Hialeah City Council

Hialeah Park, Florida's greatest racetrack, battles mega-casinos and lawsuits

Julio Robaina: Dade's next mayor?

What Blagojevich Teaches Us About Political Appointments

Welcome to biggest blatant political scandal in years starring Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich. Basically the dude tried to leverage his power to be able to select the successor to Obama's Senate seat for money (note to wingnuts: There's no evidence that the Obama camp is involved in this at al ... More >>

End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty

The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.

Wicked

Melt this commissioner

Letters from the Issue of March 30, 2006

“An up or down vote is all we ask”

Letters from the Issue of January 1, 2004

“An up or down vote is all we ask”

Letters from the Issue of June 5 - 11, 2003

Best Drag Queen, Best Free Publicity, Best Party Pooper

Letters from the Issue of May 8-14,2003

Art and rabbits and dictators and screwy geniuses

The Hialeah 3

They're young, they're idealistic, they're in for a wild ride

The Last Pony Show

Owner John Brunetti is determined to save Hialeah Park, but market pressures may spell doom after 76 years of racing

Carnival!

Miami's joyous Caribbean fete attracts hundreds of thousands of revelers each year. So why has it remained overlooked and underfunded? Let's put it this way: The event isn't held on Calle Ocho.

DeFede: Deconstructing Alex

He billed himself as a reformer, but a close look at Alex Penelas's record reveals a politician more in tune with ambition than innovation

Don't Look for the Union Label

For two years Goya Foods has waged a war to prevent its workers from unionizing. Now things are starting to get really ugly.

Haul of Shame

Waste dumps, illicit lobbying, paid supporters, hidden agendas. Or politics as usual in Miami-Dade County.

A Brotherly Imbroglio

Hialeah police chief Rolando Bolanos has two sons on the force. Both are being investigated for violent behavior.

Islands Bash

Hialeah police chief Rolando Bolanos has two sons on the force. Both are being investigated for violent behavior.

Elector Set

No doubt about it, Raul Martinez is Hialeah's mayor-for-life. The question is: Can Herman Echevarria's Penelas-driven political machine succeed in killing him?

Free to Speak Her Mind

No doubt about it, Raul Martinez is Hialeah's mayor-for-life. The question is: Can Herman Echevarria's Penelas-driven political machine succeed in killing him?

Ambitious to a Fault

No doubt about it, Raul Martinez is Hialeah's mayor-for-life. The question is: Can Herman Echevarria's Penelas-driven political machine succeed in killing him?

The Kingmaker

In the soap opera that is Hialeah politics, Herman Echevarria might be poised to supplant Raul Martinez as leading man.

Raindrops Keep Falling on Her Head

Try as she might, Judge Victoria Sigler finds it difficult to keep on the sunny side of life in her Hialeah courthouse

What About Those Stinking Badges?

Hialeah City Council members take an unprecedented legal step to protect their reputations

The Commish

She's naive. She lacks experience. She's too "nice" to survive in Dade's policitical jungle. So why is Katy Sorenson so dangerous?

Dade Divided

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

Three Scenes from the Political Stage

Election night with Steve Clark, Miriam Alonso, and Raul Martinez

In the Line of Firing

Conchy Bretos gets dumped from her county job, the list of suspects grows, and the State Attorney's Office is nowhere to be seen

It Ain't Knot's Landing, It's Hialeah

Morales is a pervert! Caldwell is a slut! Penelas is a pansy! Welcome to politics in the City of Progress!