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Stephen P. Clark Government Center

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Occupy Miami Evicted By Hundreds of Cops, Though Few Are Arrested UDPATED

    ​Hundreds of Miami and Miami-Dade police dressed in riot gear forcibly evicted the Occupy Miami campground last night outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, about 10 hours after the Occupiers had been served with an eviction notice. At least four people were arrested, including photojourn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Occupy Miami Ordered To Leave Government Center By Sundown UPDATE

    Two days after Oakland police arrested hundreds of protesters in violent clashes, Occupy Miami activists are facing their own impending deadline: Miami-Dade County has ordered them to leave their campsite outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center by sundown tonight or face arrest for trespassin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Xavier Suarez Wants to Fire Overpaid Bureaucrats and Sell Off County Buildings

    We've never really bought into Xavier Suarez's hokey, at times egomaniacal, approach to governing. And it's difficult to get past the fact he is forever linked to the 1997 Miami mayoral voter fraud scandal that had dead people casting ballots. That said, the X-Man has devised a bold plan to slash Mi ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2011

    Miami's top news stories of 2011

    Dude, where's my city? Miami wakes up with a pounding headache.

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Lil' Anthony's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria Closing Friday

    ​Lil' Anthony's Restaurant and Pizzeria, the pizza staple for Miami lawyers, judges and police known for its Italian menu of pizzas, sandwiches is closing for good. Its last day is Friday.Strategically-placed across the street from the Stephen P. Clark Government Center and one block from the Miam ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2011

    Occupy Miami: County hall isn't the only Miami institution that needs protesting

    ​Lil' Anthony's Restaurant and Pizzeria, the pizza staple for Miami lawyers, judges and police known for its Italian menu of pizzas, sandwiches is closing for good. Its last day is Friday.Strategically-placed across the street from the Stephen P. Clark Government Center and one block from the Miam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Immortal Technique at Occupy Miami, Arrives Three Hours Late, Swarmed by Fans

    ​Immortal Technique (AKA Felipe Andres Coronel), the politically outspoken Peruvian-American hip-hop artist, gave Occupy Miami a shout out at his Grand Central show on Tuesday night. He announced that he'd be making an afternoon visit the next day to the campsite where protesters have been living ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Immortal Technique Performing Last-Minute Show at Occupy Miami Today

    ​Last night, the official Facebook for Occupy Miami -- the Dade County wing of the international, autonomous financial reform protest movement, Occupy Wall Street -- shouted out superlefty MC Immortal Technique (AKA Felipes Andres Coronel) for giving them props while performing at Grand Central. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Occupy Miami Needs to Expand: Five Places Worth Protesting the Crap Out Of

    Lead on, Pied Piper. To Star Island!​"Occupy Miami is hidden," one woman randomly complained to us over the phone earlier this week. "No one even knows that they are there!"To be fair, she may have a point. Tucked behind the Stephen P. Clark Government Center like a cozy small-town college tailgat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Occupy Miami Presents Occupalooza II With Raffa and Rainer This Saturday

    Photo from myspace.com/raffaandrainer ​Sleeping in tents and marching the streets with Occupy Miami has been more pleasurable than painful, thanks in part to the protesters' spirited musical showcases. In contrast to a slew of other more serious events designed to dilate your political mind, the ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Graffiti artist Above hangs anti-Wall Street art along I-95

    Photo from myspace.com/raffaandrainer ​Sleeping in tents and marching the streets with Occupy Miami has been more pleasurable than painful, thanks in part to the protesters' spirited musical showcases. In contrast to a slew of other more serious events designed to dilate your political mind, the ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Robert's Drug Store busted for illegal oxycodone at Government Center

    Photo from myspace.com/raffaandrainer ​Sleeping in tents and marching the streets with Occupy Miami has been more pleasurable than painful, thanks in part to the protesters' spirited musical showcases. In contrast to a slew of other more serious events designed to dilate your political mind, the ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Reader mail: Occupy Miami article is "lame"

    Photo from myspace.com/raffaandrainer ​Sleeping in tents and marching the streets with Occupy Miami has been more pleasurable than painful, thanks in part to the protesters' spirited musical showcases. In contrast to a slew of other more serious events designed to dilate your political mind, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Occupy Miami's Protests Remain Peaceful While Other Movements Taste Pepper Spray

    photo by Liz TracyPolice and protesters have been on the same page in Miami so far.​In Oakland last week, police at an Occupy protest shot a military vet in the head with a rubber bullet, landing him in critical condition; other video showed officers lobbing dangerous flash bombs into peaceful cro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Occupy Miami Protesters Target Bank of America, Plan Mass Account Cancellations UPDATED

    photo by Brian Katt via Wikimedia CommonsThe Occupy movement started with mass outrage against Wall Street, and while Miami may not be home to the slimy realm of Gordon Gekko, protesters outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center are turning their economic outrage onto the local equivalent: the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Bank of America Announces End to Debit Card Fees As Occupy Miami Descends

    ​Hey, Miami, you're welcome. Thanks to the nationwide Occupy movement -- including the 305's very own budding revolt at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center -- Bank of America just announced it's no longer planning to rip off debit card users by charging them five bucks a month. One for Occ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Aiman Aryan, Accused Of Slinging Oxy, Ran Pharmacy In Downtown Government Center

    photo by Daniel Christensen via Wikimedia CommonsCounty Hall, oxy central?​In true South Florida fashion, a pill mill that trafficked thousands of illegal oxycodone tablets was operating right in the heart of Miami-Dade County government, the feds say.Recent charges filed against Robert's Drug Sto ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Occupy Miami: Snoring, politics, and Dead Can Dance

    photo by Daniel Christensen via Wikimedia CommonsCounty Hall, oxy central?​In true South Florida fashion, a pill mill that trafficked thousands of illegal oxycodone tablets was operating right in the heart of Miami-Dade County government, the feds say.Recent charges filed against Robert's Drug Sto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Occupy Miami Presents Occupalooza Music Festival This Saturday

    TwitpicDon't expect these guys at Occupy Miami.Occupy Wall Street has been swarming with acoustic appearances by musicians like Tom Morello, Talib Kweli, and Jeff Mangum. But Occupy Miami still hasn't drawn in Pitbull or Gloria Estefan. Guess that's no big surprise. As the Occupiers round out a sec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2011

    A Night in the Life of Occupy Miami: Snoring, Politics, and Dead Can Dance

    It is 8:30 p.m. and Occupy Miami's general assembly is raging outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami. This gathering of about 60 borderline yuppies, people stylin' with handbags, bike folks, and South American grandfather revolutionaries started two hour ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Occupy Miami protests for something

    It is 8:30 p.m. and Occupy Miami's general assembly is raging outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami. This gathering of about 60 borderline yuppies, people stylin' with handbags, bike folks, and South American grandfather revolutionaries started two hour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Occupy Miami Theme Song Proclaims "We Are the 99%"

    Via wearethe99percent.tumblr.com​It's been three days since the Occupy Miami movement massed at the foot of Bayfront's Torch of Freedom and marched on Stephen P. Clark Government Center, pitching tents, staging sidewalk sit-ins, and generally fucking with business as usual. Last night, the occupi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Occupy Miami Hip-Hop & Rock Jam Featured Black Bobby, Politics, and Poetry

    ​After only three nights occupying part of Miami, a committed group of activists managed to throw together quite the successful concert in under 24 hours. In order to keep the movement's momentum up in this truly offensive weather, organizers set up a covered stage outside Stephen P. Clark Govern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Occupy Miami Hip-Hop & Rock Jam With Bredcrumbs Tonight

    ​Randy Jackson is a member of Bredcrumbs, a local rock, hip-hop, and R&B five piece. Though his crew's usually playing every other night around the 305, he's taking a temporary break from shows. Why? He's too busy occupying Miami. Since Saturday, this city's most dedicated activists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2011

    Occupy Miami: Soggy But Peaceful Outside Government Center

    ​It appears the greatest threat to Occupy Miami's tent city outside Stephen P. Clark Government Center, at this point, is the rain. After only one night, it seems the dedicated activists are forming a little community complete with a medical tent, security teams, and clean up crews.Between 30 and ... More >>

  • News

    September 15, 2011

    Food Not Bombs fights to give away food in parks

    ​It appears the greatest threat to Occupy Miami's tent city outside Stephen P. Clark Government Center, at this point, is the rain. After only one night, it seems the dedicated activists are forming a little community complete with a medical tent, security teams, and clean up crews.Between 30 and ... More >>

  • News

    August 18, 2011

    Stephen P. Clark Government Center installs spikes to ward off the homeless

    ​It appears the greatest threat to Occupy Miami's tent city outside Stephen P. Clark Government Center, at this point, is the rain. After only one night, it seems the dedicated activists are forming a little community complete with a medical tent, security teams, and clean up crews.Between 30 and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Downtown Government Center Gets New Hobo Spikes

    Since the beginning of time -- or at least the Reagan era -- the courtyard of downtown Miami's Stephen P. Clark Government Center has been a hot spot for Schlitz-addled homeless dudes, toothless bag ladies who will gum your shoulder if you get too close, and Bible-waving Old Testament screamers who ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Back in Black History

    Since the beginning of time -- or at least the Reagan era -- the courtyard of downtown Miami's Stephen P. Clark Government Center has been a hot spot for Schlitz-addled homeless dudes, toothless bag ladies who will gum your shoulder if you get too close, and Bible-waving Old Testament screamers who ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2009

    Baby Got Fatback!

    Why are so many cities laying off little guys and not cutting executives' porcine salaries?

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    To Each People Watcher, Their Own

    Why are so many cities laying off little guys and not cutting executives' porcine salaries?

  • News

    January 31, 2008

    Cyclists Court Death Daily

    It's dangerous, but Miami is getting friendlier to bikes.

  • News

    January 10, 2008

    Danger in the Redland

    A legendary Dade building official battles a homeowner ... and his own inspectors.

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2007

    No Protests at Super Bowl Time, Baby!

    A legendary Dade building official battles a homeowner ... and his own inspectors.

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Prosti-dude Polygraph

    A legendary Dade building official battles a homeowner ... and his own inspectors.

  • Culture

    July 7, 2005

    Art's Public Agenda

    Appreciating art means slowing down long enough to look

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2004

    One Wild Ride

    Appreciating art means slowing down long enough to look

  • News

    July 11, 2002

    Mission Man

    Miami's Downtown commissioner is still fighting, and still hopeful of big change

  • News

    December 6, 2001

    Now Entering Miriamville

    Miriam Alonso may be under criminal investigation but that hasn't distracted her from creating her own city

  • Music

    August 2, 2001

    Not Just a Song

    If music be the stuff of controversy, Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler says, “Play on”

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Hearts and Souls

    For more than 100 years, Ebenezer United Methodist Church has survived as a spiritual beacon and social landmark

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Queen of the Oldies

    Josefina Carbonell, Miami's queen of viejo politics, goes to Washington

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Class Act

    If you want to know where many of Miami's social and political elite got their start, check the playgrounds at Belén

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Dan Ricker Wants You!

    He's Miami's premier citizen advocate. He attends scads of boring meetings so you don't have to. He's on a mission. And he's going broke in the process.

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    Have Bullhorn, Will Travel

    Most anti-Castro groups shun partisan presidential politics, but not Miguel Saavedra and his merry band of protesters

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    That's Rich

    Wanna know how county commissioners earn their keep? Don't bother checking financial disclosure forms.

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    Lawbreakers Beware!

    Until the county's Cuba ordinance is rescinded, it remains the law of this land. Which is precisely why we must support the Cuba Affidavit Citizens' Auxiliary.

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Signs of Negligence

    Despite this newspaper's best efforts, drivers still must suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous billboards

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Haul of Shame

    Waste dumps, illicit lobbying, paid supporters, hidden agendas. Or politics as usual in Miami-Dade County.

  • 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?

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