Guilty Consciences Pile Up on I-95

If you’ve driven south recently on I-95 in North Broward, then chances are that God has shown you a sign. Not the subtle kind, either — see left. There’s another one near I-95 and I-595. What’s God got up his sleeve?…

Boca Raton Soccer Prodigy Meets Match in English Premier League

Jozy Altidore, the teenager from Boca Raton who was one of the heroes of America’s improbable run in the FIFA Confederations Cup this past summer, will not meet many of his countrymen this season. That’s because he’s playing in Europe’s elite first division, where the best American players tend to…

Deerfield’s Deetjen Hit With Racism Charge, Again

Former Deerfield Beach City Manager Larry Deetjen, who was ejected from Deerfield for a number of controversies including a racist outburst at an airport, has once again been accused of making racist statements. Deetjen has been accused by a landlord in his new town, Oak Lawn, Ill., of trying to run him…

Evening Post: Dylan Takes Over

Somebody linked a really fine Bob Dylan train song below and it made me think of my favorite Dylan song of the moment, which I hear on The Big Lebowski. It’s called the Man in Me and it’s probably got more treacle-ish lyrics in it than anything Dylan ever wrote (though he is a…

“Beer-Bellied Bank Robber” Has Appetite for More Bank Heists

Palm Beach County is being terrorized by the bespectacled bank robber, and now Broward County is haunted by the beer-bellied bank robber, who’s hit the same Citibank location in the course of a month. From the Broward Sheriff’s Office release:Once again it seems like the beer belly bank robber has…

George Will Also Loves Marco Rubio (Or Does He Just Despise Charlie Crist?)

Yesterday in his nationally syndicated column, the Washington Post’s George Will joined the chorus of “true” conservatives to accuse Charlie Crist of being — gasp! — a moderate. Will condemned the national Republicans who gave Crist their endorsement the moment after Crist announced his candidacy for Senate. And he’s showing…

Kicker From Boca Raton Proves Clutch in Georgia Victory

An afternoon full of rain made a sloppy field, but the University of Georgia Bulldogs had faith that their young kicker, Blair Walsh, a sophomore from Boca Raton, could knock the ball through the uprights from 37 yards away. He did so with no time left on the clock. Arizona…

More Gang Violence in Lake Worth This Weekend

Welcome to South Central Lake Worth, Gateway to the Top-6.Within a week, three separate stabbing incidents have been reported in Lake Worth, two of them in a southern neighborhood downtown. This weekend, a man was killed at a residence on South E Street in what police are speculating was a…

The Bottom Four in the Federal Case

We’re into the second week of the post-arrest (or post-public) phase of the federal investigation in Broward County, so I think it’s a good time to take stock. I’m going to do a post on the heroes of this thing at some point, but first I’m going to shoot fish…

13 Lessons For/About Crackheads From PWBC

But all this doesn’t mean we can’t still learn something from the show. (It does appear on the Learning Channel.) Let’s take crack, for example. Sure, they bust other users and sellers on the show, but you can’t watch for more than eight minutes without someone whipping out a crack…

Crisis in Baseball: No More Cool Closers

That’s Rod Beck. “Shooter,” as he was known by fans and teammates. Looks like a guy rousted from a truck stop, doesn’t he? Note the Fu Manchu, the double chin, the mullet. Below that, a massive beer gut. This is a guy who during a stint in the minors with…

School Board Systematically Thwarts FBI on Taxpayers’ Dime

Officials lawyering up, high-ranking personnel angry about possible leaks, people dodging the FBI, and the top man trying to assure everyone that the place isn’t full of crooks. No, this isn’t about the Nixon White House; it’s the Broward County School Board. Here’s the text of  the memo  that just came across…

The Iconic Gallagher Image; Remind You of a Recent Internet Meme?

That’s the photo that instantly became the metaphor for the Broward County corruption scandal. The Gallagher family on their way from the courthouse, clasping one another, a cameraman in their midst. At first glance, that cameraman look likes he’s running with the family — that he’s a Gallagher.Or that he…