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Opa-locka’s Swan Song (Kelvin Baker’s Legacy)

The boom is about to be lowered on the City of Opa-locka, and no one can say they didn’t see it coming. In Opa-locka’s ‘shell game’ masked millions in debt, the Miami Herald revealed that…

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Chief Lenny’s red headed step-child

It’s no secret that North Miami Police Chief Leonard Burgess doesn’t like Assistant Chief Gary Eugene.  His resentment has been building from the moment he was forced to promote Eugene last December, and it’s been…

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NMB: Fulford United Methodist Church needs assistance

Message from Pastor Adams at Fulford United Methodist Church: We have a family with four children that is looking for some clothing for them. If there is anyone who is interested in helping out either…

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Mayor Joseph: “North Miami is the laughing stock of the county.” Ya think?

The City of North Miami held a Special Council Meeting this evening for the purpose of approving an Employment Contract for the newly hired City Attorney, Valria Canzetta Screen. It did not go well. For…

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Hey, Chief Lenny! How ’bout them roosting chickens?

Since February, I’ve been warning the North Miami Mayor and Council that trouble was on the horizon. Ever since I discovered that Police Chief Leonard Burgess was harboring a fugitive rogue cop in his police…

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North Miami: If it’s not one thing…

If the problems in the North Miami Police Department aren’t bad enough, a new scandal is brewing at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). Channel 10 reported tonight that the museum’s director, Babacar M’bow, has…

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Chief Lenny: “The Lesson of Nixon”

I look forward to Sunday mornings when one of Derek Hunter’s bi-weekly columns is published.  This writer is intelligent, witty, sarcastic, and always has a common sense perspective on the senseless actions of idiots. In…

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Chief Lenny’s Blue Light Special

It’s been two years since the North Miami Police Department has received any new vehicles.  The quest to upgrade its fleet has been difficult at best. On April 16, 2015, the city put out a…

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Chief Lenny, you are so BUSTED!

It took James Garrett five long weeks, but he finally  received a copy of a report he requested from the North Miami Police Department. Mr. Garrett’s ordeal began on October 20, 2015.  Earlier that week,…

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Let’s face it. SoFla is a cesspool of corruption, and there’s nothing we can do about it.

Al Crespo posted the third installment of his investigation into the corrupt financial dealings of Katherine Fernandez-Rundle.  If you haven’t read it, check out The State Attorney has a History of Secret Money Deals. According…

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