Category: North Miami Beach
In North Miami, the fix is always in. (UPDATED)
Municipal hiring practices are supposed to be based on Rules of Civil Service. In the City of North Miami, however, it’s all based on the Friends & Family Plan. It should come as no surprise…
Bike305 in North Miami Beach
Bike305 in North Miami Beach The City of North Miami Beach Recreation Committee, Councilman Anthony DeFillipo, Liaison in conjunction with Miami-Dade County’s Bike305 bring you North Miami Beach Bike Ride in the 305. Please mark…
Frantzie Watch: The Hellion of NMB strikes again!
Where Frantzie goes, trouble follows. The latest in a long line of complaints filed against North Miami Beach Councilcritter Frantz Pierre has resulted in a “no probable cause” finding by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics…
The (Dis)honorable Joseph S. Geller is a BIG FAT LIAR! And here’s the proof!
In my early days of community activism and political dirt digging, one of my colleagues insisted that if we turn over enough rocks, sooner or later something will slither out. Those prescient words of wisdom…
NMB BREAKING NEWS: Wannabe cop killer scumbag gets seven years for fraud!
“Upstanding Citizen” Elton L. Bandoo, who attempted to murder North Miami Beach Police Officer Lino Diaz last February, just got his ass handed to him by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of…
It’s “Thank-A-Cop Monday.” Yeah, I just made that up, but you gotta watch this!
This awesome video was posted on Facebook by the Palisade (Colorado) Police Department with the caption: “We know its been a hard year so far for our law enforcement family. Always remember the brotherhood that…
North Miami: Of “Arrogant Buffoonery” and Charter Amendments (UPDATED)
Imagine my surprise when I saw the headline on the second page of the current issue of Le Floridien, Blogger Tells North Miami’s City Clerk to Keep His Silly Opinions to Himself. I was even…
North Miami: When Good ERIPs Go Bad, Part I
Former City Manager Stephen Johnson may have been the architect of the Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP), but unfortunately he didn’t stick around to see his project through to the end. What could have been…
FBI to Chief Lenny: “Leave it to the big boys. Crime Stats-‘Я’-Us!”
In case some people think I needlessly pick on Police Chief Leonard Burgess for the high crime in North Miami, check out the hot-off-the-presses March issue of the Biscayne Times. Just last week in my…
North Miami City Manager: The Decision
I love this job. I don’t know who had more fun viewing last night’s North Miami city council meeting … Lance Dixon, Brian Andrews … or me. While waiting for the Mayor and Council hire…
