Unpacking Miami

Gaslighting Another Black Community For Fun & Profit

Scratch beneath any story in Coconut Grove and you’ll discover the issue of race lurking. We’ll get to that eventually, but this true fable — with a twist on the race issue — starts with the approval of a Wawa gas station in the City of Coral Gables. So what? Cities approve gas stations all the time. However, this approval didn’t have any public consultation with the community, nor public hearings, both of which would normally have taken place. And, that’s ...

Another Open Email To Miami’s Public Records Department

THIS IS A PUBLIC REPLY TO: Jones, Isiaa <IJones@miami.gov>SUBJECT: Frustration Over PRR 16-452: FOIA RequestDATE: September 28, 2016 CC: Melendez, Eleazar <ElMelendez@miamigov.com>; Russell, Ken (Commissioner) <krussell@miamigov.com>; Mendez, Victoria <VMendez@miamigov.com>; Hannon, Todd <thannon@miamigov.com>; ...

An Open Reply To Miami’s Public Records Department

I have chosen to make this a public reply to an email recently received from the City of Miami’s Public Records Department. TO: Jones, Isiaa <IJones@miami.gov>SUBJECT: PRR 16-452: FOIA RequestDATE: ...

Armbrister Field Contaminated After All! Was There An AstroTurf Cover Up?

More about Trolleygate and Soilgate An Introduction to Trolleygate Is Marc D. Sarnoff Corrupt Or The Most Corrupt Miami Politician? BLOCKBUSTER!!! The Trolleygate Smoking Gun Surfaces An Open Letter To Miami Media Marc D. Sarnoff ...

Armbrister Field Contaminated After All! Was There An AstroTurf Cover Up?

See Something; Say Something In West Grove

Since my last visit the house has been cited for a by law infraction. When I attended the meeting at Plymouth Congregational Church for South Grove residents to complain that developers ...

Trolleygate Sputters Back To Life

As the first journalist to write about Trolleygate, I couldn’t help but chortle over yesterday’s Miami Herald story about the white elephant also known as the Trolley Folly: Why is ...

When Miami Commissioner Marc D. Sarnoff Lied To My Face

Just like on Batman, the lair of the criminals is crooked. Mea culpa. I should have written this up in December, when it happened, but that would make me merely another ...

An Open Letter To Miami Media

The White Elephant completed and awaiting the end of lawsuits I sent a variation of this letter to a local reporter. Because I worked on it for so long, and because ...

Trolleygate Violates 1964 Civil Rights Act ► Not Now Silly Vindicated

The non-conforming government operated vehicle maintenance facility appeared virtually finished on a October 16, 2013 visit Ever since I first began writing about Trolleygate, I have called it an obvious case ...

BLOCKBUSTER!!! The Trolleygate Smoking Gun Surfaces

Ready for his close-up: corrupt Miami Commisioner Marc. D. Sarnoff at the Trolleygate Dog and Pony Show posing for the Miami Herald. A whistle-blower on Trolleygate could blow down the ...

Coral Gables Now Suing Over Trolleygate

Almost finished: The polluting vehicle maintenance facility on August 26, 2013 The residents of West Grove woke up to good news this morning. The Miami Herald is reporting the City of ...

Cops Try To Scare Me As I Cover A Non-Protest

No protesters at Dirty Blondes The Dirty Blonde protest didn’t come off as planned. I don’t know how many people they expected, but I’m the only one here, except for 2 ...