North Miami Election Day is here! (Yawn)
Does anyone else miss the days when Kevin Burns – and his little red fire truck – ran for office? Let’s face it, a North Miami election without him in the race is sorta boring,…
Jeff Cazeau explains it all!
In response to North Miami mayoral candidate Hector Medina’s complaint about Mayor Smith Joseph’s sponsorship of today’s Farm Share event, City Attorney Jeff Cazeau (who is an actual lawyer as opposed to someone who plays…
Clueless in North Miami: Mayoral candidate’s email blast sends heads to desks!
North Miami mayoral candidate Hector Medina sent out a bitchin’ email this morning at 8:18 AM in order “to protest most energetically Mayor Smith’s inappropriate use of city resources for electoral purposes.” As opposed to…
North Miami Elections: The candidates, the issues, and the all-important VotersOpinion endorsements.
It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since the last North Miami city council election. In 2015, Mayor Smith Joseph defended his seat for about five minutes against Jean Marcellus, who was summarily…
Give it up already, Biscayne Park. Game over!
The Village of Biscayne Park is a bush-league town encompassing slightly more than a half square mile of real estate. It would be easy to ignore this minuscule municipality if it could only stay out…
NMB Annual Arbor Day Celebration 2017
NMB Arbor Day Join NMB as we celebrate Arbor Day 2017 and the Grand Opening of Schenkenberger Park, located at NE 169th Street and North Glades Drive. The event begins at 10 AM on Friday, April 28th and…
FUBAR in Biscayne Park (SURPRISE! A North Miami connection!)
Last night Channel 7 reported an incident in which a Biscayne Park Police Officer responded to a call involving domestic violence, which resulted in his repeatedly striking the mentally ill subject, Shawna Yuen, and giving…
PBA Prez John Rivera steps in a pile. Then puts his foot in his mouth for good measure.
Dade County Police Benevolent Association President John Rivera was never known for his tact, subtlety, or diplomacy. Apparently, nothing’s changed. In a knee-jerk response to the arrest of North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Alleda, Rivera…
NMPD: Reversing its culture of corruption
Much has been written in recent years about police culture. Reference.com defines this term as “a type of organizational culture that contains unwritten roles and social codes that dictate the way that a person within…
NMPD Internal Affairs … What could possibly go wrong?
Now that charges have been filed against North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda, who shot Charles Kinsey last summer, he’s no longer the department’s problem child. The city, however, will still have to contend with…
