gorged themselves on millions stolen from MIA, and now a prominent politician is implicated in the conspiracy

The Sociology of Suds

Overtown gets clean at Mister Lee's

Letters from the Issue of April 10-16, 2003

Hector's mom, divide and conquer the black community, and hippies in Havana

Civilian Investigative Panel Nominating Committee

City of Miami

A Wasted Life

Will Eddie Lee Macklin accomplish more in death than he did in life? Don't count on it.

Dred, You Got Okra?

On NW Eighth Street and Fourth Avenue, near I-95, Ignatius Murray, Overtown's Veggie Man, is practicing urban farming

Smooth Operator

Personal financial embarrassments and allegations of sexual impropriety have done nothing to spoil Derrick Miller's political fortunes in Opa-locka

Things Definitely Are Lookin' Up

Miami shakes off its skanky image and prepares for the big time: Billboard capital of the universe!

Spoiled Island

With no public input whatsoever, Miami officials have put together a deal to trade waterfront park land for massive cruise ship terminals and a lovely parking garage

The Knight of Blight

Miami developer Aristides Martinez once seemed an inner-city savior. Today he goes by another name: Slumlord.

Everywhere a Sign

When it comes to constructing roadside billboards, the City of Miami is a regular free-for-all

Kulchur

Punk underdogs refuse to move on

The Apartment Building from Hell

Pay a visit to Overtown's New Jack complex, where drug dealers rule, kids play in sewage, and multimillionaire owner Garth Reeves makes excuses

Soaring Aspirations

Joe Celestin might have lost his bid to become mayor of North Miami, but his campaign united South Florida's Haitians like nothing before

Closing in on Baba

Joe Celestin might have lost his bid to become mayor of North Miami, but his campaign united South Florida's Haitians like nothing before

These Numbers Are Up

1998 was a great year for corruption. New Times puts a price tag on the year's malfeasance

Howard Gary Sings

1998 was a great year for corruption. New Times puts a price tag on the year's malfeasance

The Roads Less Developed

Residents of this Miami neighborhood don't care how neat the kids' museum will be

Politics Makes for Strange ... Trashmen?

If Joe Carollo gets into bed with old nemesis Wayne Huizenga, two of the mayor's closest advisers will be fluffing the pillows

Petty Cash

Miami city manager Cesar Odio loves to hand out taxpayer money to his friends. It's not under the table, but it is under the radar.

Oops, Sorry, There Will Be No HABDI Investigation

Miami city manager Cesar Odio loves to hand out taxpayer money to his friends. It's not under the table, but it is under the radar.

Crime & Nourishment

In Miami breaking bread has become an intricate part of breaking the law

Performance Anxiety

Joaquin Avino's new employer got a piece of the Performing Arts Center contract, but Avi*o had nothing to do with it

Miami Makeover

Tropical paradise or violent hellhole? If you ask the wizards selected to design the city's publicity campaign, the answer is as clear as a bright summer day.

No Peace for Paula

In Cuba she was a symbol, the Madonna of the Counterrevolution. But in Miami, it's a different kind of fight for Paula Valiente.

The Pastor Past and Present

In Cuba she was a symbol, the Madonna of the Counterrevolution. But in Miami, it's a different kind of fight for Paula Valiente.

The Dynamic Duo

Their flocks have multiplied despite past controversy. But can the Revs. Victor Curry and Richard Dunn preach politics?