As his hometown presidential hopeful Marco Rubio fumbles for a coherent response to ISIS and his state’s attentions have been riveted to the Charlie Crist-Rick Scott slugfest, Jeb Bush has mostly kept his head low in Coral Gables. But if Dubya’s hermano isn’t 100 percent running for president just yet,…
Florida’s heated gubernatorial race could use some chilling out, and there’s nothing cooler than Vanilla Ice. Am I right, kids? Well Rick Scott recently met Florida’s greatest white rapper, but Mr. Ice was quick to point out that the meeting did not equal an endorsement…
Coral Gables’s new city manager has stepped down less than a week into his new job. Last Tuesday, city commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Jim Beard to the post. But problems unearthed during a background check appear to have scuppered the appointment. “Mr. Beard has withdrawn his name from consideration,”…
Floridians may be set to head to the polls in November to legalize medical marijuana, but could individual cities still ban smoking medical pot anyway? Bonita Springs, Florida, is going to try and is already drafting an ordinance banning smoking in public. Which is slightly funny because Bonita Springs’ most…
In Miami-Dade, transgender residents today have zero legal protection against being fired or discriminated against by their county government. That incredible fact remains true in 2014 largely because of one county commissioner and one conservative group hell-bent on keeping that basic human protection off the books. Well, with that right-wing…
Comedian-turned-political-rabble-rouser Steve Berke may have lost his latest bid for Miami Beach mayor, but he hasn’t given up on spreading the message of his pet political project: legalized pot. Berke is back with a stab at viral video campaigning with a pro-medical marijuana parody of “You’re The One That I…
It’s not been a good week for troubled ex-congressman David Rivera. First, a former confidant was sentenced to a slap on the wrist for her role in running a puppet primary candidate against Rivera’s political rival Joe Garcia, with everyone suspecting that when he’s eventually charged he’ll take the blunt…
“Conservative bad girl” Ana Alliegro was sentenced to not much more than a slap on the wrist today for her role in the David Rivera campaign corruption scandal. After pleading guilty, she’ll get off with time served and six months of house arrest followed by two years of supervised release…
The Internal Revenue Service is investigating the City of North Miami and has requested reams of documents related to the town’s payroll and social security payments. In a letter addressed to the city manager, later published on Scribd by Commissioner Scott Galvin, the agency informs the city — which has…
It’s amazing what $25.6 million can buy you these days. A condo in South Beach. A season of CC Sabathia’s pitching services. Or if you’re Rick Scott, a five-point lead in a hotly contested governor’s race. That’s what a new poll out this morning from the Tampa Bay Times finds…
In a race between two known devils, Floridians can’t seem to figure out which one is better. A new poll from Gravis Marketing shows that Floridians are split dead even between who they’d prefer as governor. Rick Scott or Charlie Crist sit at exactly 37 percent each. Perhaps the bigger…
Just 17.5 percent of Florida’s registered voters bothered to turn out for Florida’s primary election on Tuesday. That’s the lowest turnout in a state-wide election in the state in 16 years. The last time voter turnout was lower was when only 16.6 percent of Floridians bothered to turn out for…
Do you feel that excitement? The excitement only a midterm primary election can bring? OK, sure, both of the top-of-the-ticket races for each party’s gubernatorial nominee may be foregone conclusions, but there were lots of interesting races going on elsewhere on the ballot in Miami-Dade. That includes legislative primaries, the…
Burger King’s merger with Canadian coffee join Tim Hortons is official. While the company will keep the burger chain’s corporate headquarters right here in Miami, the corporation will become a corporate citizen of Canada. That means they’ll be paying their corporate tax bill to our northern neighbor and not Uncle…
With primaries out of the way, tomorrow will be the official start of the general election for Florida’s next governor. It’s also the day that Rick Scott’s former lieutenant governor, Jennifer Carroll, releases her autobiography, When You Get There. Spoiler alert: She’s not very nice to the guv in it…
Apparently there are some people out there who don’t think Attorney General Pam Bondi is doing a good enough job defending Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage, which a federal jude just ruled yesterday was unconstitutional and will be scene in the near future as “an obvious pretext for discrimination.” Well,…
More than five years after Miami-Dade County commissioners approved taxpayer funding for Marlins Park, the stadium is still so unpopular it’s inspiring political attack ads. Earlier this month, Miami-Dade residents began receiving colorful flyers plastered with images of the stadium and the smiling face of District 8 commission candidate Daniella…
Global warming and rising sea levels could lead to some of Florida’s biggest cities sitting under water. You’d think preparing for such a scenario would be at the top of the list of Florida leader’s agenda. Well, for the first time since taking off Gov. Rick Scott actually had a…
The law came a little closer today to catching up with former congressman David Rivera. Ana Sol Alliegro, Rivera’s longtime confidante and self-described “conservative bad girl,” has now decided to plead guilty to several charges to avoid trial next week. According to several reports, Alliegro and Rivera secretly conspired to…
A month and a half after Israel launched “Operation Protective Edge” in response to Hamas rockets — a military conflict that has now resulted in more than 2,000 Palestinian deaths and 67 Israeli casualties — Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine announced plans for a fall business trip. To Israel. And…
Leave it to Florida Democrats to somehow screw up a race that less than a year ago seemed impossible to lose. According to the latest poll released by the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Rick Scott leads Charlie Crist by 3 points in a head-to-head match up. That lead increases to…
Ever wanted to see a local politicians have ice cold water dumped on him? Well, today you’re in luck. In the midst of his reelection campaign, Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia decided to jump on the internet’s coldest trend, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…
