Miami-Dade Schools have been rocked by a number of troubling incidents involving sex and abuse this week, and its only Tuesday morning. First came news that a Kindergarten teacher dug his nails into a student because he wanted to see her cry. Then came the arrest of a high school…
As a top commander in El Salvador during that country’s brutal civil war, Carlos Vides presided over tens of thousands of civilian murders and systemic torturing. For decades Vides has lived with his wife in a comfortable home in Palm Coast, but now the former strongman is on the brink of…
In that now seemingly brief time during which LeBron James called Miami home, local fans were scrutinized endlessly. People said we didn’t deserve the Heat’s big three. Charles Barkley was constantly dogging us. People apparently noticed anytime a seat in the arena wasn’t full for the entire duration of the…
A million thoughts raced through Randy Lanier’s head as he cast a fishing line into the azure waters off Antigua, 1,300 miles from South Florida. He had a family back in Davie — a wife, an 8-year-old daughter, and a newborn son. Then he pondered auto racing. He’d been a…
On March 7, off a dirt road 40 miles west of Miami, swamp buggies careened into the thicket and little kids shimmied up a 40-foot wooden pole trying to grab the $50 bill stapled to the top. At a booth, Betty Osceola, a Miccosukee tribe member with a long black…
Karen Halnon, a 52 year-old Pennsylvania resident, was arrested at Miami International Airport over the weekend after going on a two hour rant about how the United State had declared war on Venezuela. The incident went down on a commercial flight from Managua, Nicaragua back to Miami. During her rant Halnon…
After a couple hours under the knife, New Times has got a new website that’s not only easy on the eyes, but it’s specifically designed for you, the reader. We didn’t rest until we had created a site that was both simple to navigate and fun to read. Here’s a…
Ultra High-Net-Worth Individuals aren’t just rich. They’re running the world. They aren’t just the 1 percent, they’re the 0.002 percent. To qualify a person has to have a networth of at least $30 million in assets. As it turns out Miami is not the full time homebase to tons of…
Does the Republican party have much of a future in Miami-Dade County? Not if current voter registration trends hold steady. In terms of registered voters, Republicans are now effectively in third place behind Democrats and voters who have registered with no party affiliation. With 1,290,602 total registered voters, Miami-Dade has the…
It wasn’t uncommon for Miami Beach Police officers to work off-duty jobs as security at South Beach nightclubs. Or at least it wasn’t until Sgt. Mike Muley allegedly showed up to such a gig drunk. He was suspended and new Police Chief Daniel Oates temporarily prohibited his officers from working…
If anyone understands beauty upkeep, it’s you, Miami. Yes, New Times is getting a little nip and tuck and coming back to you very soon looking a bit more, um, refreshed. While we’re gone, there won’t be any new content on our site until midday Monday, March 16. (It takes…
Miami’s condo boom may be slightly slowing down, but the real estate rush to snap up any remaining primo property is still in full swing. The owners of a building in the Design District have basically won the real estate lottery. Hardor Corp. bought up a building at 1 NE…
Talks of turning a stretch of Biscayne Boulveard into a pedestrian-friendly grand promenade have been in the works for a few year, and now we’ve finally got an idea of what that might look like. The Miami Downtown Development Authority has released a video rendering of architects Behar-Font & Partners…
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Two police cars from two separate departments were set ablaze last night in North Miami-Dade while parked out front of the officers’ homes just blocks from each other. Police believe that the acts were intentional and both were set by the same person or group of people…
Thanks to the monster contract the Dolphins threw at Ndamukong Suh this week, Miami is now home to three of the biggest deals in each of America’s three biggest sports, with Giancarlo Stanton’s record-breaking Marlins contract and Chris Bosh’s elite Heat salary rounding out the Magic City pay scales. That…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida. We’re here every Friday morning to give you the week’s weirdest…
For one night in 2010, Bill Fong chased perfection. At that point, only 21 bowlers in history had ever notched a 900 — three straight games of perfection, 36 straight strikes. But by his final game, with an awed crowd gathering, Fong stood on the cusp. The incredible tale of…
In an effort to curb climate change, the Obama administration unleashed a plan last year with the goal of cutting carbon emissions. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection must come up with a plan to meet the goals, but Rep. John R. Wood introduced a bill that would require the…
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A racist comment on a talk show broadcasted from Miami has gotten one of Univision’s most popular hosts canned. Rodner Figueroa, best known for hosting the entertainment and gossip show Sal y Pimienta, was guesting on another show, El Gordo y la Flaca, yesterday when he compared First Lady Michelle’s…
Florida is not good at removing outdated laws from its legislation, even when they’re not enforced anymore. Technically, it’s still illegal for an unmarried and unrelated man and a woman to live together in this state, after all. However, a new bill that would officially remove the ban on gay…
