Author: Stephanie Kienzle
Value-added metrics, flawed statistics and fudge. Lots and lots of fudge!
In today’s climate of cash for scores, schools and police departments are under intense pressure to raise test scores and lower crime rates to obtain state and federal money, among other reasons. While the scoring…
Campaign season is here. Let the fun begin!
The qualifying period for the North Miami Beach City Council election has come and gone. I’m pleased to announce that all the candidates running for office are actually bona fide residents of the City of…
Frantzie Watch: You lie, you lie, YOU LIE!
I hate liars. There is nothing more despicable than people who lie. It makes no difference if they tell little white lies, lies by omission, or big fat whoppers of lies, if they’re not speaking…
Chief Lenny’s Sesame Street PD
Sunny Day Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet Can you tell me how to get, How to get to Sesame Street? Hello, kids! Welcome to Sesame Street. …
Chief Lenny’s Last Chance Saloon
In the real world, there are consequences for everything we do. If our parents did a decent job, we learned from an early age that good behavior gets rewarded and bad behavior gets punished. We…
NMB: Not so breaking news! (UPDATED)
The deadline for the qualifying period to run for City Council in North Miami Beach came and went with no drama. Unless you count the last five minutes before noon when the Spork Weasel of…
Flushing Out The Mole
Memo to Chief Leonard Burgess: I realize that I’m not one of your favorite people. I know I’ve been a thorn in your side. It’s probably driving you nuts that you can’t stifle me. You…
N̶I̶N̶E̶ ̶Y̶E̶A̶R̶S̶!̶ FIVE YEARS FIVE MONTHS! (UPDATED AGAIN FOR RP’S SAKE)
Local10.com just reported that suspended North Miami Mayor Lucie Tondreau was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Our Top Story Tonight
The big news out of Davie, Florida is that the giant snail infestation appears to be stopped! The Sun-Sentinel reported yesterday that “The snails are on the run.” One week to the day that I…
Chief Burgess: “Our crime stats are great! (Except for all those damn shootings.)”
While you were sleeping, North Miami Police responded to yet another shooting at the Center Court Apartments, located at NE 18th Avenue and 149th Street. This is the same building where, less than two months…


