Alex DeLuca

Voice Media Group: New Times journalists deserve a fair contract! The journalists of Phoenix New Times and Miami New Times are engaged in a fight with our owner for fair wages, adequate parental leave and the chance to continue effectively covering our communities. ...

My colleagues and I at Miami New Times/Phoenix New Times have spent a year at the bargaining table with our parent company — and they still refuse to meet us halfway on our basic needs.

We’re demanding a fair contract now. Sign our petition to support us:

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Voice Media Group: New Times journalists deserve a fair contract! The journalists of Phoenix New Times and Miami New Times are engaged in a fight with our owner for fair wages, adequate parental leave and the chance to continue effectively covering our communities. ...

Staff from Phoenix New Times and Miami New Times are engaged in a fight with our parent company for fair wages, adequate parental leave, and the ability to continue effectively covering our communities.

Please sign our petition to help make our voice heard.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small 'Box,' Amnesty International Says Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a two-by-two-foot "box" as punishment.

Amnesty says the “box” amounts to torture.

“The use of the ‘box’ as a form of punishment at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ constitutes torture,” the report reads.

Full story here: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligat...

Four detainees told Amnesty that officials arbitrarily sent migrants to the “box” as punishment, shackling them in the cramped “cage-like” structure located in the facility’s yard.

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small 'Box,' Amnesty International Says Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a two-by-two-foot "box" as punishment.

NEW: Alligator Alcatraz detainees were locked for hours in a tiny outdoor “box” as punishment, per a new Amnesty International report.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/alligat...

Miami-Dade Schools See Sharp Drop in New Immigrant Students Schools across the U.S. have seen massive drops in enrollment of immigrant students.

Last year, Miami-Dade County Public Schools enrolled nearly 14,000 foreign-born students.

This year? Just 2,550.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-d...

Florida GOP Candidate’s Bitcoin Mine Is Driving Michigan School Nuts Cryptocurrency executive Michael Carbonara is running to unseat U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

A small K–12 Montessori school in Michigan says a nearby Bitcoin mine, owned by a Florida GOP congressional candidate, is making life miserable.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida...

Miami's Most Controversial Cop Isn't Retiring Without a Fight Javier Ortiz refuses to go gently into that good night.

NEW: Miami's most controversial cop, Capt. Javier Ortiz, was supposed to retire today.

Now he’s suing to keep his job (again).

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miamis-...

You Can Now Openly Carry a Gun at Many Miami-Dade Public Libraries Florida's open carry law leaves public libraries unprotected.

In other news….you can now openly carry a gun at many Miami-Dade public libraries.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/you-can...

56-Story Miami Tower Designed by Kobi Karp Planned for Overtown The building would have 200 "income-restricted" micro-apartments.

The project was filed under Florida’s controversial Live Local Act, which lets developers exceed zoning limits if 40% of units are set aside as affordable housing.

Full story here: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/56-stor...

56-Story Miami Tower Designed by Kobi Karp Planned for Overtown The building would have 200 "income-restricted" micro-apartments.

Miami Beach–based David Om, LLC, led by KYU restaurant founder Alan Omsky, wants to build a 56-story tower with 498 residential units — including 200 "micro-units.”

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56-Story Miami Tower Designed by Kobi Karp Planned for Overtown The building would have 200 "income-restricted" micro-apartments.

A developer is floating a plan to erect the tallest building in the history of Overtown, Miami’s historically Black neighborhood.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/56-stor...

Miami Publix Stores Now Allowing Open Carry, Employees Say Grab your glock, honey. We're going grocery shopping.

New: With Florida’s open carry ban overturned, Publix stores across the state will now allow customers to openly carry guns.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-p...

Miami Beach Police Investigating Crash Involving Officer, Woman, and Baby Miami Beach Police are investigating a collision between an officer in an unmarked patrol truck, a woman, and her baby at 8th Street and Michigan Avenue.

A Miami Beach police officer driving an unmarked patrol car struck a woman walking with her baby last week.

The department says it’s investigating.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-b...

Miami Beach Salon Displays 'Make Gaza Flat Again' Hat. Backlash Ensues. "Gaza should be flat, totally flat," a woman from the salon, who didn't identify themselves, told New Times.

A Miami Beach salon is facing backlash after displaying a hat printed with the phrase “Make Gaza Flat Again!”

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/make-ga...

Miami-Dade Fire Official Steered $300K in County Funds to Brother's Company The 25-year veteran firefighter retired from the department last November.

Full story: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-d...

Miami-Dade Fire Official Steered $300K in County Funds to Brother's Company The 25-year veteran firefighter retired from the department last November.

Per the report, most of the purchases came after the veteran firefighter “volunteered” for a post in the department’s logistics division. www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-d...

Miami-Dade Fire Official Steered $300K in County Funds to Brother's Company The 25-year veteran firefighter retired from the department last November.

New: An ex-Miami-Dade Fire official steered $332K in county funds to a company he ran with his brother, per a new OIG report.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-d...

Florida Ordered to Tear Down Alligator Alcatraz: What to Know The ruling prohibits the state from admitting new detainees to the site and requires officials to begin tearing it down.

ICYMI: A federal judge has ordered the state of Florida to begin dismantling Alligator Alcatraz over environmental concerns.

Here are the main takeaways:

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Tony Cobb Read all stories of Tony Cobb. Tony Cobb is an inside prison journalist based in Florida's Everglades Correctional Institution. He reports on prison conditions and writes about prison reform through p...

I reported/wrote this story with Anthony Cobb, a journalist incarcerated at Everglades CI who interviewed fellow prisoners for the piece.

You can find more of his work here: miaminewtimes.com/author/anthony…

And here: https://shado-mag.com/author/tony-cobb/

Inside an Everglades Prison Without Air Conditioning Only about 25 percent of housing units in Florida's prisons are equipped with AC.

New: Florida keeps getting hotter — yet most state prisons remain without AC.

We spoke with six men at Everglades Correctional Institution about what it’s like to endure summers in an AC-less cell. www.miaminewtimes.com/news/life-in...

Trump's Border Czar: Alligator Alcatraz Makes ICE Look Like a "Joke" "People get caught up in the names, and they think it becomes a joke. I don't think what we're doing is a joke."

Trump's border czar Tom Homan thinks immigration detention center names like "Alligator Alcatraz" make ICE look like a "joke."

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/trumps-...

Veterans Urge Florida Gov. DeSantis to Stop Executing Veterans Florida has carried out nine executions so far this year — more than any other state.

More than 130 U.S. veterans are urging Florida Gov. DeSantis to halt executions of former service members.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/veteran...

Florida Officials Won't Say If COVID Is Spreading at Alligator Alcatraz If there's an infectious disease spreading at the facility, the state refuses to say so.

New: If an infectious disease like, say, COVID-19 is spreading at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida officials refuse to say so.

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Video: Miami-Dade Animal Shelter Plagued by Roach Infestation The county is asking the public for foster help next week while exterminators deal with the problem.

Videos show hundreds of cockroaches crawling along the walls, floors, and cages of dogs inside a Miami-Dade County animal shelter.

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Alligator Alcatraz Security Job Postings Hint at Long-Term Facility State officials have repeatedly insisted the detention center would be temporary.

New: Florida officials have repeatedly insisted Alligator Alcatraz would be temporary.

But several job postings describe it as a “long-term” operation.

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Military Planes Appear to Fly Alligator Alcatraz Detainees to Texas, Louisiana Flight tracking data appears to show that two military aircraft left the facility this week for Texas and Louisiana.

Since Alligator Alcatraz opened in July, there’s been speculation about it being used for deportation flights.

Developing story here: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/militar...

@airnavradar.com data shows a flight left Wednesday for Alexandria, Louisiana and another left Thursday for Harlingen, Texas.

Both Alexandria and Harlingen serve as staging/departure points for deportation flights.

Military Planes Appear to Fly Alligator Alcatraz Detainees to Texas, Louisiana Flight tracking data appears to show that two military aircraft left the facility this week for Texas and Louisiana.

New: Gov. DeSantis says deportation flights have officially begun from Alligator Alcatraz.

But while he didn’t name destinations, flight data shows two military planes left this week — one to Texas and one to Louisiana. www.miaminewtimes.com/news/militar...

South Florida Deportations Are Quietly Filling Animal Shelters It's a largely hidden toll of President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts.

NEW: South Florida deportations are quietly filling animal shelters.

It’s a largely hidden toll of Trump’s ongoing mass deportation efforts.

www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-f...