Bruce Baldwin is running for the office of Mayor of South Miami. Bruce Baldwin’s family arrived in Miami in 1910. He moved to South Miami in 2015. He is a graduate of Coral Gables Senior High School and the University of Florida School of Law.... Read More

Horace Feliu is running for the office of Mayor of South Miami. Feliu has been a South Miami resident for 31 years. Feliu has 12 years of experience as Mayor, Vice Mayor, and City Commissioner of the City of South Miami. He attended Florida International University, receiving MS Ed; B.S. – Mechanical Engineering; B.S – Biological Sciences, 1979 – 1994... Read More

Lina Sierra is running for the office of Mayor of South Miami. Sierra was raised in the South Miami area. She is a graduate of South Miami Senior High (Class of 1987), the University of Miami and Florida International University, receiving an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Public Relations, as well as a Master’s degree in Education. Sierra is a devoted single mother, life-long educator and committed to effectuating what is best for the community... Read More

Sally B. Philips is running for the office of Mayor of South Miami. Dr. Philips has lived in South Miami for more than 21 years. She earned a Bachelor Degree in English from Cornell University and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Boston University. She was licensed in Massachusetts and New York as a psychologist... Read More

Mark Lago is running for the office of Mayor of South Miami. Mark Lago was born and raised in Miami, the son of parents who emigrated from Cuba in 1962. He attended Florida Christian School from kindergarten until he graduated high school... Read More

Is there a medical marijuana dispensary opening at 5850 Sunset Drive? It looks like the South Miami City Commission has approved the use of the old home of the Irish Times Pub, which is also the very old home of JJ’s Diner. If things move forward here, South Miami may soon have its very own “pot house” – I mean, its own dispensary where folks with medical marijuana cards can buy their own stash without any problems from law-enforcement... Read More

Two things happened recently that illustrate the problem we have with our entire mass transit effort. Let’s discuss them in chronological order. The first concerned a simple proposal to extend existing trolley service (provided by the City of Miami) from the Flagami area all the way to FIU. When this idea went to committee, one of my colleagues referred to the plan as “transportation from the dais.” (The derisive tone, I suspect, was meant to convey the notion that... Read More

Tri-Rail’s “Rail Fun Day” will return to the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Station at Dania Beach on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees of the annual free family fun day will enjoy cookie decorating, face painting, live entertainment, photos with Tri-Rail’s mascot Conductor George Green, and popular costume characters, plus giveaways, food trucks and the “South Florida’s Kids Got Talent” singing competition... Read More