Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Lieutenant Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera joined the bevy of local electeds to blast the Venezuelan government’s crackdown on protesters Friday — more than two weeks after the first two of at least 16 anti-government protesters killed and about a month after the clashes started. They joined Sen. Marco Rubio, who gave […]
He was on. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was at the top of his game Wednesday, as he delivered the State of the County address to a packed auditorium at Hialeah’s Milander Park. Okay, so yeah, he was totally in his element, a very friendly and almost adoring crowd. But he softened up his jowl and […]
Spotted at a Coral Gables eatery the other day: Carlos “CJ” Gimenez, the county mayor’s son, and Hialeah Council Vice President Luis Gonzalez, who is considering a run at the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser’s Office. While, he wouldn’t tell me what they discussed, Gonzalez confirmed to Ladra Wednesday that the two had met for “not […]
It’s that time of year again when the top county official will tell his constituency and the leaders of his realm how the municipality that is Miami-Dade is standing, what great things he’s done this past year and where he’s going if they’ll let him. Expect a lot of the same words and tired phrases […]
There was the typical crowd at Gwen Cherry Park where First Lady Michelle Obama visited this afternoon to promote her healthy eating initiatives for children. But one atypical attendee stood out: The recently blue former red State Rep. Ana Rivas Logan, who very ceremoniously changed parties two weeks ago. Old time blue-hards like Miami-Dade Democratic […]
In his bid to become the Republican candidate for Congressional district 26, former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez has turned to an odd guru: Sun Tzu, a legendary — if possibly mythical — Chinese military leader who wrote the Art of War as a sort of meditation on the rules of combat about 2,500 years […]
As everyone expected, former Gov. Jeb Bush formally endorsed Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo in his bid for Congress. Bush sent out the “news” on twitter Monday morning. “Proud to endorse @carloslcurbelo for Congress. He’s shown a strong commitment to #edreform &limited gov #FL26,” he chirped. Moments later, Curbelo and his supporters were retweeting […]
It took 12 years but thousands of Cuban Americans celebrated the inauguration of the permanent Cuban Memorial on Coral Way that honors the thousands of men and women who have died fighting or escaping the repressive regime in Cuba since 1959. And no other Cuban American celebrated it more than former Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe […]
The uber cool South Beach Food and Wine Festival in Miami Beach competed over the weekend with a couple of Freedom rallies — events that are always a big political draw in the 305. As some electeds joined both the Venezuelan and the Cuban communities to draw attention to the abuses in both dictatorships, others […]
The newest member of Congressman Joe Garcia’s campaign team has ties to one of the oldest members of his campaign team. John Hennelly — a campaign consultant who responded to media questions last week about Garcia’s friendship and ties to former Congressman Bill Delahunt, an apologist and friend of the dictatorial Venezuelan regime — once […]