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“The last three months have been hell for me,” said Shirley Gibson, an 86-year old West Grove native who’s one of the latest victims of a frightening financial crime.

The City of Miami has fired a former code inspector who sued City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, whom, she claimed, had injured her at an illegal party in Allapattah in February. On Wednesday, May 12, Suzann Nicholson was terminated from her position in the City of Miami Building Department effective immediately. The firing comes only weeks after she filed suit against Alex Diaz de la Portilla for defamation, alleging he had assaulted her while she was investigating an illegal late-nigh...

The 86-year-old victims is a descendent of early Bahamian settlers turned pioneers of Coconut Grove.

Today Variably cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Low near 75F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph, becoming WSW and decreasing to less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%.. Tonight Variably cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Low near 75F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph, becoming WSW and decreasing to less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Updated: May 12, 2021 @ 4:12 pm

When Democratic activist Thomas Kennedy was detained at a news conference held by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month and then removed, Miami-Dade police said it was because he was not a member of the press. But public records now show that Floridas top law-enforcement agency had warned the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) about Kennedy a day before the event, referring to him as a "known agitator." On April 8, Kennedy, a member of the Florida Democratic National Convention and a vocal cri...

The incident report, which Kennedy and Stern obtained in response to a public-records request, states that FDLE Special Agent Alejandro Oliva met with an MDPD sergeant on April 7 in reference to the governors press conference the next day. Oliva told the sergeant about Kennedy, saying that he was a "known agitator" with a history of disrupting DeSantis events. (Kennedy, whos 30, has garnered a reputation in recent years for crashing DeSantis press conferences, publicly telling off the governo...

Nicholson claimed the commissioner poked and pushed her, causing her to injure her ankle. The city released body camera footage from three or the four police officers on the scene, showing the commissioner did not get physical with the code officer. The commissioner called for her firing.  “She’s just lying. She’s a defamer. It’s a shame it’s come down to this. It’s a shame that she’s recurred to these types of tactics,” Diaz de la Portilla said. The commissioner told multiple...

A City of Miami employee who has accused a city commissioner of injuring her at an illegal party is now suing him for defamation. Earlier this month, Miami code compliance inspector Suzann Nicholson went public with her claim that City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla had physically assaulted her. New Times that she was investigating reports of an illegal party at a building in Allapattah alongside officers from the Miami Police Department. In the early morning hours of February 21, the ...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.15.21 Heres your morning briefing of what you need to know in Florida politics. Another poll shows Florida voters think Big Tech is a big bully that needs to be put in its place. A survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy found that 59% of Florida voters want the Legislature to move forward with bills that would limit the power and influence of companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon. Voter ...

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (Getty, iStock) Miami-Dade County resumed executing writs of possessions for residential eviction cases filed before the pandemic, following an unannounced month-long break. The police execute writs of possession, evicting residents or businesses from their properties. The move follows a final judgment in a court case. Homeowners with federally backed mortgages are protected from eviction until at least March 31, per a federal moratorium from the U.S. Depar...