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Liberty City Seven Trial Begins!

BREAKING NEWS: Liberty City Six Jurors Deadlocked

From the Cradle to the Rave

Etiquette for the glow stick set

Penniless Purgatory

Minerva Vasquez speaks for the first time about the terrorism charges against husband Narseal Batiste

News Roundup

Myriam Marquez takes a closer look at why Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart changed his position on SCHIP. The bill this time included health coverage for legal immigrant children and didn't rely too heavily on tobacco taxes. [Herald]Ex-2 Live Crew frontman and local treasure Uncle Luke was arrested last nig ... More >>

Ridiculous Bush-Era 'Liberty City Six' Case Just Won't Die

Change may have come to Washington but the Bush era in all its absurd, truth-defying glory is alive and well in Miami's federal courthouse.Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsMiami's federal courthouse, where the Bush era lives onThis morning, the third case kicked off against six Miami men who are accused of ... More >>

Swelter

Change may have come to Washington but the Bush era in all its absurd, truth-defying glory is alive and well in Miami's federal courthouse.Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsMiami's federal courthouse, where the Bush era lives onThis morning, the third case kicked off against six Miami men who are accused of ... More >>

Standing Still

Historic landmarks in preservation limbo

Judge, Jury, and Dictator

Liberty City Six Judge Joan Lenard refuses to pay a P.I. after he speaks out.

Liberty City Seven Trial Travesty

The case against Miami “terrorists” is mired in greed and falsehoods.

Biscayne's Big Change

The case against Miami “terrorists” is mired in greed and falsehoods.

Trial by Hire

Courtroom sketch artists give a unique glimpse of our most infamous criminals

Lights! Camera! Terrorists!

The federal indictment against the so-called Liberty City 7 was TV at its finest

A Poverty of Yachts

This town ain’t deep enough for the big boys

BEST ARCHITECTURAL INCONGRUITY

Sears Tower vs. Miami Performing Arts Center

BEST URBAN BIKE RIDE

Sears Tower vs. Miami Performing Arts Center

The View from Buddy's

The corner of North Miami Avenue and Fourteenth Street may not look like much today, but it encompasses the history of Miami. It also has a bright future.

Builder Beware

Welcome to the new Miami Beach, where the citizens are angry, commissioners are cowed, and developers are Public Enemy #1

Parachute Not Included

Welcome to the new Miami Beach, where the citizens are angry, commissioners are cowed, and developers are Public Enemy #1

Five of The Liberty City Six Convicted

The judicial saga of men who came to be known as "The Liberty Six" reached what may be the beginning of the end today. After two mistrials, and a total bill that cost taxpayers over $10 million, five of the men were convicted. Another was acquitted. The men were charged with plotting with al Queda t ... More >>

New Trial Sought in Liberty City "Terrorist" Saga

Just when you thought the saga of the "Liberty City Seven" was finally over, the five men who actually ended up with convictions are asking for either an acquittal or yet another retrial. The Seas of David group was originally arrested in June 2006 for suspicion that it was plotting with Al-Qaeda ... More >>

Candlelight Vigil For Liberty City 7 Draws Dozens Downtown

Just before 8 p.m. last night, two dozen protesters in white T-shirts stared at the hulking Federal Detention Center downtown and held their breath. From one of the highest, slit-like windows cut into the massive concrete face, a pin-prick of light suddenly waved back and forth. The crowd erupted. ... More >>

Liberty City Seven's Sentencing Starts Wednesday

An iPhone buzzes inside a Wynwood restaurant, and Naudimar Herrera's bright brown eyes light up when he sees the caller: the downtown Federal Detention Center. Photo by Tim ElfrinkNaudimar Herrera in front of his parents' Midtown apartment.​"Patrick, what's up, my brother?" he barks into the phon ... More >>

The only free Liberty City Seven member, Naudimar Herrera, sticks up for his jailed comrades

An iPhone buzzes inside a Wynwood restaurant, and Naudimar Herrera's bright brown eyes light up when he sees the caller: the downtown Federal Detention Center. Photo by Tim ElfrinkNaudimar Herrera in front of his parents' Midtown apartment.​"Patrick, what's up, my brother?" he barks into the phon ... More >>

Liberty City Seven Member Sentenced to Six Years

​U.S. District Court Judge Joan Leonard handed out the first sentence to a member of the Liberty City Seven. Burson Augustin will serve six years in prison. Significantly less than the 30 years prosecutors wanted. Leonard believed he played only a minor role. Augustin was arrested in 2006, with ... More >>

Miapolis: Developer Still Dreams of World's Tallest Building in Miami

Miapolis at night.​For nearly a decade, Guillermo Socarras has had a dream of constructing the world's tallest building in Miami. But plans have shifted. Backers, if they were ever really there, have backed out. The local economy, especially the building boom, has flat-lined. And just earlier this ... More >>

Liberty City's 15th Avenue: Nine murders, Trina, Trick Daddy, and the Liberty City Seven

Miapolis at night.​For nearly a decade, Guillermo Socarras has had a dream of constructing the world's tallest building in Miami. But plans have shifted. Backers, if they were ever really there, have backed out. The local economy, especially the building boom, has flat-lined. And just earlier this ... More >>

Bombay Sapphire Lounge Opens October 19 in Former Sears Tower at the Arsht Center

Courtesy of the Adrienne Arsht Center / Photos by Manny HernandezThe Bombay Sapphire Lounge located in the Art Deco Tower at the Adrienne Arsht Center.​If you are looking to grab a pre-theater drink or a sip during intermission, the Adrienne Arsht Center is making sure you don't have to leave the ... More >>

ICE won't let Lyglenson Lemorin return for his son's funeral

Courtesy of the Adrienne Arsht Center / Photos by Manny HernandezThe Bombay Sapphire Lounge located in the Art Deco Tower at the Adrienne Arsht Center.​If you are looking to grab a pre-theater drink or a sip during intermission, the Adrienne Arsht Center is making sure you don't have to leave the ... More >>

Liberty City Seven Denied A New Trial Despite Juror Shenanigans

photo by Tim ElfrinkNaudimar Herrera, who was cleared of charges in the Liberty City Seven case. His co-defendants' appeal was denied.​Next time someone argues that justice is the end result after a trip through American courts, here's the only rebuttal you need: "Liberty City Seven." The informan ... More >>