Month: January 2013
PAULSON JOLIFILS – EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR!
I’m not a Walmart shopper. Aside from the fact that I despise shopping in general, I typically avoid Walmart in particular. Especially the store in North Miami Beach. All it took was a handful of…
Guest Columnist Bob Nunemaker
“We the People” for We the People “Land of Opportunity.” We’ve all heard these words. Indeed, we’ve probably all said them at one time or another. Sometimes when making the point of something unbelievable or…
So, you think you can be a cop?
For those of you who are interested, this will be my first ever movie review. Last night, I watched the movie End of Watch on DirecTV’s On Demand. I was blown away. I’ve seen tons…
“Jolene”
One of the saddest songs ever written is “Jolene” by Dolly Parton. The singer is begging a woman not to take her man and that her happiness depends on the dirtbag who’s cheating on her. …
Conspiracy is No Longer a Theory
Let me run this by some of my more cynical readers. On Thursday night I was out with my husband and we decided to stop by the new Starbucks in Skylake Mall for some dessert. …
ART NMB – February 15, 2013
ART NMB, proudly sponsored by the City of North Miami Beach and their Multicultural Committee is a venue for local professional artist and designers to showcase their art. Bringing the arts to North Miami Beach,…
Mr. Pierre Goes to Washington
…And Chicago. And Baltimore. And Boston. All courtesy of the taxpayers of North Miami Beach. Councilman Frantz Pierre really, really likes to travel. See the reprint of my column from February 16, 2011 below entitled…
Government Food Chain
My ongoing battle with the City of North Miami Beach continues. I finally got a return phone call from City Manager Roslyn Weisblum late Friday afternoon. That was twenty minutes I’ll never get back. As…
Andre Pierre, ‘Person of the Year’
If you have any doubt that crime pays, look no further than today’s Miami Herald article, Island TV honors North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre as ‘Person of the Year.’ According to the article, Island TV…
CYA in NMB
UPDATED 01-11-13* We already know that the City of North Miami Beach has a Zoning and Land Development Code. It’s in the City Code Part II, Chapter XXIV, entitled Zoning and Land Development. Under Article…