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Surfside to Raise LGBTQ Pride Flag in June Over Mayor's Objection

By Naomi Feinstein
May 30, 2023

The Town of Surfside will raise the LGBTQ pride flag in spite of pushback from the mayor's office.
DeSantis DEI Crackdown Looms Over On-Campus Pride Centers, Programs

By Jesse Fraga
May 26, 2023

"If one of the most powerful bureaus on campus now has to scramble to find a new adviser or even start from scratch, what's the proper protocol? What are we going to do?"
DeSantis, Musk Interview Punctuated by Awkward Silence, Elevator Music

By Miami New Times staff
May 24, 2023

"The servers are straining somewhat," Musk said during the attempted DeSantis interview, before a mellow string of techno melodies came on.
Hialeah Backs Off Plan to Explore Annexation of Brownsville District (UPDATED)

By Theo Karantsalis
May 24, 2023

"We are here today because we're just tired, tired of the idea that any one can take advantage of our community," a Brownsville minister told the Hialeah council.
"No Pasties": Dress Code for Stonewall Pride Seeks to Skirt Wrath of DeSantis

By Naomi Feinstein
May 24, 2023

The show must go on at Wilton Manors' Stonewall Pride Parade, and drag queens are welcome despite rumors to the contrary.
DeSantis Media Team Spars with NAACP After Group's Florida Travel Advisory

By Naomi Feinstein
May 22, 2023

The DeSantis press team is claiming the NAACP travel advisory is a publicity tactic to put pressure on Florida's tourism industry.
Indictment: D.C. Police Intelligence Officer Tipped Off Miami Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio

By Izzy Kapnick
May 19, 2023

Prosecutors claim a high-level intelligence officer in the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department leaked information to then-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in advance of the January 6 siege.
Florida Parent Who Reported Classroom Disney Movie Believes God Put Her on School Board

By Alex DeLuca
May 16, 2023

Shannon Rodriguez believes she is carrying out a religious duty through her work on the Hernando County school board.
Grand Jury Indicts Bay Harbor Islands' Longtime Town Attorney on Federal Fraud Charges

By Izzy Kapnick
May 15, 2023

Craig Sherman served as Bay Harbor Islands' attorney for more than 40 years before he was accused of defrauding clients out of millions of dollars.
Man About Town: Mayor Suarez Lives It Up at Formula 1 2023

By Naomi Feinstein and Alex DeLuca
May 15, 2023

Mayor Suarez was present at a host of swanky Formula 1 events. But on whose dime?
Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Peddlers Removed From ReAwaken America Tour Stop in Miami (UPDATED)

By Alex DeLuca
May 11, 2023

ReAwaken America speakers at Trump National Doral May 12-13 will address topics like "Jeffrey Epstein 101" and "Are COVID Vaccines Now Being Put Inside Our Food?"
Prosecutors Say Miami-Dade Police Officer Scammed Federal Loan Program

By Izzy Kapnick
May 9, 2023

A onetime Miami-Dade officer is at least the third current or former South Florida policeman to be charged with federal loan fraud since last June.
Mayor Suarez Presents Keys to City to YouTube Pranksters the Nelk Boys

By Alex DeLuca
May 8, 2023

For more than a decade, the Nelk Boys have inspired frat bros across America.
Miami Mutineer Enrique Tarrio Presided Over America's Descent Into Discord

By Naomi Feinstein
May 5, 2023

Take a dive into Enrique Tarrio's uniquely Miami saga, from his days chainsmoking Malboros near his family home in Flagami to his darkest hours cleaning up human feces in a jail cell.
Judge: Miami Officials Openly Vied for Racial Gerrymandering to Preserve Status Quo

By Alex DeLuca
May 4, 2023

Some Miami city commissioners were less than secretive about their intent to redraw Miami's voter maps on the basis of race.
Miami City Commissioner Proposes Smoking Ban in Miami Parks, Beaches

By Alex DeLuca
May 4, 2023

"I have also seen people sharing a joint, as it is called, of marijuana," the commissioner says.
"Getting the Truth to Our Students": Black Historian Marvin Dunn to Distribute Banned Books

By Naomi Feinstein
May 4, 2023

"We will not allow DeSantis to kill our history," Dunn says. "We will take our history directly to the parents if that's what's required."
AI Software to Eavesdrop on Inmate Phone Calls in Florida

By Alex DeLuca
May 3, 2023

LEO Technologies is poised to deploy its AI software across Florida prisons to monitor inmates' phone calls.
Man Cites Florida's New Gun Law After "Accidental Discharge" in Flanigan's Bathroom, Police Say

By Naomi Feinstein
May 2, 2023

Slap on the Kevlar vest, honey. We're eating out tonight.
Vagina Bible Author Shares Florida CVS Refusal to Fill Rx for Pill Linked to Abortion

By Tom Finkel
Apr 27, 2023

"Hi @cvspharmacy," reads OB/GYN Jen Gunter's tweet. "Can you explain why your pharmacy in Florida refused to fill this prescription for misoprostol?"

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