Miami-Dade Transit Authority

Talib Nashid, Transport Workers Union President, Under Criminal Investigation

Republicans are fond of saying that unions are corrupt, opaque, and lazy. It's a mantra of theirs, right up there with de-funding Planned Parenthood and telling liberals to get their god-damned, latte-drinking hands off of their firearms.But not even in their wildest labor-bashing wet dreams could t ... More >>

Miami's Five Worst City and County Managers Who Prove Merrett Stierheim Wrong

Over the weekend, Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez revealed he is entertaining the idea of eliminating the city manager's position in favor of the strong mayor form of government. His proposal, which would require voter approval to change the city charter, makes sense because it gives residents one ... More >>

A Guide to Trashing Taxpayers

Dummies Guide To Trashing Taxpayers: Marc Sarnoff's Traffic Circle

​Next week, New Times is publishing a guide on seven 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 boondoggles on Riptide, we're ... More >>

Blowing Up

Does Hialeah have the fattest school in the nation?

Letters from the Issue of March 13, 2008

"Miami-Dade County government is badly in need of a federal enema."

Border Patrol in Little Havana?

Artist makes mobile art of the immigrant's plight.

Bike Blog: Poor, Poor M-Path

What’ll they think of next? Trees with leaves on them?

Room with a View

"Thomas Kramer. I have told you zis zree times!"

Car 19, Where Are You?

Wish the Metromover would just get up and move?

Mo' Ammo

"Basketball-size holes? Certainly."

Letters from the Issue of October 5, 2006

"She used to be such a pit bull for the working man"

Fun Bus to the Keys

It costs a pittance and takes you to Margaritaville

The Bitch

Dead Air

Porch Patrol

Brownsville resident Lorenzo Jones is waging a one-man war against the drug dealing across the street

Submarine Politics

Alex Penelas learned his lesson in 1999; this year's transit-tax campaign is all below the surface

A Public Servant Goes Public

She ran her department like a pro, but she possessed one thing Alex Penelas and Steve Shiver couldn't tolerate: Integrity

Say Hello to Your New Commissioner

Miami voters weren't going to let conflicts of interest or a two-bit felony conviction stop them from electing Angel Gonzalez

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of March 23, 2000