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NMB “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Part 2

In addition to giving their personal manservant, City Manager Arthur “Duke” Sorey, an undeserved raise of $13,800 a year (plus an additional $19,000 for a second retirement plan come October), North Miami Beach Commissioners Michael…

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NMB “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Part 1

We’re old enough to remember when the City of North Miami Beach was run by actual professionals who understood the meaning of public service, cared about the residents’ needs, spent taxpayer money wisely, and knew…

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NMB Team Apocalypse: GREED IS GREAT!

As if North Miami Beach Commissioners Michael Joseph, McKenzie Fleurimond, Paule Villard, and Daniela Jean, a/k/a Team Apocalypse, haven’t done enough damage yet by giving their newly hired manservant, City Manager Duke Sorey a generous…

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NMB City Manager City Manager Duke Sorey: GREED IS GOOD!

The ink is barely dry on Arthur “Duke” Sorey’s April 20, 2021 Employment Contract, and he’s already asking for a raise. The original deal, worth $240,000 a year for a guaranteed four years, was already…

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Paule Villard’s $100K debacle. Courtesy of North Miami Beach taxpayers!

North Miami Beach Commissioner Paule Villard has hit the campaign trail with a vengeance — and the taxpayers are footing the entire bill. Like her North Miami counterparts, the recently “re-elected” Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime and…

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Paule Villard’s “Unity” 🤣🤣🤣

Once upon a time former-then-arrested-then convicted North Miami Beach Commissioner Frantz Pierre had a grand vision to create an all-Haitian government, starting with the elected officials. In Haitian Like Me, we reported: Just imagine if…

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Unprofessional, uncouth, unpolished, undignified. Please welcome NMB’s new City Manager, Arthur “Duke” Sorey!

Once upon a time, the City of North Miami Beach was the rising star of Miami-Dade County. The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Marina Palms Yacht Club and Residences in 2017, held the promise of…

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#RIPNMB. Arthur “Duke” Sorey hired as City Manager. Let the funeral procession begin.

In their collective stupidity, the Mayor and Commissioners of North Miami Beach hired Arthur “Duke” Sorey, a/k/a the Thug of North Miami, as their City Manager. Goodbye $30 Million reserve account. Goodbye Award Winning North…

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What is he afraid of? Duke Sorey refuses to be interviewed in the Sunshine for North Miami Beach City Manager job! (UPDATED!)

UPDATED! DUKE SOREY WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY ZOOM! Here are the schedules: Mayor Anthony DeFillipo will interview Arthur Sorey: Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 4:30 to 5:00 PM Meeting ID: 830 3628 6256 Passcode: 187609…

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We live in stupid times.

I’m old enough to remember when segregation was illegal.  According to the History Channel, the 1876 Supreme Court ruling Plessy v. Ferguson, which established the “separate but equal” doctrine, was overturned in 1954 when the…

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