Posted in Lauderdale Lakes North Miami Beach Opa-locka

Lauderdale Lakes Mayor and Commission: “We ❤ Kelvin Baker”

“In fact, we love our new City Manager so much, here’s a blank check.  Here’s a pen.  The sky’s the limit!” That’s essentially what the Lauderdale Lakes elected officials said when they green-lighted a sweetheart…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

The Ridore Family Business: “Teaching” for Dollars

Monday’s arrest of North Miami Senior High School’s Adult Education Center principal Jean Coty Ridore for grand theft, unlawful compensation and official misconduct may have been an isolated incident. Or, it may have been just…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

Is KFR finally closing in on the North Miami/NMB Circle of Corruption?

The big news yesterday was the arrest of North Miami Senior High School’s Adult Education Center principal, Jean Coty Ridore, on corruption charges, including “grand theft, unlawful compensation and official misconduct,” according to NBC Miami….

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Posted in North Miami Beach

Déjà vu: Murder in North Miami Beach

Exactly one week ago today, there was a (still unsolved) murder in North Miami Beach.  A male victim was found dead on the ground, the victim of a shooting. Last night it happened again.

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Posted in Lauderdale Lakes North Miami Beach Opa-locka

“Three years in Opa Locka can prepare you for anything.”

So said Kelvin Baker when he got the coveted job as City Manager of Lauderdale Lakes. Now that Lauderdale Lakes Commissioner Gloria Lewis didn’t have to go “outside to hire a consultant who’s not my…

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Posted in Biscayne Park Miami Shores North Miami Beach

Relay For Life – American Cancer Society

Relay For Life – American Cancer Society The Kickoff meeting for Relay For Life of North Miami, Biscayne Park, North Miami Beach, and Miami Shores will be on Thursday, October 8, 2015, from 6:00 PM…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

Chief Lenny’s Last Chance Mystery Solved! Sort of.

The mysterious saga of the Last-But-Not-Really-Last Chance Agreement between the North Miami Police Department and Officer Jodlyn Antoine has finally-but-not-really been solved. In a blog I posted on March 28, 2015, I detailed Antoine’s storied…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

Murder in North Miami Beach (UPDATED)

A young male in his mid-20s was the victim of a shooting in North Miami Beach this evening.  The murder occurred in the vicinity of NE 151 Street and 16 Avenue.  Police have not yet…

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Posted in Miami Beach North Miami Beach

#DirtyPolitician Mark Weithorn’s Shady Business (@Weithorn2015)

Political campaigns can be downright brutal and dirty.  Some candidates, however, play dirtier than others. #DirtyPolitician Mark Weithorn, who is running against Ricky Arriola for Miami Beach Commission Group V, has already proven to be…

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Posted in North Miami Beach

The City of North Miami and NMPD: The corruption continues. #SSDD

I just received my Public Record Request 363 from the City of North Miami: As I already proved in my blog dated September 19, 2015, this is a flat out LIE!

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