The head of Miami’s struggling Carnival Center for the Arts has floated the idea of a temporary shutdown as a short-term solution for the venue’s cash crunch. But would such a stopgap obscure the deeper problems facing the center? “Everyone knew costs would skyrocket and private funding wouldn’t cover losses. The aim was to get it built, then let taxpayers fund losses forever… The structure isn’t working, the management isn’t working. No sense pointing fingers. We need solutions, fast.”