Both Miami Lakes mayors think they won first round

Both Miami Lakes mayors think they won first round

Former Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi went before a judge again Wednesday — but, this time, he was not the defendant. Pizzi appeared before Circuit Judge Gisela Cardonne Ely as plaintiff in a lawsuit to reclaim the mayor’s seat, which his dream team of seven attorneys attorneys claim is “unlawfully occupied by Wayne Slaton, who […]

Tiny gap in Raquel Regalado poll is huge, but no big surprise

Tiny gap in Raquel Regalado poll is huge, but no big surprise

Watch out, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos “Cry Wolf” Gimenez. The results of the enormous poll commissioned by auto mogul and political meddler Norman Braman are out and indicate very good news for not only Miami-Dade School Board Member Raquel Regalado, who now knows she can, indeed, take on the current county mayor. The poll bodes well […]

Michael Pizzi swings again to get his Miami Lakes seat back

Michael Pizzi swings again to get his Miami Lakes seat back

And the legal fees keep racking up in Miami Lakes. Founding Mayor Wayne Slaton moved to dismiss the lawsuit filed by his nemesis, former and suspended and acquitted Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi, who says he should be reinstated to his seat because the governor rescinded the suspension from office. The argument used by Slaton […]

Round 3 for Raquel Regalado: Mayor’s Miami Skyrise subsidy

Round 3 for Raquel Regalado: Mayor’s Miami Skyrise subsidy

If there’s one thing we can learn for sure from the lawsuit filed Thursday by Miami-Dade School Board Member Raquel Regalado and car mogul and political meddler Norman Braman (more on that later), it’s that esta flaca cubana is not just going to go away. In fact, it looks like the would-be mayoral challenger for […]

Our U.S. Reps to take renewed ceremonial oath in Miami

Our U.S. Reps to take renewed ceremonial oath in Miami

There will be a congressional oath do-over in Miami Friday for those who couldn’t make it to Capitol Hill exactly a month ago. These Congress members were already sworn in on the first day of Congress Jan. 6th. In fact, they’ve been representing their respective districts already, voting on the repeal of Obamacare and authorizing […]

And then there were six Miami commission candidates

And then there were six Miami commission candidates

One of the two most interesting races in 2015, for what is arguably the most powerful seat on the Miami city commission, have two more hats in the ring to replace Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, who is termed out this year. Auctioneer and Coconut Grove Village Council member Seth Sklarey and Lorry Woods, owner of Elwoods Gastro […]

Ana Sol Alliegro is back — with a vengeance and a story

Ana Sol Alliegro is back — with a vengeance and a story

First in a series: Ana Alliegro has a story to tell. It’s not David Rivera’s story. It’s all hers. Ana Sol Alliegro is a woman on a mission. She did the crime. She did the time. Actually, she is still doing it. Now she wants real justice. Alliegro, who was charged with conspiracy in a […]

Miami-Dade to woo Beckham back with temp soccer site

Miami-Dade to woo Beckham back with temp soccer site

It doesn’t have the seaside view they wanted, or be in the downtown core served by public transportation, but Miami-Dade commissioners want to reach out to retired British fútbol star David Beckham and his investors, again, about establishing a Major League Soccer team in Miami, using the Florida International University Panthers’ football field in West […]

Commission approves courthouse fixes, P3 task force

Commission approves courthouse fixes, P3 task force

Miami-Dade Commissioners passed a measure Tuesday that redirects $30 million in general obligation bond monies toward urgent repairs at the historic but falling apart civil courthouse in downtown Miami known as Cielito Lindo. They also approved a request for qualifications from firms to build a new civil courthouse in what would be the first P3 […]

Lester Sola gets a $30K raise and everyone wants his job

Lester Sola gets a $30K raise and everyone wants his job

Bill Johnson‘s departure from Miami-Dade’s Water and Sewer Department for greener pastures at the state have already cost the county at least $30,243. That’s how much his replacement, Internal Services Director Lester Sola, gets in a raise for taking over his position on March 1 (not including benefits). Sola, a former Elections Supervisor who oversaw […]