The racist group chat scandal tied to Republican student political circles at Florida International University did not materialize overnight, out of thin air. It grew from something. Over time. It was nurtured by an environment that not only tolerated this kind of hate speech, but secretly and subtly encouraged it. Sure, people are falling all […]
What started as a toxic, racist chat among college Republicans at Florida International University — with hundreds of racial slurs, antisemitic comments, misogyny, calls for violence and the kind of language that makes even seasoned political operatives wince — has escalated into a full-blown political test for Miami-Dade’s GOP leadership. And one of its own […]
Coral Gables City Manager Peter Iglesias just got a shiny new title: Government Engineer of the Year, courtesy of the Florida Engineering Society’s Miami Chapter. It’s the kind of award meant to celebrate technical excellence, ethics, and infrastructure leadership — the best of what happens when engineering meets public service. But is it really just […]
Just days before tens of thousands of bass-loving ravers descend on downtown for the annual sonic invasion known as the Ultra Music Festival, the one meeting meant to give residents answers about road closures, noise, traffic, and general survival strategies imploded Wednesday — because the City of Miami pulled out at the last minute. And […]
Additional concessions are on the table — are they enough? Just when you thought the Calusa saga was heading for yet another showdown at County Hall, plot twist: the fight over the former golf course — and its politically famous bird island — is being punted again. But this time, not because Miami-Dade forgot to […]
Miami-Dade County commissioners did something Tuesday that felt equal parts principled stand and political performance art: they formally urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto Senate Bill 1134 — a sweeping measure that would bar local governments from funding or officially engaging in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. There’s just one small problem. DeSantis has already […]
Eight charter changes, zero polling places Coral Gables voters are about to reshape their city government — without ever setting foot in a polling place. The Miami-Dade Elections Department on Thursday will mail 37,332 absentee or vote-by-mail ballots to voters in the City Beautiful to decide the fate of eight charter amendments touching everything from […]
Miami Beach commissioner: ‘Let’s fight back in court’ So this is how zoning works now. When developers can’t get approval from local boards, residents or even the area’s own elected officials, they simply go shopping for a different government — one 400 miles away. Under a bill passed Friday in Tallahassee, the legendary Fontainebleau Miami […]
For a man touring Florida accusing local governments of wasteful spending, Blaise Ingoglia — the head of the Florida DOGE, who reported last year that Miami-Dade had misspent more than $300 million (lacking any details, of course) — has picked a very awkward place to collect campaign checks: The Biltmore Hotel. Yes, the same grand, […]
Every few years, someone in Tallahassee looks at Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary — the thin, invisible line separating suburbia from swamp — and decides it would look better moved west. Or south. Or “adjusted.” Or “modernized.” Or whatever euphemism is trending in the Legislature that week. This year’s version of that effort — which was […]