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Yes, I know we’ll never be Coral Gables…
But I still can’t help but wonder how things went so horribly wrong in North Miami Beach. According to the two cities’ histories reported in Wikipedia, both were incorporated during the Florida land boom of…
How I spent my summer vacation, Part I
This is my first ever “travel-blog,” which I had absolutely no intention of writing. And yet, here it is. A couple of my friends suggested that some of my readers might be interested in something…
Speaking of “NO!”
What has Florida House Representative Barbara Watson been doing since she was elected last November? According to her voting record, not much. On April 18, 2013, she voted nay on SB 718, Amends Alimony Provisions. …
Hippies on the Grass
A couple of days ago, the Miami Herald published an article entitled, North Miami Beach protesters rally against hotel by Greynolds Park. According to the article, “on Sunday, nearly forty protestors showed up at the…
My lawyer can beat up your lawyer
Trying to get some new development in the City of North Miami Beach is harder than getting a starring role in a Broadway play. It seems that any time a project is even contemplated, the…
Conspiracy is No Longer a Theory
Let me run this by some of my more cynical readers. On Thursday night I was out with my husband and we decided to stop by the new Starbucks in Skylake Mall for some dessert. …
Mr. Pierre Goes to Washington
…And Chicago. And Baltimore. And Boston. All courtesy of the taxpayers of North Miami Beach. Councilman Frantz Pierre really, really likes to travel. See the reprint of my column from February 16, 2011 below entitled…
Honor Among Thieves
As I reported to you a few days ago in North Miami’s Sidewalk-Gate, the City of North Miami was contemplating awarding a bid to a company called IMECO, Inc. Last night at the City Council…
Voter fraud gets a green light
By dismissing a lawsuit involving absentee ballot voter fraud, a Tallahassee judge inadvertently gave Miami-Dade County ballot brokers the green light to continue on their merry ways. As reported in the Miami Herald in Judge…
New Queen On The Block
The saga of absentee ballot fraud continues in Miami-Dade County. Blogger Elaine de Valle of Political Cortadito has been hot on the trail of the Hialeah boletera, Daisy Cabrera, and has smacked State Attorney Katherine…