Second place bidder almost gets ‘consolation prize’ Miami-Dade leaders have long wanted to have a four-star hotel at Miami International Airport to elevate the facility to world class status and give overnighters a decent place to stay on campus. The Miami International Airport Hotel is more than 60 years old and an embarrassment, county commissioners […]
Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo, who won a special election in February to replace Commissioner Ken Russell, who resigned to run unsuccessfully for Congress, is raising money like a real incumbent. Between her campaign account ($69,400) and her political action committee, Dream Miami ($238,150), she’s got more than $300K raised so far, according to her latest […]
From state representative to attorney to the pols to Elections Supervisor? That’s the track former State Rep. JC Planas, who has become the premier elections attorney in town, hopes to take. Planas, 52, presented paperwork Friday to run for Supervisor of Elections in 2024. A reformed Republican turned blue after Donald Trump won the White […]
Beba Mann is going to have a cow. After more than two years and a prolonged legal battle between the county and city of Miami, illegal plastic barricades placed suddenly and without a public process to restrict traffic in Silver Bluff were finally removed Wednesday morning. The streets were closed in a public press event […]
Banker and longtime community activist Damian Pardo, LGBTQ+ champion and founder of SAVE, announced his candidacy last week for city of Miami commissioner in District 2. As a first time candidate, Pardo said he wants to “shake things up” and return to prioritizing residents. ¡Ya tu sabes! With more than 35 years of campaign and […]
Residents in Miami Springs must be pretty happy with what they got. Nobody challenged Mayor Maria Puente Mitchell and Councilman Walter Fajet, who won automatically weeks ago when nobody filed to run against them. And voters returned two council members to the dais on Tuesday. Both Councilwoman Jacky Bravo and former Councilman Victor Vazquez, who had resigned to […]
Gables Neighbors United, the political arm of the largest group of active and engaged Coral Gables residents, has endorsed political newcomer Melissa Castro for the commission seat in Group 4. Gables United already endorsed activist Ariel Fernandez, publisher of Gables Insider, in the Group 5 race against attorney Alex Bucelo, who has the backing of […]
Two city commissioners will face challenges in May election Without a challenger, former Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz became mayor of Sweetwater again last week — and secured his third retirement check on the public trough. Qualifying ended Friday and Diaz, mayor there from 1999 to 2003, was the only one who wanted to lead […]
A group of active and engaged — and fed-up — residents of Coral Gables has sent out an email blast endorsing Ariel Fernandez in the city election, calling his opponent the “developer’s insider.” Attorney Alex Bucelo, who lost a bid two years ago to Commissioner Kirk Menendez, has the development and real estate investment money […]
Police are still investigating the burglary at Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes‘ office at City Hall last week. Monday, someone tried to break into one of the commissioner’s Community Response Team trucks (he has two). Most don’t think the two crimes are related. The commissioner’s office was ransacked, but nothing seems to have been stolen. The […]