The escalating battle between Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and activist Maria Cruz — who went from close kitchen cabinet ally to recall organizer — heated up another notch Tuesday when the 80-year-old grandmother dared call the mayor a wannabe king. Cruz, a frequent flyer at City Hall and full-time thorn-in-the-mayor’s-side, took the podium — […]
Featuring former State Rep. J.C. Planas Just when we thought Alex Diaz de la Portilla’s divorce couldn’t get any messier, the former Miami commissioner has gone ahead and done what every embattled 305 politician eventually does when things aren’t going his way: He’s blaming the judge. In a freshly filed, very detailed motion, Diaz de […]
In a plot twist that feels almost too on-the-nose for Miami politics, former congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera — once a loud and proud anti-Castro, anti-Maduro warrior — has just been convicted of secretly working a multimillion-dollar deal tied to Venezuela’s socialist regime. Yes. That Venezuela. No hace sentido, but a federal jury in Miami didn’t […]
Everyone’s very brave when the outrage is easy: A photo. A caption. A culture-war flare-up that fits neatly into a tweet and a press release. But when things get messy — when the allegations are ugly, internal, and impossible to spin — that’s when the silence gets loud. Welcome to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, where diversity […]
In a move that surprised absolutely no one who’s been paying attention, the Miami City Commission voted unanimously last week to co-designate five blocks of Northwest 14th Terrace as “Angel Gonzalez Way,” honoring former Commissioner Angel Gonzalez — a man who once pleaded guilty to exploiting his public office. Because, of course they did. Back […]
Is Mark Rosenberg the real Miami-Dade Sheriff? Just over a year into the job, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz is already reshaping the top ranks of the newly minted sheriff’s office — and not in a quiet, bureaucratic way. Three assistant sheriffs. Gone. Eric Garcia and Shawn Browne? Out. Brian Rafky? Demoted. No scandal. No […]
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 […]
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 […]
While most Floridians were enjoying free park entry for George Washington’s Birthday weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Monroe County pulling a cord off a brand-new bronze tribute to James Monroe — Founding Father, fifth U.S. president, architect of the Monroe Doctrine… and lifelong slaveholder. Welcome to America 250, Florida-style. The statue, placed near Bahia […]
And he has a ‘protective detail’ paid by taxpayers Remember when Miami Beach officials insisted that the police visit to a resident’s home over a Facebook comment was simply routine? A harmless “knock and talk”? Nothing to see here? Well, now we know exactly who saw something. And exactly who said something. According to newly […]