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Michelle Braun: Notorious L.A. Madam's South Florida Adventure

Michelle Braun, Hollywood Madam to the Stars, Crashes and Burns Out In Boca Raton

In the waning afternoon light, the five-foot-nine blond with Tina Turner lips and Pamela Anderson breasts opened the doorway of her cramped apartment on Boca Place Drive and began to scream. Standing there beneath the palm trees in the sprawling parking lot was a darkly handsome man with thick, mea ... More >>

Jim Greer Lied to Everyone: to Us, to You, to Himself. And Then, Charlie Crist Won

This was a sin more reprehensible than the last, more egregious than the indictments, more damning, even, than the "golf cart full of hookers" on that steamy day in the Bahamas. Jim Greer is a liar. I don't speak from vicarious experience. I say this from personal contact. Jim Greer lied to me. T ... More >>

Jim Greer: Racism and Dead Bodies Ahead

"Say It Loud," an Exhibit of Notable Black Artists, Along With Annie Leibovitz at the Norton

Paul Castronovo Dishes on the Growth of Castronovo Vineyards in Florida and Beyond

​Paul Castronovo is a talker. That's probably a given, considering he's made his living as a radio personality, known throughout South Florida as half of the "The Paul and Young Ron Morning Show." But this famous voice also loves to chat wine and food. His wine label, Castronovo Vineyards, is a fa ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Not Giving Away Gas Cards to Tourists

​NBC, CBS, ABC, WSVN, the Associated Press, and the Boston Globe have all published items, many citing the Sun-Sentinel, declaring that the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau would be giving away thousands of gas cards to tourists ... More >>

Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson's Harmonica-Playing Sidekick, Talks Paul Simon, Phil Lesh, and the Dead

Broward Chefs at South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2012

​South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2012 is a few weeks away: the Nascar of foodie weekends. Though hot tickets are sold out, there's a slew of events with tickets available. Perhaps a local chef's attendance might convince you to splurge. Have a weigh-in on South Beach Wine and Food weekend? Shar ... More >>

Buccan Restaurant in Palm Beach: An Upscale Eatery Where Even the Riffraff Can Nibble

The Lord of Squat: Mark Guerette Got Busted for Putting Families in Foreclosed Homes

Judge Bounces Berger Singerman From Rothstein Bankruptcy Suit

In a blow to the lead counsel in the Rothstein bankruptcy case, Judge Raymond Ray disqualified the Berger Singerman law firm from representing the trustee in a clawback suit against Qtask, a California company in which Scott Rothstein invested millions of dollars i ... More >>

Marco Rubio Has Risen With Lightning Speed, but Conservatives Alone Can't Carry Him to the White House

Ronnie's Kids

Today, amnesty is a dirty word. So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

Morning Juice: Fatal Shooting in Boynton Beach; Rothstein's Conspicuous Consumption

​The news in Broward and Palm Beach this Tuesday morning:A double shooting late last night in Boynton Beach where one man is dead and another is in critical condition. It appears the shooting occurred on the road and that the dead man -- who hasn't been identified -- was driving a gold Lincoln Nav ... More >>

That's Foul

Hoops hero Rumeal Robinson blew a fortune on strippers, got indicted, and left his mom homeless.

Wellington Man Predicts Windfall That Will Save His Investors -- and Himself -- From Ruin

photo: rondavisfilmmaker.comZada on the cover of Riches to Rags, a documentary by Ron Davis, who claims to be a victim.​Joe Zada, the alleged fraudster who owned a home in Wellington and a patron of that town's equestrian scene, told a Detroit newspaper that he expects to receive an enormous payme ... More >>

Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade allies with a dubious business partner

Miami Spice Braces For the Cold

The effects of the economy are being felt in every industry imaginable, most of all the ones that entertain and nourish us. The restaurant industry, from celebrity chefs right on to busboys, dishwashers, and even food producers and farmers are more than feeling the pinch. Fine establishments in Cor ... More >>

Broke Ballin'

To hell with the economy! South Florida's lawless exotic-rental-car industry keeps rolling.

Courthouse Surprise

Ian Richards bucked the ol' boys and ousted the incumbent judge

Bust Me if You Can

If it looks like a lawyer and quacks like a lawyer, is it really a lawyer?

Wall Street in Miami

A slick L.A. movie producer gets slammed in the subtropics

The Art of Piracy

On the high seas, it may be best to resist the urge to buy a masterpiece.

Happy Deathday, Kid

Nothing will ruin a little girl's birthday party faster than the presence of a dead man.

All Wet

M. Night Shyamalan steps up the lunacy with Lady in the Water.

Proselytizing 101

Broward Community College is a public school, but its religion professors consider it a private reserve

Best Brunch

Boulevard Café

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Best Mall in Palm Beach

Mizner Park

Gingerbread Man

Broward’s most notorious inventor and accused pimp rakes in a big take — from behind bars

Do the Hustle

How a slick-talking drifter took America's Venice for a ride

Cookie Jar

Plucky Alana Davis begins a new career in a new town

Gamblin' Men

Big-ticket casino deals plus a messy internal power struggle equals even more legal woes for the Seminole tribe

Drug Holiday

Once a leading gay activist, CenterOne cofounder Gary Steinsmith has fallen on hard times

Letters to the Editor

Letters for October 4, 2001

Diversity in Action

The Second Annual Florida Conference on Diversity and Disparity

Feed the Nation

Fort Lauderdale’s Taste of the Nation allows you to stuff your face while feeding the hungry

Lady-Killer

For years he was the neighborhood lothario. But now that Lucious Boyd has been charged with the brutal murder of Dawnia Dacosta, court records suggest that he's never been a friend of women.

The Great Pretender

Jimmy Sabatino scammed millions of dollars' worth of goods and services by claiming he was a Hollywood player. But the self-described Mafia kid played too rough when he threatened to kill President Clinton.

Frank's Plantation

It was envisioned as a well-planned community in a rural setting. Too bad long-time mayor Frank Veltri couldn't make it happen.

The Life We're Handed

Alex Pittock didn't ask for a forklift to practically amputate his hand, he didn't ask for the money he got in a settlement, and he certainly didn't ask for his family to fall apart around him

The Dearly Departed

Tax collectors and employees alike have decried Susan Telli's free-spending, power-hungry ways at Broward's Hospice Care. So why is she still in charge?