All of the candidates in the South Miami election have agreed to participate in a forum Wednesday organized by outgoing Commissioner Walter Harris at the American Legion Hall. Harris is termed out. Both his seat and the mayoral seat are open, since Mayor Sally Philips is not running for re-election. “Change is coming to South […]
For weeks, the two relatively unknown candidates in the state Senate District 38 race have been playing footsies with each other. A barrage of mail pieces from both camps focus on their promises — accessible health care, improved education, environmental protections, jobs and the American Dream, blah, blah, blah. But this week, voters in the […]
A controversial proposal floated only on social media to build a huge state-of-the-art stadium in the middle of Tropical Park is not supported by county officials or anybody at the University of Miami. The whole fancy notion is just attorney John H. Ruiz having a wet dream. Miami-Dade Commissioner Javier Souto had a Sunshine zoom […]
Remember debates? How great they were? Wouldn’t it be great to see some this election cycle? Sen. Annette Taddeo, who is running as the Democratic nominee for Floridas 27th Congressional District, has challenged the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, to four debates — two in English and two en Español. This is the best […]
The owners of the closed Presidential Estates Golf Course in North Miami Beach got the green light Thursday to build 119 homes on the property after Miami-Dade Commission voted to approve the rezoning despite concerns from staff, residents and the district commissioner, Sally Heyman. But it was expected. The commission is so developer friendly that […]
It worked for the Mas brothers in Miami so why not repeat the public land grab somewhere else? A quiet proposal to build a 60,000-seat stadium in the middle of Tropical Park has hit some opposition in the community. Critics have collected more than 2,300 signatures against the plan which really hasn’t been presented anywhere […]
Ooooops. Usually, the disclaimer problem with campaign mailers is that there is none. But in Palmetto Bay, voters recently got a mail piece from Mayor Karyn Cunningham — who is facing a challenge from former mayor Eugene Flinn — with two disclaimers from two different entities. At the top of the 9X12 piece it says […]
Plot twist! In her first video ad for the campaign in Congressional District 27, Democrat State Sen. Annette Taddeo has flipped the script and is calling U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar the socialist. Shut the front door! “This election will determine if we remain a beacon of freedom or we become a socialist dictatorship,” Taddeo […]
Coral Gables Commissioner Jorge Fors, who is in a heated runoff for the Miami-Dade Commission seat in District 6, has filed a lawsuit against opponent, lobbyist and political operative Kevin Marino Cabrera and his campaign team over what lies and “doctored images” of Fors in political advertising. The “defamatory hit pieces” call Fors a criminal […]
Where will the city of Miami hide its homeless population? That’s something commissioners may discuss at Thursday’s commission meeting. Last month, Commissioner Joe Carollo first proposed a concentration camp of “tiny homes” on Virginia Key to, basically, bus the homeless to and hide them away from anyone in the city. Such an eyesore! That did […]