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North Miami Beach Apocalypse in 3, 2, 1 …

North Miami Beach residents, you are about to get taken to the cleaners. On Tuesday, November 17, 2020 if Michael Joseph’s puppet candidate Daniela Jean wins the runoff election, NMB will officially be North Miami…

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North Miami Mayor and Council put on a Budget Diet. And they’re not liking it one bit!

But … You gotta hand it to North Miami City Manager Theresa Therilus. Less than three months at City Hall, and not only is she doing the job that her predecessors couldn’t do, but she’s…

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Duke Sorey’s Folly, Part 2: What does he care? It’s not HIS money!

As shocking as it is that then-North Miami Interim City Manager Duke Sorey thought he was entitled to go on a MILLION DOLLAR SHOPPING SPREE with YOUR money, it’s much worse than anyone could have…

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Sorey’s Folly, Part 1: What $1.36 Million Pipe Dreams Are Made Of

Under pressure from residents and elected officials, North Miami Deputy City Manager Arthur “Duke” Sorey presented an “Update on NoMi Red Garden” at the July 14, 2020 Virtual Regular Council Meeting. To say things did…

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North Miami’s CAFR: A True Story in Snapshots

Get out the popcorn! Despite his frantic attempts to delay the inevitable, North Miami Interim City Manager Arthur “Duke” Sorey finally (and very reluctantly) published the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report CAFR (PDF)…

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The undeniable case against Duke Sorey for City Manager. (North Miami Mayor and Council can’t say they weren’t warned.)

In a normal city, public records requests are made through the Clerk’s office, which serves as a conduit between the requester and the departmental custodian of the records. In North Miami, however, former City Manager…

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North Miami City Manager Search – The Final Fifteen

The North Miami Mayor and Council have begun interviewing some of the fifteen finalists for the position of City Manager.  We reviewed the applications and resumes submitted by all of them and compiled a brief…

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Your Tax Dollars, Part 3: “Budget? What budget? We don’t need no stinkin’ budget!”

Just a reminder that on February 22, 2020, the City of North Miami was operating at a deficit of $4,153,430.77. As of today, according to North Miami’s Real-Time Debt Clock™, that hole grew to $5,053,361.91. Now…

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North Miami Friends & Family Plan: Derrick Corker, Employed for Life!

BREAKING:  VotersOpinion just learned that North Miami Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Director Derrick Corker was suspended.  No word on whether it was with or without pay, but we’ll update as soon as we find…

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In the Hole. Or, business as usual in North Miami.

With one-third of the current fiscal year over, it appears that North Miami city officials have learned absolutely nothing from their mistakes of the previous three years. Let’s take a look at how well all…

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