Hialeah

Video Shows Hialeah Cops Intimidating "Harlem Shakers"

Two months ago, six Hialeah Police officers stamped out a gathering of young folks attempting to shoot an impromptu street video of "Harlem Shake," the popular Internet meme that went so viral even the Miami Heat players did their own version. When cops ordered the crowd to disperse on February 24, ... More >>

Radioboxer Breaks Up: "We're Disappointed to Say There Isn't a Scandalous Reason"

Oh, Radio broke your heart. Today, everyone's favorite "bi-polar pop band from Hialeah," announced that "the time is right to end our beloved project." After four years and two albums, this New Times reader's pick for Best Band of 2009 is calling it quits. And the only consolation: "We do plan to ... More >>

Sweetness Bakeshop to Open Second, Larger Hialeah Location

Everyone loves a good cupcake. But when maple-bacon donuts, homemade Oreos, ginger-glazed chicken melts and craft beer are also on the menu - even better. That's Sweetness Bakeshop & Cafe in a nutshell, a South Miami favorite since its inception in 2010. Now, thanks to their increasing popular ... More >>

Hialeah "Harlem Shake" Busted by Police

"Harlem Shake" Shoot in Hialeah Goes Horribly Wrong

At first Banana Republican was torn. We didn't know whether to curse or congratulate a gaggle of Hialeah police officers who trampled an impromptu "Harlem Shake" video shoot. Do we side with the two dozen young shakers, including a man dressed in a banana suit, who gathered in front of the "Welcome ... More >>

Miami Named Second Worst-Run City in America; Hialeah Fifth

Congratulations, Miami-Dade! You're home to two of the five worst-run cities in the country.The rankings come from 247WallSt.com which used a number of factors to determine the list. Gross metropolitan product, public debt, unemployment rates, violent crime, poverty, home prices, the number of insur ... More >>

Why Is This Dead Pig Riding Around in a Convertible in Hialeah?

Riptide has noticed perhaps the most Hialeah picture of all time floating around Facebook this past week. It appears to show a dead pig riding shotgun in a convertible down a highway in Miami's redheaded stepchild of a suburb. Words fail us.

Hialeah Fest 2012: "Bro, We Got Everything!"

Ferny Coipel answers the phone with an enthusiastic, "What's up, brother?!" that sounds like a cross between Cheech, Chong and Hulk Hogan. Though we suspect the Humbert guitarist and Hialeah Fest coordinator is the kind of guy who is perpetually stoked on life, his enthusiasm may be partially attri ... More >>

Florida Republicans' Ballot Fraud 2012

Brainsathon

Juleisy and Karla: Hialeah's Finest Drag Chonga Chefs on Home Cooking and the Hialeah Lifestyle

The first dose of cultural reflection Miamians enjoyed en masse was the video Shit Miami Girls Say. It was one of the best imitations of the stereotypical Miami we know and love. Deep down inside, we could all relate to it in some way. But last week, Hialeah's Finest Kitchen With Juleisy y Karl ... More >>

Thief Steals Metrorail Security Guard's Gun in Hialeah UPDATED

A security guard at a Metrorial station in Hialeah had her gun and gun belt stolen from her at a Hialeah station early Tuesday morning. Police are now searching for the subject.

Top 10 Things You Don't Want To Hear Your Fourth of July Host Say

Fourth of July gatherings are like any other gatherings: Some are a lot better than others. Thing is, by the time you discover the picnic you've attended is a dud, it's too late.Sometimes, however, you might overhear a key phrase uttered by the host that will signal looming trouble early on in the p ... More >>

Hialeah Police Shoot Man Who Hit Officer With Car

A suspected car thief and a Hialeah police officer are both in the hospital this afternoon after a chain of events involving a hit-and-run accident and a police-involved shooting. The officer, who has not yet been identified, attempted to stop what was believed to have been a stolen car near th ... More >>

Hialeah Firefighter Under Investigation for Making Insensitive Jokes About Hialeah on Facebook

Lets be honest, poking fun at Hialeah is a great tradition among the rest of Miami-Dade citizens. It's basically akin to New Yorkers who wisecrack about Staten Island. That doesn't mean, however, that the jokes can't go too far. And Eric Johnson, a non-Hispanic, white Hialeah firefighter, may have g ... More >>

Hialeah Babysitter Abducted by Ex-Husband, Kids Left Alone

​Two young children under four years old were left alone in Hialeah after their babysitter was abducted. The woman, whose name has not been released, was watching her niece and nephew when her ex-husband showed up to the house and forced her into his car.

Mastermind 2012 Honorable Mention: Hialeah Haikus

Miami New Times' Mastermind Awards honors the city's most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 150 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We'll be profiling our honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year's three Mastermi ... More >>

A Guide to Trashing Taxpayers

Dummies Guide To Trashing Taxpayers: Hialeah Okeechobee Road Landmark

​Next week, Miami New Times is publishing a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondogg ... More >>

Hialeah Fest Celebrates The City of Progress

Photo by Karen KeeslerHail Hialeah with Humbert.​It's easy to fall victim to glitz and glamor. It's easy to see the big stars, the bright lights, the sandy beaches, or the half-naked wannabe strippers of Ocean Boulevard in hip-hop videos and think, "This is Miami." Reality programming and big-bud ... More >>

Flower Vendors, Stand Up. Libertarians Sue Hialeah.

​A new group of lawyers is taking the side of Hialeah street vendors. The Institute for Justice is suing the city of Hialeah today on behalf of the mobile sales folk, saying the city's regulations are too tough. This is a little bizarre, considering you probably see more guys vendiendo todo in th ... More >>

Hialeah's Executive Palace Hotel gives you more bang for your buck

A private garage, a stripper pole, and hard-core porn on the tube. This ain't no Radisson.

Illegal Cable and Streets With Five Names in Havy Rodriguez's Hialeah Parody Song

​Many of us in the 305 make fun of Hialeah. And why wouldn't we? The addresses make no sense, no one speaks English, and it feels like you need a passport just to enter the city limits. Curiously, though, a lot of cool stuff comes out of Hialeah too. Like Hialeah Fest, which takes place in, ahem ... More >>

Father of Street-Wandering Hialeah Toddler May Not Always Obey The Law

Hialeah Police​As it turns out, a Hialeah father who was arrested yesterday when his bruised toddler was found wandering down 74th Street alone might not be a very nice guy.Thirty-one-year-old Carlos Aybar Oliveras is now in jail on $20,000 bond, WSVN reports, and the girl's mother, Jessica Pinon, ... More >>

Appliance Superstore hhgregg is Hiring 600 People in South Florida

​One morning the executives at rapidly growing appliance superstore chain hhgregg woke up and realized that their name was really stupid they didn't have any stores in South Florida. Rather than quietly work their way into the market the company has decided to simultaneously open ten new stores in ... More >>

Start Casting Your Ballots Today For A New Mayor And Two Commissioners

​Early voting begins today. That means in 15 days we will know who the next Miami-Dade Mayor is. Will it be the Hialeah snake oil salesman ward boss, the ex-fire chief, the Tulane-educated lawyer, or Miami's favorite uncle? And whoever wins, will he still be a strong mayor or will voters eras ... More >>

Esteban Bovo: The New Natacha Seijas

​Thought the recall election would change things at county hall? Think again. If campaign money is any indication, former state Rep. Esteban Bovo is a shoo-in for the Miami-Dade Commission seat representing northwestern parts of the county vacated by Natacha Seijas. And he is beholden to a lo ... More >>

Hialeah Teen Drowns After Daredevil Jump into Lake

​Rescue workers pulled the lifeless body of a 15-year-old boy from a lake in Hialeah today after the young boy attempted to jump into the lake from a bridge. Resuscitation efforts proved ineffective, and the boy was pronounced dead at Palmetto General Hospital.

Morons of the Week: 92-Year-Old Woman, Deprived of a Kiss, Opens Fire

What are you in for?​It's Wednesday, and what better way to celebrate hump day than with a collection of morons, right? In this edition of Riptide's occasional series Morons of the Week, you'll meet a 92-year-old lady and her hunky, 53-year-old neighbor, as well as a dude who didn't pass the NY b ... More >>

Natacha Seijas goes on a recall rampage

Things Natacha Seijas Said on the Recall Trail

​Natacha Seijas is one week closer to her political reckoning, which means she will get only more viciously cantankerous than ever. Since the second attempt to recall her in four years kicked off, the county commissioner representing Hialeah and Miami Lakes has been on a rampage, threatening colle ... More >>

Little Men, Big Beers

Beat to Death

Julio Robaina: Dade's next mayor?

Five Teens Discovered Dead at Hialeah Motel

The outside of the Presidente Motel​At around 2 p.m. yesterday, a maid walked into a room at the Hialeah motel at which she worked and discovered the bodies of five dead teenagers. WSVN reports that police believe the deaths were a result of a tragic accident. Names and identities of the victims h ... More >>

Kohl's Cools Our MacBook Pro, Part 1

AlexMuse via Flickr​It's our first day at the Miami New Times new offices, and to celebrate, we treated ourselves to a fancy, ergonomic laptop cooling dock from diamond-in-the-rough retailer, Kohl's, in Hialeah.First, a brief explanation as to why we need said fancy, ergonomic laptop machine.Last ... More >>

The Art of War Emcee Invitational Takes to S Sports Bar Tomorrow Night

via 305.comHialeah rapper LMS goes to war.​If you're as big of a fan of emcees and battles as we are, you've probably realized one big flaw in the hip-hop chain: Most of these battles take place midday in the sweltering outdoor heat. We get the whole sweat-while-you-spit-rhymes mentality, but woul ... More >>

Founder of Hialeah Fest Ferny Coipel Talks Hialeah Memories, Lineups, and This Weekend's Festivities

​Ahhh La Ciudad Que Progresa. It's not uncommon to hear jokes at its expense, like the classic rhyme, "Hialeah, agua, fango y factoria," (water, mud and factories). Sure, motorists tend to end up more lost in Hialeah than Helen Keller without a seeing eye dog. After all, it's like, "WTF, street? A ... More >>

Hialeah Fest 2010 to Take Place September 17 and 18, And They're Looking for New Bands

​Okay, we're not claiming to be geographical geniuses or anything, but when we hear about a music festival dubbed "Hialeah Fest," we just assumed it would take place in Hialeah, right?That's not the case for this year's festival, which will bring in about 20 bands so far, among them Ketchy Shuby, ... More >>

Letters from the issue of August 26, 2010

Banco Popular Forecloses on Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina's Property

City of Hialeah​Pobrecito Julito. Hialeah's mayor can't catch a break these days. He is battling the city unions over pensions and the city budget. He is dodging questions about his business relationship with $40 million Ponzi schemer Luis Felipe Perez, as well as inquiries about personal deals he ... More >>

Radioboxer with Lavola at the Annex in Hialeah, August 13

​Radioboxer With LavolaThe Annex, HialeahSaturday, August 13Better Than: Not going to a warehouse party where Radioboxer and Lavola are going to rock out.The Review:Saturday was keyboardist Gian Nicolaci's birthday, and this week is bassist Jota Dazza's, so naturally, the Radioboxer gang cele ... More >>

Hit Play! CD Release Show this Saturday!

​ Hit Play!'s finally gotten it together to formally bring an official CD release party to their awesome debut EP, In Case of Emergency. Comprised by Gaston de la Vega on bass, Machbeth Proenza on drums, Johnny Underpaid and Raf Solo on guitars and Alex Calante on vocals, their take on Southern C ... More >>

Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina Exposed on Facebook By Former Allies

City of HialeahJulio Robaina double-crossed two former allies who are now out to destroy him.​Last Wednesday, shortly before dawn, Rolando Bolaños logged on to his Facebook account to update his status regarding his favorite subject, Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina. The ex-Hialeah Police chief inform ... More >>

It's All About the Poetry, Bro

Man Dies While Trying to Save Two Drowning Children off Virginia Key

Two children were swimming yesterday afternoon around 3 p.m. off Virginia Key near the Miami Seaquarium when they began to struggle. Two men heroically jumped in to save them. However, one man died trying to the save kids.The man, identified as Douglas Frank Butler, was visiting from Gainesville and ... More >>

Hialeah Chusmeria Goes Digital

Ah, Hialeah, Hialeah. You truly are the city of progress. One of my new friends on Facebook is Hialeah Cares, an unknown identity in the vast cyberverse of anonymity who has riled up Mayor Julio Robaina's most vociferous critics. The back and forth has been quite entertaining. The wall post below su ... More >>

Hialeah Police Pump Robbery Suspect's Car Full of Bullets

via Just NewsThe suspect's car was shot multiple times. ​Hialeah police got a call that a Farm Store at West 6th Avenue and 29th Street had been robbed.The police tracked down the suspect to a nearby residential neighborhood where a confrontation occurred. A police officer then shot at the suspect ... More >>

More Miami YouTube Miscellany: Enrique y Joe's "Sweet Home Hialeah"

For all Miami natives rank on Hialeah, we sure love to talk about it and enshrine it in art and song. Even people who don't actually live there seem to want a piece of the Hialeah shine. One entry into this growing body of cultural expression: "Sweet Home Hialeah," a parody song and video by Enriqu ... More >>

Hialeah Election Results: Robaina, Gonzalez and Cue Win Out Easy

Mayor Robaino​The citizens of Hialeah sure weren't hungry for change. All three offices up for election went easily to the incumbents. Notably, Katharine Cue, who was appointed to the commission last year, won her first election. Hialeah Mayor: Julio RobainaHialeah Council Member - Group V: L ... More >>