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April 16, 2012
When Robots Attack: UM Conference Prepares For Mechanical Rebellion
The year: a not-too-distant future. The place: a dark Miami-Dade alley. The crime: A police robot, built and programed to recognize wanted criminals, mistakes an innocent teenager for a fugitive. As the teen flees in terror, the machine shoots to kill. Who's responsible? The cops who deployed the ki ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Reader mail: Skip Bayless is a racist tool
The year: a not-too-distant future. The place: a dark Miami-Dade alley. The crime: A police robot, built and programed to recognize wanted criminals, mistakes an innocent teenager for a fugitive. As the teen flees in terror, the machine shoots to kill. Who's responsible? The cops who deployed the ki ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Reader mail: "MAM board members should be indicted for stupidity"
The year: a not-too-distant future. The place: a dark Miami-Dade alley. The crime: A police robot, built and programed to recognize wanted criminals, mistakes an innocent teenager for a fugitive. As the teen flees in terror, the machine shoots to kill. Who's responsible? The cops who deployed the ki ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
Pulse Miami Brings Candy Assault Rifles, Free Tattoos and Comfy Hammocks To Wynwood
When Mac Premo, a D.C.-born, RISD-educated artist, was forced to move to a new, smaller studio space in Brooklyn, he came to a terrible realization: There was no way he could bring along the hundreds of objects he'd accumulated, from dusty baseball cards to antique cans to torn hats. Premo couldn ... More >>
Culture
November 17, 2011
Miami Book Fair: Guide to the street festival
When Mac Premo, a D.C.-born, RISD-educated artist, was forced to move to a new, smaller studio space in Brooklyn, he came to a terrible realization: There was no way he could bring along the hundreds of objects he'd accumulated, from dusty baseball cards to antique cans to torn hats. Premo couldn ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Miami New Times Dominates Florida Press Club Awards
Miami New Times dominated this past weekend's Florida Press Club Awards in Saint Augustine. The newspaper took ten awards, more than any other in the state.Among the winners: Frank Alvarado and Robert Dunlap took first in general news writing; Tim Elfrink, first in government news and business wr ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
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 >>
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October 15, 2011
Occupy Miami Brings Out Hundreds of Protesters to Bayfront Park
photo by Tim ElfrinkEchoing the ongoing "Occupy" movements from Wall Street to San Francisco, hundreds of sign-waving, drum-beating, flyer-hawking protesters gathered in Bayfront Park this afternoon, drawing supportive honks from cars pouring down Biscayne Boulevard and bewildered stares from tou ... More >>
News
October 13, 2011
Reader mail: Not all black areas look like Overtown
photo by Tim ElfrinkEchoing the ongoing "Occupy" movements from Wall Street to San Francisco, hundreds of sign-waving, drum-beating, flyer-hawking protesters gathered in Bayfront Park this afternoon, drawing supportive honks from cars pouring down Biscayne Boulevard and bewildered stares from tou ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Tomas Regalado Compares Himself to Bill Clinton
In today's Miami Herald, you'll find an article by Miami City Hall beat reporter Charles Rabin that blathers on about Mayor Tomás Regalado's allegedly unflappable resiliency. Rabin, late to the game by a week, notes Regalado is facing a recall threat from the police and fire unions as the c ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Miami New Times Wins Dozen Green Eyeshade Awards
Miami News Times won 12 awards in the recently announced Green Eyeshade Awards, which recognizes excellence in journalism in 11 Southeastern states. In the non-daily division, Tim Elfrink took first place awards in business, technology, public affairs, and politics reporting, as well as seco ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Watch Protestors Dance the "Tax the Rich Shuffle" Outside Carnival Headquarters
Photo by Tim ElfrinkTo celebrate Tax Day, the folks at Right to the City and MoveOn.org decided it was high time to combine the best traditions of 1985-era Chicago Bears dancing and progressive lefty political agitation. The result? Behold the "Tax the Rich Shuffle." William "The Fridge" Perry wa ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
As Miami Police Shootings Hit National News, More Lasting Memorial Painted in Overtown
photo by Tim ElfrinkMark March 22 as the moment the world started paying attention to Miami's embattled police department. That's when an ex-Miami Herald reporter named Don Van Natta Jr. parachuted in to write a New York Times piece telling millions of readers what everyone in black Miami knows t ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Norman Braman Makes It Rain in Effort to Oust Carlos Alvarez
Tim ElfrinkNorman Braman flexes his baller status.As the first week of early voting in the recall election of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and Commissioner Natacha Seijas winds down, we decided to take a peek at the latest campaign finance reports filed with the elections department. As expect ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
Pictures of Nevin Shapiro's Mansion: This Is What An $880 Million Ponzi Scheme Buys You
photo by Tim ElfrinkThe view is fantastic -- until the feds show up.You've got a steamrolling Ponzi scheme churning out cash so fast that you can't spend it all. You've already leased the $4,700-per-month Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG with rims fatter than Fat Joe and dropped $1.5 million on a Riviera ya ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Al Farrow Takes Weapons and Makes Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Heated Conversation
photo by Tim ElfrinkYep, that's a synagogue made of guns and bullets.As we wandered through the Ice Palace in Wynwood this morning at the Pulse fair, we were drawn from across the hall by a gleaming blue and gold replica mosque. Hey, that's beautiful, we thought, wandering closer. Then, as we dre ... More >>
News
November 11, 2010
Letters from the issue of November 11, 2010
photo by Tim ElfrinkYep, that's a synagogue made of guns and bullets.As we wandered through the Ice Palace in Wynwood this morning at the Pulse fair, we were drawn from across the hall by a gleaming blue and gold replica mosque. Hey, that's beautiful, we thought, wandering closer. Then, as we dre ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
Dispatch From the Biltmore: The Night Marco Rubio's Presidential Campaign Began
photo by Tim ElfrinkRubio in 2012: It started tonight.Marco Rubio is running for president in 2012. It's not official, of course, and maybe even Rubio himself hasn't decided whether to seek the highest office in the land. But at the raucus party tonight at the Biltmore, it sure seemed like Rubio' ... More >>
News
October 28, 2010
Letters from the issue of October 28, 2010
photo by Tim ElfrinkRubio in 2012: It started tonight.Marco Rubio is running for president in 2012. It's not official, of course, and maybe even Rubio himself hasn't decided whether to seek the highest office in the land. But at the raucus party tonight at the Biltmore, it sure seemed like Rubio' ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Letters from the issue of September 23, 2010
photo by Tim ElfrinkRubio in 2012: It started tonight.Marco Rubio is running for president in 2012. It's not official, of course, and maybe even Rubio himself hasn't decided whether to seek the highest office in the land. But at the raucus party tonight at the Biltmore, it sure seemed like Rubio' ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
New Times Finalist For 10 Press Club Awards
Miami New Times was shortlisted for ten awards for Excellence in Journalism from the Florida Press Club, with staff writer Tim Elfrink a finalist for four awards. Gus Garcia-Roberts is finalist for two awards, while Francisco Alvarado, Kyle Muzenreider, and Pam Shavalier are also nominated.
Blogs
September 14, 2010
New Times Cleans Up in Green Eyeshades
Miami New Times cleaned up in the nondaily division of the 60th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards, which determine the best work in 11 Southeastern States. Former staff writer Natalie O'Neill took a first place in investigative reporting for "Piece of Mind," a probe of suicides and other problems at t ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
Unions Slam Mayor, Commission Over Proposed Pay and Benefit Cuts
photo by Tim Elfrink This cop wants you to know his biblical thoughts on Tomas Regalado.They packed City Hall by the dozens this afternoon -- the firefighters in bright yellow, the police in dark blue, the general service workers in civvies. They beat the floor, pounded the windows and wh ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Rudy Moise's Auto-Tuned Campaign Ad May Be The Worst Ever
With the primary election tomorrow, congressional candidate Rudy Moise's bizarre campaign web ad only had a few hundred views on YouTube. That's really a shame because it is just about one of the worst political ads we have ever seen. It features a bunch of supporters talk-rapping with their voic ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2010
C'mon, Miami Herald, Hustle Up in the MIA!
The last year or so has been tough for our city's paper of record, where I used to work. Reporters at the Miami Herald have gotten the shaft, and editors have been forced to do double duty. But hey, guys, please cover the City of Miami. It is the wheel around which the city spins.Chuck Rabin ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2010
Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega Takes New Times to Journalism School
In March, we published a feature about the Miami Beach Police Department, detailing how more than 50 percent of the force earns at least six figures a year and profiling the myriad legal problems involving Beach cops. (You can read it here.) We've also reported extensively about former Office ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Colombian Green Party Candidate Mockus Deploys Obama-Style Street Art
On Sunday, voters in Colombia will close out one of the most interesting free elections ever held in South America. photo by Tim Elfrink Supporters of Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus have left street art all over Cartagena. Last month, thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and a huge push from yo ... More >>
News
May 27, 2010
Letters from the issue of May 27, 2010
On Sunday, voters in Colombia will close out one of the most interesting free elections ever held in South America. photo by Tim Elfrink Supporters of Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus have left street art all over Cartagena. Last month, thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and a huge push from yo ... More >>
News
April 1, 2010
Letters from the issue of April 1, 2010
On Sunday, voters in Colombia will close out one of the most interesting free elections ever held in South America. photo by Tim Elfrink Supporters of Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus have left street art all over Cartagena. Last month, thanks to Facebook, Twitter, and a huge push from yo ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2010
Hand Puppets and Sweaty Canadians: Photo Lowlights From Super Bowl Media Day
Photo by Tim Elfrink The world's sweatiest Canadian TV reporter gets funky with the Saints.To the unitiated, Super Bowl Media Day must sound like some outrageous backstage fantasy. Media and players partying together! Celebrities around every corner! Free buffet lunch! Well not to worry, ign ... More >>
Blogs
February 2, 2010
Chad Ochocinco Adds Another Notch in His Career Belt: Media Day Hack
Photo by Tim Elfrink Is that Ron Burgandy? Nope. Ochocinco reports live from Sun Life Stadium.Chad Ochocinco hasn't yet accecpted New Times' informal offer to write a 10,000-word odyssey/cover story about wearing Snuggies at McDonald's and living a double life as Esteban the Most In ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
County Commissioners Admit 'Errors' in Carlos Bertonatti Case; Bikers Protest
Bart Sherwood passes the grisly photos around the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers.Photo by Tim ElfrinkLycra pants mingled with business suits at the county commission chambers last night.In the first image, his face is scraped and swollen, his arms are wrapped in plaster, and IVs run into h ... More >>
News
January 21, 2010
Letters from the issue of January 21, 2009
Bart Sherwood passes the grisly photos around the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers.Photo by Tim ElfrinkLycra pants mingled with business suits at the county commission chambers last night.In the first image, his face is scraped and swollen, his arms are wrapped in plaster, and IVs run into h ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2010
First Glossy Issue in Newsstands Today
A few weeks ago, we announced that we'd be going glossy. Well, that day has arrived. Newsstands today will carry our first glossy issue, which is also nicely trimmed and stapled.The premiere glossy issue features Tim Elfrink's story "Homesick," which delves into the Chinese drywall issue affectin ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Last Night: David Lynch's 'Dark Night of the Soul' At OHWOW
Photo by Tim ElfrinkThere's a reason David Lynch long ago joined the small pantheon of adjective-ized American artists alongside Hitchcock, Kubrick and Bon Jovi. (What? You've never heard a Bon Jovian song?)The director's tightrope walk between macabre and mundane was plastered all over the walls ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Exposito Announced as New Chief, Promises to Get 'Back to Basics'
If there was any lingering confusion about why Tomás Regalado chose his old friend Miguel Exposito as Miami's new chief of police, the veteran officer quickly cleared it up at his official introduction earlier this afternoon.Photo by Tim ElfrinkNew Police Chief Miguel Exposito stands with (from lef ... More >>
News
November 12, 2009
Van Peebles, Borowitz, S.L. Price at the Book Fair
If there was any lingering confusion about why Tomás Regalado chose his old friend Miguel Exposito as Miami's new chief of police, the veteran officer quickly cleared it up at his official introduction earlier this afternoon.Photo by Tim ElfrinkNew Police Chief Miguel Exposito stands with (from lef ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Letters from the Issue of October 8, 2009
"The naked truth is that the Castro tyrants have taken Cuba 50 years back in time to poverty, decadence, and slavery."
News
September 10, 2009
Letters from the Issue of Septerber 10, 2009
"Together we stood our ground as gangsters and young teens yearning to be accepted as men in a very harsh reality."
News
July 16, 2009
Letters from the Issue of July 16, 2009
“Von Hautman won’t be left exposed and impoverished. A guy like this always finds another victim.”
News
July 9, 2009
Letters from the Issue of July 9, 2009
"I am sad to report I lost a few brain cells while reading your article."
Blogs
July 1, 2009
Abandoned Boat Washes Up on Julia Tuttle Causeway
Back in April, staff writer Tim Elfrink reported that the crap-tastic economy was leading boat-owners, overburdened by docking and maintenance costs, to abandon ship all over South Florida. Naturally, we thought he had fabricated the whole thing. But yesterday, we spotted a dilapidated yacht beached ... More >>
News
May 7, 2009
Letters from the Issue of May 7, 2009
"It's a shame young lives are being destroyed by this senseless violence."
Blogs
April 20, 2009
Dear Stephen A. Smith, We Have a Job for You
Now that you're out of a job too, why not come work for us?
News
April 16, 2009
Letters from the Issue of April 16, 2009
"It's time for the citizens of this country to make the decision to stop paying taxes."
News
March 5, 2009
Letters from the Issue of March 5, 2009
"Let him foolishly make money off of these animals, and we'll mop up the mess when something tragic finally happens."
News
January 1, 2009
Letters from the Issue of January 1, 2009
"Just assume these local politicians are lying when they say anything."
Blogs
December 15, 2008
Porter, Fins Lay a Beatdown on Niners
The two most vicious hits in Sunday's Dolphins-49ers defensive power struggle both came in the waning minutes of the ballgame. First, with the Niners sitting in the red zone, trying to punch in a touchdown and take their first lead of the day, a bunch of security guys absolutely destroyed some ... More >>
News
October 30, 2008
Letters from the Issue of October 30, 2008
"If Lincoln Diaz-Balart would have focused on the needs of his constituents instead of the needs of outsiders, he might not be facing the challenge he is today."
News
August 28, 2008
Letters from the Issue of August 28, 2008
"Why don't you ask Mayor Diaz if his restaurant's menu includes bottled water? Hypocritical, don't you think?"
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