Hialeah Gardens

Cuban Baseball Agents: Risks and Lies

Human Skull and Bones Discovered at Apparent Sacrifice Site in Hialeah Gardens (PHOTOS)

Richard "Kudo" Couto, the animal activist who has targeted illegal slaughterhouses in Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens, was prowling that area recently when he stumbled upon a scene worthy of Law & Order. He found what looked to be leftovers from an epic sacrifice. A container was filled with the r ... More >>

Gerardo Silva Jr. Charged $2,500 In Clothes And Electronics On His Medley Credit Card

Medley Councilman Gerardo Silva Jr. went ham on his town-issued credit card, racking up more than $2,500 in personal charges since he took office in November 2010. His purchases included $500 in discounted suits, a $688 iPad2 with a $80 case and keyboard, and $230 shoes from Nordstrom. Silva also us ... More >>

New law pits Florida tattoo artists against each other

Medley Councilman Gerardo Silva Jr. went ham on his town-issued credit card, racking up more than $2,500 in personal charges since he took office in November 2010. His purchases included $500 in discounted suits, a $688 iPad2 with a $80 case and keyboard, and $230 shoes from Nordstrom. Silva also us ... More >>

Sweetwater Police Department, Among Others, Is Magnet For Trouble Officers

​The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is going to give us cold sweats the next time we're driving through one of Miami-Dade County's small towns. The daily paper-- which on Sunday reported that Florida's statistically dirtiest cop is an Opa-Locka officer-- continued its "Unfit for Duty" series today ... More >>

FBI Arrests Hialeah Gardens Cop Jorge Romero for Being Part of Thief Gang

​For 13 years, Hialeah Gardens Police Officer Jorge Romero has been charged with patrolling his city for crime. This morning he found himself charged with an actual crime. FBI agents arrested him for alleged participation in a gang of thieves that terrorized cargo trucks and made off with valuable ... More >>

Miami Ranked 8th Most "Walkable" City in America

​Nevermind the heat or your safety, Miami is apparently America's 8th most "walkable" city in all of America. That's according to Walk Score. Though, the high ranking is a bit deceiving. It only applies to the City of Miami, and is only in relation to America's 50 largest cities by population ... More >>

Police Bust Massive Miami Theft Ring That Swiped $6 Million Worth of Jewels in Two Years

​America's pawnshop and jewelry store owners can rest a little easier tonight, because authorities have arrested eight South Florida men accused of running a burglary ring that stole $6 million worth of jewelry from stores in six states over the past two years. All eight have been charged with rac ... More >>

Local Valentine's Day Edible Gift Ideas For a Sweetheart With a Sweet Tooth

Heart-shaped sandwich cookies from Cookie Couture​Don't be that guy (or girl) who settles for any of these unforgivable last-minute Walgreens candies (or, worse, a teddy bear holding a heart.) If you're reading this blog, chances are you have particular culinary taste -- and probably so does your ... More >>

2 Girls and a Cupcake Host a Pop-Up Retail Event Tonight to Celebrate Cupcake Wars Episode

The famous Free Weezy cupcakes​Last week, we re-introduced you to Hialeah's only bespoke, hip-hop-loving cupcake company, 2 Girls and a Cupcake. The two namesake girls, 27-year-old Evelyn Dieppa and 26-year-old Lorena Castro, appear tonight on the Food Network's Cupcake Wars.To celebrate, they're ... More >>

Today In Cocaine: Ten Busted in Juarez-to-Miami Ring, Colombian Coke Lord Due In Federal Court

​It's already been a busy week for the drug that made Miami -- or at least for the feds' perpetual war on the white stuff. First, the DEA arrested 10 people, mostly from Miami and Hialeah, and charged them with organizing a ring shuttling coke from Juarez to South Florida.Then came word that a muc ... More >>

La Crema de las Empanadas: Real Latin cooking

​It's already been a busy week for the drug that made Miami -- or at least for the feds' perpetual war on the white stuff. First, the DEA arrested 10 people, mostly from Miami and Hialeah, and charged them with organizing a ring shuttling coke from Juarez to South Florida.Then came word that a muc ... More >>

La Crema de las Empanadas' Outstanding Patacones

Most foodies usually turn their noses up and their fancy palates away from dining inside shopping centers. But every once in a while, when something is really worth it, they'll suck up their gourmet pride and dine within reach of Subways and dollar stores. La Crema de las Empanadas is a place worth ... More >>

Tales From The Drive Thru: Hand Jobs, Weed, and Spit Shakes

Everybody's doing it.​Sometimes, everything you've ever feared about the drive- thru is true. Careful what you say into that fast food speaker. Short Order recently met Trew Money, his rap name, in a local bar and grill kitchen where he was working as a dishwasher. We asked if he had any funny sto ... More >>

Cop Land Revisited

A tiny town in North Dade has some kinda police force.

Pork Pirates

They'll slaughter your dinner as you watch — but don't tell the cops.

On the Hunt for Illegal Slaughter in Northwest Dade

Take a drive through West Miami-Dade -- anywhere from as far south as Kendall to beyond the northern borders of the county -- and you'll see the signs everywhere. Se Venden Puercos. Venden Animales. Animals for Sale. Guess what? The farmers inside ain't selling their pigs alive. But they certainly d ... More >>

Comcast Service Down in Some Areas, Insanity Ensues

Take a drive through West Miami-Dade -- anywhere from as far south as Kendall to beyond the northern borders of the county -- and you'll see the signs everywhere. Se Venden Puercos. Venden Animales. Animals for Sale. Guess what? The farmers inside ain't selling their pigs alive. But they certainly d ... More >>

Martinez Blasts NRCC for Attacking His Children

Take a drive through West Miami-Dade -- anywhere from as far south as Kendall to beyond the northern borders of the county -- and you'll see the signs everywhere. Se Venden Puercos. Venden Animales. Animals for Sale. Guess what? The farmers inside ain't selling their pigs alive. But they certainly d ... More >>

I Survived Racy, Spanish-Language TV

Take a drive through West Miami-Dade -- anywhere from as far south as Kendall to beyond the northern borders of the county -- and you'll see the signs everywhere. Se Venden Puercos. Venden Animales. Animals for Sale. Guess what? The farmers inside ain't selling their pigs alive. But they certainly d ... More >>

Spanish-Language TV: Perverse and Profound

Late at night, the dwarves and strippers come out to play.

Miami’s Merman Is One of the Fastest Swimmers in the World

Clocking in at three meters a second, this Cuban rafter aims to be world champ

Death Do Us Part

A murder-suicide left Hialeah Gardens in shock. There were warning signs.

Total the Recall

Commish Natacha Seijas is still around. For now anyway.

Glass Shield

Hialeah Gardens Police officer claims she was harassed and tormented

No News Is Bad News

You knew local TV newscasts were lame, you just didn't know how lame

The Bitch

Winter White

Critical Mass Transit

This Miami-Dade Transit special report is brought to you by the letters K, L, and S and by the numbers 3, 11, and 27

Gang Related

Mass transit trouble and coked-up greyhounds

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

Heavy in Hialeah

The president of Universal Music Latino reveals his hip-hop strategy for getting Latin kids to buy Latin music

Saint Pizzi

Rundle, Milian, or Pizzi as state attorney in '04?

Letters from the Issue of September 26, 2002

Filmmaking in Miami: There is a time to just say no

Letters from the Issue of August 1, 2002

Just because you can shake it doesn't mean you're a dancer.

The Hialeah Gardens "Darkie" Problem

Official city policy: Black people not welcome here

Ahí Todavía

The timba boom of the Nineties may have subsided, but salsa's smoothest voice is still here

My Generación

Dig what Jorge Moreno has to say

Riptide über alles

How Manny Diaz got to be Mayor of Miami

Tales of Terror

In the chaotic days following the attacks, a reporter came to expect the unexpected

Best Local Girl Gone Bad

Gilda Oliveros

If the Suits Fit

The mayor of Hialeah Gardens has a taste for vulgarity, revenge -- and for costing the city big bucks in legal fees

A Miami Miracle

Divine intervention may be responsible for the hubbub around a Little Havana statue. Or maybe it's media hype.

A Brotherly Imbroglio

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

A Little Slice of Cuba

Welcome to Rancho Don Goyo, where the pork is fresh, the beer is cold, and the music is pure, rural Cuban

Reverb

Welcome to Rancho Don Goyo, where the pork is fresh, the beer is cold, and the music is pure, rural Cuban

Fume It May Concern

Hialeah Gardens buys its gasoline from pumps owned by a city councilman. A Hialeah Gardens city councilman.

THIS IS A LIST FOR BRIAN...

Hialeah Gardens buys its gasoline from pumps owned by a city councilman. A Hialeah Gardens city councilman.

Farewell Hialeah

Hialeah Gardens buys its gasoline from pumps owned by a city councilman. A Hialeah Gardens city councilman.

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!

You Can Get There From Here

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