Fort Lauderdale lawyer and GOP money man Scott Rothstein just keeps gobbling up big-name investments. It apparently wasn’t enough for him to take over the well-known movers-and-shakers haunt Jackson’s Steakhouse on Las Olas, so he bought a controlling stake in the Versace mansion on Collins Avenue in South Beach. He had an audacious…
[jump] 1. Before the Hurricane/Storm Planning ahead is the most important thing you can do for your pets if you must evacuate your home, but NEVER refuse to evacuate because of your pets. Below are tips to help you be prepared in the event of evacuation: Research a safe place…
Before Marc Goldstone was fired as general counsel of the North Broward Hospital District in mid-May, he had expressed concern that his job would be threatened if he followed through on the district’s request to reduce its billings to outside law firms — in particular, the firm of Gray-Robinson.The firm,…
Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a possible suicide on the beach near Sunrise Boulevard and A1A this morning. Details are extremely scarce at this point, but here’s what Sgt. Patrick Hart says they know:Police got a call reporting that a person had been found on the beach. When officers arrived,…
Just spoke with Tania Rues, spokeswoman for the Miramar Police Department. She says that in about an hour, she’ll give a statement about the slayings on Encino Street. Rues expects to then release the number of dead and shed at least a little more light on what remains a very…
American tennis fans sick of getting whipped in international tournaments may depend on South Florida — and Broward County in particular — for a new generation of stars. This weekend in San Antonio, Jake Albo from Plantation entered that derby by beating Californian Greg Goway in the finals of the…
So far, the morning brings no new information on what, exactly, happened yesterday in Miramar — just that whatever it was was horrible. WPLG has some video with interviews from neighbors. In the meantime, here’s what else is happening in South Florida:The U.S. Justice Department has indicted Albert Gonzalez –…
Several people have been found dead at a home on Encino Street in Miramar, along with at least one survivor who is at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood. Still no word on a suspect, a motive, nor the cause of death or even an exact number of those killed. We’re…
Cletis Mays hasn’t been quite the same since he shipped off to Vietnam. The adventure left him with some memories he won’t revisit, and it cost him his legs. But Mays, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, survived. He then had a son. And now Corey Mays is a linebacker for…
A 35-year-old man from Lake Worth was stabbed to death early this morning near Second Avenue North and North A Street, according to a news release by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.Richard J. Daniels, a 33-year-old man, also of Lake Worth has been arrested in the death of James H…
By correctly spelling arsenic, Prajwal Chummar, a sixth-grader this fall at Silver Trail Middle School in Southwest Ranches, clinched a berth in the National Spelling Bee September 26 in New York City.According to a news release, regional bees were held in 26 locations across the country — the South Florida…
Let’s see if the Florida Bar is really about justice or just protecting the status quo. Last year, the Florida Bar, of its own volition, decided to go after Broward Attorney Sean Conway for calling Judge Cheryl Aleman an “evil, unfair witch,” among other choice terms, for her misbehavior on the bench. His words appeared…
Two men suspected of robbing a 71-year-old man last night in Fort Lauderdale led police on a 30-mile high-speed pursuit into Palm Beach County before being arrested near Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach.Kyle Smith, 23, and Ivan Camacho, 24, are in custody on charges of armed robbery and resisting arrest…
Brandon Knight, the 6-foot-3 point guard from Pine Crest Academy in Fort Lauderdale, is ranked by recruiting service Rivals.com as the top high school senior in the nation. And you can bet he noticed how last week, a player who was neck-and-neck with Knight for that honor, Jeremy Tyler, broke…
The Broward Teachers’ Union is sending out the following video made by staff at the Embassy Creek Elementary School in Cooper City. Titled “Budget Cuts No Problem!” it shows the school’s principal, Bob Becker, and several staff members having chair races down the hall and feigning getting drunk. The BTU was left unamused, claiming the thing cost…
And speaking of bad ideas, how about this one: The Broward Democrats are planning to roast themselves.I love roasts. Roasts are fun. But there are at least two essential prerequisites for a successful roast: that the roasters are prepared to be ruthless; and that the roastees have a thick skin.This…
Besides those in South Florida, there aren’t many homes designed by architectural legend Addison Mizner, and one of those few is in danger of demolition: La Ronda in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.But the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the 1929-built home has attracted a hero from South Florida in Benjamin Wohl, a…
For those waking to hurricane dread, dawn brings good news: Ana’s depressed and falling to pieces. Claudette gives a love tap to the Panhandle. And everybody’s stressing about Bill. But fortunately, the latest projections have this hurricane turning north toward open water, reports CBS4’s Craig Setzer.Hell with Hurricanes. In Hollywood…
Among the many lessons learned this week by Juice readers:Being a hospital district commissioner doesn’t necessarily mean you’re entitled to steer $2 million of its dollars to your favorite charity, or hook your brother-in-law up with a new job, or make up your own ethical guidelines.For a power-hungry city manager,…
Just two business days before the North Broward Hospital District board was to consider spending $2 million to sponsor an exhibit at Fort Lauderdale’s Museum of Discovery and Science, one commissioner was vowing to embarrass museum staff. This based on his obligation to “protect taxpayers” against a potentially foolhardy investment.It…
