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 […]
Donald Trump has discovered a sudden, passionate love for protesters. Specifically, Iranian protesters. In recent days, the president has floated the idea of U.S. military intervention to “rescue” demonstrators facing repression abroad. He’s warned Iran not to harm them. He’s promised America is “locked and loaded.” He has cast himself as the muscular guardian of […]
Miami’s first official Build-and-Flood™ pilot program is on. Last week, the Miami City Commission gave final approval to an ordinance that will establish a “resiliency infrastructure” slush fund and allow for double allowable density in Edgewater — from 150 to 300 units per acre. Same deal, same sponsor, same developer perfume lingering in the air. […]
New Mayor Eileen Higgins suggests taking a year away Like a bad ordinance in a file drawer, waiting for a new haircut and a better excuse, Miami Commissioners are once again pulling out the proposal to change the election calendar — the same idea that was laughed out of court when commissioners tried to give themselves […]
Political amnesia: The day Edmundo González became optional Well, that didn’t take long. South Florida’s elected leaders have perfected the political pirouette — and Venezuela just watched them spin 180 degrees without missing a beat. After months — months — of pounding their chests, waving flags, and solemnly declaring Edmundo González Urrutia the rightful president of […]
He partnered up with Larry Spring in November Oh, look. City Hall’s revolving door is spinning again. Before Art Noriega even finished clearing out his desk as Miami’s city manager — his last day at work is the next meeting Thursday — he had already lined up his next hustle. And not quietly, either. Paperwork […]
Francis Suarez didn’t just leave City Hall. He left the city. He closed. Just days after officially exiting public office, Miami’s former mayor — newly free of pesky disclosure requirements and public information requests — quietly upgraded his lifestyle with a $7.4 million home purchase in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, just north of Sunset Drive. No […]
Only in Miami does a sitting member of Congress host a book signing about dignity while refusing to take a single question from the very people whose dignity she’s been chipping away at in Washington. That’s exactly what happened the other night in Coral Gables, where Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar held a cozy, closed-door […]