As it turns out, Donald Trump may be the perfect presidential candidate for Latinos after all. No, no — not to actually be president. But to inspire millions to go out and vote. As Trump spews xenophobic anti-immigration rhetoric and vows to build an impenetrable wall along the Mexican border,…
On a drizzly September morning, Lynette Long sits rapt in the passenger seat, looking out the window at the passing Venetian Islands. The 67-year-old with short blonde hair and a slight smile carries a pad of paper and a pencil, ready to make a list. “See that there?” she says…
Walk down the main strip of NW 2nd Ave in Wynwood and you’ll pass a few art galleries, some fancy taco eateries, boho-chic boutiques a Ducati dealership …and a huge pipe and plumbing supply joint. Located on a giant 100,000-square-foot site at 2800 NW 2nd Ave, Lehman Pipe and Pumbling…
Two years ago last month, 18-year-old Israel “Reefa” Hernandez died after a Miami Beach Police officer who was chasing him away from a building he’d been tagging hit him in the chest with a Taser. Hernandez’s death sparked national outcry about the use of the devices, particularly after Miami-Dade’s Medical…
Governor Rick Scott came into office with the goal of making unemployment benefits harder to get than ever before, and he has achieved that goal in stunning fashion. Just 12 percent of unemployed Floridians are receiving benefits from the state’s Unemployment Insurance program, tied with South Carolina as the lowest…
In Miami-Dade, not even the lowest rung of politics is safe from corruption. Today, a joint task force of the State Attorney’s Office Public Corruption Task Force and the County Office of the Inspector General announced the arrest of David Alberto Carache. Carache’s crimes? Trying to illegally amass a slate of…
Before last Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes and Nebraska Cornhuskers had met 11 times on the football gridiron — and four of those games were to decide a national champion. So Saturday’s matchup at Sun Life Stadium, the first regular season meeting between the storied franchises in more than six decades,…
During a protest in front of the Miami Seaquarium last summer, a Miami-Dade cop arrested animal activist Steven Bagenski for holding a “Free Lolita” sign while standing on a public sidewalk. Believing his First Amendment rights were being curtailed, Bagenski, along with fellow activists, filed a lawsuit against MDPD with the…
Two hours before her redeye Greyhound was scheduled to snort out of the lot, Valerie Bozeman walked into the bus station in Oakland, California. She was traveling light: $93 in her pocket, a tote bag full of underwear and toothpaste courtesy of the Bureau of Prisons, and the blessings of…
One of the few things that Miami Dolphins fans can point to proudly is that ’72 season. The only perfect season in the modern history of the NFL. A feat un-replicated in the several decades since. “Perfectville: Population 1,” as the saying goes. Of course, anytime a ‘Fins fan brings…
You might not experience it much if you rarely leave Miami-Dade County, but there’s certain paler parts of America where they just assume that anyone with a Latino-looking complexion is Mexican. It’s also in these parts of the country where you’re more likely to find people jumping on the wave…
Al Golden and his Miami Hurricanes’ are currently undefeated. They’re the only team in the ACC Coast Division with a “0” in the loss column, and, sure, maybe their first two opponents were cakewalks and the quarter meltdown that turned the Nebraska game into a squeaker causes some concern, but…
The black Harley blazed past two officers parked on the south tip of Key West just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, lighting up a radar gun at 74 mph as its engine gunned noisily through the 30 mph speed zone. When the officers pulled the bike up over, the rider…
Inside the University of Miami’s dorms, administrative searches are commonplace, and students are warned days ahead of time so they can get rid of their bongs, beer bottles, and hotplates beforehand. Last month, Jonathan Harrington thought he’d have some fun with the search. Before inspectors arrived, the 21-year-old English major…
No mater what happens on the field tomorrow, the Miami vs Nebraska game will make history. For the first time in NCAA history, every single player on the field (and bench for that matter) will be wearing individually customized cleats hand painted by an artist. Nebraska’s shoes will be pretty…
Despite all these drug seizures undertaken by the US Coast Guard, it seems that its still ridiculously easy to buy drugs in America. But, hey, they’re trying their best, and today the offloaded another $11.8 million worth of drugs seized on the open seas at their Miami Beach station. The…
If there’s one thing more frustrating than being a second tier Republican presidential candidate right now, its probably working for a second tier Republican presidential candidate. You’re working for guys being crushed by Donald Trump in the polls, working long hours and away from your family, and you’re not even…
A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week, and one Friday we’re here to bring you the weirdest. This week: a man who really pay attention more when he’s adding a new number to his phone, another man who stole the world’s greatest treasures, and a woman whose…
Earlier this week, environmentalists raised a sea level rise rallying cry with Miami Dade County commissioners. Their demands: a $500,000 pool for engineering solutions and a new “chief resiliency officer” for the county who would act as a point person for new infrastructure to keep Miami dry. “The eyes of…
By this time next year, you might just be getting your news fix by logging on to miaminewtimes.miami. OK, maybe not. But Miami has now become just the third U.S. city — after New York and Las Vegas — to snatch up it’s own top-level domain name. That means that…
Well, the Venetian Causeway is still closed and plans for the fabled Baylink rail system are still firmly in the “maybe someday” file, but soon you’ll have an exciting new way to travel across the bay from Miami to Miami Beach. Car sharing service Car2Go will expand its service to…
It’s not everyday you wake up and find your town is getting a royal visit, but, hey, turns out the King and Queen of Spain will be in town today. Yes, King Felipe VI plans to drop by the Freedom Tower to give a masterclass later this evening and then…
