Posted in Miami Beach North Miami Beach

#DirtyPolitician Games: Mark @Weithorn2015, Master of Hypocrisy

Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine seems to be the whipping boy of the blogosphere these days.  By extension, anyone he appears to be supporting in the upcoming November 3, 2015 election is also lumped in…

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Posted in Miami Beach

#DirtyPolitician Mark Weithorn: Ethically challenged. Breaks the law. Wants your vote.

Miami Beach city commission candidate Mark Weithorn is so desperate to win the election, he’s been stooping to even lower new lows. Then again, considering who his political bed-mates are, no one should be surprised. …

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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 Davie

That’s what campaign donations are for, Hillary!

The Miami Herald posted an article today regarding Hillary Clinton’s campaign stop at Broward College in Davie, Florida. The article noted, “William Cachinero, an assistant special agent in charge of the Miami field office for…

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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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