UPDATE: An earlier version of this post incorrectly reported that Luther Campbell had been denied his certification to coach high school football; in a telephone conversation with Uncle Luke, we misunderstood the result of the state’s appeal. He will in fact be allowed to coach. Hooray! We do apologize for…
Last year, Homestead City Councilman Rev. Jimmie Williams III wanted to open his own fried fish restaurant. So he turned to a generous land owner who helped him and three other candidates, including current Mayor Steve Bateman, win in 2009. Real estate developer Wayne Rosen — who bankrolled a political…
Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy, Goes for Gold
Miami Herald Endorses Mark Weithorn, a Candidate With Baggage
Read “Danell Leyva, Miami’s Olympic Prodigy Goes for Gold,” and “Danell Leyva, Team USA Fall Flat in Quest for Olympic Gold in Gymnastics.”Miami’s Danell Leyva won a spot on the medal stand today, but he will only be showing off bronze hardware.After his team’s disappointing finish in the men’s final…
The Miami Herald editorial board sure knows how to back sketchy candidates. Last week, it recommended that voters go with Mark Weithorn in the race to replace Richard Steinberg, the Miami Beach state house rep who resigned in February after getting busted for sending inappropriate text messages to a married…
Dun Dun Da Dun Dun Dun Da Dun Da Dun Da Dun. We are 24 hours away from the opening ceremony for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. While Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade aren’t joining LeBron James on the basketball court, we’ve still got some serious Team USA contenders…
Miami Marlins and Dolphins Give Big to Political Action Committees
Read our previous coverage on North Bay Village’s attempts to stop a strip club from opening in the city.All Fane Lozman wants is to make sure elected officials don’t operate in the shadows and to protect everyone’s first amendment right to look at naked boobies. But the civic activist claims North Bay Village…
Read our previous coverage of Genting’s political contributions.The Malaysian gambling conglomerate that wants to build a casino resort on the site of the Miami Herald headquarters believes in county commissioners Audrey Edmonson, Bruno Barreiro, Barbara Jordan and Dennis Moss, the quartet of incumbents who have been targeted for elimination by…
Read Miami New Times’ story on ex-Hialeah Gardens police detective Lawrence Perez who helped his drug dealer friends steal pounds of marijuana.Raul Iglesias, a sergeant with an undercover Miami Police Department narcotics unit, is joining ignominious company. He is now the fifth local cop to be criminally charged for being…
Life on the field has not gone well for Miami’s football and baseball franchises. The Marlins sucked ass during the first half of the season playing inside the team’s sparkling new ball park, which was financed with half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer funds. Meanwhile, the Dolphins organization has been busy during…
Shortly before 9 a.m. this past February 15, Maciel Gonzalez waited for Juana Olga Durand on the steps of the Miami-Dade family court building at 175 NW First Ave. Gonzalez held a yellow manila envelope containing $3,122 in cash to pay off a string of parking tickets, his lawyer, as…
This guest column was written by Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle in response to Luther Campbell’s criticisms.As Miami-Dade state attorney, I have always believed that my work in the fourth largest prosecutor’s office in America has the potential to affect the lives of every one of the county’s 2.5…
Poe Boy Music Group, the label that brought you hardcore Miami rappers Brisco and Billy Blu, is getting into EDM with Kulture Shock, a dance-pop group made up of three very good-looking model-type singers named Jase, City Boi, and Stephanie Lecor. In recent weeks, Poe Boy has been heavily promoting…
Alexander J. Labora says he is running for circuit court judge to help the people. But an investigation by Florida’s Justice Administrative Commission found that the Wharton School-educated attorney helped himself to $41,312 in taxpayer funds in 2005 and 2006 by overbilling a court program that provides legal representation to…
Miami’s Extreme Body Modifiers Brave Social Stigma and Legal Action to Pursue Their Passion
This afternoon, Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones and Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell are meeting with Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa to ask him what he is doing to address a violent gang war that has enveloped Liberty City over the past three months. “We’re going to ask him what…
The leafy hamlet of South Miami has turned into a cesspool of political backbiting and allegations of unethical behavior by some of its officials. In recent weeks, even a kids’ soccer program has come under fire amid accusations of conflicts of interest against South Miami United — the group that…
See also “Arsht Center Floods During Lion King Performance.”Repairs to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts necessitated by a busted water pipe will cost Miami-Dade County at least $2.7 million, according to a recent memo from Mayor Carlos Gimenez. While some of the costs are covered by an…
See also “Cuban American Gymnast Begins Quest for Olympic Glory” and “Miami’s Olympic Gymnastic Gets Second At VISA Championship.”On Saturday, Miami native Danell Leyva took first place at the Olympic gymnastic trials in San Jose, California. That makes him the first Cuban-American to represent Team USA, which is expected to…
Hialeah Gardens Cop Lawrence Perez Shows How Drugs Can Corrupt Police
