Miami Herald Publisher David Landsberg informed all Herald employees this morning in an e-mail that newspaper would be laying off more employees in the coming weeks. “Unfortunately, it is already apparent there is no way to avoid the elimination of staff positions. We are exploring several alternatives to help limit the…
True, the economy is at its worst point in an entire generation. But that doesn’t mean a few incredibly wealthy individuals don’t still need a place to park their collection of cars that are worth more than my life. At least that’s the idea behind Park Place, a new collection…
Maybe Hollywood Commissioner Beam Furr is right that an ordinance to ban private commissioner meetings with lobbyists is “unconstitutional.” But it’s still a shrewd move by Mayor Peter Bober and Commissioner Heidi O’Sheehan to champion the legislation. Or rather, to force their less savory colleagues to effectively vote for lobbyists…
As the clock struck zero last night, alas, Dwyane Wade was not a hero. Judging by the expression on his face right after his three-pointer bounced off the rim to end the 93-90 loss to Detroit, D-Wade knew he let a close one get away (or a piece of ice just slipped into…
Seinfeld famously cast Boca Raton as a place where old people go to die. We South Floridians know, of course, that Boca is so much more than retirement homes and long lines of seniors at all-you-can-eat buffets. It’s also a land of soccer moms, country club wives, nose jobs, breast implants,…
After a horrible 2007-2008 season, the Miami Heat are loaded with talent this year. And not just talent, young talent. But who’s the best on the team? Is it really Dwyane Wade? Perhaps it’s rookie sensation Michael Beasley? You tell us. Add your winner to the comments field below…
South Florida is under a windchill warning, and while I’m not a weatherman, it is currently so cold outside that I’m issuing a Boring Weather Conversation Alert. You’re probably not familiar with the aforementioned and recently invented alert, so here’s how it works: When the weather in Florida is mildly…
The full list of Bernie Madoff fraud victims has been released by the court and among them is St. Thomas Aquinas High, the football powerhouse private Catholic school in Fort Lauderdale. Listed as the representative for the St. Thomas account is Monsignor Vincent Kelly, who also is personally named as an investor…
On March 15, 2008, a fireball shot into the midday sky over Albania’s capital of Tirana. The blast echoed 100 miles away in Macedonia and Kosovo. Its force was comparable to that of a small nuclear weapon. But this wasn’t atomic. It was an accident at an arms depot, where…
Mooney’s Still Got It Thank you, Michael J. Mooney, for reminding us that just because we finally became “sane” as a nation by getting out to vote in November, Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti and his office are still making easy money by bullying local bars (“Jug or Not,” January…
The Palm Beach Daily News , or “Shiny Sheet,” as it is known on the island of filthy riches, may be the most influential small-town newspaper in the country. Millionaire socialites gauge their worth by their appearances in the newspaper, which has a circulation of about 7,000. Charities backed by…
Under any other circumstances, the girl sitting in the oversized red chair might be screaming for help or begging for mercy. A tall, pale young man — his eyes lined in black — inches toward her with a sharp blade in his hand. It’s just after 1 a.m. on a…
Rejoice. The embattled Sun-Sentinel annual in-house award ceremony, the Pettijohns, will be held this year after all. The payments to the winners just have to be cleared by the bankruptcy court first, of course. Oh, and it won’t be at the upscale Signature Grand this year, more likely at the humbler Museum of Art. …
Tonight at 7, local magician Avi Frier plans to be put in a straitjacket and chained to the 100-foot tall, 60-mile-an-hour Hurricane roller coaster in Dania Beach. He claims he can escape from the getup before the ride ends its two-minute run. He promises there will be a “surprise ending.”…
Starting February 18, television signals are scheduled switch to digital, meaning that people with analog televisions (read: the elderly) who don’t have converter boxes would lose their signal. But today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to push conversion back to June. President Obama is expected to sign that bill…
Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation, which has been battered by the recession like the rest of the auto industry, will have a majority shareholder — ELS Investment Inc. That’s Eddie Lampert, a financier who’s made his billions by identifying companies who have ruined their potential through mismanagement. Lampert swoops in, demands competency,…
Prove you know our local art scene by writing in your winner for best visual artist. Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles written by New Times art critic Michael Mills.Add your winner to the comments field below…
The Miami Herald broke a story Sunday on Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter’s alleged vote that favored the firm that runs BankAtlantic Center, Arena Operating Co., at the same time her husband was a paid lobbyist for the company. In the story, Ritter admits that she supported the move to shift insurance risk…
When the City of West Palm Beach recently fired four employees for alleged misuse of public resources, they accused public utilities operations coordinator Larry J. Brown of using a city car for romantic interludes with a female city employee. They also unearthed emails between Brown and the woman, Patrice Robinson, who has since…
Because you are reading this blog, you are probably not stuck in the airport or trying to kill time before you fly back to Cleveland. But if you or someone you know ever find yourself in that precarious situation, Susan Glaser of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has some horrible advice in this…
Calendar editor John Linn was very sick this weekend. I know this not because he told me (he did tell me, but he’s tricky), but because he was unable to fulfill his duties as a judge in this year’s Beer-Offs, held Saturday at the Coral Springs Whole Foods. This second…
Not the riot in Pecos, but this is what one looks like. Perhaps the only thing harder to contain than a prison riot is the embarrassment that comes after a prison riot. But still. Boca Raton-based Geo Group has done a ham-handed job spinning the riot that broke out Saturday at…
