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I just wanted to share the fact that this image on the right is actually from the Illinois.Gov, and is the single most helpful thing I've ever seen on a government website. [Illinois] Dr. Evan Zimmer, a well known Miami-beach psychiatrist, was arrested on charges of spending $10,000 on prostitutes, ... More >>

From Moscow to Miami

When Cuba's top students were sent to the Soviet Union, no one could have guessed they would change from revolutionaries to refugees.

The Further Adventures of Willy and Sal

Being thrown in jail was supposed to bring down the curtain on Miami drug lords Willy Falc and Sal Magluta. But there was an encore: Death threats, clandestine cameras, illegal searches, and major security violations.

Swelter

Being thrown in jail was supposed to bring down the curtain on Miami drug lords Willy Falc and Sal Magluta. But there was an encore: Death threats, clandestine cameras, illegal searches, and major security violations.

Swelter 13

Being thrown in jail was supposed to bring down the curtain on Miami drug lords Willy Falc and Sal Magluta. But there was an encore: Death threats, clandestine cameras, illegal searches, and major security violations.

Holiday Shopping for Big Shots

Gift ideas for Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter, Mayor Carlos Alvarez, and Related Group chairman Jorge Perez.

Johnny Be Good, Part 2

Clean the chief’s mouth out with soap

City Hall Stinks

There's a war on Dinner Key, and Marc Sarnoff is a bomb-thrower.

Marijuana Goes Upstate

Florida moves into the number two spot when it comes to grow houses

Souto Steamed Over Suit Support

"Money used to reverse the rezoning is money dedicated to the preservation of Vizcaya"

Super Brawls

The kid produced a pocket knife and slashed his adversary on the arm

Ghost Repeater

Ecstasy swoons on the radio, plus pimp documentation and flag desecration

Perception Is Reality

Drugs, guns, violence, beauty, style, and the illusory world of Miami Vice

Beach Brawl

Money and ethnicity narrow the race for Miami Beach City Commission to two men

The Dullness of Being Manny Diaz

Miami used to be a punch line, but now the joke is on bored reporters

Here Comes the Neighborhood

An old Miami Beach family is cashing in on the next new thing

Burial Plots

Sensitive sites get short shrift from the city

Vote for Culture

What exactly does that mean? Today we know it means that two museums will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to build hulking structures in a waterfront park. But on November 2, most people had no clue

Tumbling Chairs

The people of Miami take a crash course in art, parks, and democracy

Thump, Thump, Thump

No, that's not the DJ you've been hearing outside Club Space

Hizzoner Unloads

On his way out, Miami Beach Mayor Neisen Kasdin takes aim and fires

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of October 18, 2001

You Are Cordially Invited

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

Squeeze Play

When an influential developer wants to cram a size-10 project on a size-4 parcel of waterfront land, who can he turn to for help? The ever-accommodating Miami City Commission, of course.

The Knight of Blight

Miami developer Aristides Martinez once seemed an inner-city savior. Today he goes by another name: Slumlord.

Best Comic-Book Store

A&M Comics and Books

Night & Day

June 10 - 16, 1999

Builder Beware

Welcome to the new Miami Beach, where the citizens are angry, commissioners are cowed, and developers are Public Enemy #1

The Monster Mash

Jorge Mas Canosa answered a journalistic hatchet jobwith a libel lawsuit. But now everyone is getting cut to the bone.

Postcards from the Bust

Exploring the wreckage of South Florida's condo meltdown.

Marc Sarnoff Met With Jorge Perez, But Mercy Condos Never Came Up

Joe Arriola is an arranger, a fixer of sorts. So when Marc Sarnoff was elected to the Miami Marc Sarnoff wanted to let developers know he was not some Cerberus, Hades' ghastly hound.​City Commission, Arriola thought it was a good idea to arrange a sit-down between his pal of 25 years, prominent de ... More >>

Commissioner Marc Sarnoff's ethics questioned over Mercy condo project

Joe Arriola is an arranger, a fixer of sorts. So when Marc Sarnoff was elected to the Miami Marc Sarnoff wanted to let developers know he was not some Cerberus, Hades' ghastly hound.​City Commission, Arriola thought it was a good idea to arrange a sit-down between his pal of 25 years, prominent de ... More >>

Exclusive: Brickell Developer Unloads Empty Condos on Julia Tuttle Sex Offenders

A local condo developer and a homeless advocacy group are nearing a landmark deal to house the remaining sex offenders living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.ICON Brickell​The offenders would be housed at Brickell high-rises that have been all b ... More >>

Is a Second Downtown Miami Condo Boom on the Horizon?

​Those half-empty condo buildings that once haunted downtown Miami are slowly filling up, thanks in large part to foreign buyers taking advantage of the low prices and weak dollar. Though, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks that what the area needs right now are tons more condo buildi ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff is the Top Rain Maker in Miami

​​Miami city commissioner Marc Sarnoff has collected nearly half a million dollars in his reelection bid, leading all candidates in the money raising front for the upcoming November election. Of the three incumbents on the ballot, Sarnoff faces the stiffest competition with four opponents who ha ... More >>

Marc Sarnoff's Five Biggest Lies: Fake Mortgages, Ignorant Mailers, and Made-Up Grandpas

​With a $417,000 campaign war chest, Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is the top rainmaker of the five candidates running in next week's November 1 election.The incumbent from Coconut Grove is also the guy who tells the biggest whoppers. To honor his preeminent status, Banana Republican has compile ... More >>

Lies Marc Sarnoff told me

​With a $417,000 campaign war chest, Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is the top rainmaker of the five candidates running in next week's November 1 election.The incumbent from Coconut Grove is also the guy who tells the biggest whoppers. To honor his preeminent status, Banana Republican has compile ... More >>

Miami Herald's "House of Lies" exposes a crisis but then moves on

​With a $417,000 campaign war chest, Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is the top rainmaker of the five candidates running in next week's November 1 election.The incumbent from Coconut Grove is also the guy who tells the biggest whoppers. To honor his preeminent status, Banana Republican has compile ... More >>

Jorge Perez Wants to Rename the Miami Art Museum After Himself

Artist rendering of the future home of the MAM​For many the name of developer Jorge Perez is synonymous with the boom and bust of Miami real estate over the past decade. Now it appears Perez would much rather have his name synonymous with the Miami Art Museum, and has offered the institution a $35 ... More >>

Art Basel's Biggest Buy: Jorge Perez Gets MAM Name For $35 Million, Over Objections

The new MAM.​While Basel collectors plunk down millions on Miami Beach, this week's biggest art buy went down last night on the other side of Biscayne Bay. Developer Jorge Perez's $35 million bid to put his name atop the Miami Art Museum's new bay front home was finalized by trustees.The gift seem ... More >>

Miami Art Museum name game

The new MAM.​While Basel collectors plunk down millions on Miami Beach, this week's biggest art buy went down last night on the other side of Biscayne Bay. Developer Jorge Perez's $35 million bid to put his name atop the Miami Art Museum's new bay front home was finalized by trustees.The gift seem ... More >>

Reader mail: "MAM board members should be indicted for stupidity"

The new MAM.​While Basel collectors plunk down millions on Miami Beach, this week's biggest art buy went down last night on the other side of Biscayne Bay. Developer Jorge Perez's $35 million bid to put his name atop the Miami Art Museum's new bay front home was finalized by trustees.The gift seem ... More >>

Miami New Times' predictions for 2012

The new MAM.​While Basel collectors plunk down millions on Miami Beach, this week's biggest art buy went down last night on the other side of Biscayne Bay. Developer Jorge Perez's $35 million bid to put his name atop the Miami Art Museum's new bay front home was finalized by trustees.The gift seem ... More >>

Miami New Times Ranks Miami's Political Bloggers: Honorable Mentions

Miami New Times cover story is going to be a doozy as we dive into the lives of Miami's most hated bloggers -- by the local political establishment, that is. These digital gadflies are filling the civic investigative void created by the cuts at The Miami Herald and other local media outlets. You'll ... More >>

Miami's best blogs: Honorable mention

Miami New Times cover story is going to be a doozy as we dive into the lives of Miami's most hated bloggers -- by the local political establishment, that is. These digital gadflies are filling the civic investigative void created by the cuts at The Miami Herald and other local media outlets. You'll ... More >>

Jennifer Lopez Loses Her Brickell Condo to Foreclosure

​Jennifer Lopez is the latest victim of Florida's foreclosure crisis. The condo in the Icon Brickell building she was shacking up in with her latest younger lover, Caspar Smart, has now been bought up out of foreclosure by someone else and Lopez will have to move out according to Gossip Extra. Do ... More >>