Good Time Charlie
The hit country music song, Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues, was first written and performed by Danny O’Keefe in 1967. Since then, it’s been covered by artists as varied as Elvis Presley, Rita Wilson…
Biscayne Landing’s Toxic Troubles
Last week I was contacted by two local community activists about possible contamination at Biscayne Landing. One was from North Miami and the other from North Miami Beach. Apparently they have joined forces in an…
Flavors of North Miami – Food, Wine & Spirits Festival
Flavors of North Miami – Food, Wine & Spirits Festival Download flyer here: Flavors of North Miami
You are the MacIntosh of my eye
A conversation I had yesterday with a friend about social media in general, and Twitter in particular, got me thinking about how fast our world has changed in only the last twenty years. When I…
“Here You Come Again”
Yes, folks. I know I broke up with North Miami a few months ago. I said it. I meant it. But like a bad marriage that just won’t end, trying to extricate myself from North…
North Miami News: Mayor Tondreau’s office raided by SAO
If you haven’t heard the breaking news that the private office of North Miami mayor Lucie Tondreau was raided this morning by the State Attorney’s Office, you slept through lunch. You can read all the…
It takes more than fences
Once again I must state my case that what happens in North Miami doesn’t stay in North Miami. Even though some of my readers in North Miami Beach bypass North Miami stories, anything concerning our…
Tricks & Treats
Yes, it’s been a slow news week North Miami Beach residents can take comfort in the fact that our Police Department has a brand spanking new (renovated) Divisional Emergency Operations Center, which was unveiled Tuesday…
Yep! We really are chopped liver!
By now, if you don’t already know that North Miami Beach is the invisible step-child of northeast Miami-Dade County, you’ve been living under a rock. The real estate motto of “location, location, location” does not…
Random Thoughts, Part II: PENSIONS, PENSIONS, PENSIONS! (Stephanie, STFU already!)
Closer to home in local politics, the topic du jour – the desperate rush to reform pension – has received much scrutiny and criticism. While it’s easy to point fingers at conservatives (the term “tea…
