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Miriam Alonso

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    The Five Best Coffee Ventanillas in Miami

    Photo by Miamism The coffee ventanilla is as quintessentially Miami as traffic and humidity. It's our Starbucks, political town hall, and fast food counter rolled into one. But not every window is created equal. The perfect ventanilla, like a precisely measured cafecito, requires the right rat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Inspect no commissioners or the mayor

    This past March 4, the Miami-Dade County Inspector General's Office announced it had nailed a county vendor falsifying his insurance paperwork in order to get a county contract. Thanks to the inspector general's investigation, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office was able to charge Eddy Joe Allen ... More >>

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    Lincoln-Douglas It Wasn’t

    "As the chair, you had the power to say something, and you didn’t"

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    Megamedia Mangler

    A fired Herald columnist chatters anew

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Miami: Blink and You'll Miss It

    That's how quickly things change here, which can be invigorating for cities as well as editors

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of August 4, 2005

    Response to "Tales of Teele," published July 28, 2005

  • News

    July 1, 2004

    The Gridlock Candidate

    The county mayor’s race is bumper-to-bumper with hopefuls, but a former traffic reporter thinks he has a shot.

  • News

    February 13, 2003

    Chris Korge Rides Again

    Doing the phone card shuffle at MIA

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Inside the Country Club Community Council

    "Gus" Exposito played hardball in unincorporated Miami-Dade for as long as he could

  • News

    May 23, 2002

    A Man in Fool

    Free cops for your next event? Dorrin Rolle says yes.

  • News

    April 25, 2002

    Letters from the Issue of April 25, 2002

    The Everglades, dead fish, and dictators

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    Letters from the Issue of January 3, 2002

    Nut Case #5: And thanks for reminding me why I left Miami

  • City Life

    May 17, 2001

    Best Disappearing Act

    Judge Federico Moreno "disappears" the Cuba ordinance

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Collision Course

    On one side are politicians and influential business interests. On the other are environmentalists and some very wealthy private citizens. In the middle is Homestead Air Force Base. Dead ahead: An explosive confrontation.

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2000

    Fem Park

    Roxcy O'Neal Bolton Women's History Gallery

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    DeFede: Deconstructing Alex

    He billed himself as a reformer, but a close look at Alex Penelas's record reveals a politician more in tune with ambition than innovation

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Elian Nation

    Scenes from a splintered city

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Mullin

    The Burden of a Violent History

  • News

    January 13, 2000

    DeFede

    Brothers to the Rescue

  • News

    October 28, 1999

    Mullin

    The Wizard of Odd

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Moreno Madness

    Who has a word for every occasion? FIU professor and quotemeister Dario Moreno, of course.

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    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

  • News

    February 18, 1999

    Letters

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

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Letters

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

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    The Junket Queen

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

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    Letters

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

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    How To Save the Neighborhood

    Let's say you've got a serious zoning problem. Here's what you do: Show up at county hall with armed with allies and solid arguments. Surely your elected representatives will do the right thing.

  • News

    June 25, 1998

    Dinner Key's Raw Meat

    He's young. He's politically naive. He's Miami's newest commissioner, Joe Sanchez.

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Prestige Politics

    He's young. He's politically naive. He's Miami's newest commissioner, Joe Sanchez.

  • News

    October 30, 1997

    Elector Set

    No doubt about it, Raul Martinez is Hialeah's mayor-for-life. The question is: Can Herman Echevarria's Penelas-driven political machine succeed in killing him?

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Sitting Petty

    No doubt about it, Raul Martinez is Hialeah's mayor-for-life. The question is: Can Herman Echevarria's Penelas-driven political machine succeed in killing him?

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Capital Punishment

    Citing a flood of red ink, officials drew a bead on Dade's only public gun range. Now shooting enthusiasts hope to overturn the death sentence.

  • News

    November 28, 1996

    The Grim Keeper

    The sexton's post at the Miami City Cemetery is a burial ground for troublesome municipal employees. But Clyde Cates wasn't about to just roll over and die.

  • News

    May 2, 1996

    Micky Arison Is a Greedy Corporate Pig . . . and Other Observations About Backroom Politics and Big-Time Sports

    The sexton's post at the Miami City Cemetery is a burial ground for troublesome municipal employees. But Clyde Cates wasn't about to just roll over and die.

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    One Hot Idea

    Bob Sherman blazes down the info highway in an endless search for towering infernos

  • News

    December 14, 1995

    Letters

    Bob Sherman blazes down the info highway in an endless search for towering infernos

  • News

    November 30, 1995

    Dollars to Doughnuts . . .

    And auto repair, and the occasional nephew. . . An edifying look at Miami City Commission candidates' financial statements

  • News

    November 2, 1995

    Letters

    And auto repair, and the occasional nephew. . . An edifying look at Miami City Commission candidates' financial statements

  • News

    May 11, 1995

    Secrets and Sunshine

    One thing is clear: Some county commissioners broke the law last December. Another thing isn't so clear: Will they ever be punished?

  • News

    April 20, 1995

    Musical Mayors

    First he was Miami's mayor, then Metro's, then Miami's. Now he's thinking about running for county mayor again. Why can't Steve Clark make up his mind?

  • News

    June 15, 1994

    Barbed War

    If good fences made good neighbors, Lazaro Albo would be the most popular resident of the Roads

  • News

    May 18, 1994

    When Egos Collide

    If good fences made good neighbors, Lazaro Albo would be the most popular resident of the Roads

  • News

    April 13, 1994

    Miami: Stick It in Your Ear

    And the winner by a landslide is...

  • News

    March 2, 1994

    Follow the Bouncing Ball

    When the Miami Heat's greedhead ownership takes on the city's nervous leaders, the taxpayers are bound to lose. And it doesn't look too good for the fans, either.

  • News

    November 17, 1993

    Where's Joey?

    When the Miami Heat's greedhead ownership takes on the city's nervous leaders, the taxpayers are bound to lose. And it doesn't look too good for the fans, either.

  • News

    June 9, 1993

    The Collector

    What do Armando Valladares, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Miriam Alonso, Xavier Suarez, Alex Penelas, Steve Clark, and the Miami Herald editorial board have in common? They're just a few of the big names enlisted by accused embezzler Roberto Polo in his fight to a

  • News

    June 2, 1993

    Sunday in the Park With AT&T

    The corporate giant's sponsorship of Bayfront Amphitheater is great A if you're the type that likes a little brand name with your band name

  • News

    January 23, 1991

    The Man and the Mouth

    The corporate giant's sponsorship of Bayfront Amphitheater is great A if you're the type that likes a little brand name with your band name

  • News

    January 23, 1991

    Alberto Gonzalez -- Wild Man at the Plate

    The corporate giant's sponsorship of Bayfront Amphitheater is great A if you're the type that likes a little brand name with your band name

  • News

    October 10, 1990

    Janet Reno's Greatest Hits

    The corporate giant's sponsorship of Bayfront Amphitheater is great A if you're the type that likes a little brand name with your band name

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