The old adage warns, “Choose your words carefully…you may have to eat them.” I would add, “Be careful what you put in writing…especially if you’re a public official using a governmental email server.” The lesson…

If I were a fiction writer of true crime stories, the narrative would go something like this: After cooling his heels in a jail cell for over a month, Elton found himself back in very…

I realize that some of you out there don’t live in North Miami, including (so far) one candidate running for office there.  So I decided to write a column that had absolutely nothing whatsoever to…

In the comment section of a recent blog, a North Miami reader posted a website called Neighborhood Scout, which stated that the crime index in that city is 6 out of a possible 100, with…

The Miami New Times just published Is North Miami Police Chief Trying to Silence a Local Blogger? Yah, me. Reporter Trevor Bach called me a few weeks ago after I posted Damage Control! and wanted…

It seems that the ICA gals are still having trouble finding a director for their spin-off museum. The Art Newspaper reported in February that “in less than five months after announcing [her] appointment,” the former …

The City of Miami Gardens just can’t get a break. First, Police Chief Stephen Johnson got himself arrested in a prostitution sting on Friday night.  He was promptly fired. Yesterday, Channel 10 reported that Assistant…

Less than forty eight hours ago, Miami Gardens Police Chief Stephen E. Johnson was at the top of his game.  He had a great job, a beautiful wife, a family, and a brand new $548,000.00 home…