More than 200 people marched along Lincoln Road in Miami Beach yesterday afternoon to mark a grim two-month anniversary: the death of teenager Israel Hernandez. Reefa, as Hernandez was widely known, died on August 6 after Miami Beach cops caught him spray painting an abandoned McDonald’s and Tasered him in…
“They are stealing my, my boat in the back,” Yasmin Davis stuttered into the phone. Seconds earlier, the pretty Peruvian architect had been eating lunch in her $2 million Miami Shores mansion. As she tucked a slice of sushi into her mouth, she glanced out the huge glass windows and…
Despite scores of scandalous Facebook posts depicting rampant drug dealing, hazing, and creep shots of allegedly underage women, members of Florida International University’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will not face any criminal charges. Pi Kappa Alpha frat brothers — or Pikes, as they are known — have apparently closed ranks,…
Tonight, critics will once again outline their opposition to Walmart’s midtown Miami plans. And while the Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board meeting won’t be the last time the issue arises, it will likely be opponents’ best shot to derail the big-box store’s development project. It was the same board that…
Yesterday afternoon, Carlos Dominguez and his girlfriend, Andrea Corrales, went for a bike ride. The couple headed toward a trail in North Miami, with Dominguez biking in the road and Corrales cycling on the sidewalk, where she felt safer. They never made it to the trail. Instead, a black SUV…
It’s that time again: when Miamians either don their spandex or their driving gloves, dust off their fixies or rent a Ferrari. Critical Mass is back. Tonight, Miami’s monthly bike ride will be carving a massive figure eight across Little Havana. If you want to participate in the peloton, show…
The Armed Citizens Project does exactly what its name implies: It hands out guns for free. Now the Texas-based nonprofit is turning its bullet-blasting beneficence on the Sunshine State. Promising to “deter crime by empowering neighborhoods,” the ACP has already begun distributing shotguns in Orlando’s Sunshine Gardens neighborhood. Two fun…
City politics is supposed to be simple. Private companies vie for public projects, with the job going to the best bid. But not in Miami Beach. Here, city officials secretly conspire to award friends with lucrative contracts in exchange for envelopes full of cash (just Google “Gus Lopez”). Government on…
The NBA season is still a month away, but already Miami is bubbling with news about our back-to-back champion ballers. Michael Beasley has returned, hopefully minus the marijuana habit. Draft pick James Ennis is already king of the koalas. And you might soon be able to buy a jersey with…
In Florida, there is an apparently fuzzy line between loving animals and loving animals. For those who do not understand the difference, let’s look at two examples from yesterday’s headlines. In the first case, the Miami Gardens Police Department announced it would hold funeral services tomorrow for a German shepherd…
City politics is supposed to be simple. Private companies vie for public projects, with the job going to the best bid. But not in Miami Beach. Here, city officials secretly conspire to award friends with lucrative contracts in exchange for envelopes full of cash (just Google “Gus Lopez”). Government on…
There is little doubt that Derek Medina killed his wife. On August 8, the 31-year-old notoriously posted a photo of Jennifer Alonso’s bullet-ridden body on Facebook along with his confession. Medina has so far pleaded not guilty, however, claiming he was simply defending himself against Alonso’s assault. But surveillance video…
Like her native state, Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones might not have been the best all-around candidate at the Miss America pageant this weekend, but she sure as hell provided the best entertainment. Jones, a senior at the University of Florida, somehow tore her ACL while practicing her baton-twirling performance. But…
Just because Miami Police officers have a bit of a problem with shooting unarmed black men, doesn’t mean they don’t deserve a lil’ sumpin’ sumpin’ extra. At least, that’s what city commissioners seemed to suggest last night when they gave preliminary approval to a $524 million budget that would give…
Last year, Florida pastor Terry Jones had the divinely inspired idea of turning September 11 into “International Judge Muhammad Day.” The act of bigoted brilliance sparked protests in many Muslim countries. Some experts even credited Jones’ stunt with inspiring the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Like…
I must start out by admitting that I am on a quest for vengeance.” That is not the opening line of The Count of Monte Cristo but the beginning of a recent letter to New Times. With that introduction, we expected a typically Miami tale of murder and malevolence. Instead,…
In Miami’s restaurant industry, Eddie Santana is infamous. A handsome waiter with a love for litigation, Santana slapped 30 local restaurants with lawsuits in less than a decade. Some suits were serious. Others seemed frivolous. Either way, they netted him nearly $150,000 in settlements. When New Times exposed his lawsuit…
“I must start out by admitting that I am on a quest for vengeance.” That is not the opening line of The Count of Monte Cristo but the beginning of a recent letter to New Times. With that introduction, we expected a typically Miami tale of murder and malevolence. Instead,…
On August 8, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced that a lucky break had led them to solve a grisly three-year-old murder. DNA taken in a South Beach drug bust had connected a muscular, 26-year-old man named John Snavely to the 2010 slaying of businessman Samuel Del Brocco. The case’s closing…
The Miami Herald is an institution. It has won 20 Pulitzers and continues to employ some of the best journalists in the state. But ever since the Herald moved from downtown to Doral, there have been some noticeable problems. Last week, for instance, the paper printed the same exact page…
On August 8, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced that a lucky break had led them to solve a grisly three-year-old murder. DNA taken in a South Beach drug bust had connected a muscular, 26-year-old man named John Snavely to the 2010 slaying of businessman Samuel Del Brocco. The case’s closing…
For the past six months, West Coconut Grove residents have fought a developer’s attempts to build a trolley garage in the historic black neighborhood. They sued to stop the construction, only for a judge to give it the go-ahead earlier this month. Now, however, neighbors have another reason to complain…
