Rene Rodriguez

Fighting Cocks

Foreign Intrigues

The Incredible Shrinking Herald

People are fleeing in record numbers and not being replaced. Morale has hit bottom. News coverage has been severely curtailed. Money is scarce. And the corporate bigshots love it.

Comeback Auteur

Francis Ford Coppola delivers one from the heart, and makes a stop in Miami

Jesus Redux

They're waging a war on organized religion, they bring in millions of dollars, and defectors say they're a cult

They want to build decent homes for poor people, but they can't get through the county's

House of Horrors

Porch Patrol

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

Hit 'Em Where They Live

In a contentious case of townhouse tumult, resourceful residents kick management maniacs to the curb

La Schwette Vedette

Nicole Guillemet has proved that she can direct the Miami International Film Festival; maybe next year we'll be talking about the movies

Incessant Static

Every year millions of your dollars are pumped into Radio and TV Martí. What do you get in return?

The Alonso Shell Game

Police and prosecutors remember the old adage: Follow the money

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of July 12, 2001

Our Lady of the Projects

Octavia Anderson and the last days of the James E. Scott Homes

Welcome to the Cruel World

Welfare reform has dramatically changed public housing in Miami-Dade County. Personal responsibility is the new refrain, and zero tolerance is the law.

Reeling in the Year

Miami definitely is not among the top picks for flicks

The Return of Darryl Reaves

It was sweet and sour, and above all it was short

Viewing Options

This year's Fort Lauderdale Film Festival kicks off with a week on South Beach

Off with Her Head

Barbara Pierre, turbocharged Liberty City housing advocate, has managed to collect some enemies in high places

The Knight of Blight

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

Kulchur

Kids in Exile: Right-winging it

Renting Under the Influence

The county cut off rent subsidies to Commissioner Miriam Alonso, then reversed itself. What a coincidence!

Home Wreckers

Dade's home rehab loan program is more adept at breaking hearts than repairing houses

Swelter 18

Dade's home rehab loan program is more adept at breaking hearts than repairing houses

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

Dade's home rehab loan program is more adept at breaking hearts than repairing houses