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All-Female Biker Group Rides to Honor Miami's Motorcycle Queen

By Joshua Ceballos
Aug 19, 2021

A procession of 300 women bikers are on their way to Miami today to honor Bessie B. Stringfield at her former home in Miami Gardens.
It's Been Eight Years Since Wynwood Brewing Co. Paved the Way for Miami's Craft Beer Scene

By Laine Doss and Nicole Danna
Aug 18, 2021

Miami's first craft production brewery opened in Wynwood in 2013.
From Queens to Hialeah: The Incredible Story of Miami’s Original B-Boys

By Alberto de la Portilla
Aug 10, 2021

In Miami, before Oz Rock and Flex, there was no breaking.
Willy & Sal, Episode 9: In Pursuit of Willy & Sal (Part 2)

By Jim DeFede
Aug 6, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the ninth of ten major stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami...
Willy & Sal, Episode 8: In Pursuit of Willy & Sal (Part 1)

By Jim DeFede
Aug 6, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the eighth of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...
Here's Where You Can Learn Everything There Is to Know About Willy & Sal

By Tom Finkel
Aug 6, 2021

We're dusting off those old New Times tales and presenting them anew.
Willy & Sal, Episode 7: Right Out of a Movie

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the seventh of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...
Willy & Sal, Episode 6: The Last Dance

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the sixth of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...
Willy & Sal, Episode 5: The Impossible Victory

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the fifth of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...
Willy & Sal, Episode 2: Person to Person From Willy & Sal

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the second of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...
Willy & Sal, Episode 3: The Further Adventures of Willy & Sal

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the third of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...
Willy & Sal, Episode 4: The Trial of Willy & Sal

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor’s note: Below is the fourth of many stories Miami New Times published about the federal government's dogged pursuit of Augusto Falcon and Salvador Magluta — AKA Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA Willy and Sal, AKA "Los Muchachos," AKA "The Boys" — two Cuban-American boyhood friends from Miami who...
Willy & Sal, Episode 4 (Sidebar): The Best Defense Money Can Buy

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the December 14, 1995, issue of Miami New Times as one of two sidebars that accompanied "The Trial of Willy & Sal," then-staff writer Jim DeFede's longform feature story about the first federal trial of "cocaine cowboys" Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA...
Willy & Sal, Episode 4 (Sidebar): Sal Speaks

By Jim DeFede
Aug 4, 2021

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the December 14, 1995, issue of Miami New Times as one of two sidebars that accompanied "The Trial of Willy & Sal," then-staff writer Jim DeFede's longform feature story about the first federal trial of "cocaine cowboys" Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta, AKA...
Willy & Sal, Episode 1: The Rise of Cocaine Cowboys Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta

By Jim DeFede
Jul 29, 2021

Episode 1: The rise of Miami cocaine cowboys Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta.
Willy & Sal, Episode 1 (Sidebar): They Owned the Ranch

By Jim DeFede
Jul 29, 2021

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the February 12, 1992, issue of Miami New Times as a sidebar to accompany "Willy & Sal," then-staff writer Jim DeFede's first longform feature story about the federal government's decade-long pursuit — and October 1991 arrest — of "cocaine cowboys" Willy Falcon and...
“It’s a Miami Thing” at HistoryMiami Celebrates the City's 125th Anniversary

By Carolina del Busto
Jul 23, 2021

"It's a Miami Thing" explores what makes the city unique.
Slate’s One Year Podcast Chronicles Anita Bryant’s War Against Miami's Gay Community

By Jason Katz
Jul 22, 2021

Anita Bryant's crusade against gay rights was microcosmic of all the pending change in the country.
"Where They Stood" Photo Project Shows What Happened to Florida's Confederate Statues

By Michael Majchrowicz
Jul 6, 2021

"From city impound lots to prison maintenance yards, I find the banality of the new locations to be a fitting kind of shame."
Five Miami Burger Chains That Made History

By Burger Beast
Jun 22, 2021

Miami's Burger Beast shares five now-extinct burger chains that are part of Miami's history.