Photo: City of HollywoodArtist's rendering of the condo that would occupy Block 55 in HollywoodNo city in Broward County has high stakes development decisions like Hollywood. It's why for the last decade it's become an emotionally charged issue. For all the fine points that fill the debate, the argument comes down to whether you believe the city should accommodate the developer or if the developer should accommodate the city. The projects have changed, but the debate has not. In Monday's post ab
flickr user: randeclipYoung Circle in downtown HollywoodBernard Zyscovich is the Miami-based urban designer who has the unenviable task of crafting a modern, architecturally vibrant downtown Hollywood. Thanks to the Hollywood City Commission's habit of preempting his plan by green-lighting huge condo projects, Zyscovich must hit a moving target.I talked with Zyscovich last month in connection with a "mini-series" of posts this week coinciding with the city's approval on Wednesday of zoning chang
Several sources have informed the Pulp that Pirtle Construction -- one of the largest builders of schools in Broward County with hundreds of millions in current public contracts -- has fired lobbyist Neil Sterling as its lobbyist.
Why should you care? Well, first of all, Sterling is one of the most powerful people operating at the school board today. He raises big money and has big money clients. His lobbying partner, politico Barbara Miller, has helped run several of the current
