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Ho hum, another shooting in the ‘hood.

This is starting to get really old.  While I was attending a “crime watch,” a/k/a PACT (Police And Community Together), meeting on my street, bullets were flying not too far away. There was apparently yet…

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Meanwhile, back in North Miami Beach

A flashing sign appeared overnight on my street at the corner of Northeast 178th Street and 17th Avenue,

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Project Saving Lives

After the street shooting and bomb explosion last week, North Miami Beach resident (and VotersOpinion.com “Crime Reporter”) Karin Kimball decided that she’s sick and tired of the violence in our city. First she started a…

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The G Spot

No, I wasn’t referring to sex, but now that I got your attention (and hopefully some extra hits on the website by people looking for AMPs), the “G” Word I’m referring to is Gentrification.  According…

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Ka-BOOM!

I should have known that this crazy week was not gonna end quietly.  It started out with a bang and ended with a boom. Literally! First, there was a shooting in North Miami Beach.  Then

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It’s Official

The week long drama in North Miami came to a screeching halt this afternoon when the City issued an updated Press Release announcing that Police Chief Marc Elias has officially tendered his resignation. Unlike Tuesday’s prematurely…

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Oops! Too many chiefs and not enough … well, you know.

North Miami is in a bit of a pickle.  On Tuesday, February 4, 2014, its Office of Communications issued a Press Release announcing the “amicable” resignation of Police Chief Marc Elias. There’s only one problem.  As…

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2014 Florida Tour de Force

This year the 17th annual Florida Tour De Force ride is scheduled to begin April 7, 2014 and run through April 11, 2014.  As it does every year, the race begins at the Denny’s Restaurant…

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While you were sleeping. Again. (Updated) (Updated again.)

There was another shooting in North Miami Beach.  Is this getting old, or what? At 3:54 AM, I received a Press Release from the North Miami Beach Police Department stating: “On February 5, 2014, at 1:21…

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North Miami: Black History Month Poetry Tribute (Updated)

The City will be hosting a Black History Month Poetry Tribute to kick off a month long celebration in North Miami of Black History.  The theme this year is celebrating the 50th Golden Jubilee Anniversary…

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