Today is the day Miami-Dade voters who did not cast their ballots via absentee or during early voting days get their turn. With that said, we can’t have y’all voting for former county Commissioner Carlos Gimenez, who is playing spoiler to Luther Campbell’s chances to make the run-off against Hialeah…

It pays to be Julio Robaina’s lackey. Just ask Julio Ponce, the Hialeah mayor’s former business partner who recently received a sweetheart deal to run the Hialeah Housing Authority. Despite only having a high school diploma and no experience in public housing, Ponce was approved for a $125,000 annual salary…

Al Crespo continues to unearth some pretty galling shady shit going on at the city of Miami. Today, Crespo reports on Bert Gonzalez, the $102,000 a year assistant director for the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency, coaching a restaurant owner on how to win approval on a $150,000 grant. “Remember I…

Only in Miami-Dade County can a politician like Julio Robaina be considered a front-runner for the top elected post. With one day left for early voting before election day on May 24, we’ve compiled five reasons Robaina does not deserve becoming our next county mayor — not counting his side…

So I was waiting when good ole Rick from South Florida Daily Blog would chime in with his sanctimonious self-righteous blather about our Luther Campbell campaign coverage. Today he finally came through. As someone who lives in Pembroke Pines and who is too scared to use his real name, Rick…

​Which team will win the Eastern Conference Finals won’t come down to how great the Miami Heat’s big three perform or how wonderfully efficient the Chicago Bulls’ bench mob execute their tenacious defensive and rebounding skills. No this contest is going to come down to which team has the most…

So multi-billionaire car dealer Norman Braman is all about reforming county government and curtailing the influence of lobbyists. Then why the heck is Braman’s mug on a flyer endorsing Xavier Suarez for county commissioner? Voters in district 7 received the campaign literature last week with a quote from the auto…

Norman Braman’s advice to voters notwithstanding, there is a measure on the ballot that deserves a resoundingly emphatic YES! And that is the question asking voters to make the Miami-Dade Inspector General’s office a permanent part of the county’s home rule charter — in effect our local constitution. By punching…

We’ve made no secret about our unabashed support for Luther Campbell’s candidacy for Miami-Dade County mayor. This week’s cover story chronicles our candidate’s freaky run for political office and makes the case for punching 17 on the May 24 ballot. But don’t take our word for it. Let Campbell’s wife…

Tonight, Miami rap star Trick Daddy and NFL Superbowl champion Sam Shields are showing their support for Luther Campbell’s campaign for Miami-Dade mayor. The duo is hosting a fundraiser for Uncle Luke at Coimbra Restaurant located at 4329 W Flagler St. The event goes from 7 to 9 p.m. This…

Entering the last two weeks of the special election season, we’ve compiled a list of the folks who are collecting a steady paycheck from the candidates running for mayor and two county commission seats. The usual suspects are again banking on the business of electioneering. Here are political operatives who…

UPDATE: Univision says candidates invited to its forum were invited based on the amount of money they’ve raised for their campaigns and not because of their Cubaness. You’d expect a state-run university in Cuba to exclude candidates from participating in a public forum, but not one in Miami-Dade County, U.S.A…

Early voting begins today. That means in 15 days we will know who the next Miami-Dade Mayor is. Will it be the Hialeah snake oil salesman ward boss, the ex-fire chief, the Tulane-educated lawyer, or Miami’s favorite uncle? And whoever wins, will he still be a strong mayor or will voters…

The folks over at conservative glossy The Weekly Standard think Luther Campbell’s run is serious enough to warrant a 7,228-word profile. Writer Matt Labash spent a considerable amount of time shadowing Campbell early in his campaign. Kudos to his editors for allowing him the space to explore the complexities that…

For someone who is the presumed front runner in the race to become the new Miami-Dade Mayor, Julio Robaina is showing he has no backbone. He’s been conspicuously AWOL from candidate forums where he knows he’ll face a tough crowd and skipped out on his interview with The Miami Herald…

A Miami-Dade County commissioner wants us to know that $790,000 is a “little bit of money and not a whole lot.” During the May 3 discussion concerning the Public Health Trust’s executive board, Javier Souto digressed from one of his typical winded soliloquies on the role of county commissioners to…