Debbie Mucarsel-Powell says election results show need to step back, review

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell says election results show need to step back, review

Former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell who lost her seat earlier this month to termed-out Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said she’s not even thinking about a rematch or challenging Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, as some have speculated and, likely, prodded. It’s time to take a step back and look at what happened in congressional District 26 […]

La Alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava wastes no time to hire, meet with staff

La Alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava wastes no time to hire, meet with staff

President Elect Joe Biden‘s transition might not be going along as quickly as some might like, and Miami-Dade Mayor Elect Daniella Levine Cava doesn’t get sworn in until next week, but she’s already taking charge at County Hall, making key hires and meeting with department heads. She might want to try to pace herself. This […]

FL Senate 37 race heads into manual recount of 8,445 over and under votes

FL Senate 37 race heads into manual recount of 8,445 over and under votes

It’s now officially the fault of you sloppy people. The machine recount in Florida Senate District 37 was completed Wednesday afternoon and Republican Ileana Garcia, a Latinas for Trump founder, still leads incumbent Democrat Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez — by a scant 28 votes. The gap only shrunk by 3 ballots from the 31-vote difference […]

Veteran’s Hall of Fame inducts former Coral Gables mayor Don Slesnick

Veteran’s Hall of Fame inducts former Coral Gables mayor Don Slesnick

Former Coral Gables Mayor Don Slesnick — a Vietnam veteran, onetime U.S. Army advisor to NATO forces in Germany, and, most recently, Army Reserve Ambassador for Florida — was inducted into the Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame Wednesday as we celebrated Veterans Day. It’s extra special, he said, because the recognition honors military vets ‎who, […]

Miami-Dade and Florida GOP celebrate big wins in decided red rush election

Miami-Dade and Florida GOP celebrate big wins in decided red rush election

While Democrats across Florida and Miami-Dade in particular are still wringing their hands and pointing their fingers at the disastrous Tuesday that ended in big state and congressional losses for South Florida, local Republicans are still grinning ear to ear and patting themselves on the back. Sure, they lost the presidential race in Miami-Dade, but […]