In late November, a woman showed up at the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station with a bizarre find: Two freshwater turtles that had been chained together. Attached to the chain was a bag packed with a cinnamon stick, two red voodoo dolls, and two photos of a couple.
An Opa-locka precious metals company that supplied gold to Tiffany & Co., Apple, and General Motors went bankrupt after its owners siphoned off a fortune to buy, among other things, a giant Golden Beach mansion and a multimillion-dollar beachfront condo, a new lawsuit charges.
Yesterday, the United Way released an utterly bleak dataset showing that, in both Miami-Dade County and Florida overall, most residents struggle to afford basic goods and services, like rent, groceries, and childcare. According to the United Way, nearly 60 percent of Miamians are either living underneath the federal poverty line…
Nothing says Miami like a boozy cruise on someone else’s million-dollar yacht. And thanks to the sharing industry’s foray into the boating world, chartering a yacht is now within reach for anyone with an internet connection and a credit card. But, as this week’s New Times feature reveals, many of…
In 2014, American television producers adapted “Juana la Virgen,” a highly rated Venezuelan telenovela, and brought the series to an English-speaking audience on the CW. Since that time, “Jane the Virgin” has been nominated by the Golden Globes for best TV comedy, and lead actress Gina Rodriguez in 2015 won the award for best actress in a TV comedy.
The nation’s unemployment rate is low and the stock market is high. Considering only those simple benchmarks, you’d think life was pretty great in America in 2019. Miami, where unemployment is at a near-record low, should also be living well. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll find tons of data explaining why…
By now, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has made it almost blatantly clear he’s in the pocket of the gun lobby. Less than two weeks after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Gaetz tweeted, “The @NRA is an organization that takes 100% of the blame for the conduct of 0% of its members.” Then, in May, he accepted a $2,500 campaign donation from the organization. To no one’s surprise, the NRA endorsed Gaetz, a Republican who represents the Pensacola area, for Congress last July.
Westernbank used to be one of the largest financial institutions in Puerto Rico. At its peak, it employed 1,500 people. But it took just one man to take down the San Juan-based bank. In 2010, a Key Biscayne resident named Jack Kachkar brought its operation to an end with a $142 million…
By now, it’s pretty much universally accepted that this year’s Super Bowl was the worst one yet. That’s actually great news for Miami, which will host the event in 2020 — it’s almost guaranteed that anything that happens next year will seem wayyyy more exciting in comparison.
Two years ago, the Miami Dolphins introduced coach Adam Gase to their fans. We here at Miami New Times attempted to give him a glimpse into what Dolphins fans were all about, what they were thirsty for, and, in general, what to expect. He didn’t listen. He did not provide any…
The Florida Everglades sure seem like a place where oil rigs don’t belong. The unique habitat contains tons of endangered species — and humans have demonstrably corrupted it enough already. But today, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee ruled that an investment company in Broward County…
Last Friday, the McClatchy Newspaper Company — which owns the Sacramento Bee, Kansas City Star, Bradenton Herald, Charlotte Observer, the flagship Miami Herald, and other major dailies — announced plans to gut its reporting staff. In an internal email from CEO Craig Forman, the company announced a whopping 450 employees…
On a cloudy Tuesday morning in South Beach, a man stands on a seawall at the edge of Biscayne Bay. Wind whips through the air, causing the water to ripple. A manatee nuzzles its face against a stormwater outfall pipe, and a plume of black, dirty water washes over it.
When Cesar Meneses arrived at the marina and saw the yacht he’d chartered to celebrate his 24th birthday, he tried to cancel. As a Miami resident, he’d rented boats before. This one, a sleek, 91-foot yacht with its name, Miami Vice, spelled out on the stern in the font used…
If you steal anything worth $300 or more in Florida, that counts as a felony. That is, to be blunt, an absurdly low number in 2019: It’s the second-lowest felony theft threshold in America (behind New Jersey), and Florida has not updated that number since 1987. Adjusted for inflation, $300…
OK, we’re just gonna put it to you straight: Getting a medical marijuana card in Florida isn’t exactly the quickest or most affordable process. In all, it can take several weeks and run you $200 to $300 in initial fees before your ID card arrives in the…
A bizarre scene played out recently on Key West’s premier strip, Duval Street. Outside of Orogold — a store that hawks alleged age-defying cosmetic products — a line of protesters waved signs reading “RIP OFF SHOP.” Meanwhile, the store’s co-owner, Zohar Alon, stood his ground with a sign of his own,…
Former governor, now-senator, and future Demon-King Paimon does not like democracy. Sure, he says he does: He’s been talking tough for years about the transgressions of various “dictators” in Latin America — but at the same time, he sure seems to hate the concept of democracy in his own home…
At least one Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee in the “Miami field area” — which includes Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands — is on a hunger strike to protest detainment, ICE officials have confirmed to New Times. The exact location is unclear. The ICE spokespeople declined to say where the person is located or how he or she wound up in custody.
This morning, Craig Forman, CEO of McClatchy Company, emailed all staff to say about 10 percent of the newspaper chain’s employees would be offered voluntary buyouts. All of the details were not immediately available, though a meeting was called for 2 p.m. today at the Miami Herald — the chain’s most significant newspaper — to offer details…
Over the months the Sun-Sentinel has been digging into the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, representatives for the Broward County School District have stonewalled the paper’s public records requests, ridiculed one of its reporters as “smelly” and “skanky,” and tried to have two more of its…
Though last year seemed all-time low for football in Miami, the city is one of the best places to be a football fan, according to a new study. We’re skeptical, but we’re also listening. I guess you could say we’re skeptically listening. The study — done by WalletHub…
