In 2002, then-Florida House Speaker Tom Feeny thought he needed some help handling a brewing redistricting battle. So he hired longtime consultant Steve Cody, who says his job was to “script” a debate between members of the Florida House to ensure that two new districts were drawn.
Nobody won last August’s county mayoral primary vote. Yes, incumbent Carlos Gimenez got way more votes, but he failed to pull in 50 percent, which meant challenger Raquel Regalado forced a November runoff. But with less than two weeks before Election Day, Regalado is taking a severe beating in the polls.
On paper, Miami’s public infrastructure is a nightmare. Our roads are clogged, we can’t walk anywhere, our doctors are only good at augmenting breasts and committing Medicare fraud, and the state keeps slashing education funding like Uma Thurman picking off baddies in Kill Bill. So it’s not exactly a horror movie-level twist ending that…
It seems like a police department in Miami-Dade County tries to make a huge weapon or ammo purchase every month. Since July, departments have asked for bulletproof vests, assault rifles, license-plate readers, sketchy gunshot detectors, and even free armored trucks. Those requests are almost always buried deep within county documents,…
The Atlantic held a conference in Miami this week. In addition to being an excuse for D.C. policy wonks to hang out in South Beach, the event included a candid interview with Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Frieden happens to be the guy in charge of eradicating Zika from the United States.
Donald Trump attempted to say three whole Spanish words in Little Havana today.
Remember all those times as a kid when you bit into a delicious Snickers bar on Halloween night, only for a hidden razor blade to slice through your gums and send you to the emergency room? No? What about all the times you accidentally got anthrax from tainted candy? Not ringing any bells?
Donald Trump has spent the past month complaining that the election results against Hillary Clinton may be “rigged” November 8. The nation and all sides of the media, from Fox News to MSNBC, have said Trump’s claims are without merit. Now South Florida has its own “rigged” election controversy.
DJ Khaled’s greatest true skill is standing next to artists, recording them, and shouting over them on hit songs. Khaled is the featured artist on his Gold-selling single “For Free” despite the fact that he did not write, produce, or perform the song. So why would Khaled handle a little…
In September 2015, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine had just one person on his Twitter block list: a user named “Asscakes,” with the handle @asscakessupreme. Levine voluntarily disclosed that information in response to a public-records request by California paralegal Angela Greben filed that year, which New Times has obtained.
Every four years or so, Miami becomes extremely important to Barack Obama. Though he’s immensely popular and appears to be mostly beloved in South Florida, the president has really only made time to visit us in election years, those blissful times when politicians magically start treating Florida swing-voters like beautiful, winged…
Marco Rubio said during this week’s debate that, if Florida reelects him to the U.S. Senate this year, he’ll absolutely serve a full, six-year term and won’t quit early to run for president. Knowing Rubio, this pretty much definitely means he’ll quit four years from now to run again. In…
At this point, Miami will do pretty much anything DJ Khaled says, so long as he lists it as one of his major keys. Free all the lions in Zoo Miami and hold a big-cat rap battle in Bayfront Park? Overthrow City Hall and turn South Florida into a town…
College students are America’s future. They’re the brightest hope we’ve got — statistically speaking, they’re among the most tolerant and friendly people in America. They study physics and poetry, shave their heads and start punk bands, and get pissed off about microaggressions and trigger warnings. A small percentage of them,…
In the last 12 months, traveling to Cuba has gone from an act of near treason to a dirt-cheap weekend getaway. The first modern commercial jet from the U.S. to Cuba took off mere months ago, on August 31. Now, starting next month, you’ll be able to just straight-up fly…
In case Democrats and the #NeverTrump crowd didn’t have enough reason to mobilize for election day, the Donald did them a big favor at the debate last night. Refusing to promise you’ll accept a peaceful transition of power is not the kind of move likely to up your approval ratings…
Back in July, Miami developer Moishe Mana — the largest landowner in Wynwood — launched a public campaign against Donald Trump. He claimed Trump was a joke, and that no businessman in New York City, Mana’s other hometown, takes Trump seriously. Mana pledged to donate $1 million to a charity…
It sucks to be poor pretty much everywhere in America. But Miami is an especially cruel place if you’re low on cash. Without a car, it takes hours to travel a few short miles by bus. If you live in a cheap, residential neighborhood, congrats: Some rich asshole is going…
Let’s get this over with: The photo above is real, the man is alive, and his name is Carlos Rodriguez. He is 31 years old and goes by the nickname “Half Head,” and the reason is obvious. Half Head lives in Miami and got into a car accident when he was…
The more Americans get to know Marco Rubio, the less anyone appears to like him. Despite having better name recognition than almost any other politician in congress, a new Quinnipiac Poll released today says Rubio’s race against Democrat Patrick Murphy for Florida’s Senate seat is now “too close to call.”…
Miami Beach commissioners are already forced to disclose if their spouses have any sort of stake in the items they’re voting on. This is a standard government-ethics rule. But this Wednesday, the commission will discuss enacting a new law that will force commissioners to disclose if they’ve had a “dating”…
In the recent years, South Florida police have quietly started stalking citizens using a wide array of 21st century technology. License-plate trackers have popped up across Miami-Dade County. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, scores of Florida cops have now use Stingray devices, which track a person’s location using…
