Dante Fascell

Ten Years After Elian, Alex Penelas is Back at County Hall

​Ten years ago this past June 28, Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba and Alex Penelas' rising political star imploded. Miami-Dade's then-county mayor dug his own grave in 2000. Sure he won a second term as mayor, but he double crossed Al Gore during the presidential election and the ... More >>

Writers on the Storm

Student artists present their craft One Page at a Time.

Letters from the Issue of September 13, 2007

"Crew is definitely half asleep"

The D Word

Say anything you want, but just don't call them Democrats

Letters from the Issue of October 10, 2002

Poor Miami is the talk of the town

Donkey Demise

Miami-Dade's Democratic Party is a shambles. Blame Joe Geller, candidate and chairman.

Letters

Twice Exiled

Bernardo Benes helped free hundreds of Cuban political prisoners twenty years ago. Hardliners in Miami hate him for it.

Tales in the Storm

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He Made Dade

Battling cancer, veteran pol Dante Fascell talks of war, Cuba, and a lifetime of putting Miami on the map

Don't Call Me a Lobbyist!

Even though my name is Chris Korge and Alex Penelas is my best buddy and all the commissioners are indebted to me and I guarantee you'll get that fat county contract

Calendar for the week

The Howitzer and the Flea

Big Fish, Little Pond

For more than a decade, Otis Wallace has called the shots in tiny Florida City. That seems to be just fine with the locals.

Back on Top

You may admire him or you may find him disgusting. But at least you've got to hand it to him: Jorge Mas Canosa has got clout.

The Parade Has Passed Her By

Celia Touzet's decade-old Fiesta by the Bay has vanished from Bayfront Park's New Year's Eve landscape