Ed Tobin

Miami Beach: Corruption Central

Miami Beach City Manager Jorge Gonzalez Promises Reforms As He Fights For His Job UPDATE

Miami Beach residents are happy, the city is a well-oiled machine and -- despite a string of embarrassments by the police and a mass FBI corruption bust last month -- the majority of city employees do good work. That was City Manager Jorge Gonzalez's upbeat message, at least, to an angry, packed roo ... More >>

South Beach towing companies go to war

Miami Beach residents are happy, the city is a well-oiled machine and -- despite a string of embarrassments by the police and a mass FBI corruption bust last month -- the majority of city employees do good work. That was City Manager Jorge Gonzalez's upbeat message, at least, to an angry, packed roo ... More >>

Civil War Erupts Between Tremont and Beach Towing on South Beach

photo by Ruben de Rijcke via Wikimedia Commons​Every night, hundreds of unlucky partiers stumble out of South Beach clubs to find their cars gone, hauled to a grim storage lot on Bay Road and held for ransom. Towing is big business for the Beach's only two licensed companies -- Tremont and Beach T ... More >>

Two top Miami Beach bureaucrats brawl in City Hall

photo by Ruben de Rijcke via Wikimedia Commons​Every night, hundreds of unlucky partiers stumble out of South Beach clubs to find their cars gone, hauled to a grim storage lot on Bay Road and held for ransom. Towing is big business for the Beach's only two licensed companies -- Tremont and Beach T ... More >>

Volleyball academy in Miami Beach needs a better place to play

photo by Ruben de Rijcke via Wikimedia Commons​Every night, hundreds of unlucky partiers stumble out of South Beach clubs to find their cars gone, hauled to a grim storage lot on Bay Road and held for ransom. Towing is big business for the Beach's only two licensed companies -- Tremont and Beach T ... More >>

Wake Up, Miami Beach Commissioners! You're All About Volleyball

​Roxana Morales leaps to return a spiked volleyball on the dirty sand court near the ancient band shell on Collins Avenue at 73rd Street. A generator that sputters in the background powers dim lights, so she can barely see. She misses.Even this jury-rigged system won't last long. The generator is ... More >>

Candidate in Court

Sure, Fredric Karlton had tough times with his ex. Who hasn't?

Beach Commission Candidate Fredric Karlton Had Some Lady Troubles

Alex Izaguirre​Fredric Karlton, a first-time candidate for Miami Beach City Commission, is getting a rude introduction to the city's gutter politics. The 49-year-old real estate investor's perceived enemies initiated a Miami-Dade ethics commission inquiry into allegedly improper business dealings ... More >>

Game On

In Miami Beach, "introducing ethics reform" is really a sneaky way to take down your political rival.

Alex Daoud’s Election Day

Forget the runoff between Matti and Simon. Mayor Alex is the man.