Stephen Ross Must Sell the Dolphins if the Next Rebuild Fails
Just being rich and spending money isn’t enough.
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Miami Commissioner Carollo Wants to Transfer City Anti-Poverty Money to Himself
Quite a lot of people in Miami are, sadly, poor. If Miami City Commissioner “Loco Joe” Carollo is to be believed, he is apparently one of those people: According to the City of Miami’s latest commission agenda, Carollo is currently asking the city to transfer $65,000 earmarked for city “anti-poverty”…
Florida Freelance Marijuana Reporter Wanted
Miami New Times is looking for a freelance reporter to cover Florida’s burgeoning marijuana scene. The ideal candidate will have a college degree and at least one year of experience reporting on public policy for a credible news publication.
Florida Lawmaker Again Files Bill That Would Help Break Monopoly-Solar Stranglehold
In most states, it’s legal for property owners to sell home-generated solar power to other people or to tenants living in their homes. This is usually called a “power-purchase agreement” — your landlord, for example, might put some solar panels on top of your apartment building and charge…
Family of Perrine Police-Shooting Victim Says Miami-Dade Cops Planted Gun at the Scene
Jamar Rollins’ relatives believe a firearm was planted at the scene to provide a justification for the shooting.
Miami Billionaire Phillip Frost Accused of Additional Financial Schemes in New Lawsuit
Investors say Frost engaged in more schemes than the SEC said he did.
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Could a Shameful Coverup Contribute to Broward Sheriff Scott Israel’s Ouster?
The record shows that BSO Lt. Kevin Shults’ high-ranking colleagues failed to conduct a complete investigation and essentially covered up the case, which has never before been made public
New Bill Would Ban Smoking on Florida Beaches
Two years ago, when Miami Beach commissioners wanted to reduce smoking on city beaches, they had only one option: asking nicely. Florida is one of a few states where municipalities cannot regulate tobacco use, so the commission created voluntary smoke-free areas at Fifth Street and 86th Street, where pastel-colored…
Colombian Anti-Corruption Head Gets Four Years in Prison After Bribe in Miami Mall Bathroom
Luis Gustavo Moreno Rivera, the man formerly in charge of weeding crooked people out of Colombia’s very corrupt government, was sentenced yesterday to four years in federal prison for accepting an envelope full of bribery cash inside a Dolphin Mall bathroom. The case is as wild as Miami crimes get. While…
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The Road to Recreational Marijuana in Florida Starts Next Week
Two court decisions and a petition drive could spark a revolution.
The Miami Dolphins Should #TankForTua Next Season
It’s a new era in Miami with new general manager Chris Grier and Dan Marino in charge.
Five Things Miami Can Easily Fix in 2019
New rail, no mall, and let ’em smoke pot.
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Florida Greyhound Racing Has a Complicated Legacy
Except for a scattering of white-haired regulars, the grandstand overlooking the old dog track at the Palm Beach Kennel Club is almost empty on a cold-for-Florida December day. Wearing hearing aids and World War II veterans’ hats, a group of four long-timers holds court near the top of the stands…
These Were Miami’s Five Biggest Assholes of 2018
Look, every city is full of trash people. American culture reinforces the terrible behavior patterns of cretins and psychos. But there’s simply a higher bar to seem like a huge asshole in Miami than, say, Des Moines, Iowa. Our police chiefs waterboard people here. With that in mind, allow New Times to list the five biggest asshats in the Magic City (and the surrounding area) this year.
New Year’s Resolutions for Miami Sports Fans
Looking ahead to the new year, here are a few New Year’s resolutions we think Miami sports fans should consider.
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Manny Diaz Will Replace Mark Richt and Fix the University of Miami’s Broken Football Program
Mayor’s son offers hope.
Stephen Ross Must Fire Everyone After the Dolphins’ Embarrassing Season-Ending Loss to Buffalo
Miami Dolphins fans have had enough of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, head coach Adam Gase, and player-picker (not) extraordinaire Mike Tannenbaum. From the looks of the team’s effort Sunday in the Phins’ mortifying, season-ending 42-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the trio and everyone else associated with the team has had…
The Most Important Miami Immigration Stories in 2018
If Florida’s new Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis is to be believed, immigrants are flooding into Florida, taking our jobs at gunpoint, crashing busloads of sick children into our emergency rooms to get free healthcare, and driving around town lopping people’s heads off with axes. Florida’s retirees are trembling…
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Dear Idiots, Don’t Shoot Your Gun Into the Air This New Year’s Eve
It has really happened, Idiot!
Feds Won’t Turn Over Records Showing How PortMiami Dredging Affected Corals
Almost two years later, PortMimai dredging records have not been publicly released.
Miami New Times’ Five Wildest Crimes of 2018
Hey, uh, a neo-Nazi was stopped within minutes of burning down a Miami Beach apartment complex and causing an international mass-death incident. It would be pretty hard to argue that a crime in Miami this year was more insane than that one. Or maybe not. Crime in this town is so utterly bizarre and inexplicable that the public tends to forget bonkers events mere days after they happen.
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Miami Billionaire Phillip Frost Pays Large SEC Stock-Fraud Settlement
Frost is the namesake of Miami’s Frost Museum of Science.