305 Photo of the Day: A Different View
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Showing 10407 - 10428 of 31945Hialeah Man Arrested for Lighting Eight Cars on Fire
Between October 11 and October 29, several cars in a Hialeah neighborhood went up in flames. Two of which just happened to belong to the same woman. Police have now arrested Armando Hernandez, 51, the woman’s boyfriend, and charged him for the car-charring spree…
Florida’s Six Scariest Clown-Related Crimes
There are a plenty of terrifying real-life Florida stories for Halloween, but let’s be honest: Ain’t nothing scarier than clown crimes. And the Sunshine State has had more than its share of felonious clowns terrorizing the population…
A Piece of Metal From Miami May Have Just Solved the Amelia Earhart Mystery
On June 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart lifted off from an airfield in Hialeah, bound on the ambitious round-the-world flight from which she would never return. Scholars and enthusiasts have spent the past seven decades arguing about what happened to the aviation pioneer, and this week one prominent Earhart searcher declared…
Charlie Crist Is Finally Edging Ahead of Rick Scott Thanks to Independents, Poll Says
So many recent polls have shown Charlie Crist and Gov. Rick Scott in a dead heat that state election officials actually went on record this week worrying about what might happen if a recount was needed to break a statistical tie. This race is damned close. But a new poll…
Miami Cop Jose Maldonado-Dick Arrested for Offering Protection to Drug Traffickers
City of Miami Police officer Jose Maldonado-Dick might have misunderstood the “protect and serve” part of his job description, because he’s been arrested for offering to protect and serve drug traffickers. A seven-year veteran of the force, Maldonado-Dick approached a drug dealer back in July and offered his protection. He…
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Ralph Nader Comes Out Hard Against Rick Scott, Doesn’t Say a Word About Charlie Crist
Usually a high-profile politician coming out against your opponent is a good thing. Unless you’re Democrat Charlie Crist, and the guy attacking your opponent is Ralph Nader. Because, as we found out here in Florida back in 2000, left-leaning people who listen to Ralph Nader don’t necessarily vote for Democrats…
305 Photo of the Day: Blurred Palms
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Florida’s Biggest Newspapers Have Come Out Against Medical Marijuana for Incredibly Stupid Reasons
A somewhat surprising number of Florida’s biggest and most influential newspapers have come out against medical marijuana. The Orlando Sentinel, the Tampa Bay Times, and the Florida Times-Union are just a few. None of those editorials actually bashes the idea of medical marijuana. They’re cool with it, in theory. They…
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Motorcyclist Loses Control During Wheelie Spree, Falls From I-95 to His Death
A man performs a stunt on his motorcycle.Motorcyclists performing death-defying stunts at high speeds while weaving through traffic on I-95 are not, unfortunately, an unusual sight in Miami, but last night those tricks proved deadly for one man. Police say the man, either 25 or 26 years old, lost control…
Commissioner Sarnoff: Toxic Soil at Merrie Christmas Park Will Be Removed Soon
After weeks of wrangling, a park protest, and the recent involvement of an attorney, the infamous Merrie Christmas Park toxic soil pile is finally on its way out thanks to funding promised by an anonymous donor. “I’m pretty sure it’ll happen in the next day or two,” Commissioner Marc Sarnoff…
New Times Is Looking For an Arts and Culture Editor
Miami New Times is looking for a writer and editor to oversee coverage of all things related to art, theater, and other cultural happenings in America’s hottest city. The job entails working closely with a pool of freelancers to produce Night+Day, our weekly print guide to the city, while editing,…
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Miami Official Who Investigated Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Was Caught With a Hooker
When it comes to sleaze, all scandals lead to South Florida. Want to fix a South American election? This is the place. Want to fix an American election, for that matter? We’ve got that as well. In fact, according to a new book, South Florida practically invented sleaze. So it’s…
Here’s Video of a Miami Beach Cop on a Profanity-Laced Rant After Ticketing a Motorist
The video begins with a motorcyclist waving a ticket he’s just gotten from veteran Miami Beach Police Officer Kenneth MacLeod. “God bless you,” the man says. Is there sarcasm in that remark? MacLeod certainly thinks so. “You want to be a sarcastic bitch?” the cop asks, wheeling back around and…
New Times Un-Endorsements: Vote for Anyone Next Week but These Six Fools
In daily newspaper conference rooms across the state, editorial writers in shirts and ties or conservative dresses have been meeting every candidate for public office and carefully scrutinizing their records, all so they can offer readers a sober, reasoned recommendation about who deserves their vote November 4. That seems like…
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Miami Police Investigating Officer Over Alleged Arrest Quotas
Across the nation, confidence in law enforcement is at a nadir. Secret and intrusive NSA surveillance has eroded America’s trust in its officials. Meanwhile, recent cop killings of unarmed civilians such as Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have shaken popular support for the police…
Suspected Cat Killings in Palmetto Bay Turns Out to be Probably Just More Dogs
In a bit of a twist on the old saying, dog bites cat isn’t news… unless everyone thought it was a case of man using cat as a bow-and-arrow practice target. Police in Palmetto Bay say that a string of cats found dead in the city last week were probably…
Miami Ranked One of the Worst Cities to Survive a Zombie Attack
Zombies don’t exist. The closest thing we’ve seen in real life is that guy on bath salts who ate a guy’s face. Which, of course, happened here in Miami. Yet, that man survived. Somehow, though, Miami has ranked in the bottom ten cities in which it would be best to…
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305 Photo of the Day: Under
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Mayor Gimenez Considering Dropping His Republican Affiliation to Become an Independent
Municipal politics in Miami-Dade are officially non-partisan, but most local pol’s private party affiliations are well known and it’s becoming more and more common for the local Democratic and Republican parties to get involved. Just this summer, the Miami-Dade Dems helped Daniella Levine Cava beat Republican Lynda Bell in a…
The Miami Heat Are Doomed: Five Disasters That Could Torpedo This Season
The Miami Heat is back in your living room tomorrow night for the season opener, looking a tad different from past years but just as cocky. Slogans, campaigns, videos — you name it; the team wants you to know it isn’t going anywhere. This is still the Miami Heat, and…
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A 53-Year-Old Miami Beach Commissioner Wants Permission to Quit, Become Beat Cop
Miami Beach Commissioner Ed Tobin is nearly 53 years old. He’s been a city commissioner for seven years and a working lawyer for almost 30. But now Tobin wants to begin a new career — as a Miami Beach beat cop. “I figured I’m not getting any younger,” Tobin tells…