H.T. Smith

The Quiet Riot

My Ship of Fools

Meet Miami's Next Mayor

Political gangster or humble servant, Miriam Alonso wins either way

H.T. Under th Collar

Do black motorists get pulled over by cops for no good reason? Attorney H.T. Smith used to think so. Now he knows so.

Swelter 31

Do black motorists get pulled over by cops for no good reason? Attorney H.T. Smith used to think so. Now he knows so.

Dade Divided

One person won the job of county chief executive. But in the end, everybody lost.

Another No-Confidence Vote for Timoney

Even little old ladies don’t trust him

Changing Times

For more than 80 years the Miami Times has been the voice of the black community, but fewer and fewer people are listening

Meet Mr. Arza

In four short years, state Rep. Ralph Arza has gone from schoolteacher to powerful politician, and now he's about to take control of public education in Miami

Letters from the Issue of March 4, 2004

From nightclubs to culture wars to defending the defenders

Sustained Objections

A group of young attorneys are in open revolt against their boss -- Public Defender Bennett Brummer

Beating Whitey II

Around and around on the MIAB/black-owned hotel deal

Beating Whitey

Developer Donahue Peebles is as handsome, smooth, articulate, & nasty as he needs to be

A Man in Fool

Free cops for your next event? Dorrin Rolle says yes.

The Hot Seat

Pepe Cancio faced big trouble on his first day as a county commissioner, but no one likes trouble

Opa-locka Three: The Sequel

After the fire, the fire still burns

A Wasted Life

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

That Old Familiar Face

When you hear the name Maurice Ferré, what comes to mind? Something positive? Negative? Anything at all?

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of July 26, 2001

You Are Cordially Invited

So you weren't among those lucky few who dined with the king and queen? Consider it a compliment.

Riptide

"If you do me right, I'll give you $20"

How to Succeed in Education Without Really Studying, Part 2

The high and mighty rushed to the aid of dubiously degreed schools superintendent Roger Cuevas

Free the Felon!

A Sixties-style radical shakes his behind at old-style protesters, and police go crazy

Nice Guy, Wrong Job

A Sixties-style radical shakes his behind at old-style protesters, and police go crazy

A Day of Reckoning

A Sixties-style radical shakes his behind at old-style protesters, and police go crazy

Baba's Big Bucks

African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko opened his checkbook and stole Miami's heart. Not surprisingly, that wasn't the only thing he stole.

The Baba Chronicles

For some people, African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko was a dream come true. For others he was a nightmare.

The Ethnic Chopping Block

To win the most important election in Dade County history, the top mayoral candidates have hacked the voting public to pieces

Burke Besieged

The Florida Elections Commission and the Florida Bar. Maybe the FBI, too. For a man who won automatic re-election, Metro Commissioner James Burke seems to have a lot of explaining to do.

Meet Miami's Next Mayor

Part 2: Miriam Alonso knows how to put votes together, but she can't seem to separate dirty tricks from politics

From The Back of the Bus to the Driver's Seat

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

The Cubanization of Xavier Suarez

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

Swelter

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

White on Black

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on