The mayoral race in Coral Gables is going to be heated and already the temperature has been turned up. Incumbent Mayor Vince Lago has, so far, wanted to make the campaign about three things: Raises that the majority on the commission passed, the changing of three city managers in less than two years, and the […]
For all their talk about not wanting to “kick the can” down the road, Miami-Dade commissioners are really good at it. Last week, the commission once again postponed making a decision on the long-term solution to the county’s solid waste disposal needs — which became an urgent issue after the waste-to-energy facility in Doral burned […]
Newly-elected Miami-Dade Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez has wasted no time in making his mark in an office that has gotten very little attention in the past. Fernandez, who has gone to multiple municipalities to explore opening satellite offices, will preside over the ribbon-cutting Monday of the new Driver License Service Point at the tax collector’s department […]
Kirk Menendez already has important endorsements Three is the magic number in Coral Gables as that is how many candidates officially qualified last week in each of the three elections in the city’s April 8 election. Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson will face Felix Pardo and Laureano Cancio while three other candidates vie for the open […]
Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres. There’s not a Cuban American growing up in Greater Miami that didn’t hear those words from their parents or grandparents when these didn’t approve of your friends. Or their friends. Or your friends’ parents. It translates to, “tell me who you associate with and I will […]
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez made a rare appearance at the city commission meeting last week to push for the return of $20 million to developers of Miami Freedom Park — the boondoggle real estate complex with a soccer stadium in the mix that is being built on the grounds of the old Melreese golf course […]
It took a lawsuit against him for abusing his power, but Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo was finally stripped of his post as chairman of the Bayfront Park Management Trust, which he has been leading for almost eight years. This comes a month after a whistleblower lawsuit from two former employees who say that Carollo used […]
Before Hialeah Mayor Esteban “Steve” Bovo steps down to take a job at a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm, he voted Tuesday to give himself retirement benefits. Ladra was still trying to get details on what the deferred compensation plan for electeds would look like, because there was zero discussion or debate about the two ordinances […]
It may not be a general or mid-term election year, but several cities in Miami-Dade have important elections that can impact the lives of their residents for years to come. The biggest are in Miami and Hialeah, where mayoral contests will be wide open, and Miami Beach and Homestead. Those four are in November. There […]
The newly-restored and functional water fountain at Bayfront Park was on full display for New Year’s Eve. At least in the commercials played that night on the America Tevé broadcast of the party. But this week is the official ribbon-cutting. There will be a press conference at 6 p.m. Wednesday with Mayor Francis Suarez and […]