We all knew it was coming, but Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made it official Wednesday, wading into the Miami mayoral election, backing her political BFF, County Commissioner Eileen Higgins among the 13 candidates. Nobody is surprised. But the timing might be key: It comes 12 hours after a less-than-lackluster performance by Higgins at a […]
Miami’s mayoral circus came to the Hyatt Regency Monday night, where six of the 13 hopefuls — which already felt like too many — crammed onto a stage for a debate that was more cafecito-fueled food fight than civic forum. Traffic, flooding, homelessness, affordable housing, legal fees, corruption — they were all on the agenda. […]
So, apparently, there was a secret summit in Westchester last night about the proposed elimination of property taxes. At least, that’s what it feels like. Because unless you’re on Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez’s Christmas card list, you probably didn’t even know about it. Rodriguez quietly gathered some heavy hitters — state lawmakers, county officials, […]
¡Por fin! Someone running for Florida Attorney General who actually wants to enforce the laws already on the books instead of dressing up in campaign cosplay with the governor in some makeshift prison in the middle of the Everglades. Democratic candidate José Javier Rodríguez brought that message to Miami at a press conference Monday, where […]
Six of the 13 candidates in the Nov. 4 Miami mayoral race will face off on stage at the Hyatt Regency downtown for a real, bonafide debate starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. They are: Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo, former Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, former City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, former […]
No walk-ins, no exceptions, no joke Oye, mi gente, don’t even think about just strolling into the mayoral debate at the Hyatt Regency Tuesday hosted by the Downtown Neighbors Alliance like it’s open mic night at Thank You Miami Cocina and Beer House. Security is going to be tighter than your tío’s guayabera after Nochebuena. […]
The hottest ticket in Miami Tuesday seems to be the circus, er, Miami mayoral debate hosted by the Downtown Neighbors Alliance. The show is sold out. All 350 seats at the Hyatt Regency venue have been reserved. Walk-ins are not allowed due to “security reasons,” (more on that later). So it’s an exclusive gig. And […]
Bad habits die hard. Or not at all. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar must really think we’re all a bunch of bobos. A few days ago, the rarely-seen congresswoman made one of her once-in-a-blue-moon visitas públicas to the district — this time to Cutler Bay — to smile wide and brag about delivering a $4.4 million […]
Former MDC Prez Eduardo Padron: ‘Unimaginable’ So, the state is about to gift Donald Trump a $67 million piece of prime downtown real estate for his future presidential library — and, maybe, a hotel to boot. This is the parking lot next to the Freedom Tower, across from the Kaseya Center, smack in the middle […]
October 7 commemoration is too political, some say Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago thought he’d raise a flag. Instead, he raised eyebrows. And tempers. At next week’s city commission meeting, expect a little political kabuki over an idea that already sparked plenty of drama: raising the Israeli flag at City Hall to mark the anniversary […]