Joe Garcia opens campaign HQ Saturday in Palmetto Bay

Joe Garcia opens campaign HQ Saturday in Palmetto Bay

Riding high off recent poll results that show him the clear frontrunner, former Congressman Joe Garcia — who wants his job back and is running against his former friend Annette Taddeo in the Democratic primary — will open his campaign headquarters in Palmetto Bay Saturday, where the village’s old town hall used to be. This is […]

David Rivera is baaaack — to his roots in State House race

David Rivera is baaaack — to his roots in State House race

Former Congressman David Rivera is going back to his roots. Rivera told everyone earlier this month that he was running for state House in the seat abandoned by Rep. Frank Artiles (R-Kendall), who is leaving his final term to run for the Senate. There’s even a kick-off fundraiser Tuesday at one of his old haunts, […]

Carlos Curbelo support for Hillary Clinton is no surprise

Carlos Curbelo support for Hillary Clinton is no surprise

Why is everybody so shocked that U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo said he would vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump? Ladra is not surprised. No, it is not because there are a bunch of other Republicans who are casting protest #NeverTrump votes for that evil woman they can’t stand to even look at. Yes, it’s […]

FL26: Joe Garcia goes from zero to hero in 60 seconds

FL26: Joe Garcia goes from zero to hero in 60 seconds

Poor Annette Taddeo. She must be pulling her hair out and/or crying her eyes out. Former Congressman Joe Garcia jumped into the race less than three weeks ago and already he looks like the front runner. First, he releases an internal poll that shows him with a double digit lead over his one-time BFF. Okay, […]

Miami GOP draws first blood on Joe Garcia in FL26

Miami GOP draws first blood on Joe Garcia in FL26

Ouch! It didn’t take long for the Miami-Dade Republican Party to lash out at former Congressman Joe Garcia, who announced Wednesday that he was going to run for his old seat again, which he lost in 2014 to a Miami-Dade School Board member named Carlos Curbelo. Within hours, the @MiamiGOP had tweeted a photo collage of headlines […]

Musical seats game on as Joe Garcia jumps in FL26 race

Musical seats game on as Joe Garcia jumps in FL26 race

Looks like Annette Taddeo won’t have to worry about Andrew Korge, son of Democratic fundraising powerhouse Chris Korge, running against her in the congressional primary for District 26. Because he got scared away by Joe Garcia. So, now all Taddeo has to contend with is the former Congressman, a one-time friend and ally, who has apparently […]

Carlos Curbelo kicks off campaign with friends… and clients?

Carlos Curbelo kicks off campaign with friends… and clients?

If you want to know who U.S. Rep. Carlos “Cry Baby” Curbelo is really representing in Washington, D.C., show up tonight at Shula’s 347 Grill in Sunset Place for the kick-off of the one-term congressman’s re-election campaign. While Curbelo has been raising money from the get-go, this event Monday night in South Miami is the […]

Joe Garcia goes private, leaves FL26 to fresher meat

Joe Garcia goes private, leaves FL26 to fresher meat

Former Congressman Joe Garcia is out of politics — at least for now. Garcia has seemed to kick his habit — running for office — and gone for the private sector. He is now senior vice president of QueensFort Capital, a Miami Beach-based merchant and investment bank where he apparently will use his experience and […]

Ana Sol Alliegro is back — with a vengeance and a story

Ana Sol Alliegro is back — with a vengeance and a story

First in a series: Ana Alliegro has a story to tell. It’s not David Rivera’s story. It’s all hers. Ana Sol Alliegro is a woman on a mission. She did the crime. She did the time. Actually, she is still doing it. Now she wants real justice. Alliegro, who was charged with conspiracy in a […]