Month: December 2011
End of Year News Briefs
There are two really awesome things to report before we wrap up 2011. For starters, last week North Miami Beach resident, Steve Pizzillo (or as I call him, MISTER Councilwoman Marlen Martell), won a prestigious…
Thank you from Barbara Kramer and Bert Kehren!
Bert Kehren and I want to give a huge THANK YOU and a huge SHOUT OUT to the many residents that volunteered yesterday at the Fulford United Methodist Church Christmas Meal. This was such a…
Bah! Humbug!
While most of the families in North Miami Beach are waking up to a Christmas morning in anticipation of spending the day with loved ones and good cheer, you can bet that our own former…
Auld Lang Syne
Buh-Bye, 2011! Two thousand eleven started out pretty much the same way two thousand ten ended. Myron Rosner was still occupying the mayor’s seat and his Pretend Happy Holidays But Really Pre-Campaign Season Campaign Bus…
Fact checking the media
While it’s incredibly cruel that donated clothing was stolen right before the holidays, as reported by NBC Miami, Clothes donated to Orthodox Jewish Women (http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Thieves-Steal-Clothes-Donated-to-Orthodox-Jewish-Women-135759568.html), the story states that the robbery took place “in one…
Down on the Farm, er, I mean the Ethics Commission
Apparently the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust is already on Christmas Vacation. Then again, I’m pretty sure they’ve been on vacation (and out to lunch) pretty much all year. For some odd reason,…
The Chicago of the South
The City of North Miami has officially earned the distinction of being crowned “Most Corrupt City in South Florida.” Chosen by a Secret Committee, and affirmed by the vote of one Corrupt Mayor and two…
Update: Message from NMB Councilwoman Barbara Kramer
I have been getting responses for the volunteer effort to serve Christmas Meal at Fulford United Methodist Church on December 25th. The hours are from 1:00 – 3:00, but if you can get there at…
Your tax dollars at work
My two recent columns about the theft of student emergency contact cards at North Miami Beach Senior High School elicited the usual and customary illiterate comments from those students who (a) think this is no…
