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 […]
If congressional hearings were scored like Olympic events, Attorney General Pam Bondi posted a perfect 10 last week in the category of combative deflection. Unfortunately for the country, the event was oversight. Also unfortunately, it’s been mocked all over the world and will go down as the biggest public temper tantrum by a cabinet member […]
Ever wondered why some Miami city commissioners seem unusually polished — press releases at the ready, social media humming, messaging tighter than a campaign ad? Well, the taxpayers are paying for it. Public records show that Miami Commissioner Miguel Gabela has spent nearly $249,000 in taxpayer funds over the past several months on an outside […]
At this point, it’s no longer fair to say Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago is “unbothered” by Miami New Times. He’s just lying — again. The man is fully, publicly, enthusiastically bothered. Ladra might even say obsessed. Lago is so bothered, in fact, that after spending half an hour at a commission meeting ranting about […]
Long, chaotic commission meeting features bickering There are city commission meetings, and then there are Coral Gables city commission meetings under Mayor Vince Lago, which increasingly resemble a telenovela written by someone who hates everyone in the cast. Tuesday’s meeting was long. It was contentious. It was rude. It was chaotic. It was — depending […]
There was a time in America when criticizing an elected official on Facebook earned you an argument in the comments. Maybe a few unfollows. Now, in Miami Beach, it earns you a visit from the cops. On Monday, Raquel Pacheco — a military veteran, soccer mom, two-time candidate for city commission who also ran for […]