Is there another no-bid deal for his wife’s friend?

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The long fight over the operation of the Coral Gables Country Club took a Draconian turn Wednesday when police arrived to evict the company that has leased the historic public property for more than a decade — and which has been at odds with the city over the terms (read: payments) for years.

Employees and representatives of the operator, Coral Grand, had to vacate the premises, leaving all their furnishings, equipment, files and food behind, after a judge granted the city a temporary injunction appointing a receiver, or a third party to ensure the interest of the club members when there is a financial dispute. This despite the fact the lease — which was extended until the city can take over operations itself — ends on April 30 and the company has a month to move after that, according to the contract.

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Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat, has seized on to what some predict will be a wedge issue in this competitive election: Affordable housing and skyrocketing rental rates.

Fried is promoting her first real policy plan called “Lower Costs, Higher Standards,” with a statewide tour of six cities that stopped in the capital on Wednesday and goes to Pensacola on Thursday.

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A Miami Lakes man connected to Ron DeSantis and charter schools could challenge longtime Miami-Dade School Board Member and current Chair Perla Tabares Hantman.

Roberto J. Alonso is a trustee at Miami Dade College, appointed by the governor in 2020, and a civic leader with roles on the Miami-Dade planning and zoning board, the Miami Lakes charter review and public safety committees, and the Loch Lomond Homeowners Association, where he served as president. He filed paperwork on Monday intending to run against Tabares Hantman.

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Miami’s big GOP fundraiser goes to ultra blue Miami Beach

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Controversial scooter program could be reconsidered

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