Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull a Halloween costume depicting a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words "illegal alien." A group that supports strict immigration laws says such a move impinges on freedom of speech. ...more

October 21, 2009

MIAMI — Inside the rolling room of El Credito Cigar Company, the air is earthy and fragrant, a mix of coffee and nuts tinged with caramel and leather. Amid those sweet smells, though, workers are worried about a new federal tobacco tax that threatens Florida's $2 billion cigar industry. Starting today, the tax increased from 5 cents to about 40 cents on large cigars, a little less on smaller stogies. Cigar makers say the increase will torch jobs and profits — what's left of them in the recession. ...more

April 1, 2009

Miami's City Commission has pushed a $639 million Florida Marlins ballpark a step closer to reality. ...more

March 19, 2009

Miami and Miami-Dade County commissioners are scheduled to cast their final votes Friday on a proposal for a retractable-roof, $515 million stadium in Miami's blighted Little Havana neighborhood. It will be the last step before groundbreaking for the stadium, which is projected to open in 2012. ...more

February 12, 2009

The Rays' 2008 success has made them an attractive pick for television networks heading into 2009. ...more

January 28, 2009

Designs for the Florida Marlins' new ballpark were released for the first time Tuesday, more than two weeks before Miami and Miami-Dade commissioners vote on the stadium the team has long craved. ...more

January 27, 2009

The business is tucked between a fast food giant and an upscale restaurant that closed years ago. ...more

October 27, 2008

Supporters are seeking a presidential pardon for an anti-Castro activist sentenced to life in prison plus 35 years for the murder of a Cuban diplomat and other bomb- and weapons-related charges. ...more

August 1, 2008

Manolo Reyes, who provided news in Spanish to South Florida's Cuban exile community long before Spanish-language TV networks became popular, died Thursday. He was 83. ...more

January 5, 2008

He fled Cuba in 1961, but still calls Fidel Castro his friend. He can't stand communism, but bitterly opposes the U.S. embargo. He lives in Miami, but travels regularly to Havana, even appearing on state-run television. ...more

December 25, 2007