Miami-Dade

A second private WhatsApp group chat created by Miami-Dade GOP Secretary Abel Alexander Carvajal, titled “Los Jodadores” (Spanish for “The Troublemakers”), has emerged. The chat, which was operating alongside Carvajal's other now infamous "racist" chat,  reveals that the elected secretary of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County openly cheered the potential defeat of Miami-Dade’s sitting […]

When local governments find ways to ease the financial pressure on residents, it should be highlighted and recognized. That’s why the intent behind the recent announcement from the City of Hialeah regarding “property tax relief” for seniors is worth applauding. The city identified savings within its budget and used those funds to provide checks to […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is running for governor of Florida, has sharply condemned racist and antisemitic comments in a private GOP group chat The Floridian reported on,  saying they have no place in the Republican Party. In response to The Floridian's request for comment, Rep. Donalds told Publisher Javier Manjarres that "the comments reported […]

Florida Lawmakers are calling for the resignation of Miami Republican Executive Committee Secretary Abel Alexander Carvajal over a group chat he created and managed that referenced the N-word over 200 times, propagated antisemitism, and called for the killing of "N*ggers." In response to The Floridian story that reported on the controversial group chat, the Florida […]

The City of Hialeah announced this week that it has removed a portion of its property taxes affecting thousands of city seniors without impacting essential services, a move it says is a first in Florida. "For years, seniors were told it couldn't be done. They were told the only solution was to go to Tallahassee, […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Albert Carvalho this week. Carvalho has been Los Angeles's superintendent of schools since 2022. The district is the second-largest in the country, serving approximately 500,000 students, trailing only New York City. According to a report, FBI agents […]

Miami Police Chief Manuel Manny Morales authored a graduate thesis while attending the Naval Postgraduate School in 2017 that explored the possibility and advocated for the establishment of a partnership and working relationship between the City of Miami Police Department and Cuba’s security services. The thesis, published through the Defense Technical Information Center, examined cooperative frameworks between U.S. and Cuban police […]

Questions are mounting over who was funding and driving the recall effort targeting the Mayor of Coral Gables back in 2024—and whether organized labor interests tied to Miami-Dade County played a behind-the-scenes role. Recent reporting by Aesop Gables raises new concerns about the political forces aligned against Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago, pointing to connections between recall […]

State Representative Tom Fabricio (R-110) has introduced legislation that would eliminate the requirement to place a yellow decal on the license plates of Florida-registered vehicles each year. As Florida residents know, renewing your car's registration every year involves going to the DMV to pick up the paperwork or receiving it by mail and then attaching […]

Over the weekend, a group of controversial streamers filmed themselves partying in Miami Beach. While partying at the nightclub Vendôme, the nightclub played Kanye West’s “Heil Hitler,” which has drawn condemnation from Miami Beach officials. Clavicular, Nick Fuentes, Myron Gaines, Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Sneako, and Justin Waller – who all regularly stream and share […]

  Boca Raton markets itself as a city defined by professionalism, transparency, and public safety. Yet a growing zoning dispute over a proposed freestanding emergency room is prompting residents to ask whether the city’s decision-making process is working as intended and if there are problems in City Council.   The project in question was proposed […]

The Miami-Dade Republican Party announced this week that it raised $203,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025, its highest fundraising quarter in a non-election year in the party's history, according to a party release. "This milestone is about more than just dollars raised -- it's about confidence in our mission, momentum, and leadership," Miami-Dade GOP […]

Coral Gables City Commission candidate Nestor Menendez announced this week that he has received strong first-quarter fundraising results in his first-time bid for a Group IV seat on the city commission. “I am truly thankful for the support of Coral Gables residents who have rallied behind this campaign,” Nestor Menendez said in a release. “This […]

Rolling Loud, the popular hip-hop music festival, is rolling to Orlando this year, citing accessibility concerns. Matt Zingler, the Rolling Loud co-founder and co-CEO, told The Miami Herald, "With Orlando, we're able to be more accessible for fans, expand our footprint, and think long-term." In 2018, the Hard Rock Stadium hosted the three-day festival. Prior […]

 Public records obtained from Bal Harbour Village appear to show that a company owned by Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro has managed a string of permits almost exclusively for the property owned by Matthew Whitman Lazenby, the developer behind the contentious Bal Harbour Shops Live Local project, raising questions about potential reputational risks for the commissioner. According to the […]

New information is finally coming out in the aftermath of the 2023 fire that destroyed the County's Doral Resources Recovery Facility (RRF).  The 40-year-old facility did not have the proper insurance policy.  Now that the County is set to build a replacement facility, the decision will cost taxpayers over a billion dollars. As reported in […]

¡Feliz Navidad! The Miami International Airport (MIA) is actively trying to shake the "Third World airport" label it was recently tagged with when we reported on some glaring and decades-long aesthetic issues, putting together a comprehensive makeover plan that appears to address a significant portion of the ailing airport's long-standing cosmetic and operational issues. The […]

The Consulate General of Israel in Miami denounced the vandalization of a menorah lit at the Miami-Dade Tax Collector's Office this week. The suspect, 46-year-old Nicholas Eichorst, is accused of knocking the menorah over and ripping its bulbs from their sockets after being caught on camera just days after the office’s first-ever Hanukkah ceremony. "The […]