As far back as December of 2009, I started warning the North Miami Beach City Council and then City Manager, Kelvin Baker, that the economy was on the verge of collapsing.  I sent them an…

My parents were honest-to-goodness hippies.  My father was the more staid of the two, never quite leaving the fifties, with his Fonzie haircut and his “gang” of fellow New Yorkers.  But my mother embraced the…

Somewhere amidst all the rhetoric being spewed over North Miami Beach’s budget crisis there is the truth.  Reasonable people know this.  Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be enough reason to go around these days.  Panic,…

Some people warned me that if I spoke my mind about unions there would be repercussions.  They also warned me that no matter how much I supported our North Miami Beach Police Department, in word…

SCAM ALERT There appears to be a resurgence of telephone scams that involve persons being called on the phone and advised either a relative of theirs, usually a grandson or granddaughter, is in jail and…

When our kids were young, my husband tried his best to convince at least one of them to follow in his footsteps and become a firefighter.  Although he never said it, I’m sure he was…

As we approach our country’s birthday on the fourth of July, please keep in mind that our independence was won by fighting for the right to be free.  Thanks to our men and women in…

Here is a column submitted by a Guest Columnist by the name of “Patrick Henry.” So the hotly fought elections are over. Thank G-d! You would think that some people would just sit back now…

Good morning, North Miami Beach residents.  I’ve been getting flooded with emails from so many residents who have comments, complaints and requests about the council, the city and life in NMB in general.  I do…

June 27, 2011   CONTACT: Jennifer Laurent (305) 650-0022 Rep. Julien Files Disabled Parking Permit Legislation NORTH MIAM BEACH, Fla. — Today, Representative John Patrick Julien (D-North Miami Beach) refiled his Disabled Parking Permit bill…