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 […]

Miami Lakes stops 170th Street bridge work by county contractors

Miami Lakes stops 170th Street bridge work by county contractors

In the middle of a controversial battle over two unused bridges to nowhere that would connect West Hialeah to the east through Miami Lakes, someone started construction on the roadway of the 170th Street bridge Wednesday. Mayor Manny Cid and Town Manager Ed Piederman had to rush to the scene to stop large trucks from […]

Miami Lakes: HOA pres picked to replace Tony Lama

Miami Lakes: HOA pres picked to replace Tony Lama

UPDATED: Faced with a future opening on the town council, Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid didn’t look at past councilmembers or candidates. He looked to the audience in commission chambers. Cid intends to name Marilyn Ruano to fill the seat that will be left open after the July 25th meeting, the last for Councilman Tony […]

Some mayors say ‘Ay!’ to county eye in the sky spy plane

Some mayors say ‘Ay!’ to county eye in the sky spy plane

If or when Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez gets his grant to put a spy plane in the sky — a wide area surveillance program that will capture video indiscriminately over 32 square miles at a time — he may find a few no-fly zones over some of the 37 municipalities within the county boundaries. “He’s going […]

Esteban Bovo to FDOT: ‘Open up NW 170th Street bridge’

Esteban Bovo to FDOT: ‘Open up NW 170th Street bridge’

Miami-Dade Commissoner Esteban Bovo wants the Florida Department of Transportation to open up the Northwest 170th Street bridge over I-75 so that people who live on the west side in Hialeah — where more development is coming, including the American Dream Miami mega mall — can cross over more easily to the Palmetto Expressway and […]

Miami Lakes mayor wants a piece of American Dream pie

Miami Lakes mayor wants a piece of American Dream pie

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid believes the American Dream mega mall have a bigger impact on his town than anywhere else. And, so, he thinks they should be compensated. Cid wrote a letter last month to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Chairman Esteban Bovo stating his desire to have not only 100 percent of the impact […]