As predicted by residents who were in eye of storm and survived 10’ surge, the death toll -originally downplayed by Gov. DeSantis - rises. MEs description of drowning victims: 87 yr old found in submerged car, man draped over bench, bodies washed ashore.
Guess which state did not order COVID vaccines for young children? You only get one guess because only one state rejects any responsibility for public health (and because it’s such an easy question). From
@mawilner
Why did O.J. run to Miami? Because Florida laws enabled him to shield his assets from the Brown and Goodman families who were owed $33.5 million in damages from the man found responsible for the grisly double murder of Nicole and Ron.
@MiamiHerald
The worst thing about day-to-day living in Miami (besides the humidity) is the HOSTILITY. Every time u leave town u realize how unhelpful, unkind, inconsiderate, oblivious & rude too many Miamians are. I grew up here. Haven’t given up. Yet.
@BecauseMiami
@ONLYinDADE
@OurRev305
America's Friendliest Cities: In a recent report, 12 major metros in the U.S. were ranked by their “informal helpful rate.” Miami came in dead last — and is trending downward.
#BecauseMiami
NEW: When
@MiamiHerald
planned a lawsuit demanding state follow the law and disclose elder care facilities with
#COVID19
cases,
@GovRonDeSantis
aide threatened the law firm. Holland and Knight caved.
@MiamiHerald
will get new lawyer
Grant Wahl died in Qatar covering soccer. So wrong & so unbelievable. Stellar journalist & author. Even better man. He & Dr.
@celinegounder
put others first. Kindness, integrity, the greater good. Grant lived in our garage studio as
@miamiherald
intern. We loved him from day 1.☮️
Absolutely gutted and shocked by this news. I covered 6 World Cups with Grant. This was his passion. Condolences to his wife and family..
Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar | Miami Herald
Black Lives Matter. Denial and racist spinning of facts cannot be tolerated at the Miami Herald by using the shield of “it’s his opinion.” Since when are columnists free to spew hateful untruths? We are all journalists! We stand by the words of colleague
@stclaudeii
I’ve never felt more ashamed to work for the Herald as I am today. If we can’t condemn racism within our own ranks, how can the public expect us to do so in the communities in which we cover? I’m hurt, angry and disgusted by my colleague’s words.
They're watching in Germany, Scotland, South Africa, too, and tweeting about their emotional reactions to Blasey Ford's answers. How many times just this week has US leadership looked incompetent to the entire world?
Happy Mother’s Day! But not at
@MiamiHerald
where a new mom is being denied paid parental leave so
@mcclatchy
can use her as a bargaining chip. I had 3 kids and 0 paid parental leave at the backward Herald. 23 years after my first Mother’s Day, it’s shameful nothing has changed.
On this Mother’s Day, we are sad to report that
@McClatchy
hasn't kept its promise. Last year the company announced it would grant paid parental leave to its employees.
Now, a new mom in our newsroom has had her baby and she is being denied paid leave.
The decline of the Miami Herald & el Nuevo Herald continues. Our company has no game plan despite bloated management, indifferent to journalism, running a staff one-fifth its previous size & newspapers w/one-eighth previous circulation. Sorry, readers, you don’t matter either.
We are angry and saddened to say that our hedge-fund owned parent company,
@McClatchy
, has announced layoffs of six Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald staffers.
The company says cutting journalists makes our journalism stronger. We don’t buy it.
Miami is in crisis. Again. Its leaders are being investigated, sued, charged with crimes. But Joe Carollo, the city’s most pugnacious and powerful politician still runs the show at City Hall.
#Miami
#ShakedownCity
This is really happening: City of Miami
@CityofMiami
shuts down popular Virginia Key Outdoor Center.
@vkocfl
owner-operator Esther Alonso voiced opposition to
@JoeCarolloNow
plan to place homeless encampment on environmentally sensitive land. Could this be a coincidence? Hmm…
Want to understand the KC Chiefs? Read
@vgregorian
. On Mathieu: This is a guy who said being a great teammate might be better than being the best player on the team.
Power of putting others first made Tyrann Mathieu crucial to Chiefs’ Super Bowl berth
USA 4x100 gold. Sha’Carri Richardson makes up for rough third handoff on final leg. Miami Northwestern alum Twanishsa Tee Tee Terry excellent 2nd leg. Another Olympic gold medalist will be coming home to Liberty City.
@MiamiHerald
@heraldsports
This meeting of the Miami City Commission is an embarrassment.
@JoeCarolloNow
has been talking about how
@ArtAcevedo
- at a charity event in Texas - performed as Elvis Presley. And Carollo can’t stop talking about how tight Acevedo’s jumpsuit was and the bulge in his pants.
You can breathe easier knowing your courageous Miami police officers are out there protecting you from chickens. One was forcibly removed while practicing his right to free squawking.
@CityofMiami
@MiamiNewTimes
@MiamiPD
@BecauseMiami
“There is perhaps no conduct more constitutionally protected than political speech at a public event in a public space about an elected official. Everyone involved in arresting this chicken should be ashamed of themselves,"
@davidjwinker
tells New Times.
“Direct” a team? She coached the team. She’s a coach. And why a photo of Pop instead of Hammon? Sure, it was posted quickly but “direct” is quite a workaround.
Becky Hammon became the first woman to direct a team in NBA history, taking over the Spurs following coach Gregg Popovich’s ejection in the first half.
La Vasque Olympique.
@Paris2024
. Say what you will about the Opening Ceremony. It was tres, tres French - creative, artistic, all-embracing. Vive la difference!
@MiamiHerald
@HeraldSports
“We’re dealing with the Miami mentality, where people tell their friends about a beautiful place, a crowd gathers, they abuse & destroy it because they lack the common decency to follow rules, respect others & take care of our natural resources.”
It’s 3 a.m. and 40,000 people are running thru the streets of Paris doing the “People’s Marathon” on the Olympic marathon course, 5 hours before the start of the women’s Olympic marathon. “Allez, allez!” echoing, cafes open all nite. Vive la France!
@MiamiHerald
No more consultant$. No more studie$. It’s obvious: Fix Miami’s dangerous streets. Why are we always way behind other cities?
@StreetsBlogUSA
.
#TransitAlliance
When some people picture Miami, they think of the sleek condo towers that make up its skyline, the beaches, the nightlife.
They see it as a culturally diverse destination.
But beneath its glittering surface is a legacy of separation and inequality. (THREAD)
The worst airport anywhere. Sorry
@iflymia
. The longest, snail-paced, TSA lines. Rudest employees, no matter who they’re working for. Slowest baggage claim. Broken walkways & trains. Traffic chaos dropping off or picking up. MIA misery.
@miaminewtimes
@TSA
Miami’s Twanisha Tee Tee Terry, who ran a 9.98 2nd leg in gold-winning 4x100 relay, trains in Clermont with Sha’Carri Richardson & Melissa Jefferson. She gave shoutout to her father and Northwestern High coach Carmen Jackson, here in Estade de France stands.
@MiamiHerald
Something special is happening in Barcelona. It started last month when some parents organized a bike ride to school for just five kids. Now entire neighborhoods are joining. They call it Bicibús – or Bike Bus.
I wrote this story about the bone dry Bayfront Park fountain in 2018. Tourists speculated on what the hell is it? A bunker? Landing pad? Inca monument? Hasn’t worked in years. Yet the city just spent nearly $1 million on cheesy dog & cat “sculptures.”
This saga of homebuyers accusing a real estate developer of fraud continues. $70 million is gone. And the “King of Coconut Grove” is still in the Grove, telling at least one victim “See, I’m not in jail yet!”
@miamiherald
@CityofMiami
@BecauseMiami
@ANNELAMOTT
Everything just gave me a headache. If Spielberg hadn’t made Fabelman’s it would be a sentimental flop. Banshees tries way too hard and becomes ridiculous. Tar is so tedious. See Women Talking, AfterSun, Argentina1985, Till. Or just watch Severance again.
A rare and big victory for homeowners over developers. The people who live in Calusa never gave up and their attorney made unbeatable arguments.
@savecalusa
@davidjwinker
@MiamiDadeCounty
Team USA, led by Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee - two remarkable comeback stories - dominates team final to reclaim Olympic gold, beating Italy by 5.8 and Brazil by 6.8 points. Only flaw was Jordan Chiles’ fall on beam mount.
@HeraldSports
@MiamiHerald
@Paris2024
Because of
@conarck
’s reporting UMiami reversed its heartless, greedy billing decision on patient injured in car accident. Send your insurance nightmares to
@conarck
.
NEW: After a severe car accident, a woman was airlifted to Jackson Memorial. She later enrolled on a backdated Medicaid plan. Jackson billed it, but UM, which staffs the trauma center, refused, citing paperwork, and billed her $20,000.
Very moving funeral service for MSD High's Aaron Feis, who started as a custodian at his alma mater, died a hero. 100s of students, teachers, coaches, Sheriff Scott Israel (who coached with Feis), ex Dolphins Jason Taylor, Sam Madison, Gov. Rick Scott.
Support your local journalist! The media is suffering from a wave of layoffs at critical time when the public needs to know the news. Our co. is in bankruptcy. Help
@MiamiHerald
survive and you help your community.
The journalists of
@MiamiHerald
and
@elnuevoherald
need a fair contract with fair wages. Otherwise, our jobs and these publications are not sustainable. Support us and you support your own community. Stop further declines in quality and coverage you deserve.
🧵 THREAD 🧵
Today, the journalists of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald are demanding a fair contract and WORKING TO RULE. Our members will work the hours and roles we were hired for and nothing more.
As
@ilona_maher
and
@annkillion
would say, today’s office. Olympic triathlon, Pont Alexandre, Seine River. So hot we’d all like to jump in. Grand Palais next, water polo and swimming later.
@MiamiHerald
@Paris2024
Walking? You’re more likely to be hit and killed in Florida than any other state. 9 of 15 deadliest cities, including Miami, are in Florida, built for speeding cars, not people.
#DeadlyByDesign
@SmartGrowthUSA
Our hearts go out to the 98 people who died in Surfside, their families and friends, and the survivors who lost their homes. They shared their stories with us, stories that will never end.
@MiamiHerald
The Miami Herald has won its 23rd Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside that killed 98 people. 🧵
Without the critical work from Transit Alliance Miami
@TransitMIA
there would not be a revamped bus system that will serve more people more efficiently. Soon we’ll be able to go to bus stops and not have to wonder if and when a bus will arrive!
After 3 years, the
#BetterBusNetwork
passes unanimously!!!
There's too many people for us to thank (literally thousands), so thank you to every single person that's been involved in this amazing process over the years!
Miami, your new bus network is finally coming!
Dr. Katie Bouman is the woman who led creation of the algorithm that produced first image of a black hole. U of Michigan grad (Go Blue!), MIT grad, Cal Tech professor.
#stemwomen
#steminist
Riding to Paris venues on Lime bikes is easy as tarte! Good infrastructure (not as good as New York) & driver awareness. Let’s not compare to Miami, which has neither. Could copy if govt leaders got out more.
@BikeWalkMB
@iBikeSafe
@MackCycleMiami
More disruption of Calusa habitat that’s supposed to be protected/monitored for wildlife before developer can pave over rookery. Wake up
@MiamiDadeRER
@MiamiDadeBCC
before there are no animals left to survey, which is clearly the end-around game here.
@savecalusa
@MayorDaniella
Police receive 32 percent of city’s budget $ in Miami compared to 1 percent for human services, housing, community development. Miami-Dade police and jails consume 45 percent.
It’s all unraveling for Grove developer who scammed buyers. ‘The good thing is Doug Cox & Nicole Pearl can’t sell more houses or sabotage more lives,’ said buyer who helped expose them. Why didn’t
@CityofMiami
intervene? Where did $33M go?
@miamiherald
Sad but true: McClatchy Co./Miami Herald offers zero weeks of fully paid parental leave. WashPost, Wall St. Journal give 20, to both parents; Bloomberg 26; NYTimes 16-18; Daily Beast 16; Fast Company 12, Cox 8, et al; McClatchy 0.
#employeesmatter
#supportOneHeraldGuild
Let’s review some *~ parental leave policies ~* around the journalism industry 🤱
The Washington Post: 20 weeks
Gannett: 6 weeks
Vox Media: 16 weeks
McClatchy: Zero. 🤔
Our employees should not have to use sick time to start a family.
#standwithOHG
Weak pool deck at Surfside condo had code-violating design flaws, construction errors. Add 40 yrs’ corrosion, heavy planters & pavers. It collapsed, set off domino effect of fracturing columns that brought tower down. Probe echoes
@MiamiHerald
reports.
What’s going on here, besides the made-for-cameras Miami arrest of Chicken Man… ?
A thread🧵, with more questions than answers at the moment, & video courtesy of
@billycorben
@WPLGLocal10
1/
Do the right thing for your employees
@mcclatchy
&
@MiamiHerald
& do the smart thing for your business by offering paid parental leave. It’s stupefying that 23 years after the 1st of my &
@AndresViglucci
’s 3 children was born nothing has changed. Our workplace is in last place.
Did you know McClatchy is one of the only major news organizations in the country that offers NO paid parental leave for mothers and fathers alike?
This week, our team went back to the bargaining table to demand we get paid parental leave in our first contract.
Thread 👇
W/
#Covid19Streets
there are 2 city-citizen relationships on view:
1) Gov. + citizens have enough mutual trust that
#OpenStreets
won't be abused; are an essential low-cost response; require little to no policing.
2) Gov. doesn't trust its citizens, citizens lose faith in gov.
And now ex Miami commissioner Sabina Covo
@SabinaCovo
is under investigation for bribery, among other things. Didn’t she want to clean up rampant corruption? Who’s next
@CityofMiami
? From
@newschica
She was all about fighting corruption, right? Memo f/ the guv says former
#Miami
D2 commissioner
@SabinaCovo
is under investigation for "renumeration by candidate for services, support, etc., and bribery." She learned f/
#LocoPolloCarollo
& ADLP More soon on
#PoliticalCortadito
SECOND big oak tree chopped down to make room for new Wawa entrance on Grand Ave, across the street from Carver Elementary.
@CityCoralGables
should have prevented this.
To conclude our
#ShakedownCity
series, we have a visual breakdown of the controversies that rocked Miami City Hall this year and the players who drove each story. This based on all of our reporting this year.
✍️ w/
@semerriam
,
@Blaskey_S
&
@tessriski
1/ Earlier this month, one of the very few liberal Latino voices on air in Miami was controversially ousted.
His listeners say that the current state of FL Spanish-language radio reminds them of the media hegemony they left behind in places like Cuba.
I had to work 3 extra months to earn what my male colleagues earned in 2018. Black women have to work 8 extra months, Native-American women have to work 9 extra months and Latina women have to work ELEVEN extra months. Close the
#wagegap
!
#EqualPayDay
.
Today is
#EqualPayDay
– the point in the year when the average woman’s pay catches up to what the average man made in 2018. In other words, it took 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐒 for women to make as much as men did last year.
He’s right.
Want to fix all of the problems on
#OceanDrive
?
Close the street permanently, build America’s greatest beachfront park, establish a conservancy to manage it, & program for families.
It’s not rocket science.
(It’s called placemaking!)
This intrepid shrimper clung to a tree for 3 hours during
#HurricanIan
while his old RV flooded. What’s to be done about trailer parks - vulnerable in storms but an essential source of affordable housing in Florida.