Tell me it ain’t so! The rumor floatin’ around town is that our esteemed mayor is shopping for a new city manager and is reaching out to former Cutler Bay city manager Steve Alexander. Should this unconfirmed rumor be true, Steve and any other applicant ought to wake up and smell the sewer—whoops! Sorry. Smell [...]
Voters vitally involved in local incorporations should carefully review Charter Amendment 4 on the Nov. 6 ballot. As one of 7, Amendment 4 directly affects proincorporation folks in Kendall. The Herald has editorialized that you vote “No” on Amendment 4 which reads in Part 1: “Shall the Charter be amended to require the County Commission [...]
Embarrassing moments! It was an important meeting at Cutler Ridge Middle School on the morning of Tuesday Oct. 9th, with school officials, Town of Cutler Bay officials, parents and Dr. Lawrence S. Feldman, Vice Chair of the Miami-Dade County School Board all there for a presentation on “Schools of the 21st Century.” A great topic, [...]
There are a number of changes this time for the Annual State-of-the-Village address on October 17. The first big change is that it will take place at Village Hall instead of the usual spot, the Palm Room of Palmetto Bay Village Center as it has in years past. The other big change is that since [...]
Ran into two very happy ladies the other day at Deli Lane. These two South Miami Hospital staffers, Cristi Stiltner-Angulo and Aleida Hernandez, were singing the praises of working at THE #1 hospital in South Florida and of Lincoln Mendez, the hospital’s CEO. It’s quite the honor for the hospital’s staff and patients, as well [...]
Some newsroom projects never see the light of day. That was the fate of our ambitious Abbot & Costello assignment to determine how many folks (and who) might be affected in County Commission voting Nov. 6, due to the ten-year legislated boundary changes for newly-documented population figures and subsequent equalization of 13 county districts “by [...]
Barbara Wilson, who is owner of the excellent florist shop, Blooming Gardens, 20462 Old Cutler Road in Cutler Bay, held a special fundraising event on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in preparation for participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day ‘Walk for the Cure’ event to fight breast cancer, a horrible disease that has afflicted her sister. [...]
In all of my years covering South Miami, and they are too many to mention, I have seen more than I care to remember of slimy politicos abusing the system, residents and businesses disenfranchised, and otherwise random chaos and injustice. But never have I witnessed the gross display of defamatory behavior thrown up at the [...]
I want you all to know that we did a bit of research and found out Baptist Health has purchased a couple of large parcels of property on the north side of Sunset Drive. Yup folks, they made it across the street (finally) and the two pieces are…drum roll please…at 7150 SW 62 Ave…and…the South [...]
Mark this on your calendars, folks. The Concerned Citizens of Cutler Bay will have their monthly meeting on October 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cutler Ridge United Methodist Church, 20740 Old Cutler Road, in Cutler Bay. The featured guest speaker will be Lynda Bell, Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 8 Not only that, [...]
City Manager Hector Mirabile organized a thoughtful commemorative moment on Tuesday September 11th at 9:30am to honor the 2,606 souls who perished at One World Trade Center on 9-11-2001, the 120 lost at the Pentagon that same day, and the 411 emergency workers who also died of which 340 were firefighters, 27 were Port Authority [...]
At the moment, it’s just a resolution on paper. But let’s give credit where credit is due to Commissioner Javier Souto for reviving a project to expand Indian Hammocks Park which serves thousands of Kendall families. On Sept.6, his resolution to annex part of the unincorporated land adjacent to the existing park was approved by [...]
An Email from a West Coast Florida buddy arrived with advice for driving in Florida which, with slight modifications, we pass along to those among us who may be visiting, newly-licensed and all traffic-tied Kendall motorists: 1. If you’re a snowbird or non-working retiree, absolutely do not drive between 6-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. ‘rush [...]
With GOP and Democratic conventions at hand, most voter attention will focus on national races in the immediate weeks ahead. However, financial concerns to replace deteriorating schools and water and sewer lines are perhaps the biggest decisions county taxpayers may face in November. Miami-Dade’s School Board last Wednesday put a $1.2 billion bond issue on [...]
