It’s been a little more than three months since Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo was accused of using the Bayfront Park Management Trust as a personal slush fund for himself and his political pals. But we’re about to find out that there’s been even more misuse of the public monies during some of the eight years […]
Is Miami Commission District 4 candidate Ralph Rosado a habitual liar or a compulsive liar? Or is he a pathological liar? A habitual liar falls into the habit of lying because it’s easier or more convenient than telling the truth. A compulsive liar gets a “high” — similar to other drug addictions — when they […]
There’s a pilot program ready to go in Coral Gables that would significantly shorten the time that both homeowners and business owners take pulling a permit from the city to do any interior renovations, no matter how small. It would mean the city partners with a contractor to review these plans, at no cost to […]
Francis Suarez and Joe Carollo want to stick around In a perfect example of how a good idea can get twisted and turned into an evil plan, the city of Miami Commission is poised to consider a change to the municipal’s biannual election year — from odd to even, to coincide with state and national […]
¡Sacrilegio! Nothing is sacred in Miami politics. Former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla is known to take advantage of every opportunity when he is campaigning to send any message to voters that will keep his name in mind. The naming of a new Pope seems like a good one. A mail piece paid […]
Robert “Rob” Piper, who last we heard had chaired a political action committee that tried to recall Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo in 2020, filed paperwork this week to replace him on the dais in District 3 this November. “There didn’t seem to be a great deal of choices,” Piper, who is also president of the […]
Joe Carollo and his PAC are back to same old tricks It is so predictable that the special election for Miami Commission seat in District 4 would have someone calling one of the candidates a communist. But it still hits strange that it would happen to Jose Regalado, the youngest son of former Miami Mayor […]
And could his daughter-in-law run to succeed him? The rumors are rampant. Will Congressman Carlos Gimenez run for city of Miami mayor? While he is enjoying el protagonismo of the national limelight, with regular spots on cable news networks to bash Joe Biden and China or to gush over Elon Musk, Gimenez hasn’t been tapped […]
Former Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey, who lost the Democratic primary last year for a chance to challenge Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, wants to give it another go. He announced Tuesday that he would run again in 2026. “I’ve spent over 12 years as a public servant and mayor working to improve the quality of […]
Months before the Miami Downtown Development Authority approved a controversial $100,000 gift to the UFC, an organization worth around $12 billion, the agency — funded through a special taxing district of downtown, Brickell and Edgewater property owners — gave more than four times as much to one of the wealthiest sports franchises in the world. […]