That’s Boca Raton native and American soccer star Jozy Altidore in an interview he gave late last night to ESPN after the U.S. earned a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica. In doing so, the Americans won the draw, after having qualified earlier for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.The…
The Broward Teachers Union has sent a cease and desist letter to Superintendent James Notter and School Board Chairwoman Maureen Dinnen demanding that they stop intercepting emails from teachers and other school employees to School Board members. From a news release: ——————————————– BTU President Pat Santeramo said union leaders discovered by…
As we continue to watch for candidates in the race to replace Congressman Robert Wexler, let’s see what else is brewing in Broward and Palm Beach:Prosecutors have scored guilty pleas from six men accused of racketeering for the Bonanno crime family, but the alleged ringleader is still holding out for…
State Sen. Ted Deutch, whose district overlaps with U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler’s congressional district, just sent out a news release heralding an “important campaign announcement.” Sounds like he’s going to announce his candidacy for the Wexler seat.The Deutch news conference is for 3:30 at his home in Boca Raton.Your move,…
One morning in 2002, Carl Flick got up early for a walking tour with architect George Perez. Flick wanted to show Perez every historic building in downtown Northwood, a 4,500-home neighborhood in the northeast section of West Palm Beach. They started with the Northwood Hotel, on the corner of Northwood…
With three seconds left in the game and his University of Michigan squad trailing Seton Hall by one point, 22-year-old guard Rumeal Robinson lined up for two all-important free throws. The NCAA Division 1 basketball title hung in the balance. The Zen-like junior fluttered one and then another shot through…
In this week’s New Times, something’s haunting Northwood, and it’s definitely not Casper the Friendly Ghost. More like the ghost of crackheads past. Gail Shepherd chronicles urban development activist, Carl Flick’s battle with Mayor Lois Frankel, as the two square off with conflicting views on how to clean up the…
West Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be profiled on tonight’s edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, which begins in about an hour, at 6:30. The segment on Wasserman Schultz’s surviving breast cancer and her legislative cause against the disease will air toward the end of the…
It’s lewd. It’s crude. It’s a few years old. And damn, it’s funny. In a press conference this afternoon, the Miami Dolphins new resident badass, Chad Henne, discussed some disparaging comments made by Jets players after Monday night’s amazing come-from-behind victory. The remarks were nothing compared to a song created…
More than 20 times in the past year, pranksters have shone a green laser beam into the cockpits of planes landing at Palm Beach International Airport, attempting to blind the pilots. No planes have crashed, but at least one pilot was injured, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.That…
From his boyish looks and broad smile, you’d think that’s a senior yearbook photo, but Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators say that the man pictured, John Jenkins, is a shooter. He’s the suspect in a chilling murder attempt that occurred last week in Dania Beach. According to BSO, Jenkins was wearing…
Here’s how it’s supposed to work: You’re so desperate for your paycheck that you visit a place like the Family Financial Center in North Lauderdale to get an advance on that check, in exchange for the center itself getting to skim from that check. But if folks are going to…
This week’s New Times feature details the battle between forward-thinking urban activists and the City of West Palm Beach over how to develop a blighted section of West Palm Beach, Northwood Village. That battle centered around whether or not Publix could be wooed to the neighborhood’s planned anchor site. The…
On your 18th birthday you can buy pack of smokes, watch an R-rated movie, cast a vote and joined the Armed Forces. Or, if you’re Chad Olah, you can be charged with adult crimes. He turned 18 on October 1. And on October 7, the man he’s accused of beating…
About two years ago, a couple of golfing buddies took the first tee at Parkland Golf & Country Club. A club official asked Mike and Paul if they’d agree to be joined on their round by a single player who’d just shown up and was to be joined later by…
The minute Michael Jackson took his last breath, albums started flying off the shelves, an army of “faithful” fans took to the streets professing their undying love for “The King of Pop,” and everyone from celebrities to musicians hailed him as their storybook hero. Where were they when Michael Jackson…
This county is too much. Now a reliable political insider is telling me that Broward County School Board Member Stephanie Kraft’s husband, Mitch Kraft, took money from developer Prestige Homes. I want to hasten to say there is no proof of any payment, however, and I’m hoping to get a response from…
Patrick Maxwell, wanted since Monday for shooting at two women upset over his infidelity, has been arrested by Boynton Beach Police and charged with attempted second-degree murder.The probable cause affidavit tells of how on Monday morning at a home on Northeast Fourth Court in Boynton Beach, Maxwell was confronted by…
Lamarcus Joyner must have looked at a football schedule recently and said, “Fine, then. I’ll fly out to watch USC play Notre Dame on Saturday.” And why not? Free plane ticket. Free ticket to the sold-out game. Free food. Free lodging. It’s good to be a star player at St…
Florida Atlantic University certainly knows legendary coaches. Howard Schnellenberger is one of the most celebrated coaches in college history (on top of a National Championship at Miami, he also famously recruited Joe Nammoth to Alabama). But this week he will travel to Denton, Texas to play the University of North…
Tomorrow at 11 a.m., health care reform advocates will gather at the West Palm Beach location of Humana, the health care insurance company, demanding that it stop denying coverage to policyholders with preexisting conditions and life-threatening illnesses. It may lead to scenes like the one above, at Cigna’s offices in…
