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Miami Beach: Corruption Central

Five Reasons Carlos Gimenez Is The Wrong Man For The Job

This guy will make you fall asleep.​Today is the day Miami-Dade voters who did not cast their ballots via absentee or during early voting days get their turn. With that said, we can't have y'all voting for former county Commissioner Carlos Gimenez, who is playing spoiler to Luther Campbell's chanc ... More >>

Six lies about the Marlins stadium

This guy will make you fall asleep.​Today is the day Miami-Dade voters who did not cast their ballots via absentee or during early voting days get their turn. With that said, we can't have y'all voting for former county Commissioner Carlos Gimenez, who is playing spoiler to Luther Campbell's chanc ... More >>

Miguel Diaz de la Portilla's Path to the Dark Side Complete

Sith Lords always come in pairs: Alex Penelas (left) and Miguel Diaz de la Portilla​When he was a county commissioner, Miguel Diaz de la Portilla would pass the time spewing hate at Alex Penelas, who was elected Miami-Dade's first executive mayor in 1996. Four years later, when he announced on Mar ... More >>

Thomas Collins Replaces Terence Riley as Miami Art Museum Director

Former MAM director Suzanne Delehanty and new director Thomas Collins​Moving at a glacial pace towards a new home at Bicentennial Park, the Miami Art Museum made some progress Thursday. Thomas "Thom" Collins has been named its new director.The museum had been without a director since December, whe ... More >>

Miami Art Museum in Bicentennial Park: "It'll never happen"

Former MAM director Suzanne Delehanty and new director Thomas Collins​Moving at a glacial pace towards a new home at Bicentennial Park, the Miami Art Museum made some progress Thursday. Thomas "Thom" Collins has been named its new director.The museum had been without a director since December, whe ... More >>

Terry Riley On Why There's Still No Miami Art Museum

​Six years ago, county voters gave the Miami Art Museum $100 million to build a new home at Bicentennial Park. There were no specifics on the ballot, or time-lines, but in the flush times of the early aughts it was another one of those 'Sounds good and why not' votes.The new museum would be a cult ... More >>

Baby Got Fatback!

Why are so many cities laying off little guys and not cutting executives' porcine salaries?

Two-Thirds of Voters Have Negative Opinion of Mayor Alvarez, 46 Percent Support Recall

Jonathan Postal Miami-Dade Mayor Alvarez and the County Commission have thrown sizable pay raises to staffers like they were life-vests on a sinking ship. They've simultaneously tossed funding to cultural efforts and other social programs overboard. That hasn't proven popular with voters ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of August 20, 2009

"Why is George Burgess still the county manager when he can't manage the budget worth a sh**?"

Wackenhut: County About to Make Mass Transit More Dangerous

After four years of basically taking it lying down, Wackenhut -- the firm contracted to provide security for Miami-Dade Transit -- came out swinging this afternoon at a press conference at the InterContinental, announcing a $20 million lawsuit against the county, which has basically accused the Palm ... More >>

Trouble on the Waterfront

Will Matheson Hammock be flooded with problems?

Fishy Business

They gave thousands to a commissioner and then won the Marlins stadium contract.

Exclusive: Marlins Construction Group Gave Thousands to Commish Who Approved No-Bid Deal

Joe Martinez seems a forthright and resolute guy. He was the first Hispanic elected by his peers to be county commission chairman. He publicly supported the highly unpopular John McCain for president. And he pushed to strip Jose Canseco's name from a stretch of SW 16th Street after the slugger admit ... More >>

When Internal Affairs Gets Too Cozy

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently ended an investigation into the onetime commander of the Miami-Dade Police Department's internal affairs unit, concluding Donald Rifkin was hoping to get laid by talking to county cop Carmen Pichardo about sensitive information in the internal affa ... More >>

Val Screen Vies for Commissioner Audrey Edmonson's Seat

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently ended an investigation into the onetime commander of the Miami-Dade Police Department's internal affairs unit, concluding Donald Rifkin was hoping to get laid by talking to county cop Carmen Pichardo about sensitive information in the internal affa ... More >>

In Carlos, We Trust

The boss pays you. time to pay him back.

Wackenhut Audit Released

The boss pays you. time to pay him back.

In Carlos We Trust, Really

The boss pays you. time to pay him back.

Marketing Mayhem

Da Hood Gone Wild creator takes cues from Joe Francis.

Spence-Jones Faces Indictment

State attorney investigates ethically challenged Miami commissioner.

Surprise Pregnancy Stuns EMTs

Kendall girl gives birth after complaining of stomach cramps

The Debate You Didn't See

A presidential hopeful talks about milk

Letters from the Issue of August 23, 2007

"You publish this garbage here because you can"

The Go-to Guy for the Gun-Shy

“We needed to advertise to people who knew where the guns were”

The Plucky Mr. Clucky

"Every kid on Lincoln Road wants to hold Mr. Clucky. It fucking weirds me out!"

Museum Park Trial Balloon Bursts

"The public has been hoodwinked."

Busted Rackets

The guy who turned Crandon Park around gets canned. It makes no cents.

Douglas Road Goes Off the (Metro) Rails

This is not the first time Raul Masvidal has tried to snooker the county into a bad deal

Pet Dumb

County cops ripped off kitties and doggies, auditors say

Double Speak

Talking out of both sides of your mouth is tricky, but Carlos Alvarez is getting the hang of it

A Shock to the System

Talking out of both sides of your mouth is tricky, but Carlos Alvarez is getting the hang of it

Billboard Verdict: Illegal!

Talking out of both sides of your mouth is tricky, but Carlos Alvarez is getting the hang of it

Yours for the Hacking

The county’s court system has spent $36 million on a revolutionary new database, but when programmers warned it was vulnerable, they’re the ones who got deleted

Rage Against the Machines

Like a modern version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, well-meaning people battle corrupt mechanisms only to discover that the true enemies of democracy are human.

No Christmas Spirit in July

Santa's Enchanted Forest may be a children's favorite, but for one county commissioner it's an outrage

Down in Flames

Miami's business leaders vowed to yank MIA from the clutches of politicians, but the politicians yanked back

An Ounce of Prevention -- At Last

County jail officials finally decide to get serious about a highly contagious disease

Toxic Jock Syndrome

Hank Goldberg offers Miami sports fans more than tired talk-radio shtick; the journalist backs up his on-air diatribes with hard facts and common sense

They want to build decent homes for poor people, but they can't get through the county's

House of Horrors

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Burned Bridges, Careers

Bias charges raise alarms in the halls of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue academy

Neighborhood Bully

Think financing a Marlins ballpark is tricky? Just try finding a place to put it

Digital Intrigue

Did Miami-Dade County Manager Steve Shiver deceive commissioners in an effort to steer a lucrative software contract to a friend? The friend says no. Shiver isn't talking.

The Day Miami Stood Still

January 1, 2000: County officials are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. What about you?

Wheels of Fortune

Why are the county's Metrobus drivers such a happy lot? Maybe because some earn more than $90,000 per year.