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MIAMI BEACH

Design Approval of New St. Patrick Pre-K Building Stalls in Wake of Resident Outrage

 

MIAMI BEACH

Miami Beach Commission Candidate List Grows

 

NORTH MIAMI BEACH

North Miami Beach’s New City Attorney Sworn In

 

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Columns

 

BOUND>>

Hood chats it up with Shawn C. Bean, author of The First Hollywood, a book about the early years of silent movie making in Florida’s very own movie mecca — Jacksonville?

 

THE 411>>

Yeah, there were more stars out during Miami’s New Year celebrations than you could shake a stick at, but the big news was that the gold laden, skimpy speedo sportin’ Michael Phelps was spotted swimming in the rooftop pool at the Gansevoort…

 

FILM>>

Go ahead punk, make our day and watch the latest flick from the greatest, oldest tough guy left in the effete world of movie making. Yup, Clint Eastwood is back baby and although he’s an old coot, he’s an asskickin’ one and that’s all that counts. Oh, and Hudak actually liked Gran Torino.

FILM CAPSULES>>

 

MUSIC>>

Real Animal is the strongest album that Alejandro Escovedo has ever made. Well, at least that’s what he tells Alan Sculley. But, who cares about that, this guys band Nuns was the opening act for the infamous last ever show by the Sex Pistols. And, that rocks!

 

THE 2008 SUNPOST YEAR IN REVIEW>>

The 2008 [Somewhat Accurate and Mostly Sarcastic, or Perhaps the Other Way Around ] Year in Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2008 SunPost 50

 April 24, 08

Peter Ehrlich

Consultant and Target

Peter Ehrlich, most recently, has been the man behind Commissioner Marc Sarnoff and his fight to curtail the huge mural advertisements posted on buildings throughout the city.

Although Sarnoff, who campaigned on transparency in government and ending the influence of special interests, has only been in office 16 months, by March, Ehrlich and two other Sarnoff aides had became the target of speculation about the team’s ethics.

Ehrlich — Sarnoff’s $50-an-hour zoning advisor who owns property in Overtown and formerly headed the Lemon City Taxpayer’s Association — first came under fire for his involvement in Miami 21, the city’s oft-criticized attempt to overhaul its zoning codes and long-term development plan. Ehrlich, co-owner of five affected properties who advised Sarnoff about changes to Miami 21, stood to profit if his properties became more valuable because of them.

Although there have been accusations that changes made to the plan since Sarnoff was elected have ratcheted up the value of Ehrlich’s properties, the property owner maintains that his work with the city has never been for personal gain.

Perhaps the activist is telling the truth and is now paying the price for getting close to the newly targeted Commissioner Sarnoff. But this scandal is just one more to spin into the web of corrupt Miami politics.

Armando Aguilar

Lin Arison

Ricky Arriola

Adrienne Arsht

Marleine Bastien Peter Bober

Matti Herrera Bower

Norman Braman

George M. Burgess

Charles W. Burkett

Donald Carlin

Charlie Cinnamon

Mary Conway

David Custin

Alex Daoud

Brett David

Jim DeFede

Frank Del Vecchio

Edward DeValle II

Lucia Dougherty & Carter McDowell

Peter Ehrlich

Gary Farmer

Jorge Fernandez & Julie O. Bru

Matthew B. Gorson

Andi Greenwald

Julie Greiner

Alan Lieberman

Keith London

Martin Z. Margulies

Keith Menin

Dana Nottingham

Tommy Pooch & Alan Roth

Gerald Posner

Manuel Prieguez Jr.

Louis Puig

Terry Riley

Luiz Rodrigues

Blanka A. Rosenstiel

Hiram Ruiz

Joe Sanchez

Don Slesnick Nicola Siervo

Javier Souto

Ike Starkman

Michael Stern

David Sugarman

Michael Tilson Thomas

Gillian Thomas

2008 SunPost 50 Credits

Editor: Rachael Lee Coleman

Writers: Cynthia Archbold, Angie Hargot, Lee Molloy and Ben Torter  Copy Editors: Mary Louise English and Ken Rivadeneira

Web Editor: Angie Hargot

Illustrator: Christian Meesey

Page Designer: Michael Menchero

John Timoney Larry Wilker  

Special Honors: George Berlin

 

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