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Isaac Aelion Doing Hard Time as SIB Vice Mayor?

March 9, 2013.  As SIBR readers will recall, on August 30, 2011, Commissioner Isaac Aelion pleaded “no contest” to several counts of illegal campaigning. Prosecutors stated Aelion paid cash for an anonymous political mailing attacking his opponents and supporting Aelion … Continue reading

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WANTED: Good People of Sunny Isles Beach

We know there are a lot of good-hearted people in Sunny Isles.  That’s why the SIBR will launch its Noteworthy Citizen series in the weeks to come.  Feel free to nominate people you think deserve a pat on the back for … Continue reading

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Miami Herald: Sunny Isles Beach 6th grader wins Miami Herald Spelling Bee

Shayaan Subzwari proved he can certainly spell “schadenfreude.” And you’d have to forgive the Sunny Isles Beach sixth-grader if he felt just a little of it Wednesday at Jungle Island as, one by one, other students stumbled over words like … Continue reading

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Miami Community Newspapers: SIB Farmers Market a Success 02/18/2013

Anyone that came out Saturday, January 26 to the City of Sunny Isles Beach to participate in the Farmers Market and Classic Car Show experienced a perfect day in South Florida. The community event featured gorgeous weather, classic cars, art … Continue reading

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CBS Miami: Surveillance Video Shows Sunny Isles Beach Burglar In Action 02/12/2013

SUNNY ISLES BEACH (CBSMiami) — A burglar is lurking around upscale neighborhoods in normally peaceful Sunny Isles Beach. Home surveillance cameras show him walking up a home’s driveway, sauntering right past two parked vehicles which show clearly that someone is … Continue reading

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Miami Herald: Château Group is upbeat on South Florida 02/03/2013

By Martha Brannigan, [email protected] For years, Manuel Grosskopf and his father Sergio Grosskopf have quietly been helping finance major real estate developments in Miami. The Argentine real estate investors — whose Château Group is an established developer of malls and … Continue reading

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Miami Herald: Six years after condo crash, 100 new towers proposed

By Peter Zalewski, Special To The Miami Herald  01/27/2013 Some six years after the South Florida condo market first collapsed, developers are  proposing at least 100 new condo towers with more than 14,500 units in the tri-county coastal region of … Continue reading

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‘Mom and pop’ businesses eligible for county grants 01/13/2013

Small business owners can apply for financial help from the County Commissioner Sally Heyman’s office. Local businesses located in county commission District 4, which includes Northeast Miami-Dade, are invited to apply for the annual Mom and Pop Small Business Grant … Continue reading

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Miami Herald: Tears flow over guilty verdicts at end of ‘Bar girls’ federal trial in Miami 12/20/2012

A federal judge ordered the three convicted men behind the South Beach “B-girls” scam into custody immediately, prompting loud wails and crying by relatives in the courtroom. BY JAY WEAVER, [email protected] As if he saw it coming, a federal judge … Continue reading

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Registered Sexual Offender Alert

The following updated address information was reported to the Florida Sexual  Offender Registry and is relevant to Sunny Isles Beach.  To see Offender Flyers please click the links below.  Each link provides information on a different offender in the area: http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?personId=5151 http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?personId=64113 http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/flyer.do?personId=39718 … Continue reading

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