Lucia Dougherty

Build Now and Save Big

Become a City of Miami Zoning Administrator

Following Suits

Winning Wasn't Everything

Jim Dougherty exposed insurance fraud for Lloyd's of London -- until they concluded the Miami Beach lawyer had overbilled them by millions. Now the U.S. attorney is involved and things have turned very ugly, indeed.

Letters from the Issue of January 15, 2009

"Call me skeptical of every piece of logic that comes from the Latin Builders Association's lobbyist."

Midtown Slowdown

Plans to transform a blighted neighborhood have stalled.

Waterfront Access Is for Commies

"Miami residents should take development where we can get it. It’s basically our last chance."

If Signs are Outlawed…

…Then Only Outlaws Will Have Signs

Where Did All the People Go?

A once-thriving neighborhood is now a ghost town thanks to Miami's multimillion-dollar housing fiasco

Parking to the People!

A charming fable in which the little guys win one

Enough Billboards Already!

Miami city commissioners: We are outraged, of course, but let's not be hasty

Miami: America's Billboard Sanctuary

Will city commissioners embrace outdoor advertising, or will they heartlessly shun a vital industry?

Things Definitely Are Lookin' Up

Miami shakes off its skanky image and prepares for the big time: Billboard capital of the universe!

Squeeze Play

When an influential developer wants to cram a size-10 project on a size-4 parcel of waterfront land, who can he turn to for help? The ever-accommodating Miami City Commission, of course.

Packed, Stacked, and Hijacked

How a citizens advisory board created to investigate illegal billboards became an industry support group

The Dealmaker

Possibly the most influential person in Miami's ongoing facelift is a Paris-born, Toronto-raised workaholic named Edie Laquer

Riptide

Possibly the most influential person in Miami's ongoing facelift is a Paris-born, Toronto-raised workaholic named Edie Laquer

Cloistering the Commodore

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

Dinner Key's Raw Meat

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

Builder Beware

Welcome to the new Miami Beach, where the citizens are angry, commissioners are cowed, and developers are Public Enemy #1

In the Dead of the Night

While you were sound asleep, the Dade County Commission spent hundreds of millions of your dollars. Aren't you glad they didn't bother to wake you?

Peel the Vote '09: Luis Morse For Miami Commish

Alex Izaguirre Today Banana Republican begins a weekly series assessing candidates running for various municipal elected offices this year. Let's turn our attention to the district three city commission race in Miami where we have seven contenders vying to replace Joe Sanchez, who is running for ma ... More >>

Xavier Suarez's Son Rolling in Campaign Dough

Alex Izaguirre​ In this year's City of Miami elections, the theme is "Taking It Back to the Old School," considering Frank Carollo, brother of mercurial ex-Mayor Joe Carollo, is running for Joe Sanchez's seat. And then there is Francis Xavier Suarez, who  wants to replace Tomas Regalado on th ... More >>