Have you, any member of your immediate family or close personal friend ever worked for a politician? Have you ever owned a business? How do you get the news? Do you follow Billy Corben? Do you follow Political Cortadito? Ladra is almost proud to have her work featured among the questions that might be asked […]
Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo must be crying in his cafecito. On the heels of losing his last attempt to delay the April 10 federal trial for violating the rights of a couple of Little Havana businessmen — including Bill Fuller, who owns Ball & Chain Bar — a U.S. Southern District judge denied several […]
A request to change venues was denied; the trial will be in Fort Lauderdale As the federal first amendment case against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo approaches, Carollo asked the U.S. Southern District Court to move the jury trial to Miami from Fort Lauderdale. A U.S. District Judge said no. ¡Pero por supuesto! Carollo does not […]
No, it’s not El Gran Combo. But it sounds just like them. There’s a new parody song and video about the man chicken protesting Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo who was arrested at Maurice Ferre Park at the grand opening of the dog and cat sculptures walk last month. The video was posted this week on […]
Predatory scheme to buy and sell homes may have targeted the elderly Two months after his mother passed away, facing $271,500 in code enforcement fines from the city of Miami, Jose Alvarez agreed to sell his 4-bedroom, 3-bath family home near Marlins Park for the bargain price of $205,000. After all, the buyer was recommended […]
Part of the proceeds go to the Save the Chickens Defense Fund You, too, can be the proud owner of a Joe Carollo wifebeater tank top with the Miami commissioner’s mugshot on it. Or maybe, like Ladra, you want a mugshot coffee mug. In the wake of a highly questionable arrest Saturday of a protester […]
Did the commissioner abuse his power again to violate someone’s rights? It was a nice, normal day of celebrating graft at Miami’s Maurice Ferre Park Saturday for the official opening of the controversial Dog and Cat sculpture park City Commissioner Joe Carollo insisted on paying almost $900,000 for. Until the chickens came. A group of […]
‘Illness’ at the commission meeting is just an excuse Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo stepped away from the dais at the city commission meeting Thursday because he wasn’t feeling well. Was it a tummy ache from being tan comemierda? No. It’s more a case of the depos. Carollo was scheduled for his deposition Friday in the […]
Anyone who wonders how corrupt Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo keeps getting re-elected just has to look at last week’s food distribution gimmick. Over three days, Carollo says he distributed 7,000 bags of food to families in District 3 for the holidays. The bags weighed 50 pounds and were valued at $100. Some included a donated […]
In an ugly, backstabbing move, Miami Commissioners Alex Diaz de la Portilla and Joe Carollo, at the very last minute last week, snatched the last commission meeting from outgoing Commissioner Ken Russell by postponing the Dec. 8 agenda to January. This would be after Russell’s resignation is effective on Jan. 3. Russell, who resigned to […]