Subject:

J.L. Plummer

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Tumbling Chairs

    The people of Miami take a crash course in art, parks, and democracy

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Dan Ricker Wants You!

    He's Miami's premier citizen advocate. He attends scads of boring meetings so you don't have to. He's on a mission. And he's going broke in the process.

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    The Knight of Blight

    Miami developer Aristides Martinez once seemed an inner-city savior. Today he goes by another name: Slumlord.

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the issue of May 18, 2000

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Political Miscalculation

    J.L. Plummer

  • News

    May 4, 2000

    Solid Gold

    A 30-year-old law clerk purchases Miami's precious history for a song

  • News

    May 4, 2000

    Pocket the Difference

    Miami commissioners use a well-worn strategy to avoid public notice of their sweetheart deals

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    Creative Nepotism

    How did Miami commission candidates spend their excess campaign funds? On family and friends, of course.

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Squelching Speech

    Miami, like an adolescent who won't learn from his mistakes, keeps stomping on the First Amendment

  • News

    December 2, 1999

    Portrait of an Upset

    Johnny Winton used anti-incumbent backlash, new district boundaries, and plenty of cash to knock off J.L. Plummer

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    Riptide

    Is that a party in your pocket....

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    Riptide

    Darts and tarts

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Commissioner Kojak

    No ideas, no agenda, and a lot of glad-handing. Welcome to J.L. Plummer's re-election campaign.

  • News

    June 17, 1999

    Chairmen of the Outboard

    A 50-year-old Biscayne Bay institution builds a dock to the 21st Century

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Riptide

    A 50-year-old Biscayne Bay institution builds a dock to the 21st Century

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Yuppies in the Hood

    Welcome to St. Hugh Oaks, Miami's first subsidized housing project for the affluent

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    Cloistering the Commodore

    Thanks to the Miami Commission, a historic swath of bayfront property is now slated to become luxury townhouses

  • News

    July 30, 1998

    At Bayside, Ship Happens

    Miamarina wants the raucous La Rumba party boat out. Its owners are crying foul.

  • News

    June 25, 1998

    Dinner Key's Raw Meat

    He's young. He's politically naive. He's Miami's newest commissioner, Joe Sanchez.

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    The Roads Less Developed

    Residents of this Miami neighborhood don't care how neat the kids' museum will be

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    X Mayor

    Legal experts and insider politicos agree: Voter fraud will soon force Xavier Suarez from office. Then What?

  • News

    July 17, 1997

    Hosed

    Yet another plan to reopen the jinxed Firehouse Four turns out to be all wet

  • News

    February 27, 1997

    Letters

    Yet another plan to reopen the jinxed Firehouse Four turns out to be all wet

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    Letters

    Yet another plan to reopen the jinxed Firehouse Four turns out to be all wet

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    Letters

    Yet another plan to reopen the jinxed Firehouse Four turns out to be all wet

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    Guess Who's Coming Back to Dinner Key?

    In the waning rounds of the Dinner Key boat yard brawl, a third heavyweight returns to the ring

  • News

    January 2, 1997

    Miami's Undertaker

    In the waning rounds of the Dinner Key boat yard brawl, a third heavyweight returns to the ring

  • News

    October 10, 1996

    Cesar's Piggy Bank Redux

    Already charged with corruption, Odio now faces renewed questions about his misuse of a discretionary fund

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Black or Blue

    In choosing Rev. Richard Dunn to fill in for Miller Dawkins, commissioners saved Miami's citywide election soul -- for now

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Petty Cash

    Miami city manager Cesar Odio loves to hand out taxpayer money to his friends. It's not under the table, but it is under the radar.

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    Happy Birthday to the Blacks, the Hispanics, and the Anglos.

    Much like the city itself, Miami's centennial celebration gets color coordinated

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    Raising Pain

    Glenn Terry thinks a salary hike is the answer to Miami's commission woes. Others insist it's money for nothing.

  • News

    June 13, 1996

    From Knight Manor to Nightmare

    Just when a forlorn section of Liberty City is about to get the help it so desperately needs, along comes Miller Dawkins on his political bulldozer

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    You Say Cemetery, Miami Says Deadbeat

    The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

  • Culture

    May 9, 1996

    Letter of Intent

    The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    Micky Arison is a greedy corporate pig . . . and other observations about big boys and their expensive toys

    The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

  • News

    May 2, 1996

    Micky Arison Is a Greedy Corporate Pig . . . and Other Observations About Backroom Politics and Big-Time Sports

    The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

  • News

    March 28, 1996

    Letters

    The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Your Tax Dollars at Work (Hiccup!)

    The City of Miami's upstanding leadership had a swell time at a swanky centennial party. Who paid? You did, of course.

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    Wasted Space

    This waterfront plot in Coconut Grove isn't park land,it's a factory. A lawsuit factory.

  • News

    February 29, 1996

    Cesar's Choice

    A conservative Nicaraguan presidential candidate nabs the City of Miami's endorsement

  • News

    February 1, 1996

    Letters

    A conservative Nicaraguan presidential candidate nabs the City of Miami's endorsement

  • News

    January 18, 1996

    A Chicken in Every Pot, a Boob on Every Tube

    The commission meeting is over. The last whining constituent has gone home. Now it's time to kick back and enjoy.

  • News

    November 30, 1995

    Dollars to Doughnuts . . .

    And auto repair, and the occasional nephew. . . An edifying look at Miami City Commission candidates' financial statements

  • News

    August 31, 1995

    So Long, Mila!

    Miami is going to miss you. Your vision for the city. Your political savvy. Your cosmopolitan sophistication. Your utter gall.

  • News

    June 15, 1995

    Friends in Tow Places

    Local towing company owners assail the Miami City Commission' s "good ol' boy" system of awarding contracts

  • News

    March 23, 1995

    Treasured Isle

    This time next year an RV campground will occupy Virginia Key. Say sayonara to one of the city's last patches of green.

  • News

    October 5, 1994

    Building Block

    Neil Shiver says the St. Hugh Oaks housing projects is a high-priced broken promise to Black Grove residents, and he's filed suit to prove it

  • News

    June 2, 1993

    Sunday in the Park With AT&T

    The corporate giant's sponsorship of Bayfront Amphitheater is great A if you're the type that likes a little brand name with your band name

  • News

    January 27, 1993

    Pistol Packin' Politicos

    It's a fair bet that your favorite Dade big shot is a sure shot, too

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