Michael Rosenberg is about to try something almost revolutionary in today’s political climate: a public meeting where people with opposing views actually talk to each other like human beings. Can it even be done? Rosenberg, a longtime animal rights activist and president of the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations, is launching what he hopes will […]
Everybody knew that the Miami mayoral election wasn’t going to be nonpartisan. Not really. Not with these people. Not in these times. We’ve already seen the attacks. The Republican Party of Florida compared Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, to New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, because that’s a bad thing in Miami. And the […]
It’s officially a circus — with 13 clowns crowded under the tent. Both Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo and former Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, once allies but now estranged, finally entered the Miami mayoral election Saturday, making good on their threats. They will definitely stand out among the 11 other egos vying for that […]
Residents at budget hearings urge county to defund As it scrambled to cover a $402 million budget gap, raised fees and cut corners on some services, the county still found ways to shovel millions into Israel bonds at a time when most of the world is condemning what can only be described as genocide in […]
Ladra hopes you weren’t planning a peaceful stroll through downtown Miami without a sidearm. Because Florida’s top cop — handpicked by Gov. Ron DeSantis himself — just told everyone to holster up and show it off. Because that’s what we need in the Sunshine State: more guns. Attorney General James Uthmeier, a DeSantis loyalist appointed […]
Residents want out of agency’s ‘hostage tax’ The Downtown Neighbors Alliance — which represents about 40,000 people living in Downtown and Brickell — is done playing nice with the Miami Downtown Development Authority and city officials that have mostly ignored them. Earlier this month, DNA fired off a formal request to Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia […]
At least eight of the 13 people who want to be the next Miami mayor candidates will be on stage Saturday at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex on Saturday to talk about “the issues that matter most” to voters. Or at least that’s the promise from the long list of progressive groups hosting it: Florida […]
On the same day that Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo filed the initial paperwork to run in the Miami mayoral race, the X account of former City Manager Emilio González, who is also running for mayor, was temporarily suspended. That can’t be a coincidence. Gonzalez is the number one enemy on Carollo’s morning radio show. On […]
DERM gets separated, Metro Connect survives First in a series of county budget coverage stories Miami-Dade’s $12.9 billion budget squeaked through Thursday night — or, more accurately, early Saturday morning — after another one of those all-night marathons at County Hall that leave everyone bleary-eyed and cranky. The biggest headline? Bus riders dodged a fare […]
Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins made it official at City Hall this week, dropping off her final paperwork and dropping a shiny new campaign video at the same time. The spot, called “Clear Plan,” is full of feel-good promises about safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, clean parks, and a government that people can actually trust — you […]