Florida Is Getting a $4.5 Million Museum for…Mosquitoes?
St. Johns County commissioners previously criticized the mosquito museum as “wasteful” spending.
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Full Circle: Dolphins Should Sign Ryan Tannehill to Back Up Tua Tagovailoa
The Dolphins need a backup who is reliable, knows how to read a defense, and fits in well in Miami. Tannehill has all the boxes checked.
Jonathan Crenshaw, Homeless Miami Beach Artist Who Painted With Feet, Dead at 51
Jonathan Crenshaw died more than a year ago, but his death hasn’t been publicly reported until now.
South Florida Mom Arrested After Gun Found in Kid’s Lunchbox at Daycare
Shanae Davis allegedly told police she placed the gun in the lunchbox because she doesn’t use a purse and did not want the weapon “out in the open.”
Marlins Offer New “All You Can Eat” Deal in Bid to Boost Attendance
If the action on the diamond gets stale, fans at LoanDepot Park can gorge themselves on chili dogs, popcorn, and cookies to stay busy.
Culture Shock: Is Miami Losing Its Identity to “Soulless Condos”?
“This isn’t the Miami I knew even 20 years ago. It’s so sad what used to be very unique is now generic and soulless.”
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Bare Necessities: Florida Legislature Raises Minimum Age for Strippers
One lawmaker chided her colleagues for trying to open up gun sales to 18-to-20-year-old adults while barring them from making controversial decisions about where they want to work.
EXCLUSIVE: Miami Played Host to $350 Million Argentinian Money-Laundering Scheme, Feds Say
As Argentina sunk deeper into economic turmoil, a set of Miami-based shell companies illegally siphoned vast sums of cash out of the country and into U.S. bank accounts, the feds say.
No Mo’ Shlomo, New Dawn in Pembroke: South Florida Municipal Election Winners and Losers
From Surfside to Pembroke Pines, voters hit the polls Tuesday to overhaul the leadership of a handful of South Florida communities.
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South Florida 2024 Voters’ Guide and Election Day Cheat Sheet
It’s hard enough to keep track of Donald Trump’s criminal cases, much less local politics. For insight into 2024 elections in South Florida, let New Times be your guide.
Ex-Trump Aide Peter Navarro Must Report to Miami Prison, SCOTUS Rules
The former Trump White House advisor is set to report to Miami’s Federal Correctional Institution by March 19.
March Madness: Four Most Maddening Things in Miami Sports
Welcome to the Miami sports fans’ mid-March tea party. We’re all mad here…
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Urine Trouble: Lawsuit Claims Florida Hospital Served Urine Instead of Soup
A West Boca Medical Center worker called it a bowl of “bouillon,” but a patient’s son got a taste of something else entirely, he claims.
“Dangerous by Design”: UM Safety Groups Report Design Flaw at Site of Student’s Fatal Crash
UHealth’s WalkSafe program says that at intersections with the unsafe traffic-light design, pedestrians have “no warning you can get T-boned.”
Free Agency Tracker: Dolphins Roster Revamped After “Legal Tampering Period”
Are the Dolphins a better football team today than they were when the season ended? No, definitely not! But the offseason hasn’t been as catastrophic as it could have been.
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Gov. DeSantis Signs Florida Child Drowning Prevention Bill
A Coral Gables legislator called the program a “giant step toward providing greater access to swimming lessons” for Florida kids.
Who’s Behind the Mystery PAC Pumping Money Into Surfside Election?
Money juggled between operative Aaron Nevins’ political committees funded a flood of election ads in the sleepy beachside town.
Mayor Suarez Cleared in State Ethics Probe Over Glitzy Formula 1 Outings
The ethics commission dismissed a complaint by an activist who questioned how Francis Suarez managed to “attend these high-dollar, exclusive VIP sports and entertainment events.”
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“Doc Justice” Wages Free-Speech Battle Royale Against Homestead
This free speech activist says his decade-long legal showdown with South Florida cops has subjected him to arrests, doxxing, and a jailhouse anal search. Books could be written about the battle, but we’ve boiled it down to a few thousand words.
Sister of Miami Heat Legend Udonis Haslem Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Fraud
Sheana Haslem, a former staffing specialist for the Miami Police Department, allegedly scammed two federal loan programs out of thousands of dollars.
Charges Pending in Crash That Killed University of Miami Student, Police Chief Says
The Coral Gables police chief said that the preliminary investigation is indicating the University of Miami student “did everything required by law” in the moments leading up to the crash.
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“Act Now”: Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Needs Multibillion-Dollar Injection
A nonprofit group says that a fresh influx of funding is essential to prevent key affordable housing projects from collapsing in Miami-Dade.