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Kicking a Fella When He's Down

John Hood | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business


John Hood

Ironically, if John kicks back he goes back to prison. Meanwhile the government can stomp on him as much as they want.

Thousands Line Up For 35 Miami Firefighter Jobs

Miami Herald | Jose Pagliery and Diana Moskovitz | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business


In just under 12 hours Monday, the chance to become a Miami firefighter disappeared. More than 1,000 applicants had stood in line -- many of them cam...

A Statistical Guide to Hiring a New Coach

Tom Roberge | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Roberge

Ten NFL teams will employ different head coaches at the beginning of the 2009 season than they did at the beginning of the 2008 season

A New President for Urban America

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

The Obama presidency is an opportunity for our political leadership, of both parties, to stop denigrating big cities, and ignoring the positive role they play in our political life.

President Juban Princeling

Meredith Lopez | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style


Meredith Lopez

In my letter to the Obamas, I explained that my son is also mixed heritage, like our new president: my baby is half-Jewish and half-Cuban, or Juban as they say in Miami.

Thousands Of Shoes Mysteriously Appear On Miami Highway

AP | Posted 02.02.2009 | Style


MIAMI — State troopers are looking for a charity to take thousands of shoes that were dumped on a Miami expressway, tying up rush hour traffic. ...

Miami Basel Reflections

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 01.14.2009 | Style


Kimberly Brooks

In seven short years Miami Basel has become America's most important art fair with a huge international audience and it turns out that the art is not the only worth staring at.

Report: The Miami Herald Is For Sale

New York Times | RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Posted 01.06.2009 | Media


The McClatchy Company, burdened by debt and a steep slide in newspaper advertising, wants to sell one of its most-prized properties, The Miami Herald,...

Miami Blues: Palin And National Republicans Look Like The Sad California Republican Party

William Bradley | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


William Bradley

Don't look now, but the national Republican Party is on the verge of becoming the California Republican Party. And that ain't a good thing -- unless you're a Democrat.

McCain At Midnight: The Last Stand

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Joshuah Bearman

In a couple of days, crowds of thousands will be gone, and McCain will have to face himself. As will the party. Until then, the rallies are their mutual escape.

Photo Essay -- Joe The Plumber At Midnight In Miami

Stephen Elliott | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Stephen Elliott

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Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball: A Great Investment

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.02.2008 | Green


Andrea Chalupa

Last night, at Bette Midler's annual Hulaween Ball in the Waldorf Astoria, the eco-diva raised $2-3 million for New York's Restoration Project. Ticket...

Beware False Profits

Gihan Perera | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business


Gihan Perera

Low-income communities were the canaries in the coal mine.

Miami Hipsters: Irony Is Dead, Earnestness For Obama Is The New Cool

John Hood | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home


John Hood

MIAMI --- Julie (not her real name) swore she wasn't being the least bit ironic: "I'm actually going to vote this year, and I'm going to vote for The...

McCain Campaign Palling Around with Terrorists in Miami?

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


Roberto Lovato

As the home of GOP-linked individuals known to advocate and use violence to advance their cause, South Florida is not the best place for Republicans to talk tough on terrorism.

$22 Million Miami Penthouse Will Test Luxury Real Estate Market

International Herald Tribune | Kevin Brass | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business


A new listing for a Miami Beach penthouse should provide an interesting benchmark for the state of the Miami market. Modestly billed as "one of the mo...

No Time for Subtlety

Arthur Fournier | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Arthur Fournier

Most of Haiti's 8-12 million people live in an inaccessible interior, rarely visited by the press, who focuses more on the coastal areas of the country.

PHIL HILL DIES AT 81; ONLY AMERICAN-BORN "WORLD CHAMPION OF DRIVING"

Steve Parker | Posted 09.29.2008 | Style


Steve Parker

America's only US-born Formula One World Champion of Driving, Phil Hill, died August 28th in a Salinas, CA, hospital as a result of respiratory proble...

Stretch Marks: Fashion Accesory or Faux Pax?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.05.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Here's something you don't see very often in our Photoshopped, airburshed and Dermablended world: stretch marks. And not just a couple discreetly tuc...

No Bail-Out, No Bail! The Mortgage Melt-Down as seen from MIAMI

Laura Flanders | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media


Laura Flanders

As the Bush administration unveiled a publicly-financed plan to "save" mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, local residents at a town hall fo...

Barack Obama, Comunista y Terrorista? / Communist and Terrorist?

David Paul Appell | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


David Paul Appell

The U.S. doesn't have to embrace Cuba at this time, but we do need to engage, because if we don't evolve too, history won't absolve us. Obama understands this.

My Mother: A Nana for Obama

Sherman Yellen | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics


Sherman Yellen

Simply said, my mother would have voted for Obama to keep her promise to the future, "for the sake of the kids. I hope that many of those in Florida, and elsewhere, planning to vote for McCain think again.

Miami's Spanish-Speaking Population Outnumber English Speakers

AP | GISELA SALOMON | Posted 06.06.2008 | Home


MIAMI — Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned _ her father forbid it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where ...

Crane Accident in Miami Kills 2, Hurts 5

AP | MATT SEDENSKY | Posted 04.02.2008 | Home


MIAMI — A 20-foot-long chunk of construction crane plummeted 30 floors at the site of a high-rise condominium Tuesday, killing two workers and s...

Miami's Hispanic Community Divided Over Coming Election

Claudia Cruz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Claudia Cruz

Vacations to Southern Florida usually involve visits to the beach, bike or boat rides through alligator territory, or day cruises to the Bahamas. Sel...