On Wednesday morning, Normandy Isles resident Luca Lavieri and his girlfriend were slapped with two separate $1,215 fines at the code enforcement hearing for animal control at the Stephen P Clark Government Center in downtown Miami. On July 21, their pet Eva — part dog, part wolf — escaped from her Miami Beach enclosure and attacked two smaller dogs.
The road to recreational marijuana in Florida is long and full of obstacles, but the legalization movement continues to gain momentum. Today the advocacy group Make It Legal Florida announced that its petition to put legal weed on the ballot in 2020 has gathered enough signatures to merit a Florida Supreme Court review.
Kodak Black — the Broward County native who is both one of Florida’s most popular rap stars and an accused rapist — was sentenced today in Miami federal court to three years and ten months in prison after he pleaded guilty to federal weapons violations earlier this year.
Miami Heat fans, like Miamians in general, are an eclectic bunch. No fan base is more diverse in just about every way. From age to race to social class, Heat fans come in a multitude of shapes and sizes that make them one of the most misunderstood and unpredictable fan bases in any sport.
Once again, money tied to Publix Supermarkets’ founding family is propping up a hard-line conservative campaign.
Miami New Times is looking to expand our roster of freelance news writers. We’re looking for insightful, reliable writers who can bring us solidly reported stories that reflect the realities of Miami’s diverse culture.
The tide is changing across the nation and now in the Sunshine State: Almost two-thirds of Florida voters say they support legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use. Three major ballot initiatives are gathering signatures in an attempt to put legalization on the ballot in the 2020 election.
A single vote today could dash David Beckham’s dreams of building a Major League Soccer stadium in Miami. City of Miami commissioners will meet this morning to consider the fate of Miami Freedom Park, a proposed $1 billion commercial complex including a 25,000-seat soccer field for the nascent MLS franchise Inter Miami.
Johnny Emmanuel has given many family members keys to his house. But none of them, he says, is able to open a side door at his Fort Lauderdale home — a door even he doesn’t use. So when he got a text from his home-security system August 19 alerting him that someone had opened the auxiliary door, he assumed someone was breaking into his house.
Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I, when the guns fell silent across the Western Front at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Since that time, average global temperatures have increased by an average of 1.5 degrees — and experts say that’s no doubt affecting today’s U.S. military operations.
When she was broadsided by a woman in a stolen car, Amanda Robinson had no idea what had happened. In the early morning of August 9, 2017, she was driving south on Biscayne Boulevard when another motorist plowed into the side of her Kia Sorento. First responders used the jaws of life to free her from the crushed SUV.
Before the Miami Heat took on the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night, the team announced Dion Waiters, who has yet to set foot on the court for the team this season, would be inactive. That wasn’t weird at all.
After almost seven months in immigrant detention, Dayana Lopez finally feels free in her new home in Jacksonville. Lopez came to the United States after fleeing Cuba in December 2018 following years of threats, beatings, and stints in jail because of her gender identity and political beliefs.
The first week of Roger Stone’s criminal trial in Washington D.C. began with an impressive number of unfortunate events and theatrics. A courtroom spectator had a seizure, Stone left early the first day of jury selection because of “food poisoning,” InfoWars jackass Alex Jones threatened to out a juror (Hello, Justice Department?), and the presiding judge ordered the jury not to watch The Godfather.
The circus is coming to town, but not everyone is celebrating. Sarasota-based Garden Bros. Circus, whose current North American tour has been met with protests and scathing news reports on several stops, must be hoping to encounter a warmer welcome in South Florida, where it will stage shows through next week.
Before he threatened to commit mass murder, Hanson Larkin had a pattern of cyberstalking and anti-Semitism, court records show. The Volusia County resident, who yesterday pleaded guilty to sending messages threatening to shoot up a synagogue, was first reported to police by a Hialeah resident who said he was being harassed by Larkin.
Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was already bizarre before the appearance of Maurice Woodside, AKA Michael Symonette, AKA Michael the Black Man. At an October 2016 rally, political Twitter exploded after a group of men in white T-shirts reading, “TRUMP & Republicans Are Not Racist!” stood behind Trump’s podium at a rally and waved signs reading, “Blacks for Trump.”
Since 2001, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has operated one of the largest facial recognition databases in America. Numerous police departments statewide have opted into accessing the information. However, it doesn’t seem to work that well: In 2016, studies warned that the database could produce false positives, was “ripe for misuse and abuse,” and operated with little to no oversight.
College football is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, and in commemoration, ESPN has unveiled a list of the 150 greatest games in college football history. Throughout the list are games that have shaped the fabric of college football and made it what it is today.
Future newlyweds who prefer weed over booze can now have a THC-friendly officiant at their weddings in Miami. Rev. Bruce Scher has dubbed himself the “Cannabis Minister.”
In April 2017, a pregnant woman requested a ride home in an UberPool after a doctor’s appointment at a Miami clinic. But what she thought would be an inconsequential encounter turned into a nightmare: After the driver dropped off the other passenger, the woman says he forcibly kissed her, groped her breasts, and placed her hand on his erection.
While the rest of the country is already well into a mysterious season called “fall,” Miami remains positively swampy. Today’s projected high is 86 degrees — some 50 degrees warmer than the expected peak temperatures in Chicago, Buffalo, and Detroit.
