Where will the rest of the pack land? The first endorsement from one of the losing Miami mayoral hopefuls is vintage Miami. Former Miami-Dade Commissioner Xavier L. Suarez, the original Mayor Suarez, the father of our camera-obsessed current mayor Francis Suarez, has thrown his weight (and his word count) behind Emilio González in the upcoming Dec. […]
If you thought Miami’s political telenovela might take a break after Election Day, think again. The show goes on — and this next act could be the one that finally rewrites the script at City Hall. Commissioner Eileen Higgins came out of Tuesday’s first round not just ahead — but way ahead — in the […]
The American Business Forum seemed more like an audition for him This past week, while millions of Americans faced lost food aid, shuttered programs and threats to their health coverage, downtown Miami staged a spectacle. You know the kind — velvet ropes, orchestral beats, VIP tickets, and a gilded ceremony that screams celebration even when […]
The youngest mayor — and maybe the hungriest — pulls upset Well, well, well. Turns out you can still beat the machine in Hialeah. Bryan Calvo, the 27-year-old former councilman who once sued the city’s own leadership and knocked on thousands of doors himself, pulled off what nobody — and I mean nobody — expected […]
County commission could intercede this week It would seem they are talking about oil instead of water. A long-running battle between the cities of Miami Gardens and North Mami Beach over who controls the flow of agua to a lot of Northwest and Northeast Miami-Dade residents — and the surcharges that come with that control […]
With the Miami mayoral elections just weeks away, thoughts are turning to who would replace Miami-Dade Eileen Higgins, who resigned her District 5 seat to run in the city. The resignation takes effect after the Nov. 4 election, whether she wins or not. And everybody is betting that the commission is going to appoint someone. […]
Coral Gables Vince Lago gave his fifth State of the City address last month week and, true to form, it was all about him. Except the parts that were about his political enemies, as he made the annual speech an opportunity to attack them. Again. Speaking to a room full of people at a Chamber of […]
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 […]
¡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 […]
Councilman blasted for Charlie Kirk post on Facebook The Palmetto Bay lynch mob came out in full force Monday night, and Councilman Steve Cody barely made it out of Village Hall with his seat still intact. But maybe not for long. While the mayor, the rest of the council and dozens of residents pleaded with […]