Posted in North Miami Beach

North Miami’s Liar In Chief?

The old adage warns, “Choose your words carefully…you may have to eat them.” I would add, “Be careful what you put in writing…especially if you’re a public official using a governmental email server.” The lesson…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

Bond Court Revisited

If I were a fiction writer of true crime stories, the narrative would go something like this: After cooling his heels in a jail cell for over a month, Elton found himself back in very…

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Posted in Hallandale Beach North Miami Beach

Frantzie (et. al.) Watch: Yes, there is life outside of North Miami

I realize that some of you out there don’t live in North Miami, including (so far) one candidate running for office there.  So I decided to write a column that had absolutely nothing whatsoever to…

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Posted in Aventura Miami Shores North Miami Beach

Fun with statistics.

In the comment section of a recent blog, a North Miami reader posted a website called Neighborhood Scout, which stated that the crime index in that city is 6 out of a possible 100, with…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

Who you gonna silence?

The Miami New Times just published Is North Miami Police Chief Trying to Silence a Local Blogger? Yah, me. Reporter Trevor Bach called me a few weeks ago after I posted Damage Control! and wanted…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

Time for a hot MOCA break!

It seems that the ICA gals are still having trouble finding a director for their spin-off museum. The Art Newspaper reported in February that “in less than five months after announcing [her] appointment,” the former …

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Birds of a feather?

The City of Miami Gardens just can’t get a break. First, Police Chief Stephen Johnson got himself arrested in a prostitution sting on Friday night.  He was promptly fired. Yesterday, Channel 10 reported that Assistant…

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Stephen Johnson’s “Very Bad Decision”

Less than forty eight hours ago, Miami Gardens Police Chief Stephen E. Johnson was at the top of his game.  He had a great job, a beautiful wife, a family, and a brand new $548,000.00 home…

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