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Ten Essential Albums That Chronicle Miami’s Story

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Where Were You in '92? Former New Times Writer Steve Almond Looks Back

By Steve Almond
Aug 31, 2022

It's been 30 years since New Times reassessed 1972, the year both presidential conventions came to Miami Beach.
Loco Dice Spins Eternal at Club Space

By Grant Albert
Jun 24, 2022

How did a hip-hop DJ transition to techno?
In Miami's Western Suburbs, the Boombox Births an Underground Nightclub Scene

By Jeremy David
May 12, 2022

Entering the Boombox feels like stumbling onto an event that doesn't seem entirely legit.
Wreck Bar Mermaid Sues Broward Sheriff's Office for Invasion of Privacy

By Bob Norman
Apr 20, 2022

What started as a dispute between two "Aquaticats" at Fort Lauderdale's Wreck Bar is now an invasion of privacy suit against the Broward County Sheriff and one of his officers.
CripFag: Robert Andy Coombs Photographs the Intersection of Disability, Queerness, and Sex

By David W. McMillan
Apr 5, 2022

Robert Andy Coombs' disability hasn't stopped him from finding a new way to express his sexuality.
Black DJs Are Reclaiming Their Connection to Dance Music

By Shanae Hardy
Mar 15, 2022

Producers are fighting against the erasure of dance music's Black origins.
Relocated and Revamped Museum of Graffiti Gives Wynwood Some Much-Needed Context

By Emmalyse Brownstein
Mar 4, 2022

Alan Ket and Allison Freidin hope visitors will take advantage of the opportunity to learn about graffiti.
Artist and Designer Elle Barbeito Hunts Pythons and Reincarnates Them as Fashion

By Alexandra Martinez
Jan 4, 2022

As Elle Barbeito's garments go out into the world, a piece of the Everglades goes with them.
Florida's Speciality License Plates Have Stolen Millions From Manatees and Panthers

By Alex DeLuca
Dec 14, 2021

Florida’s endangered panther and threatened manatees depend on license plate sales.
The Year of the NFT: Art Basel Returns to Miami IRL, but Its Hottest Inventory May Be on the Blockchain

By Jess Swanson
Nov 30, 2021

Will the buzz around this trendy acronym be a momentary flash in the pan, or will it eventually become a respected and lasting form that will disrupt the traditional art world?
Honor Delayed: South Florida's Vietnam Veterans Celebrated 50 Years Later

By Joshua Ceballos
Nov 11, 2021

The Vietnam War was unpopular, and its veterans were received with hostility when they came home. One South Florida nonprofit seeks to rectify that.
Sharking Lots: Private Businesses Can Now Legally Issue Parking Tickets in Miami

By Terence Cantarella
Nov 2, 2021

Though the practice was illegal in Miami, a new ordinance has legalized private ticketing.
Gentrification Complete: Will Wynwood's Progress Be Its Downfall?

By Aaliyah Pasols
Oct 5, 2021

These days locals and tourists flock to Wynwood to eat, drink, and, more recently, to party.
Perfection, Authenticity, and Perseverance Embody TLC's CrazySexyCool

By Jessica Gibbs
Sep 9, 2021

Where were you when TLC's CrazySexyCool dropped?
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Was Once a Regular Miami Kid. Now He's in Jail

By Joshua Ceballos
Sep 7, 2021

Now he's the leader of a notorious hate group and behind bars. But Enrique Tarrio was once just a regular Miami kid.
Will Surfside Ever Be the Same? Residents Tell Their Small Town's Story

By Alan Halaly and Natalia Galicza
Aug 17, 2021

The question those in Surfside are only beginning to broach is: “How can we move on?”
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.