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Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South FloridaThey give new meaning to the term blood diamond.By Brantley HargroveThursday, August 28It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every move. Leon Rozio had crossed paths with their kind... More >> -
Clifton Childree's CrazinessA filmmaker and genius with a junk obsession talks shop.By Carlos Suarez De JesusThursday, August 21Since learning he won the Hilger Artist Project Award last December, Clifton Childree has been hoarding discarded wood, ornate headboards, piles... More >> -
Bottled Water Gets the BootAs containers and costs mount, tap water is the rule in eateries.By Lee KleinThursday, August 141. Days of Water and Roses The couple peruses the menu from plushly pillowed pods set along the perimeter of a Zen-like reflection pond. After... More >> -
Pro Poker HurtsIt's not all glitz and glory at the table.By Michael J. MooneyThursday, August 07At a poker table, perhaps nothing is more disturbing than a well-tanned man. This is a man of luxury. He has the time in his schedule to lie... More >> -
Sham Marriage HellBigamy charges and dozens of people busted after fake weddings: It must be South Florida.By Natalie O'NeillThursday, July 31Ivan sits in the passenger seat of a dusty white SUV, fidgeting nervously. The trim Uruguayan shakes a Marlboro loose from the pack and stares... More >>
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Blood Diamonds
Violent South American thieves are stealing millions in precious gems ... and getting away with it
By Brantley Hargrove
It's a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>
Dallas
Pitch Perfect
The Grand Prairie AirHogs are willing to do whatever it takes to make you a fan. And that includes win.
By Sam Merten
Derek Nicholson throws on a pair of black gym shorts, tucks in a red T-shirt, grabs his iPod... More >>
Denver
The Flobots rise and shine
By Adam Cayton-Holland
One-thirty in the afternoon on a blistering Monday in late July, and the Flobots are hardly... More >>
Houston
The Passion of Victoria Osteen
A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all
By Richard Connelly
Every little Catholic boy and girl knows about the Stations of the Cross. (Maybe other... More >>
Kansas City
With the end of Bodies Revealed, Kansas City’s troubled Union Station faces another uncertain future
By Peter Rugg
It's still spring, and tickets are selling strong for the Bodies Revealed exhibit in the bowels... More >>
Minneapolis
A field guide to the Republican National Convention
Meet the deranged, debauched and deluded characters coming to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the RNC
By Bradley Campbell
After almost two years of anticipatory civic brouhaha and financial hand-wringing, the... More >>
Phoenix
A severely diabetic Valley woman faces criminal charges over her "service animal": a chimpanzee named Joey
By Paul Rubin
Joey answers the front door of his home in Surprise, 30 miles northwest of downtown... More >>
San Francisco
Going for Gold
Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.
By Joe Eskenazi
A quick glance through a propped-open door at Kezar Pavilion reveals a dozen or so women of... More >>
St. Louis
Kevin Slaten's Head Is About to Explode: The exiled sports-talk radio ranter needs to get some things off his chest
By Kristen Hinman
It sounds like Kevin Slaten's head is about to explode.
"If the story goes like that, there'll... More >>
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Riptide 2.0
Junior Goes Free in Estefano Shooting Trial
Wed Aug 27, 4:55 PM
If you ask Estefano he'll tell you there's another wannabe killer free to roam our streets. If you ask the jury, they'll tell you otherwise. Francisco Oliveira Jr., the man who was charged with Estefano's attempted murder, has been acquitted... More >>
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Sham Marriage Hell Bigamy charges and dozens of people busted after fake weddings: It must be South Florida.
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Columns
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Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.Thursday, August 28It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every move. Leon Rozio had crossed paths with their kind... More>>
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Salvia Sucks A newly illegal drug takes us on a short, bumpy trip.Thursday, August 28Deep in Hialeah, among body shops, crisscrossing highway ramps, and tall, scattered palm trees, is a porn shop. You can find the same old... More>>
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Coral Gables Muckraker George Volsky Busts City Manager David Brown He's going down for wasteful spending.Thursday, August 28Armed with a pen and notebook, 87-year-old George Volsky climbed the stairs in Coral Gables City Hall the afternoon of August 12. With his thick... More>>
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Sneaky Frenchman Pretends to Be Realtor He finagles rent money out of folks on South Beach.Thursday, August 28He's French, goes by Chris or Christian, and might just be the ballsiest criminal on South Beach. Last month, he hacked into a lockbox outside an... More>>
Letters
Letters from the Issue of August 28, 2008
Thursday, August 28
Judge for Yourself
Skewed reporter: How much did Tim Elfrink get paid for the obvious endorsement of one candidate and slander of another in... More >>
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