Miami Beach’s Historic Pine Tree Drive to Lose Many of Its Landmark Pines
Century-old Australian pines occupying the median on Miami Beach’s landmark Pine Tree Drive will be pruned this month, in the interest of public safety.
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Hialeah Market Accused of Selling Weed From the Cash Register
Amigos Mini Market in Hialeah advertises that it sells soda, snacks, tobacco, and “much more.” Apparently, “much more” included a few baggies of weed inside the cash register, according to Hialeah Police.
Here’s Video of a Miami Cop Accidentally Tasing Himself
When Miami cops screw up, civilians are typically the ones who wind up getting hurt. But in a previously unrevealed incident from January 4, an utterly boneheaded move wound up injuring one of Miami’s finest.
Surfside Passes Ban of Most Single-Use Plastics, Including Bags and Utensils
It’s difficult to comprehend how much plastic is used only once. About 40 percent of the 448 million tons produced each year is intended to be disposable, according to National Geographic, and what doesn’t get recycled or dumped in a landfill often ends up in the ocean.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Snubs LGBTQ Community in Pulse Remembrance
June is Pride Month. The 2016 attack on the Pulse nightclub, which occurred three years ago today, killed 49 people at an event held for gay Latino men. Yet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — or someone in his administration — decided it was necessary this year to scrub mentions of the LGBTQ community from the state’s yearly Pulse Memorial Day proclamation.
Five Insane Miami Sports Fans
There are two types of sports fans: those who back local teams, and everyone else. Very few people fall into a gray area. Chalk it up to the not-us crowd hating us because they ain’t us or to Miamians’ sense of us-against-the-world mentality drilled into us because of all the UM Canes hate over the years, Marlins jokes, and, more recently, Heat-fan slander, but that’s how it feels — them and us.
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The Average Miamian Needs to Save for 36 Years to Afford a Home, Study Says
Miami is, mythically, a place where immigrants from around the world come to work, save money, and build wealth. In reality, though, it appears the local and national economies are so unbelievably broken that people are mostly coming here to work themselves into the ground.
Homeless Sex Offenders Must Move Again
Ever since the Julia Tuttle Causeway became an unwitting encampment for sex offenders more than a decade ago, Miami-Dade officials have been trying to shoo the group away from the rest of civilization.
Best of Miami 2019: The Best Athletes and Sports Personalities in Miami
Miami New Times‘ annual Best of Miami issue is live online today. Here are our picks for this year’s best athletes and sports personalities in Miami.
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The Miami Heat Should Sign Vince Carter to Fill Dwyane Wade’s Bench Role
The Heat should sign 42-year-old Vince Carter, who has already announced that next season will be his own personal version of the #OneLastDance retirement tour Dwyane Wade had last season.
Activists Plan March to Close the Homestead Child Detention Camp
Within the last 30 days, lawyers have alleged that children inside the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children are miserable. The Trump administration responded by cutting away the kids’ already paltry recess time, English classes, and even legal aid.
Best of Miami 2019: The Best Things to Do in Miami
Each year, Miami New Times rounds up the best places, people, and things to do in the Magic City. Here’s the rundown of our favorite things to do around South Florida.
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A Timeline of Florida Rep. Mike Hill’s Most Insane Statements
Politician-shaped asshole Walter “Mike” Hill is a bizarre and upsetting dude. The state representative is from an extremely right-wing section of Florida — District 1 of the House, AKA the part of the Panhandle that borders Alabama on two sides.
Miami Beach Commission Votes to Let Towing Companies Pay for Their Own Audits
Last month, Miami Beach’s internal auditing department completed a report vetting the city’s two major towing companies: Beach Towing and Tremont. The audit should be of great interest to residents and visitors, because the local towing industry has long been accused of malfeasance and general clownery. But the public might never see it.
The Dolphins Will Make a Huge Mistake if They Trade Reshad Jones
The Miami Dolphins and Reshad Jones seem to have made up, if only for the kids. And by “kids” we mean “trade leverage,” because reports say the Dolphins and Jones have a mutual desire to part ways if at all possible before the season begins.
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North Miami Beach Mayor Reprimanded for Racist Post About Haitians
Last month, the perennially dysfunctional North Miami Beach government was forced to expend time and resources to formally tell its mayor, Tony DeFillipo, not to insult Haitian people. On May 23, the other members of the city commission, including three Haitian-American politicians, voted to censure DeFillipo after he wrote on Facebook that he believed North Miami Beach had fired its former city clerk so the city’s Haitian lawmakers could “put in a person of there [sic] own heritage and do what they want!!!”
ICE Detainee Says He Was Stripped Naked, Straitjacketed, and Locked in Solitary
“It’s like a modern-day concentration camp.” ICE detainee Karamjit Singh says his time in Glade County Detention Center has brought him to the verge of suicide.
Lyft Offers Miami Drivers Free Access to Duolingo to Help Them Learn English
In Miami, a city where almost 77 percent of people speak a language other than English at home, the language barrier between rideshare drivers and passengers can be pretty real — so real, in fact, that one bilingual Miamian wrote an open letter asking Uber to implement a language option.
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Pro-Trump Vloggers Diamond and Silk Will Host Event at Trump National Doral Miami
In 2016, vlogging duo Diamond and Silk became famous by making pro-Trump YouTube videos — and, coincidentally, accepted money from the Trump campaign while doing so. Now they appear to be paying back the Trump Organization by driving business to his allegedly foundering Miami-Dade County golf resort.
Trump Administration Cancels Legal Aid, Recreation, English Classes for Homestead Shelter Kids
The federal government today announced that it’s canceling the kids’ recreation time, English classes, and even access to legal aid. Immigrant advocates warn the decision likely violates multiple federal laws. Other critics have noted that even American prisoners are afforded recreational and educational time.
Our Kids to Undergo Mass Layoffs After Losing $500 Million Foster-Care Contract
Failing to retain its state contract for South Florida’s foster-care services, the Miami-based nonprofit Our Kids will lay off its entire staff — most of whom will find work with new provider Citrus Health.
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Miami Beach Chamber Criticized for Using Dwarf Performers at Annual Gala
This past Saturday night, business owners, politicians, and socialites rubbed elbows at the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 97th-annual gala. The Dr. Seuss-themed shindig included a handful of performers dressed as iconic characters such as the Grinch and the Cat in the Hat.