South Miami mayoral, commission candidates to face off at forum

South Miami mayoral, commission candidates to face off at forum

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 […]

Three mayoral races to watch: South Miami, Key Biscayne, Palmetto Bay

Three mayoral races to watch: South Miami, Key Biscayne, Palmetto Bay

Three ex mayors want to get their seats back In addition to the gubernatorial, congressional, and two county commission races, voters in some Miami-Dade municipalities will also be choosing local representatives for their town councils this November. There are three mayoral races, in particular, that expect to be interesting for one reason or another. In […]

South Miami city staff says bye to Phillip Stoddard at city park picnic

South Miami city staff says bye to Phillip Stoddard at city park picnic

South Miami Mayor Phillip Stoddard is stepping down (kinda) after 10 years in office because, he says, he is termed out. And on Thursday, city employees threw a retirement party for him at Jean Willis Park, which is right next to City Hall. “The city of South Miami employees are pleased to recognize Mayor Stoddard […]

South Miami mayoral race gets ugly with ethnically-tainted hit piece

South Miami mayoral race gets ugly with ethnically-tainted hit piece

South Miami is the City of Pleasant Living. Until election time. This week, voters got an attack mailer that targets three of the five candidates: Horace Feliu, Mark Lago and Lina Sierra. Is it just a coincidence that all three are Hispanic? They don’t think so. Was it a veiled message to keep Hispanics out […]

Philip Stoddard hangs on as South Miami mayor

Philip Stoddard hangs on as South Miami mayor

Incumbent South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard was able to beat back a comeback attempt by former mayor Horace Feliu Tuesday night, winning the race with almost 53% of the vote. A third candidate got 7.5% leaving Feliu — who served from 2002 to 2004 and 2006 to 2010 — with just under 40 percent, according […]

South Miami: Horace Feliu strikes first with email

South Miami: Horace Feliu strikes first with email

Former South Miami Mayor Horace Feliu, who filed last week to run against incumbent mayor Philip Stoddard, has striken first with an email blast that gives voters — and the rest of us — a look see into the main issue of his campaign: Development. Or overdevelopment, as he sees it. “Our quality of life is […]