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Special interest money abounds in Miami-Dade D2 campaign reports

By Ladra on July 31, 2022 Fresh Colada, Sniffing the Issues

There is a lot of money going around in the Miami-Dade District 2 racethe clusterbunch race with six candidates. And it’s not all where you’d expect it to be. Sure, North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime is raking it in with real estate investors and developers. He’s got almost $800,000 between his campaign account and his […]

Miami-Dade District 2 bunch has a lot of passion; two candidates stand out

By Ladra on July 30, 2022 Fresh Colada, Marking Your Territory

All six candidates in the Miami-Dade District 2 race are experienced public servants or civic leaders and any one of them would make a good county commissioner. But two candidates stood out for the right reasons Thursday in The Miami Foundation’s forum: Wallace Aristide and Joe Celestin. These two — a former principal of Miami […]