What should be one of Coral Gables’ least controversial civic institutions — a youth center built to honor fallen veterans and serve local kids — is now the center of a political and legal brawl. At issue: who really controls the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center — the city that owns and funds it, […]
There’s political loyalty, and then there’s political self-harm. Ashley Perez-Biliskov — sister of Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez and the early favorite to inherit his District 116 seat when he terms out next year — recently sent out a mailer that manages to be both bold and oddly out of touch. Front and center: a […]
Back in October, Robin Peguero was already doing something most first-time congressional candidates struggle to pull off: raising serious money, fast. In his first quarter in the race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, the former federal prosecutor and congressional investigator of the Jan. 6 riot hauled in more than $330,000, according to the Federal Elections […]
’Twas the day before Christmas Eve, and all through the Gables, a political action committee was stirring — and not in a “peace on Earth” kind of way. Just as Coral Gables residents were thinking about midnight Mass, Nochebuena prep, and whether the roast would dry out, Coral Gables First, the PAC that Mayor Vince […]
Miami’former frequent flyer mayor — the guy who once turned taxpayer money into his own personal presidential wannabe protection program, with cops in tow across Asia, the the Caribbean, and the campaign trail — has added a new footnote to his abuse of power file. Remember when activists pointed out that while Francis Suarez was […]
T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the town, all the people worked hard, to bring us up — or bring us down. The activists spoke, as they were ignored. The electeds just yawned — they are always so bored. The lobbyists conspired, the developers stole. Some government flacks left us all in a […]
The Trump presidential library is back on the fast track in downtown Miami — at least for now. Last week, a Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz lifted her two-month injunction blocking Miami Dade College from transferring prime bayfront land that is slated to become the future shrine to Donald J. Trump. Ruiz ruled Thursday that MDC […]
Francis Suarez is finally gone. After 16 years in city government — eight as a commissioner and eight as mayor — Miami’s self-appointed global brand ambassador, crypto whisperer and aspiring Silicon Valley mascot packed his bags one last time and left City Hall. On Thursday, he handed over the keys (hopefully not honorary ones) to […]
A ‘new’ review initiative smells like the old ‘report card’ Gather ‘round, pups, because Miami-Dade County is putting on a big show — and this one stars our ever-growing, ever-hungry nonprofit industrial complex, also known as Community Based Organizations (CBOs). You’ve seen them at County Hall: matching T-shirts, matching talking points, matching publicists… all singing […]
Now comes the hard part Miami loves a moment. And Thursday’s swearing-in of Eileen Higgins — Miami’s first female mayor — was a moment. Standing-room-only at the Wolfson Campus auditorium. A packed house of supporters. The full political cast of characters. Beaming parents front and center. Giddiness spilling out of every photo and video pushed […]