Thirteen years ago, the City of Miami designated the Dorsey Memorial Library in Overtown as a historic site. But looking at the building today, you’d never know it. The windows are boarded up. The walls are covered in graffiti. The roof is caving in. “They never did the work to…
In the middle of the concrete jungle of the FIU Campus, there’s a unique refuge. It’s a giant green space made up of some 450 plant and animal species, where students and faculty go to get their hands dirty, research, learn and relax. But that urban oasis, the FIU Nature…
How do you quantify “charm?” Well, the website RentLingo thinks its figured out the mathematics behind what makes an area “charming” and have ranked Miami as America’s most charming mid-sized city. That’s a nice counterpoint to yesterday’s assertion that Miami was the 8th worst city to live in America by…
The race to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate is already one of the strangest soap opera-worthy down ballot races in the nation, and it might get even more bizarre. GOP operatives are apparently pressuring Ben Carson to make an official exit from the presidential primary to run for Senate…
Two things that are shamefully prevalent in Miami-Dade Counties: dirty needles littering the streets and HIV infections. Last year, New Times joined a needle exchange activist on a stroll through Overtown spotting the shocking number of needles left lying on the street. One was even on the grounds of an…
When it comes to the future of public transit in Miami-Dade, one thing we’re not suffering for is ideas. Oh, people have lots of ideas. Of course, ideas require studies, and those requires agreements between various local governments and agencies. Then there’s the process of figuring out which ideas are…
For years, Coors has branded its beer with soaring mountain landscapes and slogans like: “”Brewed With Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water.” But what if it’s not? As Coors has expanded from a regional favorite to a corporate giant that brews Coors Light all over the country, it’s famed Golden, Colorado…
As New Times reported last week, Carlos Gutierrez – the only candidate who has filed to run for sheriff in Collier County in the upcoming November election – was fired from Key Biscayne’s police force for repeatedly falling asleep in his cruiser in 2007. But it turns out that’s not…
US News and World Reports, the also-ran news weekly famed for its rankings of colleges and universities, has decided to try and work its rankings magic on cities. The magazine ranked America’s 100 biggest cities by livability. Miami came in 93rd out of 100, or 8th worst. To come to…
In 2008, Patrick Murphy was a Republican who cut a $2,300 check to Mitt Romney. In 2016, he’s a Democratic congressman running for Senate who just got the endorsement of Barack Obama. My, my, how things can change. This despite the fact that a poll released yesterday shows that while the majority…
On Monday night the Los Angeles Clippers unveiled their new mascot: Chuck the California Condor. Unfortunately for Clippers fans, it was not free therapy session giveaway night. The image of Chuck will haunt their dreams until the end of time. Chuck’s ill-fated debut got us thinking; Which of our South Florida…
Even as scientists keep reminding us that Miami is one of the most susceptible cities to the potential damages of sea level rise, developers keep erecting shiny new luxury tower after shiny new luxury tower in the areas most threatened by rising tides. So EMiami Condos, a website that tracks condo…
On December 25, 2014, Danilo Maldonado Machado, thin and atrevido, rode in the back seat of a blue Lada with a smile dangling beneath defiant eyes. As the driver headed down Havana’s Malecón near Avenida 23, police sirens wailed. Maldonado was headed to a performance piece based on George Orwell’s…
The winds of change are blowing through American politics. Americans are sick of business as usual, sick of the establishment and sick of incumbent politicians. Insurgent, outsider candidates have been gaining steam over the past few years. It’ snot just present in the Presidential primaries. The phenomenon can be found…
If Miamians and our leaders thinks a five-minute walk covering just three blocks is “too far,” well, we probably don’t have much hope for more effective mass transit in this city. Sure, we know the humidity can get bad here during the summer, but how sweaty can you get in…
Today is a day the GOP establishment never could have imagined. If neither Marco Rubio nor Ted Cruz surge in the dozen states casting primary ballots on this Super Tuesday, Donald Trump could all but wrap up a Republican presidential nomination tonight. And there are hints that Florida’s Trump-lite governor,…
The night of May 3, 2014, in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, federal prosecutor Dana Seetahal sat before a slot machine. Gambling was her favorite form of relaxation and one of her only hobbies. Her law enforcement career had left her little time for much else, and the brainless…
If you’ve been on the internet today you’ve probably seen John Oliver’s epic takedown of Donald Trump (AKA Donald Drumpf). The HBO comedian takes a shot at Trump’s tendency to threaten to sue people without ever actually filing suit. True, Trump never did get around to taking Rosie O’Donnell to court,…
After putting his superdelegate vote up for an online vote, Democratic Rep. and Senate Candidate Alan Grayson announced today that Bernie Sanders won the online poll in such a landslide that he’s decided to officially endorse him. Sanders diehard supporters are usually ecstatic when a sitting Democratic politician breaks with the…
Florida’s primary isn’t officially until March 15th, but polls are already open at 20 early voting locations across Miami-Dade County. Sure, the dynamics of the primary races may change a bit between now and then (especially on the Republican side), but if you’ve already made your mind up you can…
With twelve states ready to cast their primary votes in Super Tuesday tomorrow, Marco Rubio has very little left to lose. Yes, Rubio has finally managed to consolidate the establishment GOP behind him. But his best finish so far is second place, and Donald Trump is obliterating him in polls…
How bad is the nightmarish grind of traffic in Kendall? It’s so awful that a group of Kendall residents is demanding a drastic solution: Stop building in the area altogether until mass transit improves. Late last month, the ten-member board of the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations unanimously voted on a…
