BY JOEY FLECHAS In the race to be elected mayor of Miami Beach, it’s a case of old versus new — with a twist. Dan Gelber, a former heavyweight in the Florida Legislature, wants in at Miami Beach City Hall for the first time. Michael Grieco, a well-known one-term commissioner with a back-to-basics message, wants […]
Community leaders continue to rally behind Gelber campaign Miami Beach, Fla. – Dan Gelber announced today that his campaign for Miami Beach Mayor has received the endorsement of former Miami Beach Commissioner Ed Tobin. This endorsement comes as the campaign carries forward with strong momentum in our community following the recent campaign kickoff on February […]
Miami Beach, Fla. – Dan Gelber announced today that his campaign for Miami Beach Mayor has received the endorsement of current Miami Beach Commissioner Joy Malakoff. This endorsement comes as the campaign continues to build momentum in our community ahead of the official campaign kickoff on February 28 at 5:30pm at the Miami Beach Golf […]
Some residents of Miami Beach awoke Sunday to swastikas engraved into their vandalized cars. Recently, Jewish Community Centers in South Florida, including the Miami Beach JCC, received anonymous bomb threats forcing evacuations. A troubling pattern is emerging – and it needs to be responded to because leaving hate speak and conduct unrebutted only enables it. […]
Miami Beach, Fla. – The Gelber for Mayor campaign today announced that Dan Gelber received the endorsement of former Miami Beach Commissioner Nancy Liebman. This endorsement comes as the campaign kicks off a resident focused effort that delivers on a strong vision for Miami Beach. Nancy Liebman, Founder and President of Miami Beach United said, […]
Three dozen former federal prosecutors — many Democrats, but some Republicans — issued a statement Thursday denouncing President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning people from the predominantly Muslim countries of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen from entering the United States. “If we were called upon to defend the executive order, could […]
Former state Sen. Dan Gelber filed paperwork Tuesday to run for mayor. He went to City Hall with his family, including his father, former Beach Mayor Seymour Gelber. The filing puts Gelber, a former federal prosecutor, into contention with Michael Grieco, a former state prosecutor. So far, the two are the only mayoral candidates in […]
When I was a federal prosecutor in South Florida, one of my roles was to field inquiries from the media about potential investigations pending in our office. My response was always some version of “no comment.” It got to the point where most reporters would simply call and ask “can I go ahead and put […]
Donald Trump recently declared, “the shackles are gone.” Most folks wondered what possibly could that mean given the version of Trump we have already seen. Well, after his recent speech in West Palm Beach we now know. Trump is no longer flirting with the neo-Nazi conspiracy wing of our nation. While months ago he played […]
