Kevin Burns

Alvarez a No-Show at the NAACP

North Miami Mayor Fights To Save 125th Street Starbucks

North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns to Run for Senate

In our very important four-point treatise on netroots campaigning, we predicted "gay candidates will be the hot new netroots cause, just watch," and now, right here in Florida, that theory will be put to the test. North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns will tomorrow officially kick off his campaign to see ... More >>

Kevin Burns Has a Campaign Gimmick Too

With a field for the 2010 Senate Race filled with a bunch of long shot candidates, everyone has to have a gimmick, because, hey, it worked for Walkin' Lawton Chiles and Bob "Work Days" Graham. Dan Gelber promises to complete 100 days of public service and buy up a million Google ads (net roots!). Ke ... More >>

Rubber Match

It's Southern Bell's Yellow Pages versus safe-sex shop Condomania in a battle over morals and money

Senate 2010: Who Is Winning The Netroots So Far?

Oh, we know, we know, it's so early in the campaign, but with State Senator and US Senate Candidate Dan Gelber's announcement today that he'll Twitter his way through the 60 day legislative session up in Tallahassee, we decided to role out a feature we've been toying with for a while. So new is it t ... More >>

The Sultan of Schmooze

Michael Aller can smooth-talk with the best of them. His political friends in Miami Beach love him for it. His creditors don't.

Why Aren't There Any Straight, White, Christian Dudes in the Senate Race?

Did you hear openly gay North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns running for Senate? Silly gays, you can't even get married or adopt children. What makes you think you can be Senator? Actually, it's kind of sad that a he's become the "Gay candidate," and he wants to clear that up. The St. Pete T ... More >>

Dozens of Dogs Die

A tale of 78 abused pets and two peculiar people.

The Murder of Master Do

Ten murders and Haitian gangs roil the quiet town of North Miami.

Letters July 15-21, 2004

Ten murders and Haitian gangs roil the quiet town of North Miami.

Letters from the Issue of January 29, 2004

Ten murders and Haitian gangs roil the quiet town of North Miami.

Kevin Burns Shrugs at $118,000 Judgment and Other Financial Woes

​State senate candidate Kevin Burns knows a thing or two about mounting debts. After all the former North Miami mayor played an instrumental role in convincing Miami-Dade County courts to create a mortgage foreclosure diversion program two years ago so folks like him stay in their homes. At the ti ... More >>

Kevin Burns Bounces Check, Attacks Rival (Updated)

Kevin Burns​Former North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns abandoned his campaign for U.S. Senate to run for state Senate, but maybe he should concentrate on getting his financial house in order first. This past June 28, Florida's division of elections notified Burns via letter that his bank did not ho ... More >>

Openly Gay Candidate Scott Galvin's Signs Defaced With Homophobic Slur

via Naked Politics​Scott Galvin has served for years on the North Miami City Council and came out publicly in 2004 with little consequences and was re-elected. Now he has set his sights on a congressional seat and is running in the district Kendrick Meek is vacat ... More >>

Miami Herald Recommends Two Deadbeats for Elected Office

The Miami Herald recommends the fiscally irresponsible duo, Joe Celestin and Kevin Burns​With the primary election six days away, undecided voters usually turn to the Miami Herald's editorial board to help them decide who is the best candidate for the job. Unfortunately, Miami's only daily failed ... More >>

Christmas Trees Wrecked Kevin Burns' Holiday Spirit

​Kevin Burns won't be having a Merry Christmas this year. In this week's print edition of Miami New Times (which is available online later today), we chronicle how the former North Miami mayor's 34-year-old business selling Christmas trees is no ho-ho-ho fun.Banana Republican interviewed several p ... More >>

Ex-mayor Kevin Burns's Xmas tree war

​Kevin Burns won't be having a Merry Christmas this year. In this week's print edition of Miami New Times (which is available online later today), we chronicle how the former North Miami mayor's 34-year-old business selling Christmas trees is no ho-ho-ho fun.Banana Republican interviewed several p ... More >>

Letters from the issue of December 23, 2010

​Kevin Burns won't be having a Merry Christmas this year. In this week's print edition of Miami New Times (which is available online later today), we chronicle how the former North Miami mayor's 34-year-old business selling Christmas trees is no ho-ho-ho fun.Banana Republican interviewed several p ... More >>

Deadbeat Kevin Burns Should Just Shut Up Already

Just say no to Kevin Burns.​We've been seeing a lot of former North Miami mayor Kevin Burns in the news lately. Last week, he appeared on a WPLG news segment complaining about parking meters in downtown Miami. Burns told the reporter that he had been gypped out of $7 because he didn't realize he h ... More >>

Kevin Burns, North Miami's Ex-Mayor, Returns To Reclaim His Christmas Tree Crown

Nothing spreads holiday cheer like a feud involving the sale of Christmas trees. Entering his 35th season selling firs and spruces on Biscayne Boulevard in northeast Miami-Dade, former North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns can't escape the wrath of his competitor John Fahmie.Last year, we reported on the ep ... More >>