You know Miami-Dade politics is a joke when the county mayor’s race comes down to which guy sucks less. If you’re into a Cuban version of Arthur Fonzerelli with his own private shadow bank, you’ll vote for Julio Robaina. If you’re interested in the fire chief version of recently ousted…

In his most recent column, Luther Campbell claims that Homestead City Councilman Jimmie Williams III, who supports Carlos Gimenez for mayor, offered him a $40,000 appearance fee to show up at the elected official’s soon-to-be-opened Snapper’s seafood restaurant at 800 Ives Dairy Road. Williams allegedly made the offer following a…

​More than a decade-and-a-half of being on the lam finally caught up to James “Whitey” Bulger. The F.B.I. announced today that they nabbed the 81-year-old Boston mobster in Santa Monica by focusing on locating his longtime girlfriend, who was arrested with Bulger. His brutal ways were depicted on the silver…

Almost a month after the ignominious conclusion of Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach, ignorance is still flowing strong on a Facebook group page calling for an end to the controversial week-long unofficial party.No matter how many times the administrators, who include Miami Beach gay activist Herb Sosa, remind folks to…

A couple of blogs have been barking up a storm about certain real estate developers tied to dubious projects getting cozy with Julio Robaina, but Carlos Gimenez has his fair share as well. The donations reinforce the fact both candidates represent special interests and folks they will have to answer…

No surprise, blogs backing Carlos Gimenez attacked Luther Campbell for going with Julio Robaina in the Miami-Dade mayoral run-off on June 28. Even the Miami Herald, which has also endorsed Gimenez, took issue with Campbell’s shocking unexpected backing of Robaina, whom he dubbed “Hialeah’s overlord” in the pages of this…

Next week, this year’s Best of Miami issue hits the stands. So you know what that means! It’s that time of year we pick a kick-ass politician who’ll end up getting kicked out of office! Getting named Best Politician is like an endorsement from The Miami Herald editorial board: the…

As soon as Luther Campbell made his endorsement of Julio Robaina for mayor official, I received text messages from a couple of Carlos Gimenez supporters asserting Uncle Luke had surely been bought off — the same accusation our columnist hurled at the former Hialeah mayor during the NAACP debate last…

Richard Moss’s tenure as basic training director for Miami-Dade College’s School of Justice is over. A spokesman confirmed earlier this week that the 56-year-old ex-Broward County Sheriff’s deputy will not be returning next year. His contract was not renewed, but school officials declined comment as to what led to Moss’s…

Carmen Lunetta, the central figure in one of the most infamously notorious cases of public corruption in Miami-Dade history, is close to finalizing a deal that would require him to pay the county $50,000 for his delinquent ways.The 80-year-old was once the Port of Miami director, who wielded an iron…

Like any social-media-savvy politician, Miami Lakes Councilman Nelson Hernandez uses Facebook to correspond with his constituents. “This is the 21st Century,” Hernandez says. “Why wouldn’t I use a great communication tool to get my message across?”But a town resident accuses Hernandez and Councilman Richard Pulido of using Facebook as a…

You gotta admit, buying a hyena and keeping it as your pet in a South Beach apartment is pretty ballsy. It’s even gutsier to turn yourself in to the Florida Wildlife & Game Commission so that your pet hyena can be placed in a proper home. That’s what Bryan Hawn…

The Town of Golden Beach Police Department is in turmoil. In April, two officers were criminally charged with defrauding the small enclave by double dipping. Yovany Diaz, 33, and Omar Paez, 41, are accused of working off-duty overtime details while on their regular duty assignments; altering reimbursement invoices; and failing…

With Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina duking it out to become the next county mayor, everybody wants to know in whose corner Luther Campbell will stand. His phone has been blowing up with calls from both camps seeking his endorsement, especially after Uncle Luke’s strong showing in the polls. And…

Usually the only exotic creatures one comes across on South Beach are leggy fashion models. But the American Riviera is an underground wild animal kingdom. This week, we brought you the story of Bryan Hawn, a dude who kept an African spotted hyena in his apartment for almost eleven months…

Hey, it sucks to lose, but Luther Campbell has nothing to be ashamed of. With only 45 days to court voters with a $12,000 campaign war chest, the former 2 Live Crew front man and current New Times columnist convinced 20,000 Miami-Dade voters he was the right man for the…

12:00 p.m.: Just arrived at Norland Methodist Church in Miami Gardens wearing my Luther Campbell for Mayor tee. Holding my yard sign I start stumping for votes as a pair of elderly African American ladies get out of their car. “Punch 17! Don’t let Julio Robaina’s $1.2 million buy the…