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On January 21, 2022, the Miami Herald reported that long-time FIU president Mark Rosenberg has resigned. Wrote the Herald, “It is with a sense of accomplishment and sadness that I share with you that I will be resigning as president of FIU effective this Friday, January 21, 2022,” Rosenberg, 72, wrote in an email to […]

Florida Power & Light continues with a “hardening” project in Keystone intended to upgrade and modernize their power grid. The problem for neighbors is that the work has caused incredible headaches. The biggest one lately was their contractors interfering with water lines, causing several Keystone homes to lose water service. City administrators and I have […]

What do you do when 6 year old cancer warrior Kayson says he wants to captain a police boat? You dub him “Captain Kayson” and give him a boat parade!!! Six-year-old Kayson was born a warrior, he’s been dealing with cancer since he was in diapers, but on Friday, he took on a new challenge, […]

On January 6th, the future of American democracy weighed heavily on me. As usual, I spent hours (literally) talking with residents about local issues. As usual, some agreed with me and some didn’t. But it was vitally important that we could have that discourse. We could agree to disagree. And if my actions are deemed […]

The North Miami City Council has approved a lease that gives us possession of the Wildcat Center, a state-of-the-art community center and athletic complex previously owned by Johnson & Wales University (JWU). Located at 1600 NE 126 Street, the facility is five years old and 35,000 square feet in size. We can use it for badly […]

With the spirit of the Christmas and holiday seasons upon us, I am again asking North Miamians to bring gifts for needy children to City Hall during early December. This is our 15th annual Angel Tree! In the lobby of city hall, we have set up an ‘Angel Tree.’ Affixed to its limbs are tags with the gender and age […]

Thanks to community uproar, the city of North Miami has filed an opening brief against proposed flight pattern changes at Miami International Airport. The FAA hopes to redirect flights to save time and money. The new patterns will have planes turning north over North Miami and surrounding areas. Previously, flight patterns went out over the […]

A new Florida state law prohibits local governments from investigating anonymous code compliance complaints. Known as Senate Bill 60, the law went into effect July 1, 2021, and specifically states that a code compliance officer may not initiate a potential violation investigation that stems from an anonymous complaint. An individual must provide their name and […]

Pickleball is a fun sport that combines many elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. And starting October 12th, it’s coming to North Miami! Brand new pickleball courts will open at Keystone Park located at 13050 Ixora Court. As we launch the program, the court will be available on a first come, first serve basis from […]