If Senator John McCain is seriously considering Governor Charlie Crist as a running mate, the Republican candidate to be president might first want to be sure that the little matter of voting rights in Florida is cleared up.
There is growing concern that in November, a significant number of voters will again be refused their […]

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“International Film Festival is looking for a new director” reads the headline in today’s B section, reminding that eyeonmiami “outed” the film festival for first inviting, then withdrawing only days before the scheduled viewing, a film documentary on worker exploitation at Miami’s super-rich Fanjul sugar operations in the Dominican Republic.
“Sugar Babies” was never shown at […]

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Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart at the Home of Cire and Steve Shiver on Thursday October 12, 2006 in Homestead at the Shiver house I presume. Yes the photos are old but they are so fun — getting them all in one shot like this.
City of Homestead Councilman Jeff Porter, City of […]

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The Miami Herald reports today of the significant financial support garnered on behalf of incumbent Mayor Carlos Alvarez, by former opponents.If the status quo worried that Mayor Alvarez would ‘clean up’ county government in a way that fundamentally changed the relationships governing the management of county departments, the term of the incumbent has proven otherwise.
In […]

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Today’s top of the fold story in The Miami Herald, “Greener Florida goal of energy proposal” acknowledges the difficulty of summarizing 200 pages of legislation making its way through the Florida legislature toward Governor Charlie Crist, but quickly gets to a key part: “requiring all gasoline sold in Florida within two years to contain 10 […]

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District and South Florida Water Management District will host a series of public meetings to present and receive feedback on regionally based recreation plans for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) Master Recreation Plan.
In 2006, the planning team received public input on existing recreation conditions, future […]

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