Neisen Kasdin

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."

Nature Rules

Beating Whitey

Developer Donahue Peebles is as handsome, smooth, articulate, & nasty as he needs to be

The Heart Goes for a Haircut

How to be homeless on Miami Beach

Hizzoner Unloads

On his way out, Miami Beach Mayor Neisen Kasdin takes aim and fires

Paradise Lost, Again

As Miami Beach prepares for life in wartime, it's on its own

Shake

History-a-go-go

Blacker than Thou

When the Marlin Hotel canceled Louis Oliver's Friday-night soiree, it sent a mixed cultural message

The Color of Hip-Hop

As Miami Beach soon will learn, it's not black or white -- it's green

You Are Cordially Invited

So you weren't among those lucky few who dined with the king and queen? Consider it a compliment.

The Camelot Factor

America's most famous political family could be on the Miami Beach ballot this fall

Magic Primeval, Part 2

On the eve of its permanent disfigurement, the Miami Circle unleashed its mysterious powers of survival

The Real McGuffin

Neil McGuffin was supposed to guide the Miami Beach Housing Authority into the new millennium. Instead he exposed an agency in disarray. And he lost his job.

Side Dish

The prodigal chef returns

Dish

Party Sinker

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of February 10, 2000

He Came, He Lunched, He Left

Felonious former Miami City Manager Cesar Odio has been spending his free time hanging around Miami Beach. And you want to know why?

A Bad News Brother

Miami Beach Mayor Neisen Kasdin's bro Scott has trouble like you wouldn't believe

Not for Sale ... Exactly

Mayoral hopeful Marty Shapiro bills himself as the anti-development candidate for Miami Beach. Problem is, he's not.

Designing Craig

Craig Robins has built a reputation as the good developer. Just ask him.

A War of Addition

A legal battle between developer Ron Bloomberg and Beach officials over the fate of the city's cultural campus has both sides fuming

His Park Is Worse Than His Bite

Ronald Hayes hopes to keep developers (and Beach officials) from messing with North Shore Open Space Park

Lifestyles of the Rich and Negligent

Designers of the fabulously swanky Delano Beach Village forgot one little thing: The rules

A Day of Reckoning

When a Burp Is Not a Belch

A Taste for Trouble

When Ed Resnick agreed to help negotiate the Portofino Agreement, he never figured he'd become South Beach's public enemy #1

Them's the Rules

Miami Beach code compliance director Al Childress's aggressive pursuit of the law has driven businesses batty

Monumental Ambivalence

Beach commissioners have avoided deciding whether to honor Jorge Mas Canosa. Now, time's up.

Parking and Politics

The friendly folks in Miami Beach who tow away your car and charge you big bucks to get it back will do anything to preserve their monopoly. Absolutely anything.

The Fuss Over the Bus

In six months of smog-free service, the Beach's ElectroWave shuttle has traveled a rough road

Gelber Unbound

He managed to leave office without being indicted, which may explain why Miami Beach's former mayor feels free to unload on development, corruption, and the bad boys across the bay

Prestige Politics

Conflict in Clubland

Streets lined with rowdies, fistfights, gunshots, cops in ski masks. Is this what an entertainment district is supposed to look like?

Letters

The Bad Boys of Miami Beach

To the delight of its allies and the squirming discomfort of its enemies, the weekly SunPost just won't shut up

Builder Beware

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

Calendar for the week

Everybody's a Critic (Nobody's an Accountant)

Whatever happened to all that money earmarked for Miami Beach's Art in Public Places?

Arrested Development

A Miami Beach citizens' group seeks to obstruct future construction on waterfront properties

We Dare You to Sing

In Miami Beach, the First Amendment and a few thousand dollars will get you some "free" speech

The Blight Stuff

Was it a decrepit slum or was it at the bustling center of the Miami Beach renaissance?

Letters

Letters

Mistaken Identity

In her quest for a seat on the Miami Beach Commission, Matti Bower doesn't want to be labeled "the Hispanic candidate." She just wants to win.

Pay to Play

Hot Properties

The condo kings at Crescent Heights say they're changing the face of Miami Beach. They certainly are.

The First Picture Show

And the last parking spot. Get ready, South Beach.

Swelter

Swelter

You Make the Call!

Who should be selected as Miami Beach's new city manager? If the politicians insist on holding secret meetings to discuss it, make sure they meet with you!