Twenty-three members of the Latin Kings street gang were dethroned today. United States Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer announced today that they were swept up in five separate indictments, and that all were dangerous or violent offenders. Many were high ranking members of the criminal group. Five other non- members were also…
On the internet, memes can explode and whither away in less than a week, but its a testament to the staying power of the internet’s obsession with “Florida Man” that The New York Times, the standard barer of American print journalism, just this weekend took notice of the popular @_FloridaMan…
For the past 15 years, Tom Brady and his New England Patriots have reigned over the AFC East with a absolute supremacy. They’ve won division 12 time in the past 14 seasons, and while the Dolphins’ own in-house problems are certainly to blame as well, that dominance of the Pats…
Miami gets a lot of well-deserved flak for its molasses-slow move toward becoming a bike-friendly metropolis, but there’s one bustling stretch of road that’s already full of commuters on two wheels. The scenic Venetian Causeway sees thousands of daily cyclists gliding over the main low-speed link between the mainland and…
Upstairs in a beige church on McKinley Street in Hollywood, a 60-year-old with a full head of dark hair launches into a PowerPoint presentation full of big ideas and a bigger vocabulary. First, Bill Faloon gives a shoutout to Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine. “We need to put…
Kelley Mitchell, a mainstay in South Florida broadcasting for more than two decades, died yesterday at the age of 58 according to a report from her former station WPLG. A native of Oklahoma, Mitchell first came to prominence in Miami as the main female anchor for news power WSVN through…
Delvis Rogers is the band director at Grace Academy, a private Christian school in Opa-locka, but he was arrested this weekend for some particularly un-Christian off-tune crimes. Investigators noticed that more than 400 questionable tax returns, all together totaling $754,000 in refunds, used his Hollywood apartment as an address. A search warrant…
Dozens of union workers sporting red, purple, and yellow T-shirts file into a sweltering auditorium on the grounds of the Greater Bethel AME Church in Overtown. As a speaker whips the crowd into a chant — “Fight for ’15! Fight for ’15!” — a pudgy, olive-skinned man in black slacks…
No one in Miami who watched LeBron James’ buzzer-beating three last night to beat the Chicago Bulls realized at the time that his most imposing obstacle was a person you would have least expected — his own head coach, David Blatt. After the Bulls tied the score at 84 with…
The way Armando Porto tells it, he was arguing with his girlfriend on a steamy September morning in a Miami Beach parking lot when three men approached. Before he knew what was happening, one pushed him to the ground and another handcuffed him. Then the third man — a larger,…
Back in 2013, Governor Rick Scott made one of the biggest political reversals of his career. Fiercely anti-Obamacare, he announced that he’d agree to a deal to expand Medicaid in Florida as long as the federal Government footed the bill. “A few months ago, my mother passed away, and I…
Susan Maurer began working as an abortion clinician 40 years ago at a Philadelphia hospital. For the past 22 years, she’s helped South Florida women through what might be an agonizing moment. The soft-spoken 63-year-old nurse administers anesthesia and assists doctors. At one point way back when, she recalls, abortions…
Looking for a nice two bedroom apartment in the City of Miami. You better have about $2,450 a month to spend. That’s the median rent for a two bedroom in Miami, and is the 8th highest median rent in the nation amongst the country’s largest cities. Things aren’t much better…
Two prestigious national journalism awards have honored work by New Times and its staff writers in recent weeks. An investigation into the misuse of Tasers by Miami-area police forces by Miami New Times’ former senior staff writer Michael E. Miller has won a Sigma Delta Chai award, a national prize…
Barely three weeks ago, the Florida Supreme Court delivered yet another legal blow to the highly controversial red light cameras that have spawned like love bugs across the Sunshine State in recent years. The highest court in the state refused to reconsider a judgment that Hollywood’s cameras are illegal. But…
Weird things happen every week in Florida. Every Friday we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: bad parents, publics sex and meth-fueled car surfing. Parents Bribe Kids With Coke and Pot to Do Chores and Schoolwork Some parents will do anything to make sure their kids get through…
Some of the seniors graduating today at the University of Miami will be wearing an extra detail on their graduation caps. As a reminder of the promise of Title IX, the federal law that protects students from discrimination, students are placing the roman numerals IX on top of their caps…
The number one rule of South Beach: Don’t assume anything is real. That was the first of many dumb mistakes Daniel Palmer made last week when he attempted a gold chain snatching. Back on April 30th, Palmer approached a group of friends who were standing near 11th Avenue and Ocean Drive…
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and you better have plans ready, because knowing most mothers in Miami they not only deserve it, but won’t let you forget it if you do forget. To celebrate we decided to rundown some common Miami mother archetypes, and the local ladies, both fictional and…
Apparently Miamians really love their jobs. Quantum Workplace, a company that sells employee engagement software, has been keeping track of the employee engagement level of the country’s 75 biggest cities for the past few years, and Miami keeps making the top ten. In fact, the Miami-Dade market is only one of…
Just over a year ago, Carlos Lopez-Cantera was Miami-Dade’s property appraiser — not exactly a low-profile gig in a town built on real estate, but also hardly a launching pad for big-time political careers. However, Lopez-Cantera looks ready to make a Marco Rubio-esque leap from small-time South Florida politics onto…
Ever parked in a Miami-Dade County-run parking garage? You’d be hard pressed to find a customer who’d call the county’s parking hubs models of efficient business. But a new report from the Miami-Dade Inspector General suggests the department’s problems are far worse than anyone had guessed. Deposits went missing, checks…
