Special Coverage

Here you'll find original local news stories by me that garnered little to no press coverage that I found.
Special Coverage: No Kings II and July 4th Protests
While perhaps 8,000 descended upon the Torch of Friendship on June 14th aka “No Kings Day” about 200 hundred gathered in the rain on July 4th for “No Kings II” in the same location. Meanwhile, local media reported 30-50, once again in front of Alligator Alcatraz an hour to

Special Coverage: Alligator Alcatraz Protest
Philip Cardella. June 22, 2025. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of the locked front gates of the mostly abandoned Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Sunday, June 22, 2025 starting around 10 AM. At least 250 cars lined the narrow part of Tamiami Trail just west of the Dade County

No Kings Special Coverage
Protests in Boca Raton, Florida I noticed various start times to protests in South Florida and wanted to hit a couple that would get less coverage than the one in Miami would (or at least I thought would). So, I got up early, drove over an hour to Palm Beach

Special Coverage: Town Hall with David Jolly
By Philip Cardella

Immigration Discussion with the ACLU of Florida
May 13, 2025 Miami Dade County– “Florida is coming for America...We can’t lose sight of the importance of making sure the nation understands this.” Two Florida Democrat groups located in North East Miami Dade County welcomed ACLU of Florida’s CEO Bicardi Jackson for a discussion about immigration in Florida

Town Hall on Immigration Special Coverage
May 9, 2025 CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA The first audience member to speak at the Wednesday night Town Hall on Immigration held at the University of Miami cracked a joke about being a recovering reporter and then broke down sobbing. He never finished what he wanted to say. Others would cry
