Month: July 2014
Frantzie Watch: What next? Time travel, too?
By now we all know that Frantzie likes to fly the friendly skies. North Miami Beach Councilcritter Frantz Pierre’s wandurlust is nothing new. I’ve been documenting his taxpayer funded excursions as far back as February…
Seven Questions for my Readers
Top ranking officials from the government in Haiti, including its president, showed up in North Miami yesterday to hold the “traveling government” town hall meeting in the high school’s auditorium. Traveling government? I’m not exactly…
NMB’s Code of Silence?
Do you remember this story out of Opa-locka last March when the Mayor ordered residents to take their underwear down from a guard rail? Believe it or not, that story made its way around the…
The one with the most toys wins
The three North Miami mayoral candidates have filed their second Campaign Treasurer’s Reports of the season. This time around they reported their contributions and expenditures for the period June 21, 2014 to July 4, 2014. Let’s…
What? Everyone DOESN’T love Lucie?
As details continue to unfold in the case of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against former North Miami Mayor Lucie Tondreau, it appears that things don’t look too good for the home team. Although the…
Lucie Tondreau’s Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty (Updated)
The United States Attorney Wilfredo A. Ferrer announced that Karl Oreste pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He was arrested on May 19, 2014, at which time the U.S. Attorney stated in…
Frantzie Watch: Absence really does makes the heart grow fonder
Ordinarily, the absence of Frantzie at any given time is a cause for celebration! But, last night’s highly anticipated confrontation between North Miami Beach Councilcritter Frantz Pierre and the angry residents was a bust when…
Nadege is back!
Once upon a time, Miami Herald reporter Nadege Green “belonged” to North Miami Beach. She was a constant presence at City Council meetings and covered all the news worth reporting. Citizen activists and elected officials…
Frantzie Watch: Pee-Aire went to Haiti…
…And we didn’t even get a lousy tee shirt! But we did solve the mystery of why North Miami Beach taxpayers paid Councilcritter Frantz Pierre a “per diem meals allowance” of $777.00 so he could…
Miami-Dade County Public Schools: A Tale of Two Hackers
With all the drama surrounding the North Miami mayoral race and the latest edition of Frantzie Watch, it’s understandable if you missed recent stories about students hacking school computers to change grades. The first story…
