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Recreational Marijuana in Florida Goes on Trial This Week

By Carlos Miller
Nov 6, 2023

Florida Supreme Court may nullify a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational cannabis via the 2024 ballot.
Story's Over? Miami Beach Club Dealt Major Blow in Liquor Curfew Battle

By Izzy Kapnick
Oct 26, 2023

To no avail, the attorneys argued that Miami Beach "picked winners and one loser" in "a raw discriminatory action by the government."
Updated List: Every Known Florida School District Book Ban, July 2021 Through June 2023

By Alex DeLuca and Tom Finkel
Oct 17, 2023

A list of every known book ban instituted in Florida public school districts since July 1, 2021.
"Cohen"-Calling: Billy Corben Jousts With Coral Gables Mayor Over Jewish Name Reference

By Naomi Feinstein
Oct 12, 2023

The filmmaker says local politicians not-so-subtly use his legal last name as a dog whistle to call attention to his Jewish heritage.
Miami-Dade County Looks to Form Oversight Board for Mental Health Facilities

By Theo Karantsalis
Oct 10, 2023

Miami-Dade County is weighing whether to create a central advisory board that would oversee its mental facilities and advise on treatment programs.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Had One of the Shortest Presidential Campaigns in Modern History

By Alex DeLuca
Oct 6, 2023

So close, yet so far, Francis Suarez.
"Dignitary Protection": Mayor Suarez Brought Bodyguards to Japan, South Korea on Taxpayers' Dime

By Alex DeLuca
Oct 4, 2023

Two officers traveled to Asia to "provide dignitary protection" to Suarez during his lavish stays at the Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo and Four Seasons in Seoul.
Pit Bull Ban Lifted in Miami-Dade County

By Naomi Feinstein
Oct 2, 2023

Miami-Dade passed the ban more than three decades ago after a seven-year-old girl was mauled by a pit bull.
Here Are the Florida GOP Lawmakers Driving the U.S. Toward a Government Shutdown

By Alex DeLuca
Sep 29, 2023

Three Republican congressmembers in Florida are rebelling against a stopgap measure that would fund the federal government.
Backyard Trapeze Artist Battles Code Inspectors in Miami-Dade

By Theo Karantsalis
Sep 22, 2023

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's your neighbor and his flying circus.
Chaz Stevens' Quest to Reclaim "Woke" from Ron DeSantis

By Naomi Feinstein
Sep 18, 2023

"DeSantis has taken 'woke' from us."
Condo Collapse Victim's Brother Fights for Speaking Time Amid Surfside Political Circus

By Naomi Feinstein
Sep 15, 2023

"All we are asking is for the respect that this memorial deserves."
"Political B.S.": Surfside Stops Short of Condemning Mayor Over Prejudiced "Spanish" Comment

By Naomi Feinstein
Sep 13, 2023

"OK, does anybody know how to speak Spanish to tell it to her?" Mayor Danzinger said of the U.S.-born, Hispanic commissioner.
Cementgate 2023: Eight-Year-Old Plunges into Concrete Pit at Downtown Miami Park

By Alex DeLuca
Sep 12, 2023

Somewhere, deep inside a concrete foundation at Maurice A. Ferré Park, a boy's sandal lies entombed.
Mr. Miami Marvin Jumps Into District 1 Commission Race

By Naomi Feinstein
Aug 31, 2023

"We're all tired of the way that the city has been going for the longest time," Marvin Tapia tells New Times.
Records Contradict Mayor Suarez's "No City Funds" Claim on 2022 World Cup Trip

By Naomi Feinstein
Aug 7, 2023

Two cops flew to Qatar and stayed at a posh hotel "to provide dignitary protection for the Honorable Mayor Suarez."
CityNerd: Miami Is "Walkable Urbanism for the Rich"

By Naomi Feinstein
Jul 28, 2023

Transit expert Ray Delahanty says Miami has "the kind of spine of metro rail service that you would hope the region is able to build upon and leverage."
Drop in a Bucket? Miami-Dade Claws for Affordable Housing Units

By Naomi Feinstein
Jul 21, 2023

The median list price for a home in Miami increased to nearly $600,000, which would eat up 80 percent of the typical local family's monthly income if they took out a mortgage and paid property taxes.
Florida's New Black History Guidelines Suggest Slaves Received "Personal Benefit" From Enslavement

By Izzy Kapnick
Jul 20, 2023

The state's new Black history standards suggest slaves derived "personal benefits" from skills they learned while enslaved.
LGBTQ Youth Build Mini-Libraries to Buck Academic Censorship

By Jesse Fraga
Jul 19, 2023

These students have been studying up on topics that might boil the blood of the anti-"woke": intersectionality, ingrained anti-Black discrimination, and the history of LGBTQ resistance.
Aventura Residents Protest After Community Garden Ripped Out for Pickleball Project

By Alex DeLuca
Jul 12, 2023

Dozens of Aventura residents gathered outside city hall to protest the city's plan to build pickleball courts at Founders Park South.
Clarence Thomas' Trip on Dolphins Private Jet Back in Spotlight in Wake of Ethics Questions

By Alex DeLuca and Naomi Feinstein
Jul 11, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's past trips to Fort Lauderdale have been dredged up in the wake of reports he did not disclose sojourns bankrolled by billionaire Harlan Crow.