Considering Fort Lauderdale mayoral candidate Jack Seiler was a state legislator until this year (when he termed out), he seems like the most likely among the four contenders to know how a big Democratic city like this one can wring a few extra bucks out of those tight-fisted Republicans who…
Since it was built in the Sixties, Floyd Hull Stadium, on Southwest 8th Avenue just off State Road 84, behind the National Guard Armory, has been operated by volunteer members of the Federal Little League, a local nonprofit organization. During that period it has enjoyed a harmonious relationship with Fort…
The new study by Harvard’s Internet Safety Technical Task Force doesn’t come straight out and say that Chris Hansen (right) — MSNBC’s moral equivalent to Nancy Grace — is completely full of shit, but it does say that America’s children are not nearly as at risk from the so-called internet predators…
The Hallandale Beach City Commission is contemplating an ordinance that would make smoking illegal on the city’s public beaches. “There are obviously anti-littering laws, but it’s easy to just stick a cigarette in the sand,” says Commissioner Keith London, who proposed a feasibility study for a no-smoking-on-the-beach ordinance after learning that…
It seems an odd target of a violent crime, but a Pompano Beach party supply company called Rides, Slides, and Games was set ablaze by five arsonists — or as the Broward Sheriff’s office calls them, “firebugs” — on Sunday night. Five males, all with their faces covered, poured gasoline…
President-elect Barack Obama will be making plenty of appearances over the next few weeks, but one in particular has comic book fiends and political junkies combining forces . In Spiderman #583 (pictured right), released on Wednesday, Spidey receives a special guest appearance from the most popular superhero in the world right…
Charter boat captain Mark “the Shark” Quartiano is (in)famous for catching and killing sharks off our South Florida shores. He loves to post bloody pictures of his kill, like the hammerhead on the right. And, if anyone famous ever gets on his boat, Striker-1, he’s bound to get the word…
Most people, if nominated for a Grammy, would think it’s Kind of a Big Deal. Apparently, Elmar Oliveira is not most people. “Oh, I’ve been nominated two times before,” chuckles the 58-year-old violinist. Once for the same category — Best Instrumental Soloist with an Orchestra — and the other time……
Last Friday, a part-time Floridian named Barry Minkow (right) made a post on a website, Lenn-ron.com, that contained explosive allegations against Lennar Homes, a publicly-owned, Miami-based corporation that is one of the biggest homebuilders in the state. Minkow held back nothing, saying that Lennar “treats their joint ventures exactly like…
Ten-year-old Damon Weaver got himself some press credentials to cover the inauguration for his Palm Beach County elementary school’s TV station. This came about after a YouTube campaign Damon launched in which he used celebrities to try to convince Barack Obama to give him an interview. After learning about this…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune followed the Tribune Co. and went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Remember, Miami Herald parent McClatchy, in the only good move it has made in several years, sold the Strib, as it is called, for $530 million back in 2006. The newspaper’s story includes some interesting numbers:…
It’s high time we size up Fort Lauderdale’s mayoral field. With so much ground to cover, we’ll have to go one by one. Batting leadoff…Dean Trantalis is a real estate attorney who became Fort Lauderdale’s first openly gay commissioner in 2003, defeating Jon Albee, a insurance and real estate agent,…
I’m not sure why I feel the urge to communicate this. I didn’t think I had particularly strong feelings about Davie Commons. One minute, I’m picking up my mail, which contained this lovely flyer from the Broward County Property Appraiser, and the next thing you know I’m running down the…
Humor being the last refuge of the damned, one has to chuckle at the irony in this particular item. It’s surreal, but yes, our Republican legislature refused to close its enormous budget gap by raising taxes on cigarettes, while at the same it decided to raid the rainy day fund…
Hi Brittany. Congratulations on being enrolled in the Dreyfoos School of Arts in West Palm, where there is no history of violence. And congratulations for earning the distinction of having your painting showcased for the city’s inauguration celebration, which meant that you got to be on TV with Mayor Lois…
The South Florida housing market has been in quicksand so long that we almost forgot there might be a rock bottom. So let’s try to look at the bright side of this report from Denver, in which Greater Fort Lauderdale is singled out as the “riskiest” housing market of the…
Rambo, remember to text us about your weapons before you get to class.Oh, come on! Has it really come to this? The Broward School District is counting on students to text message security threats? From the article: But after the Nov. 12 shooting, Broward Superintendent Jim Notter — an avid…
This act, and variations of it, will no longer be performing at Greenbrier RestaurantAt a smoky pub on Powerline Road in Pompano Beach called Greenbrier Restaurant, there’s a long-standing, much cherished tradition known only to the regulars and to their servers: A patron stacks his cash tips in just such…
I’ve always thought of Broward Commission newcomer Ken Keechl, who now holds the position of Vice Mayor, as a benign force. Sure, he’s subject to the wiles and temptations of Broward’s ruling class like anyone else, and he’s fallen prey at times to special interests. But he’s sort of a goofy fun…
Prosecutors: Swiss Banker Tried to Screw IRS. Us: Is That Wrong?Federal prosecutors in Fort Lauderdale have charged a Swiss banker with helping 20,000 Americans hide assets from the IRS. A judge signed an order yesterday declaring that former UBS AG executive Raoul Weil is a fugitive from justice. Now if…
It’s time for both the Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald to be sold. The future of the Fourth Estate in South Florida may depend on it. Before you listen to why, listen to elected officials talk about the state of journalism in Broward County. You know it’s bad when politicians…
Rainn Wilson points at a gigantic pink worm walking in his direction. Yes, Dwight Schrute from television’s The Office. And yes, a seven-foot-tall, star-shaped parasite, with arms and legs, is walking toward the small stage where Wilson stands. “Wait a minute,” Wilson says to the crowd seated in an ivy-lined…
