AltWeeklies Wire
Perez Hilton Picks a Fightnew

Can a "crazy, flamboyant dork" from Miami find happiness as a Hollywood mudslinger?
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
03-31-2008 |
Media
Florida's Poisoned Wellnew
What was contaminating our drinking water? Who knows -- Dade County officials stopped looking.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
03-24-2008 |
Environment
Farm Workers Earn Nada in America's Green Bean Capitalnew
Miami-Dade County is the snap bean capital of America, harvesting 18,000 of the state's 33,000 acres of the long, stringy legume. In recent months, the broken, lawless state of bean picking has spawned federal investigations into unfair labor practices and extortion.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
03-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Kill Gus Boulis's Killer?new
Paul Brandreth didn't want to murder anybody. Or did he?
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
03-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fidel's Gone. Yawn.new
The day el dictador quit was a bizarre one at Versailles, in Hialeah, and on Miami streets.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
02-25-2008 |
International
Vamos a Cuba!new

Join us as we try to hitch a ride to the island before the gold rush strikes.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
02-25-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
A Cartoon Creator's Grisly Murdernew
Curious George director Alan Shalleck's curiosity killed him.
Miami New Times |
Amy Guthrie |
02-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Homeless Sex Offenders Face Evictionnew
Florida officials scrap under-the-bridge policy.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
02-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bay of Pigs Vets Fight for Homenew
Betrayed by the U.S. government and their own country, they want to be remembered.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
01-22-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Miami's Top Cop Breaks the Lawnew
Chief John Timoney refuses to testify about his free use of a Lexus SUV.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Pastor Simon Graves Wants to Dunk Crooked Polsnew

He wants you to understand why this town should start dunking its crooked politicians. He wants you to believe in the stool.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
01-07-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Sex Offenders Set Up Camp Under the Bridgenew

Everyone agrees the situation under the Julia Tuttle Causeway has become untenable, but so far neither local politicians, nor the courts, nor the state legislature have been willing to do anything about it.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
12-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Pearls Before Pigsnew
A haywire hunting trip in the Everglades for an elusive oinker.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
12-10-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Haven and Hellnew
As Hugo Chavez grabs more power, three Venezuelans who fled death threats find their struggles don't end with asylum.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
12-03-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Haitians Sent Homenew
Refugees fled slavery, slaughter, and starvation, and got rejected.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
12-03-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration