Posted in North Miami Beach

Frantzie Watch: Keepin’ it real!

Just as I suspected, MIRAMAR resident/homeowner Pradel Vilme has publicly announced that he’s running for office in North Miami Beach on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Even though he is a bona fide resident of MIRAMAR,…

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Marie Steril gets fined (UPDATED)

I received an unconfirmed report that the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust has fined North Miami Councilwoman Marie Steril the sum of $4,900.00.  The Commission held a hearing this morning in connection with…

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Facts are funny things

I didn’t think it was possible, but I discovered a “journalist” who is a bigger idiot than the Miami Herald’s Fabiola Santiago. The opening sentence of artnet.com reporter Sarah Cascone’s article, ICA Miami Will Open…

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North Miami: Town Hall Meeting on Biscayne Landing

Town Hall Meeting on Biscayne Landing property Date : 10/9/2014, 06:00 PM

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Enough with the Identity Politics already! (It really is getting old.)

Despite the Second Ever Official “VotersOpinon Recommends” in the History of the World, Florida State Representative Daphne Campbell handily beat out the opposition in the August Democratic primary.  On November 4, 2014, she will face…

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BREAKING: Double drive-by shooting in North Miami Beach (UPDATED 3X)

This afternoon there was a double drive-by shooting in the vicinity of Northeast 4th Avenue and 170th Street.  Sources told me that the victims were air-lifted

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“I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

Those are “the nine most terrifying words in the English language,” according to President Reagan. While my encounter with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles could hardly be described as terrifying, it…

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The List

The folks over at the Miami New Times like to make lists.  I happen to know this because I was on two of them, once in 2011 and again in 2012. Last week, they made…

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Dismissals on Parade

Two new stories were published today about the Florida Commission on Ethics regarding all its No Probable Cause findings from the September 12th meeting. First, News-press.com reported that the Florida Ethics Commission cited “lack of…

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Florida Politics: Business as usual.

Up in Tallahassee on September 12, 2014, the Florida Commission on Ethics had a busy session dismissing complaints against allegedly dirty politicians, as reported in its Press Release yesterday. In Wellington, a complaint was filed against…

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