As much fun as it is to write about the Class Clowns of North Miami Beach, a/k/a council members Phyllis Smith and Frantz Pierre, residents here should count our blessings that we don’t live in…

Dear Residents, The North Miami Beach Multi Cultural Committee is pleased to invite you to Cultural Cinema Nights this coming Friday evening at 7:00 PM. The feature film is To Sir, with Love. If you…

Thanks to councilwoman Phyllis Smith, the City of North Miami Beach has a Pledge of Civility, which is read at the beginning of every council meeting, and which states, “A resolution was adopted by the…

Friends, Please join me this Wednesday for a summit on economic opportunities in the city of North Miami Beach. (Invitation below)  We will discuss the redevelopment and development potential both inside and outside of our…

Greetings, 2013!  Looking back on 2012, I wonder if we learned any lessons from the year we just survived.  Let’s take a short stroll down memory lane and see if we can expect any improvement…

Did you know that the City of North Miami actually has a “Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Ordinance?”  Neither did I.  Nor does North Miami’s mayor, Andre Pierre.  Apparently. Had Monsieur Pierre bothered…

The year 2012 may be coming to a close, but dirty politics in Miami-Dade County continues from year to year.  Just about every day there’s a new story about yet another allegedly corrupt elected official…

Why bother having a City Code if no one complies?  Even more importantly, why bother having a City Code if it’s not enforced? No, these are not rhetorical questions, although they probably should be.  In…

As you all know, L’il Frantzie P has been the subject of five Internal Affairs investigations by the North Miami Beach Police Department.  I have already written about four of them here, here, here and…

There are some strange things going on at North Miami Beach City Hall.  As you know, the former City Manager Lyndon Bonner was given his walking papers at the end of his contract in September. …