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“You Know You’re Haitian If…”

I can now accurately report that former North Miami mayoral candidate Anna L. Pierre will not be running in the 2014 special election.  Tomorrow’s 12:00 PM deadline will come and go without Ms. Pierre’s filing…

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Breaking Election News in North Miami!

Settle down, folks, the mystery has been solved! Thanks to North Miami’s Public Information Manager Pam Solomon, who emailed me late last night, I can now inform you that that the Qualifying Period for potential…

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Another pony in the race (Important update! X2)

(PLEASE NOTE: There is still mass confusion as to the exact date and time for the filing deadline to run in this special election.  It’s either tomorrow at TWELVE NOON, or Monday at TWELVE NOON,…

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Alan Kluger, Super Lawyer?

In June of each year, Super Lawyers Magazine publishes its annual list of the top attorneys in Florida.  Power players in the legal world anxiously await this issue in the hopes that their hard work…

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Miami New Times: MOCA BREAKING NEWS!

MOCA Allegedly Reaches Agreement With North Miami: M’Bow Stays, Trustees to Leave With Artworks By Carlos Suarez De Jesus Published Wed., Jun. 18 2014 at 8:20 AM   Photo by Ivon David Rojas   The…

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Babacar M’Bow: Champion of the Arts

Anyone who doesn’t already know that Babacar M’Bow is uniquely qualified to run North Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has obviously not met the man.  Aside from his impressive credentials as a scholar, author,…

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Under the Big Top in NMB!

One guess where I won’t be tomorrow night. Yeah, that’s right. I will not be at the North Miami Beach City Council meeting.  I’d much rather watch a Law & Order:SVU marathon on the USA…

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Fishy business at the MOCA

The cutthroat battle between the city of North Miami and the MOCA board of trustees keeps getting more turbulent with each passing day. As the Miami Herald reported on June 4, 2014, “Last month, the…

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Nadia, Que Sueñe Con Los Angelitos

It is said that people come into our lives for a reason and when we most need them.  I believe that the same goes for pets. In March of 2011, a friend of mine who…

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MOCA @ the Crossroads

Join us this weekend to explore MOCA @ the Crossroads.  Learn how the City’s struggle to keep the museum in North Miami makes an impact beyond our municipal borders and touches all facets of the…

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