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Steve Shiver

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Miami's Five Worst City and County Managers Who Prove Merrett Stierheim Wrong

    Over the weekend, Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez revealed he is entertaining the idea of eliminating the city manager's position in favor of the strong mayor form of government. His proposal, which would require voter approval to change the city charter, makes sense because it gives residents one ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2011

    Alex Penelas: Mayoral loser

    Over the weekend, Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez revealed he is entertaining the idea of eliminating the city manager's position in favor of the strong mayor form of government. His proposal, which would require voter approval to change the city charter, makes sense because it gives residents one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Alex Penelas Wants To Finish His Job Of Ruining Miami-Dade

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate to replace more-boring-than-bread-pudding ex-Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez -- explains why a reru ... More >>

  • News

    September 25, 2008

    Selling Out at the Miami Herald

    The newspaper's county hall reporter takes a six-figure job with the very people he was supposed to cover.

  • News

    March 29, 2007

    Behind the Boot

    Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez is on a rampage. Here's the skinny.

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of March 10, 2005

    Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez is on a rampage. Here's the skinny.

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    Vote for Culture

    What exactly does that mean? Today we know it means that two museums will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to build hulking structures in a waterfront park. But on November 2, most people had no clue

  • News

    August 5, 2004

    Letters from the Issue of August 5-11, 2002

    What exactly does that mean? Today we know it means that two museums will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to build hulking structures in a waterfront park. But on November 2, most people had no clue

  • City Life

    May 13, 2004

    BEST LOCAL PHANTASMAGORIA

    What exactly does that mean? Today we know it means that two museums will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to build hulking structures in a waterfront park. But on November 2, most people had no clue

  • News

    May 6, 2004

    Porch Patrol

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

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    FTAA and Me

    Looking out for number one, what's in this for Miami?

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of April 24, 2003

    Looking out for number one, what's in this for Miami?

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    It's Broken, So Fix It

    Corrections department investigators want an investigation -- of their department

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Welcome to the Brawl

    Thanks to rabble-rouser Michael Kosnitzky, the county's Public Health Trust will never be the same

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of January 9, 2003

    My life as a punk, continued

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    "Thanks, Jeb!"

    Those fun firefighters at Local 1403 are at it again

  • News

    May 23, 2002

    The Hot Seat

    Pepe Cancio faced big trouble on his first day as a county commissioner, but no one likes trouble

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    As Nasty as He Wants To Be

    Miami Beach sours on Luther Campbell's Memorial Day freak show

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Letters from the Issue of April 18, 2002

    Is the only good fish a dead fish?

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Blasting Down the House

    Rock miners try to pull a fast one on local legislators

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Rough Ryder

    The behind-the-scenes battle to put Miami's homegrown Fortune 500 Co. next to the Herald raises an old specter

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    Last week's cover illustration? Disgusting!

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    It's a Wonderful Decision

    The Bush administration makes it unanimous: No commercial airport in Homestead

  • News

    November 22, 2001

    Letters from the Issue of November 22, 2001

    The Great Art Debate, Part 2: This letter not intended for stupefied couch potatoes

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Greed Stinks

    It smells like political cronyism, laced with a little Penelas and arsenic

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Bully Boy

    So top county executive Tom David destroyed public records. Who cares, right?

  • News

    November 1, 2001

    Sylvia's Story

    Overtown is a state of mind

  • News

    June 28, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of June 28, 2001

  • News

    May 24, 2001

    With Enough Money

    Ed Hanna has been the driving force in promoting the development of West Perrine. He's done well for himself. Too bad West Perrine can't say the same thing.

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2001

    Drive My Clean Car

    "Tomorrow's Cars Today"

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    We Built This City

    Turns out the best possible way to rescue Miami-Dade's remaining rural farmland is to incorporate as a ... city. Huh?

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    You Are Cordially Invited

    So you weren't among those lucky few who dined with the king and queen? Consider it a compliment.

  • News

    June 12, 1997

    "It'll Never Get Off the Ground"

    With nothing to show after four years but bitterness and bickering, the plan to turn Homestead Air Force Base into a commercial airport has gone from national model to national embarrassment

  • News

    July 20, 1995

    A Meaner, Leaner Latin Builders Association

    With nothing to show after four years but bitterness and bickering, the plan to turn Homestead Air Force Base into a commercial airport has gone from national model to national embarrassment

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