Mayor Eileen Higgins has been in office just long enough to learn where the bathrooms are at City Hall — and already she’s making one thing clear: This administration would very much like to be taken seriously. Last week, Higgins rolled out her senior leadership team, a ritual that in most cities barely registers as […]
Miami didn’t need a State of the City address at the end of the month. Not technically. Not politically. Not theatrically. Outgoing Mayor Francis Suarez had already taken his victory lap — his last SOTC address — on January 15, neatly buttoned up, ribbon tied, legacy laminated. Under the city charter, this annual report must […]
And La Gringa gets a seat at the national table Just over a month after Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins was elected in a historic and competitive race, La Alcaldesa II is packing her blazer and her housing talking points for Washington D.C. The former Miami-Dade county commissioner — now Miami’s first female mayor — will […]
If Miami’s new Mayor Eileen Higgins thought her first gavel strike would come with a ceremonial smile and a welcome bouquet, City Hall disabused her of that notion quickly. Very quickly. After the ceremonial but legally required acknowledgment of the Dec. 9 runoff results at Thursday’s commission meeting, things really start to roll. Applause. Smiles. […]
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 […]
Just when you thought Miami’s mayoral race couldn’t get more absurdly partisan — like, more partisan than it already was with President Donald Trump diving in from his gold-plated Truth Social bunker to endorse former city manager Emilio González — here comes the Democratic National Committee, belly-flopping into the runoff like it’s the Iowa caucus. […]
The fix was always in for Vicki Lopez Well, District 5 will not get to vote, after all, to replace its outgoing Miami-Dade commissioner. Instead, Miami-Dade commissioners did what they’ve now done twice in five years: they chose for the people. Because nothing says “democracy” like elected officials refusing to let residents elect anyone. In […]
Even Joe Sanchez now says “Let the people vote” Well, well, well… look who suddenly found religion in democracy. On the eve of Tuesday’s big Miami-Dade Commission showdown over how to fill the District 5 seat vacated by Commissioner Eileen Higgins, who is in the runoff for Miami mayor, the winds have shifted so hard […]
If you were still pretending this Miami mayoral runoff was about potholes, policing, or parks, bless your heart. Porque no, mi amor. The race between Emilio González and Eileen Higgins has officially ripped off the mask, and what’s underneath is the same old Miami power struggle with a twist. Usually, the developers and the Republican […]
Well, it looks like Eileen Higgins just added a very shiny feather to her hat — and you know Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has plenty to choose from. The beloved bedazzled-hat-wearing congresswoman, who represents much of the city in Washington, officially endorsed Higgins for Miami mayor Monday, calling her “a proven leader who delivers real results.” […]