2025 Miami Commission contests could be battles between some known names

2025 Miami Commission contests could be battles between some known names

While there is only one candidate declared to be running for Miami commission, in District 5, there are many potential and rumored hopefuls — and most of them, if not all, are known entities in the community. Attorney Alfie Leon, who almost beat Joe Carollo in 2017 for the District 3 seat (came within 252 votes) — […]

Kirk Menendez runs for Coral Gables mayor against city bully Vince Lago

Kirk Menendez runs for Coral Gables mayor against city bully Vince Lago

Now it’s getting interesting. Coral Gables Commissioner Kirk Menendez filed paperwork Wednesday to run for mayor against incumbent Vince Lago, the egomaniac that he’s been battling for the last 20 months on the dais, setting the City Beautiful voters up for a gut-wrenching, nasty election. Menendez knows that Lago, who has raised and spent at […]

Ethics board: Miami Beach employee used his position to enrich himself

Ethics board: Miami Beach employee used his position to enrich himself

The Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust found probable cause that a civilian employee at the Miami Beach Police Department exploited his position and violated the outside employment sections of the county’s conflict of interest code. Clifford Sparks, the former supervisor of the Crime Analysis Unit, was found to have used his position to […]

Miami-Dade Commission considers land buy near airport for $17 million

Miami-Dade Commission considers land buy near airport for $17 million

The Miami-Dade Commission on Tuesday will consider purchasing a warehouse property on Northwest 25th Street for $17 million in order to provide future parking and/or a staging area for future construction at Miami International Airport. The seller has already provided the four tenants at the property — including a luxury car rental business — with […]