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Monroe County

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    One in Every 17 Floridians Can Carry a Concealed Gun

    Ever casually glance around the supermarket and wonder just how many folks loading milk into their cart are also secretly packing heat? The answer, based on new data from the state, is one in every 17 of them. Or at least that's how many Floridians now have valid concealed carry permits as the state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Keys Mail Carrier Veronica Johnson Arrested For Delivering Ten-Pound Package of Pot

    ​Veronica Johnson is Riptide's kind of mail carrier. Mixed in with all the glossy fliers from pizza-by-the-slice places and the gas company bills, Johnson's mailbag often included some more intriguing packages. Police say they caught her on her route on Tuesday in Marathon with a 10-pound package ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced In Florida Senate and House

    ​Miami-area State Sen. Larcenia Bullard has fired up a big ol' blunt of legislative reform this morning, as her proposal to give Florida voters a chance to legalize medical marijuana was introduced in the Senate. Bullard's bill joins a similar proposal by Lake Worth Rep. Jeff Clemens in the House ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Kenia Bosque Tried to Sell Her Baby for $7,000, Keys Police Say

    ​Parents, how much is your kid worth to you? For Kenia Bosque the answer is a cool seven grand, according to Monroe County Sheriffs agents.The now-front runner for the Hialeah mother of the year award had arranged to meet a man from Monroe County to trade her 8-month-old son for the money, but aut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Kenneshia Thurman Cut Infant With A Knife In Argument Over Bread Slices, Cops Say

    via Monroe County Sheriff's OfficeKenneshia Thurman wanted two slices of bread and ended up cutting a baby, cops say. ​We all know that times are tough, but in Marathon last night a scene straight out of Charles Dickens worst imagination played out when a brawl that erupted between neighbors over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Escaped Bald Inmate John Garrido on the Loose in Miami: UPDATED

    ​John Paul Garrido, a 26-year-old inmate, is on the loose in Miami after slipping out of police custody earlier today. Miami-Dade police officers are conducting a mass search for the man near the 1400 block of Northwest North River Drive -- and have enlisted the help of Photoshop in their effort t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Ryan Pettit Mugged His Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend For Two Hundred Bucks, Keys Cops Say

    via Monroe County Sheriff's OfficeRyan Pettit​Wondering if you've hit absolute rock bottom yet? Well, have you mugged your pregnant ex-girlfriend for a couple hundred bucks, laid low in the woods for a few hours and then gotten caught by police hiding next to a bait shack behind someplace cal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Florida's Unemployment Rate is Lowest Since August 2009, But Miami-Dade's Rises Again

    ​The unemployment rate in Florida has fallen for the fifth straight month in May, mirroring a national trend. Unfortunately, there isn't much to celebrate in Miami-Dade. The local unemployment rate rose once again by 0.5 percent and is now the second highest unemployment rate of any county in Flor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Thieves Attempt to Steal 30 Pounds of Chicken Nuggets from Key West School

    Courtesy of Monroe County CorrectionsCarl Dudley Crabtree (left) and Sir Lawrence Scipio Dixon.​>The theft of chicken nuggets should always be taken very seriously as those things are just ridiculously delicious, and depriving someone else of those precious fried meat bits is as an un-American ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Elderly Murder-Suicide: 80-Year-Old Shoots Wheelchair-Bound Wife And Himself

    via Monroe County Sheriff's OfficeDeputies outside the house where they say 8o-year-old Glen Tucker killed himself and his wife.Saddest story of the morning: An elderly Keys man has shot and killed his wife and his cat before committing suicide.Just after noon yesterday, Monroe County sheriffs got a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Sex-Toy Stealing Marathon Man Arrested When Ex Turns in Box of Dildos

    via Monroe County Sheriff's OfficeMitchell Tice​If only every case was this easily solved with a box of stolen dildos. Monroe County Sheriff's officers investigating the burglary of a trailer in Marathon caught a break when a woman turned over a box of sex toys and told them her ex-boyfriend had s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Tar Balls May Be a False Alarm, But Oil Could Still Reach Keys by Sunday

    US Coast GuardThe world's most famous tar balls​Twenty tar balls washed up on the shores of Key West today, but because sometimes tar balls occur naturally, and other times they're the product of those less dramatic, everyday ways we pollute our oceans (i.e., the shipping industry), it won't be kn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    100 Favorite Dishes: Fried Fish Sandwich at Alabama Jack's

    Jacob Katel​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Calypso's Seafood Grill -- Fresh and Local in Key Largo

    What the Hell Is She Crab Soup? from Miami New Times on Vimeo.One of the greatest things about livin' in South Florida is our proximity to the Florida Keys. Calypso's Seafood Grill has been standing at mile marker 99.5 in Key Largo, Monroe County, for 14 years. It's not the cheapest place down sout ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    Chopper City War Horse

    Mount up for Peterson’s Key West Poker Run.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Time To Revoke to the Gay Adoption Ban

    Mount up for Peterson’s Key West Poker Run.

  • News

    August 14, 2008

    The Iguana Huntress

    Tired of those pesky reptiles? Here's one answer.

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    Pearls Before Pigs

    A haywire hunting trip in the Everglades for an elusive oinker.

  • News

    November 1, 2007

    Key West Wrangle

    Sides square off over Christmas Tree Island

  • Calendar

    June 28, 2007

    Nature’s Candy

    Check out a fruity celebration in Key West

  • News

    February 8, 2007

    The Hilliard’s Alive ...

    How can someone with such a background be getting taxpayer money?

  • News

    January 4, 2007

    The Missionary

    Shawn Beightol's education crusade is seeking believers

  • News

    June 22, 2006

    Fun Bus to the Keys

    It costs a pittance and takes you to Margaritaville

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2005

    Road Trippin'

    It costs a pittance and takes you to Margaritaville

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2005

    Banned in Tampa

    It costs a pittance and takes you to Margaritaville

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Commission Quest

    Miami-Dade's most coveted political prize is the chairman's Throne of Power. Those who dare to seek it must navigate the Swamp of Secrecy, endure the Guild of the Greased Palm, and avoid exposure by the Orb of Light

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    Welcome to Fabulous Tallahassee

    Where your humble state legislators work hard by day and play hard by night

  • News

    February 15, 2001

    True Colors

    Alex Penelas gets in touch with the inner Alex Penelas

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    At Long Last Busted

    The effort to bring felony charges against Manuel Diaz was fraught with innuendo, suspicion, and an alleged conflict of interest

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Tollbooth

    Card Sound Bridge

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Close Encounters of the Swamp Kind

    If the customs and legends of Loop Road seem strange, you probably don't live there

  • News

    August 20, 1998

    He Made Dade

    Battling cancer, veteran pol Dante Fascell talks of war, Cuba, and a lifetime of putting Miami on the map

  • News

    July 30, 1998

    A Shock to the System

    Ouch! INS prisoners claim they were tortured with electroshock riot shields.

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    The Addiction Connection

    They'll bust you for using heroin. They'll sell you the more addictive methadone for a nominal fee at a local clinic--legally. This makes sense?

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    Nothing a Few Tons of Kitty Litter Wouldn't Solve

    A South Dade rehab center has a problem: How to care for 26 wild animals and still keep the neighbors happy

  • News

    August 21, 1997

    Chomp in the Swamp

    Tracking South Florida's endangered crocodiles is a business best left to experts and maniacs

  • News

    February 20, 1997

    A Revoltin' Development

    Dade's shoddy builders beware: A new business regulation task force is looking to make some surprise visits

  • News

    January 9, 1997

    A Key Battle

    The Conch Coalition and Taras Lyssenko claimed environmentalists were out to destroy the culture and economy of the Keys. Voters listened.

  • Culture

    October 3, 1996

    Mock Goth

    The Conch Coalition and Taras Lyssenko claimed environmentalists were out to destroy the culture and economy of the Keys. Voters listened.

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Off the Hook

    Caught between depletion and regulation, Dade's commercial fishermen are becoming the latest endangered species

  • News

    August 8, 1996

    Good Enough for Political Work

    Caught between depletion and regulation, Dade's commercial fishermen are becoming the latest endangered species

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    If You Sink It, They Will Come

    Creating an artificial reef is no longer a slam-dunk affair, despite an abundance of missile sites, water towers, and wanna-be philanthropists

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Judgment Day

    After two years of litigation, a libel lawsuit against New Times is tossed out

  • News

    October 5, 1995

    Sorry About That Chief

    As Miami Beach officials attempt to appoint a permanent top cop, anonymous critics try to stir up the selection process

  • News

    January 5, 1994

    The Great Largo Gumbo Limbo Imbroglio

    When 350 trees fall in a protected North Key forest, they make a very loud noise

  • Culture

    January 27, 1993

    A Dull House

    When 350 trees fall in a protected North Key forest, they make a very loud noise

  • News

    January 6, 1993

    Waste Erased

    Scientist Brian LaPointe wants to tame the sugar barons, corner the cat food market, and solve the sewage problems of the Florida Keys

  • News

    December 23, 1992

    Her Brother's Keeper: Part 2

    It wasn't quite the resolution he or his sister had hoped for, but John Popejoy's child-molestation case is finally closed

  • News

    August 14, 1991

    Politics and Power

    It wasn't quite the resolution he or his sister had hoped for, but John Popejoy's child-molestation case is finally closed

  • News

    November 14, 1990

    The Adventures of Eco Man

    It wasn't quite the resolution he or his sister had hoped for, but John Popejoy's child-molestation case is finally closed

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