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Kelvin Baker’s Traveling Circus

When the Mayor and Commissioners of Lauderdale Lakes rolled out the red carpet for Kelvin Baker on September 28th, he had two days to prepare a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015….

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North Miami City Manager: The Search, Part II

Although the Miami Herald reported that the North Miami Mayor and Council had until January 26, 2016 to each submit their four choices for city manager, I was advised late last night that the deadline…

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North Miami City Manager: The Search, Part I

There were sixty two applications submitted for the position of City Manager for North Miami.  Nineteen of the applicants submitted letters and resumes, which you can view by clicking here and here.  Thirty seven of…

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North Miami Mixed Bag Sunday

It might have been a slow news week, but in North Miami there’s always something to dish about. Here are some of my random thoughts.  Yes, it’s long.  But it’s Sunday.  And it’s raining. So…

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Chief Lenny Sets a Decoy

Yesterday morning, two men robbed a cell phone store in a strip mall in North Miami located at NW 119th Street and 7th Avenue. As NBC6 (and a gazillion other news outlets) reported, the store…

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Who wants to be a m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶a̶i̶r̶e̶ redneck?

In case you’re wondering about the true cost of the EEOC Mediated Settlement Agreement between the City of North Miami and Assistant Police Chief Laurence Juriga, wonder no more! In addition to a lump sum payment…

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Chief Lenny’s Self-Inflicted Media Crisis (Updated)

At his very first roll call after he was hired on December 4, 2014, former North Miami Beach Police Chief J. Scott Dennis told his troops, “No one talks to the blogger.” How do I…

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You might be a redneck if… (Updated)

North Miami Police Department Assistant Chief Larry Juriga got his panties twisted because former City Manager Aleem Ghany allegedly  referred to him as a “redneck.” He was also upset that Aleem allegedly  said that two…

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Chief Lenny’s Loyalty Rewards Program

When it comes to requesting public records from the City of North Miami, I’ve learned that if at first you don’t succeed, bug the crap out of them.  If they don’t want you to find…

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