Diverse voices rise against 2 AM last call rollback referendum in Miami Beach

Diverse voices rise against 2 AM last call rollback referendum in Miami Beach

Business owners, politicians, community leaders, hospitality workers, waitresses, bartenders, drag queens, seniors and the families of hundreds of service workers have come out against a Miami Beach ballot question that could rollback the last call for alcohol sales from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. Opponents say there is no indication crime is worse in those […]

Former Mayor Alex Penelas steps out again for Philip Levine for governor

Former Mayor Alex Penelas steps out again for Philip Levine for governor

Former Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas — who lives pretty much secluded from politics, commenting now and then on Univision 23 but from afar — has come out of relative political obscurity to promote former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine‘s gubernatorial run. It is his first endorsement since Penelas left office in 2004. “Friends, On Monday, […]

Michael Gongora wants back on Miami Beach commission

Michael Gongora wants back on Miami Beach commission

Former Miami Beach City Commissioner Michael Góngora will confirm weeks of speculation and file Monday for the commission race in Group 3. Góngora was a commissioner from 2009 to 2013 in that seat before he ran for mayor in 2013 against Philip Levine. He also lost a race for Florida senate last year, but only because […]

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