Luther Campbell — Miami’s own Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew — is officially running for Congress in Florida’s 20th District. And if you thought this race was already dramatic, due to the incumbent’s legal troubles, buckle up. “There is no one else in this race who has demonstrated the ability to build, fight, and […]
… with a side of forgotten federal audit Welcome to Miami-Dade’s latest civic education opportunity: a virtual webinar on homelessness featuring the Homeless Trust — sponsored, promoted, and proudly polite. After last year’s brutal budget season, and in the shadow of Tallahassee talks about axing all property taxes, the topic of Wednesday’s Zoom call, hosted […]
… and everyone pretends it’s business as usual There’s development. And then there’s development that requires a public street to disappear. On Thursday, the Miami City Commission will consider giving a public street to the developers of the Adela II at MiMo Bay project at 6443 Biscayne Boulevard — a project that has already received […]
Opinion By Deborah Stander As the City of Miami Commission considers final approvals for the proposed Adela II/MiMo Bay development adjacent to Legion Park on the Upper Eastside, a broader, citywide question arises: Is Miami consistently securing fair and proportional value when granting zoning exceptions and conveying public assets? This question stems from the upzoning, […]
Stronger Miami just crossed the line City Hall was praying they’d trip over. The citizen-led reform campaign announced Monday that it has collected more than 20,500 petition signatures, officially surpassing the threshold required to put its sweeping charter amendments on the 2026 ballot in Miami. And they didn’t just squeak by — they beat their […]
Sources say city could settle an old pension lawsuit Just when Miami thought it had finally shut off the spigot for millions of dollars that former City Commissioner Joe Carollo cost taxpayers in legal fees, here comes another bill. Last week, during one of those conveniently opaque City Hall “shade sessions” where commissioners get briefed […]
As everyone knows, Raquel Regalado can count Residents of Calusa — fighting the development of the long-abandoned golf course with an organic, urban rookery into a mega gated complex of 500+ homes — got a mulligan Thursday when county leaders, again, put off a decision for another month. Ladra has been writing about Calusa since […]
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago likes to talk about political theater, but his recent guest appearance in a supporting role at a Miami Commission meeting deserves its own program insert. Lago showed up to the city commission’s December meeting to support a resolution that would help declare several aging hotels along SW 8th Street in […]
And this could be a test case for the UDB expansion Namaste. The veto that promised to launch a showdown quietly dissolved Wednesday into what can aptly be described as parliamentary yoga. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s dramatic Feb. 1 veto of the Kelly Tractor wetlands project didn’t get overridden. It didn’t get sustained either. […]
While most Floridians were enjoying free park entry for George Washington’s Birthday weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Monroe County pulling a cord off a brand-new bronze tribute to James Monroe — Founding Father, fifth U.S. president, architect of the Monroe Doctrine… and lifelong slaveholder. Welcome to America 250, Florida-style. The statue, placed near Bahia […]