After months of speculation and, recently, a spate of pointed criticism directed at incumbent Carlos Gimenez, Raquel Regalado has now confirmed she’s running for mayor of Miami-Dade County. “At some point you just have to decide and say, ‘Look, beyond the criticism, what should we be doing differently?'” Regalado tells…
As an undergrad at the University of Miami, I took President Donna Shalala’s class on health care, which she regularly peppered with stories from her own years as Secretary of Health and Human Services. She once described how she got the job in the first place. An old friend of…
After the Detroit Lions failed to place a franchise tag on defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, the best defensive player in the league, according to most, will officially be a free agent tomorrow. According to reports, the Miami Dolphins have emerged, along with the Lions and Oakland Raiders, as the best…
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Lazer Collazo, a former pitching coach at University of Miami and head coach at local high schools, has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of buying steroids without a prescription. Collazo had been charged as part of the federal case against Coral Gables steroid clinic Biogenesis, with federal…
Announced yesterday as the largest mall in America, American Dreams Miami is being dubbed by developer Triple Five Group as the “largest entertainment attraction in the world.” Yes, the mall will end up being much more than a mall. See also: America’s Largest Mall Might Be Built in Miami Lakes…
When New York City opened the first phase of its High Line park in 2010, Miamians naturally said, “Oh, we want something like that.” The High Line is 1.45-mile linear park built atop an abandoned elevated railway. Miami’s answer was to propose a 10-mile linear park underneath an active railway,…
Gwen Margolis, an 80-year-old Democrat and longtime political veteran, is Miami-Dade’s richest state senator, according to data recently released by FloridaWatchdog.org. For her 2013 filing, Margolis, who represents the state’s 35th district, which encompasses much of the eastern part of the county, including Key Biscayne and Miami Beach, reported a…
Between the bizarre Ana Aliegro saga, the undisclosed casino consulting, and the myriad other mini-scandals, it can be difficult to keep track of every malfeasance that former Rep. David Rivera has been fighting. Among them, though, is a 2012 state ethics charge accusing Rivera of concealing his finances and double-billing…
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Apparently Miami has not reached peak shopping mall. Not by a long shot. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced today that developers are planning to build the largest mall in America (possibly even the world) near the intersection of the Florida Turnpike and I-75 in Miami Lakes. The project is…
“Oh, wow, Professor Watkins. I haven’t seen you since I took your class on Sino-American relations. Your lectures were always rousing.” “Oh Johnny, you can call me Charlene now, and if you found me teaching you relations arousing, well, I do live close to campus. Maybe we could have some…
As a longtime muckraking blogger covering North Miami and North Miami Beach, Stephanie Kienzle, who runs the site VotersOpinion.com, takes her role as local government watchdog seriously. She values her public voice. But when she posted an unflattering blog about the North Miami police chief nearly two months ago, Kienzle…
Miamians have found it all but impossible to separate the comedy from the politics in Conan O’Brien’s historic late-night special filmed in Cuba. Either you thought the visit — the first by an American TV host since Jack Paar flew down to interview Castro in 1959 — was an embargo-smashing…
Last week we mentioned the longstanding tradition of Miami-New York migration while complaining about the relatively new interloper in that situation, Los Angeles. But we didn’t want you to get the idea that we approved of life in New York City. Oh, far from it. Yes, certain dreams are better…
A day after being accused of punching a college kid, Miami-area Republican State Rep. Frank Artiles had a controversial victory in the Florida House. His bill that would ban transgender people using their preferred bathrooms without any exceptions in Florida cleared its first committee in the House. See also: Republican…
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Will Shane Battier’s annual Miami Heat-centric celebrity karaoke event ever reach the heights of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James singing a duet of a Michael Jackson song again? Maybe not, but this year’s edition, which went down last night at the Fillmore Miami Beach, did feature a King of Pop…
Sure, it’s still a long shot, but state Sen. Dwight Bullard’s efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Florida got a bit closer to reality today. A companion bill has been filed in the house by Rep. Randolph Bracy, a Democrat from Ocoee. See also: Bill to Legalize Recreational…
In federal court last month, big-league steroid dealer Tony Bosch and his attorneys painted a sad picture of the price he had paid to help bring down his clients — including the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez and the Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun. The fake doctor had sacrificed everything, they said, ducking…
Last May, New Times published an investigation into abuse in Florida’s guardianship programs. The report showed that in cases across the state, court-appointed guardians were taking advantage of the elderly and incapacitated people they were supposed to protect. Nearly a year later, Florida’s much-maligned system may finally get the overhaul…
Electricity surges through a spinning blue Earth. A wind turbine whirs majestically under a perfect puffy cloud. A girl runs her hand through a wheat field bathed in golden light. And a sleek racecar is unveiled as engines rev and fans scream. “The race to the future,” a faraway voice…
