Miami-Dade County

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The Average Miamian Makes $36,357 Per Year

​The Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis has released its county-level estimates of per capita personal income (total personal income divided by population) for 2009, and apparently the people of Miami-Dade brought in $36,357 each on average. That's a much smaller figure than most of our neighbori ... More >>

Stop Jailing Pot Smokers And Let's Go After The Real Criminals

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate to replace more-boring-than-bread-pudding ex-Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez -- makes a campaign pr ... More >>

Luther Campbell Starts Meeting Voters And Other Candidates

Michael McElroy​This past Wednesday night, a couple dozen Miami-Dade voters gathered inside a back dining room of Town Kitchen & Bar in South Miami to hear New Times columnist Luther Campbell, county Commissioner Carlos Gimenez, and former state Rep. Marcelo Llorente talk about their platforms ... More >>

Man Tries to Abduct Teen from Bus Stop, Blows Her a Kiss Before Leaving

​Earlier this week, a 16-year-old girl was waiting for her bus, instead she almost was forcibly dragged into the back of a stranger's car. City of Miami Police are on the search for a man who tried to abduct the girl. His original attempt was thwarted, but as he drove off, he blew his victim ... More >>

Miami-Dade County Fair Opens Today, Time For Fair Food

Miami-Dade County Fair​The Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition opens today and runs through April 3. The Fair is celebrating it's 60th birthday this year and over half a million people are expected to show up for this 18-day long party. Attractions at the fair include a circus, live tige ... More >>

Recall Results: Alvarez and Seijas are Gone

​The people of Miami-Dade have spoken and they were not ambiguous about it: county mayor Carlos Alvarez and county commissioner Natacha Seijas are out of a job. The total vote count isn't in just yet, but as of right now both were ousted with about 88 percent of voters checking "yes."

Mugshots Friday: Streets of Rage, Larry the Ostrich, and Fade-O the Incredible Tattooed Ex-Con

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken in Miami-Dade County in the week previous. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain-out look more badass than we ever will . This is the italicized intro to that series ... More >>

State Legislators Want to Take Away Some of County Commissioners' Powers

​With an election set in a week to recall Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas the air of reform is steadily streaming through County Hall, but two state lawmakers don't just want a change in leadership. They want to see the powers of Miami-Dade County Comm ... More >>

Krop High Scandal: FHSAA Honcho Roger Dearing Responds to the Haters

​Florida High School Athletic Association executive director Roger Dearing has taken a lot of heat for the disqualification of the Krop High basketball team and ongoing investigation into the school's entire athletic department. He sent us an op-ed letter, which we've posted below, in which he att ... More >>

Redland's Bargain Town: the Farmers Market in Photos

​Our earlier post about the Redland flea market was devoted to its outdoor food court -- but the second big centerpiece of the place is its massive farmers market. No, this isn't the kind of pristine, cutesy "farmers market" that sells cupcakes and boasts signs with clever graphic design. This, in ... More >>

More People Visited Miami in 2010 Than Ever Before

Duane Hanson's Tourists II​12.6 million paid an overnight visit to Miami-Dade in 2010, and according to the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau that is an all time record.Yep, despite a still downtrodden economy, the local tourism industry is apparently thriving.

Poll: 50 Percent Want to See Carlos Alvarez Recalled

​Naked Politics carries the results of a private poll showing that exactly 50 percent of Miami-Dade voters want to see Miami-Dade Carlos Alvarez recalled, while only 34 would vote to keep him in office. 46 percent have an unfavorable opinion of Alvarez, while only 24 percent view him favorably. Th ... More >>

Mugshots Friday Will Return Next Week

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken in Miami-Dade County in the week previous. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain-out look more badass than we ever will . This is the italicized intro to that series ... More >>

Uncle Luke Runnin, Uncle Luke Runnin, Uncle Luke Runnin

Michael McElroyLet Luke govern!​We don't know about all of you, but we're pretty sick and tired of certain Miami-Dade politicians who keep resorting to their legal attack strategies to stop the will of the people. It's damn time we get ourselves a true leader, a champion of the first amendment, wh ... More >>

Box Full of Rotting Chicken and Goat Parts Evacuates Miami Bank

​The Miami-Dade police bomb squad was called into inspect a suspicious package at a bank in Southwest Miami-Dade. What they found inside wasn't so much detonable as it was disgusting. The box contained disemboweled parts of chickens and a goat. 

How Does Mayor Luther Campbell Sound To You?

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. In this special edition, Luke contemplates being county mayor now that the recall election against Carlos Alvarez is set.If Carlos Al ... More >>

Top Five Florida 420 Busts in 2010

​Marijuana production is at an all-time high in Florida and so are grow house busts. The local, state, and federal law enforcement weed eradication program has seen a 50 percent spike in the number of grow labs in less than four years. It's easy pickings for Johnny Law when you think about it. Gro ... More >>

Miami-Dade police buy drones

​Marijuana production is at an all-time high in Florida and so are grow house busts. The local, state, and federal law enforcement weed eradication program has seen a 50 percent spike in the number of grow labs in less than four years. It's easy pickings for Johnny Law when you think about it. Gro ... More >>

Miami-Dade Cops Close To Adding War in Afghanistan-Style Drone To Arsenal

via HoneywellMiami Dade cops hope to soon start flying this robotic drone called the T-Hawk.​In places such as Kabul, Gaza, and Baghdad, unmanned aerial vehicles hovering over homes, following suspects, and tracking enemies of the state are a daily reality. So where are the high-tech drones buzzin ... More >>

Human Remains Found in Container Near Country Club of Miami Identified as Male Torso

Nightmare before Christmas...​Miami-Dade police have identified human remains found in a storage container near the Country Club of Miami as the torso of a male.Two fisherman found the container floating in a canal near NW 183rd Street and 73rd Avenue on Friday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade ... More >>

First Recent Case of Cholera Suspected in Miami-Dade

​Miami-Dade already has cases of hookworm and dengue fever, and now health officials are investigating the possibility that a man with cholera might have entered the county. According to the Miami Herald, a doctor traveling from Haiti arrived at Miami International Airport around 6 p.m. ... More >>

Miami-Dade Plummets in "Most Dangerous Cities" Rankings

​Miami-Dade County and most of its cities have dropped in the rankings on CQ Press's "Most Dangerous Cities" list, which is considerably good news. Last year, Miami-Dade was ranked the fourth most dangerous metro area in America. This year, it's only number 16, and no it's not just because ot ... More >>

Los Aldeanos Straight Outta Cuba at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium

El B and the crowd.​Los Aldeanos With Silvito el Libre Miami-Dade County Auditorium Sunday, November 14, 2010Better than: Living in Cuba.Across the street from the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Vigila Mambisa protesters held up signs and screamed into a bullhorn against the "Salsa Sangre" being pa ... More >>

Anonymous Phone Call Leads Police to Murder Mystery in NW Dade

​Miami-Dade police didn't hear the gunshots, but they did hear the phone ring. If it wasn't for an anonymous phone call they may not have found the body of a dead man in a Northwest Miami-Dade apartment. Now, with little clues and few apparent witnesses police must solve the mysterious murder.

Case of Dengue Fever Confirmed in Miami-Dade For First Time in Nearly 60 Years

via Natalie DeeDengue Fever is back. For the first time in nearly 60-years Miami-Dade health officials have confirmed a case of locally acquired Dengue Fever. The disease is carried by mosquito, and was thought to be under control in Florida since 1934. However a recent outbreak in th ... More >>

Miami-Dade Unemployment Rates Rises to 14.4 Percent

​The unemployment rate in Miami-Dade county rose to a staggering 14.4 percent in the month of August, the Agency for Workforce Innovation reported today. That's a full one percent jump since last month and a 2.8 percent jump since August 2009. Basically, 188,000 are hopelessly unemployed Lloyds an ... More >>

Marijuana is Not a Significant Gateway Drug Claims Study That Followed Miami-Dade Students

​The belief that Marijuana use will lead to dabbling in harder drugs is overblown claims a new study that followed 1,286 young adults enrolled in the 1990s in Miami-Dade public schools. Researches from the University of New Hampshire who conducted the study are now urging policy makers to reconsid ... More >>

Shakira Chauffeur Emilio Izquierdo Fights Miami-Dade's Limousine "Mafia"

Michael E. Miller"I'm a safe driver!" Emilio Izquierdo has permits out the wazoo, but not the one he needs to work in Miami-Dade.​Fascists. Communists. Cartels. For Emilio Izquierdo, there is no linguistic limit to the depravity of Miami-Dade's limousine industry and the public officials who are s ... More >>

Is This a Big Bowl of Steamin' Miami Horse Meat?

​These days, several arrests, a new law turning a misdemeanor into a felony, and the destruction of a whole freakin' horse-killing neighborhood has made it difficult to buy horse meat in Miami-Dade County-- as undercover cops will complain. But there was a time-- oh, last year-- when dud ... More >>

Is This a Big Steamin' Bowl of Miami Horse Meat?

​A new Florida law makes it an offense punishable by one year in prison to traffic in horse meat. That, and several arrests and the destruction of a whole freakin' horse-killing neighborhood have made it extremely difficult to buy horse meat in Miami-Dade County-- as undercover cops will compl ... More >>

Thieves Slash Tires, Offer Help, Then Steal Your Cash

​In today's roundup of crime and assorted horrible things: Thieves in South Miami-Dade slash your tires and then snatch your cash, a mysterious ocean bacteria can kill you, seven men hold up an Office Depot, and giant ad towers are probably coming to downtown. 

Hearing-/Speech-Impaired Woman Sexually Assaulted Near Metrorail

via WSVNThis man is suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in a Metrorail station garage. ​In today's summary of horrible things to happen in this town: A hearing- and speech-impaired woman is sexually assaulted in a Metrorail station garage stairwell, a careless driver injures both a cop and a ... More >>

Suspected Case of Dengue Fever in Miami Beach Comes Back Negative

via Kitbag​Looks like we shouldn't be quite so worried about a third world disease roaring back into Miami-Dade yet (take that Tom Tancredo). Health officials reported yesterday that a case of Dengue Fever had popped up in a Miami Beach man, but now they say his test results have come back negativ ... More >>

Is excited delirium killing coked-up, stun-gunned Miamians?

via Kitbag​Looks like we shouldn't be quite so worried about a third world disease roaring back into Miami-Dade yet (take that Tom Tancredo). Health officials reported yesterday that a case of Dengue Fever had popped up in a Miami Beach man, but now they say his test results have come back negativ ... More >>

Branching Out

via Kitbag​Looks like we shouldn't be quite so worried about a third world disease roaring back into Miami-Dade yet (take that Tom Tancredo). Health officials reported yesterday that a case of Dengue Fever had popped up in a Miami Beach man, but now they say his test results have come back negativ ... More >>

Man Dies After Swallowing Cocaine During a Traffic Stop

Cocaine: not for eating.​In today's roundup of the sins of South Beach and the rest of Miami-Dade: The death of a man in police custody is blamed on desperate cocaine ingestion, two separate shootings are being investigated, a string of car break-ins is being questioned, and a boat fire sends one ... More >>

One Arrested in Brutal Strip Club Beating, Four More Sought

via NBCMiamiSurveillance footage from the fight​Strip clubs should be happy places. Well, maybe not for the girls winding and grinding up on those polls (while they're just hiding that pain deep in their souls), but for the dudes right? There's boobs everywhere, shouldn't they just be content to b ... More >>

Study: When it Comes to Gay Discrimination, Miami Hospitals Are Behind the Times

Let's say, for argument's sake, you are a big dumb homophobe. If you happen to work at a hospital in Miami-Dade, you should totally celebrate! You're free to give gay parents the boot, turn away transgender folks, and block life partners from their dying loved ones. Reckon you found the right count ... More >>

Documentary About Miami's Pit Bull Ban Comes to South Beach This Weekend

In 1987, weeks after a 7-year-old girl barely survived a brutal attack by a neighbor's pit bull, Miami-Dade became the one of the first counties in the nation to ban the entire breed of dog. Courtesy of Dahlia Canes Dahlia Canes' efforts to overturn Miami-Dade's pit bull ban are featured in a ... More >>

Breed to Kill

In 1987, weeks after a 7-year-old girl barely survived a brutal attack by a neighbor's pit bull, Miami-Dade became the one of the first counties in the nation to ban the entire breed of dog. Courtesy of Dahlia Canes Dahlia Canes' efforts to overturn Miami-Dade's pit bull ban are featured in a ... More >>

Crying 3-Year-Old Pushed in the Face by Horrible Man

Dealing with other people's crying kids is just a part of life. In the scheme of things, it's really nothing to get overly annoyed at. Well, a man in a Surfside Publix crossed the line.The man was in an elevator with a mother and her two young daughters. The woman's 3-year-old was crying, and the ma ... More >>

Latest Horse Meat Discovery Sets a New Record For Creepiness

For further information on horse meat and the wierdos who sell it, read this.​Cops discovered what they believe is more black-market horse meat in Northwest Miami-Dade County today-- this time, sitting in coolers in an abandoned blood-stained white van.This morning, cops found the battered Econoli ... More >>

Yuppie Rambo Richard "Kudo" Couto takes on the C-9 Basin, Miami-Dade's most lawless outpost

For further information on horse meat and the wierdos who sell it, read this.​Cops discovered what they believe is more black-market horse meat in Northwest Miami-Dade County today-- this time, sitting in coolers in an abandoned blood-stained white van.This morning, cops found the battered Econoli ... More >>

Stoned on Sludge

For further information on horse meat and the wierdos who sell it, read this.​Cops discovered what they believe is more black-market horse meat in Northwest Miami-Dade County today-- this time, sitting in coolers in an abandoned blood-stained white van.This morning, cops found the battered Econoli ... More >>