Skip to content
advertisement
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads
Site Logo
Support Us
User Menu
  • Sign Up/Sign In
  • Contibute
  • Contact Us
Search
Close Search Close Search
  • News
    • Business
    • Climate & Environment
    • Police & Law Enforcement
    • Education
    • Immigration
    • Marijuana
    • Politics & Government
    • Sports
    • Transportation
  • Soccer
  • Opinion
    • Community Voice
    • Editorial Voice
    • Reader Response
    • Vice City Pillow Talk
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 50 Bars
    • Top 50 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Celebrities
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • Miami Life
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Podcast: Midweek Cafecito
    • Sex & Dating
    • Social Media
    • Travel
    • Vice City Pillow Talk
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Previews
    • Concert Reviews
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Nightlife
    • Podcast: Midweek Cafecito
    • Touring Artists
    • Venues
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • Events Coverage
    • Fort Lauderdale
    • Free & Cheap
    • Lists
    • Miami Beach
  • Best of Miami
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Eat & Drink
    • Shopping & Services
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Weekly WTF
    • Advertise with Us
    • Classifieds
    • Contact Us
    • Legal Notices
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • PERM Advertising
    • Podcast: Midweek Cafecito
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored

Here are your Best of Miami 2026 winners!

  • News
    • Business
    • Climate & Environment
    • Police & Law Enforcement
    • Education
    • Immigration
    • Marijuana
    • Politics & Government
    • Sports
    • Transportation
  • Soccer
  • Opinion
    • Community Voice
    • Editorial Voice
    • Reader Response
    • Vice City Pillow Talk
  • Food & Drink
    • Bars & Breweries
    • Openings & Closings
    • Restaurants
    • Shops & Markets
    • Top 50 Bars
    • Top 50 Restaurants
  • Arts & Culture
    • Celebrities
    • Film, TV & Streaming
    • Miami Life
    • Outdoors & Rec
    • Podcast: Midweek Cafecito
    • Sex & Dating
    • Social Media
    • Travel
    • Vice City Pillow Talk
    • Visual Arts
  • Music
    • Concert Previews
    • Concert Reviews
    • Features
    • Local Music
    • Nightlife
    • Podcast: Midweek Cafecito
    • Touring Artists
    • Venues
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
    • Events Coverage
    • Fort Lauderdale
    • Free & Cheap
    • Lists
    • Miami Beach
  • Best of Miami
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Eat & Drink
    • Shopping & Services
    • Sports & Recreation
    • Readers’ Choice
  • Newsletters
  • More
    • About Us
    • Weekly WTF
    • Advertise with Us
    • Classifieds
    • Contact Us
    • Legal Notices
    • Membership
    • Our Staff
    • PERM Advertising
    • Podcast: Midweek Cafecito
    • Promotions & Free Stuff
    • Tell Your Story-Sponsored
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads

Government

Showing 1 - 22 of 176
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) speaks alongside other members of Congress from Florida about the indictment of the former President of Cuba, Raúl Castro, during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2026, in Washington, DC, while wearing a black suit with a white shirt and blue tie. Next to an image of a bag of cash with a TikTok logo on it
Politics & Government

The TikTok billionaire bankrolling Byron Donalds

By Natasha YeeJune 17, 2026

Donalds’ largest donor is Jeff Yass, a billionaire investor whose fortune is tied to TikTok parent company ByteDance.

a professional soccer player holds up the Cabo Verdean national flag
Sports

Viral Cabo Verdean World Cup goalie to be reunited with mom in Miami

By B. Scott McLendonJune 17, 2026

Josimar “Vozinha” Dias broke down in tears revealing his mother couldn’t enter the U.S. with visa issues to watch him play.

H.E. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia and Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami, shake hands on stage at the FII Priority Summit last year.
Sports

Miami World Cup: Of course, Francis Suarez is rooting for Saudi Arabia 

By B. Scott McLendonJune 16, 2026

Was anyone happier than then-Miami Mayor Francis Suarez when Saudi Arabia drew a FIFA World Cup game in Miami?

advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Eric Trump stands with a group of people in a UFC ring on the White House lawn
Sports

Viral Eric Trump UFC betting screenshots unravel after hacking claim

By Natasha YeeJune 15, 2026

Screenshots appearing to show Eric Trump seeking UFC insider info went viral before Daniel Cormier said he was hacked.

a wooden gavel on a wooden desk on top of some legal paperwork
Courts

DOJ moves to strip citizenship of naturalized sex offenders in Miami

By B. Scott McLendonJune 9, 2026

Three of the four are accused of financial fraud, helping cement South Florida’s status as a con-artist Mecca.

dozens of people sit on a boat on a dark morning
Police & Law Enforcement

Miami Border Patrol rescues 240 Haitian migrants from sinking vessel

By B. Scott McLendonJune 6, 2026

A CBP official said agents helped prevent a “catastrophic” loss of life in the Atlantic Ocean.

advertisement
Illustration of Jeffrey Epstein, Philip Levine and Ghislaine Maxwell over an interview transcript.
Politics & Government

Ex-Miami Beach Mayor Levine faces call for DOJ probe

By B. Scott McLendonJune 4, 2026

“He basically forced himself on me,” Sarah Kellen, who worked with Epstein for 15 years, said of Levine.

a beaming Eileen Higgins greets supporters from the podium that features a large poster that reads "MAYOR-ELECT EILEEN HIGGINS"
Politics & Government

Miami activist groups blast mayor over ICE agreement

By B. Scott McLendonMay 28, 2026

You can’t spell Eileen without L-I-E!” reads one message aimed at Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins.

a white flag with Florida's silhouette, a red snapper, and "come and take it" written on it
Climate & Environment

FWC on red snapper snafu: ‘Come and Take It’

By B. Scott McLendonMay 22, 2026

The acts of aggression stem from a lawsuit arguing special fishing permits issued in Florida will lead to overfishing.

advertisement
a collage of a young man with black hair wearing glasses, a group of three people posing for a photo, and a group of people smiling for the camera at a political event
Education

FIU racist texters must make podcast, life plan as part of punishment

By B. Scott McLendonMay 21, 2026

Documented N-word user Dariel Gonzalez is now refraining from speaking and joking freely, according to his attorney.

photo of protesters cheering the indictment of Raul Castro in Miami
Politics & Government

‘Guided by God’: Cuban exiles celebrate Raúl Castro indictment

By Francisco AlvaradoMay 20, 2026

Authorities announced the move during a press conference at the Freedom Tower.

A screenshot of news broadcast showing a judge seated in a courtroom.
Police & Law Enforcement

Meet the Miami Judge Who Mogged Clavicular

By Alex DeLucaMay 18, 2026

“Lookmaxxer community’s 9/11,” one person joked.

advertisement
Skyscrapers overlook a beach with a man's head overlaid
Politics & Government

Miami Beach Commissioner Accused of Hiring Billboard Truck Criticizing Jewish Protesters

By B. Scott McLendonMay 15, 2026

Jewish Voice for Peace South Florida is accusing Commissioner David Suarez of spending thousands to doxx protesters.

James Fishback wearing a white button down and blue sports jacket and glasses. He is speaking to the camera in an campaign video.
Politics & Government

Ex-Fishback Volunteers Describe Toxic Culture Inside Campaign

By Jessica BowlbyMay 14, 2026

“Stop asking questions.”

photo of a golden statue of Donald Trump with his fist in the air in front of an evening sky and palm trees
Politics & Government

Even Donald Trump’s Golden Doral Statue Has Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

By B. Scott McLendonMay 14, 2026

One of the ribbon-cutters in Doral is a child actor-turned crypto billionaire and apparent friend of Jeffrey Epstein.

advertisement
city skyline at night with "Miami ICE" overlaid
Politics & Government

Universal: ICE Didn’t Get Permission to Use Miami Vice Likeness in Ad

By B. Scott McLendonMay 12, 2026

Universal City Studios LLC joins A-list artists and creators who’ve seen their work used by DHS and/or the White House.

a yellow plane flies over a cut out image of two men smiling
Transportation

‘It’s Scary’: Married Spirit Flight Attendants Lose Household Income in a Day

By B. Scott McLendonMay 11, 2026

The Oakland Park couple say they might optimistically get another job in the field a year after Spirit ceased operations.

photo of a golden statue of Donald Trump with his fist in the air in front of an evening sky and palm trees, overlaid with a photo of the sculptor
Politics & Government

Sculptor Behind Gold-Leafed Trump Statue: ‘This Was Chaos’

By B. Scott McLendonMay 8, 2026

The techbro-funded, gold-leafed, skinny Trump was a “clusterfuck” to make, the sculptor tells New Times.

advertisement
Trump doing his usual two first dance on the stage of CPAC
Politics & Government

Palm Beach Airport Should Be Named for Ariana Grande, Not Trump, State Rep Says

By B. Scott McLendonMay 6, 2026

Or perhaps Jimmy Buffett. Or Lilly Pulitzer.

photo of a family wearing clothing with the Venezuelan flag
Travel

Miami Resumes Flights to Caracas, Venezuela, After Seven-Year Ban

By B. Scott McLendonApril 30, 2026

The new daily service reconnects Venezuela to its largest concentration of expats in the U.S.

Politics & Government

Trump Administration’s $11M Cut Leads to Miami Catholic Charities Layoffs

By B. Scott McLendonApril 28, 2026

The Trump administration ended the U.S. government’s longtime benefactor role with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.

advertisement
Politics & Government

CodePink Accuses Miami-Dade Commissioners of Criminalizing Aid to Cuba

By B. Scott McLendonApril 24, 2026

It was after a trip to Cuba in March that CodePink officials drew the ire of Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez.

  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 8
  • Next
Site Logo

View This Week's Print Issue

Where To Find Miami New Times In Print

Editorial

  • News
  • Food & Drink
  • Arts & Culture
  • Music
  • Things To Do
  • Newsletters

Marketing

  • Promotions & Free Stuff
  • Advertise with Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy

More

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • Staff
  • Careers
  • Flipbook Archive
  • Membership

Voice Media Group

  • Dallas Observer
  • Denver Westword
  • New Times Broward-Palm Beach
  • Phoenix New Times
  • V Digital Services
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • x
  • tiktok
  • bsky
  • threads
PrivacyTermsCookiesAccessibilityAIYour Privacy Rights

Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our policies linked above. The Miami New Times may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners. ©2026 Miami New Times, LLC. All rights reserved.
Do Not Sell or Share My Information

Privacy Policy

Stay in the Know

Sign up for the latest news, free stuff and more!

Notice of Collection | Terms | Privacy

Welcome!
You are now a Miami New Times Insider, thank you!