A band of five farm workers and their seven children from Polk County woke up before sunrise on Monday. They then drove over 200 miles to Miami Dade College, just in time to witness Jeb’s presidential announcement. But that never happened, because an hour before Jeb went on, his security…
Hundreds of signs were sprawled inside Miami-Dade College’s Kendall campus Monday afternoon for Jeb Bush’s presidential announcement. On one side they read “!Jeb! 2016” and on the other “#TodosPorJeb.” But 20 minutes into Jeb’s big announcement, it became clear that todos were not por Jeb. In a single row atop…
When Donna Shalala was inducted as University of Miami president on June 1, 2001, she became the first female president of the private university, breaking a 76-year streak of five male presidents. During her 14-year reign, she elevated the private university’s ranking so that it regularly appeared on the U.S…
On Tuesday, New Times published an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Colin McGinn, a prominent philosophy professor at the school and the victim’s allegations that the school didn’t do enough to protect her. Now, UM President Donna Shalala has responded to the report. “No good deed goes unpunished,” Donna…
Claire was a tall, athletic 26-year-old from the Midwest who boasted a 3.97 GPA, often appeared on the dean’s list, and had earned her master’s degree in philosophy. She had been accepted by three doctoral programs in philosophy but chose the University of Miami. Claire was a perfectionist. On top…
The walls of Miami’s buildings are now covered in murals, created by artists who have returned to Miami on their annual rotation just in time for Art Basel. They invade our city like locusts — albeit suave, good-looking locusts. On any given Taco Tuesday this gang of sun-kissed, paint-speckled artists…
Since its opening in 2010, Lester’s in Wynwood has been a big part of Miami’s literary scene.
“Freaky fast delivery” is the motto at Jimmy John’s, the gourmet sandwich chain with four outposts in Miami. Touting that orders are delivered within 20 minutes from hanging up, the bike-delivery boys are the unsung heroes that keep them to their word. At last Wednesday’s lunch-hour peak, 21-year-old Gabriel Hunter…
