What’s in a name?

For Miami-Dade Public Safety Director James Reyes, a longtime employee of the Broward Sheriff’s Office working in corrections who was appointed six months ago to the new position just before he threw his hat into the Miami-Dade sheriff’s race, it’s an extra vowel. Because James Reyes is also Jems Reyes.

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Creating the perfect ambiance in your living space, gaming setup, or home theater is about more than just the furniture and the sound system – it’s about lighting, too. One game-changer for television enthusiasts looking to elevate their viewing experience is the addition of TV backlights. Not only do these ingenious devices enhance the visual…

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Nod in sheriff’s race causes dueling GOP videos

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A short-lived campaign to recall Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago seemed to fizzle this week after Miami-Dade County’s Elections Department said the group had failed to get the required number of signatures to put it on a ballot.

It may not be dead. Both Maria Cruz, the longtime Gables activist who started the recall, and attorney David Winker, representing her political action committee End The Corruption, have said the petitions that were deemed ineligible may have been planted by Lago lackeys in an attempt to thwart the effort. Especially since there was more than one petition purportedly signed by Cruz, who only signed one petition.

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The runoff in the special election to fill a vacancy on the Miami Lakes Town Council was won by attorney Bryan Morera, but one could say that three council members also won Tuesday.

Morera, who took 57 percent against Esther Colon‘s 43 percent, had been endorsed and/or supported by council members Marilyn Ruano, Luis Collazo and Josh Dieguez. Both he and Colon, the former manager of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea who beat the supposed mayoral’s favorite candidate to get into the runoff, are longtime town activists who have served on a bunch of committees and the all important Blasting Advisory Board, which addresses the issue of the quarry blasting, which is probably the biggest issue in Miami Lakes (maybe tied with the 170th Street bridge and the taxing districts).

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