Turmoil in West Grove
“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.
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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-night gathering and later intimidated her by saying she lied. Nicholson was part of an operation with t...
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 Florida's 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 critic of DeSantis, was detained by MDPD officers in a parking lot at PortMiami about a block from ...