Dirty Dozen 2025: South Florida’s Most Shameful Characters
Presenting the top 12 Floridians who caused us to cringe most at the sting of guilt by association.
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8 Most Miami Headlines of 2025: Epstein’s Sweatshirt, ‘All Lives Splatter,’ and a Birkin
From Casey DeSantis’ beef with Bad Bunny to Publix allowing open carry, here are some wild stories we covered in 2025.
Florida Man of the Year: 8 Most Absurd Moments of 2025
Spoiler Alert: Miami is well represented in the Florida Man Class of 2025.
So On, and So Forth: New Times Editor-in-Chief Announces Retirement
The longest way round is the shortest way home. Editor-in-chief Tom Finkel is retiring.
We Have a Winner: The NBA Coach of the Year Race Is Already Over
Our sports columnist calls it early.
Miami New Times Kicks Off End-of-Year Membership Drive
It’s been quite a year. And now we’re setting out to raise $30,000 to power our newsroom into 2026.
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From a Pink Newsroom to Miami New Times: A Serendipitous Return to Storytelling
How detours, dive bars, and deadlines led Edysmar Diaz-Cruz back to the heart of Miami as our new social media editor.
The NBA Owes the Miami Heat an Apology — and Their First-Round Pick Back
The league should reinstate Miami’s 2027 first-round pick and remove Terry Rozier’s $26.6 million salary from the books.
Miami Snubbed in New Top U.S. Restaurants List. Wait. What?!
Restaurant reservation site OpenTable picked its top 100 restaurants of the year. Not a single Miami restaurant made the cut.
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Meet Miami’s Sports Turkeys of the Year
Let’s talk turkey at Thanksgiving. As in: Miami’s top sports turkeys of the year.
Taylor Swift Is a Floridian at Heart, and Not Just Because of That Song
Is everyone’s favorite pop star just a Florida Woman at heart?
Is Scarface the Quintessential Miami Film?
The story of a Marielito who came from nothing and turned into Miami’s biggest drug boss has become something of an inspirational story.
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Uncle Luke: Keon Hardemon Gets No Respect UPDATED
Hardemon delivers for the people and that’s why his detractors hate him.
Uncle Luke: USPS Cuts Stifled Thousands of Miami-Dade Voters
Because of the post office shenanigans, thousands of Miami-Dade ballots were not counted in the August 18 primary.
Uncle Luke: Rundle Is Banking on the Racist Hispanic Vote to Keep Her Job
Despite Obama’s inroads, non-Cuban candidates do not win races for countywide office in Miami-Dade.
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Uncle Luke: Here Are My Picks for the August 18 Primary
One of the most important elections in Miami-Dade history is right around the corner.
Uncle Luke: Florida Republicans Screwed Up COVID-19 Response
They need to fire whoever suggested that reopening titty bars during a pandemic was a good idea.
Uncle Luke: A Seven-Point Plan to Reform Police Departments
With public sentiment on the black community’s side, now is the time to force changes to laws protecting corrupt police officers.
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Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony and Ahmaud Arbery Are Both Victims of Systemic Racism
Just like Ahmaud Arbery, Tony deserves the benefit of the doubt that he was scared for his life.
Miami Doctor: In a Pandemic, We All Control the Narrative
This is the fight that my career has been training me for. “Pandemic,” to a true doctor, means a world war.
I Wore Jeans for an Entire Week of Quarantine so You Don’t Have To
This assignment seemed a bit like hazing, but I’m not one to turn down a challenge.
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No, Marco Rubio, Coronavirus Does Not Spark Joy for “Our Media”
That journalists feel joy in times of suffering is a nauseating and tired trope that goes against everything we stand for.