I have good news and bad news for North Miami Beach councilwoman Phyllis Smith.  First the good news, Phyllis:  This blog is NOT about you.  Now the bad news:  This blog is NOT about you. …

The North Miami Beach City Council meeting of July 19, 2011 is now online and as I promised, here is my recap: We almost got away with all three seating Resolutions (R2011-38A, 38-B and 38C)…

In the face of all public opposition, not to mention credibility, at last night’s council meeting North Miami Beach councilwoman Phyllis Smith stubbornly plowed ahead with her mission to force her way to the center…

Maybe Phyllis doesn’t “read the blogs” but hopefully she reads the newspaper.  That’s, of course, assuming she stops talking long enough to read anything at all.  If she does, she’d read an article in today’s…

The First Annual Street Furniture Fall Runway Exhibit, featuring… The Phyllis Smith Couture Collection! This stunning tee shirt from the SmithWear Collection is what will be seen on all the most fashionable NMBers this fall! …

  Okay, so check this out.  It’s a sorta slow news day, so I wanted to run something by you that’s been on my mind lately.  Let’s talk about what constitutes a Conflict of Interest. …

SCAM ALERT There appears to be a resurgence of telephone scams that involve persons being called on the phone and advised either a relative of theirs, usually a grandson or granddaughter, is in jail and…

As if the City of North Miami Beach didn’t have enough problems to deal with, councilwoman Phyllis Smith is going full steam ahead with her insistence on sitting her tuchus right next to the Mayor…

When our kids were young, my husband tried his best to convince at least one of them to follow in his footsteps and become a firefighter.  Although he never said it, I’m sure he was…

At the end of every North Miami Beach Council meeting, there is a section entitled “City Council Committee Reports,” which is familiarly referred to as the “Good ‘n’ Plenty.”  In case you’re interested, the entire…