B. Scott Mclendon

2 days ago | miaminewtimes.com | B. Scott Mclendon

Middle-class millennials and others looking to buy their first home may want to look elsewhere — because, according to new data from Zillow, the number of cities where starter homes cost $1 million has almost tripled. And it probably surprises no one that Miami is near the top of that list. According to Zillow, there were only 85 cities where a typical starter home, defined as those in the lowest 30 percent of home values in a given region, cost $1 million five years ago.

5 days ago | miaminewtimes.com | B. Scott Mclendon

The volunteers behind Tampa-based Sunshine State Sonar hope to solve a 50-year-old mystery by finding the body of Teresa Lyn Fittin, a Fort Lauderdale high school senior who went missing in August 1975, lead diver and owner Michael Sullivan tells New Times. click to enlarge Teresa Lyn Fittin went missing in Fort Lauderdale in 1975 when she was 18.

5 days ago | miaminewtimes.com | B. Scott Mclendon

Droves of suitcase-strolling patrons dart through Sawgrass Mills daily, but not because an airport is nearby. Sawgrass Mills, the largest outlet mall in the nation, attracts more than 30 million people annually. David Lydia, assistant director of marketing at Simon Property Group, which owns Sawgrass, tells New Times many of those visitors fly from South and Central America specifically to shop for deals and return home with suitcases filled with luxury merchandise.

1 week ago | miaminewtimes.com | B. Scott Mclendon

My trek from small-town Alabama to the Magic City began about 15 years ago, when I spent most of my free time cultivating what would become a passion for writing in myriad forms, from poems and songs to novels and news stories. While I share a birthday with F. Scott Fitzgerald, a fact I didn't know until college, my name is inspired by the notion that my parents couldn't think of a better middle name for Scott, which they had initially intended to be my first name.

1 week ago | miaminewtimes.com | B. Scott Mclendon

A New Jersey man's grocery store purchase turned sour shortly after he returned home from what he thought was a successful trek, according to a lawsuit claiming the man lost far more than the average grocery bill. While Luis Miguel Reyes' complaint does include spoiled produce, the brunt of his lawsuit centers around the loss of a $200,000 down payment meant to purchase Lauderhill Supermarket LLC in late January.