Apparently, antisemitism is alive and well in Surfside, Florida, where nearly half the 5,700 residents are Jewish, and approximately 35% of those “identifies as Orthodox,” according to a Verified Emergency Petition for Temporary Injunction filed…

We have to admit that all this blogging about North Miami Beach mayor Michael Joseph is making us feel really dirty. We know it’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.  So, we…

The Miami Herald has been doing a great job covering the criminal indictment and pending trial of US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, and especially the recent hearing before the House Ethics Committee. In fact, the Herald…

Obviously not much. It’s quite possible that North Miami Beach Commissioner Jay Chernoff indulged a little too much in the guilty pleasures of the 1970s.  Our entire generation did, but the vast majority of us…

Shakespeare once famously wrote in Henry VI, Part 2, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” While we wouldn’t suggest doing that, there are more than a few loathsome lawyers that should…

It’s a month late, but as promised, let’s talk about the February 17, 2026 City Commission Meeting, when mayor Michael Joseph, a/k/a the Devil on the Dais, slithered in nearly two hours late in an…

Article IV, Sec. 4.2 of the North Miami Beach Charter, entitled Election and Term of Commission Members, clearly states who is eligible to run for office and how long they are entitled to serve if…

Linda Joseph Noel, who has declared her candidacy for a commission seat in North Miami Beach, must have lots of skeletons in her closet, or she wouldn’t be frantically trying to control whatever anyone —…