The South Florida Council of Firefighters has endorsed State Rep. Cindy Polo as she seeks her second term in House District 103 against a challenge by none other than — drumroll please — a firefighter. Miami Lakes Councilman Nelson Rodriguez is a firefighter paramedic in Coral Gables — and a Republican running against the Democrat […]
It’s been rumored for months but Miami Lakes Councilman Nelson Rodriguez will announce Thursday that he will challenge freshman State Rep. Cindy Polo in House District 103 next year. Polo won the seat vacated by Manny Diaz Jr., who ran for Senate, in 2018 against another former Miami Lakes councilman, Frank Mingo. Rodriguez, a Coral […]
The Miami Lakes council caved Tuesday to the strong arm tactics of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and ignored the recommendation of a citizen selection committee, hiring Gimenez pal Ed Pidermann as the new town manager instead. The committee, which met more than a dozen times over nine months to review 60 applicants, had recommended former […]
Looks like the race for Miami Lakes mayor is turning out to be a vote of no confidence in former Mayor Michael “Muscles” Pizzi, who was arrested last month on public corruption charges. The general sentiment around town — where early voting is limited to tomorrow at the Miami Lakes library and 1,073 people have […]