Brenda Chalifour

So We're Set For Takeoff

Return to Sender

When it comes to the specter of corruption, the Ritter-Klenet-URS connection has it all

Snake Bit

John Coleman's dance with developers lost him popular support. But will that stop him from spoiling the mayoral race?

Hollywood Goes Hollywood

Filmmakers like the city's wide beaches, small downtown, and "Anywhere, U.S.A." character

Diplomatic Immunity

A resort-hotel complex's attempt to secede from the City of Hollywood has residents up in arms

Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter and Sheriff Al Lamberti Face Campaign Finance Investigations

A resort-hotel complex's attempt to secede from the City of Hollywood has residents up in arms

Ritter Has Date in Tallahassee Over Election Allegations

I hate to say it, but James Stokes -- the new School Board attorney who quit this morning before he even started -- probably made a good decision. Who would want to jump into the dysfunctional soup that is the Broward County School Board? It's a little surprising that he decided it "didn't feel rig ... More >>

Stacy Ritter Hit With 28 Election Charges, Complains She Feels "Stalked"

[UPDATE: Stacy Ritter has posted a somewhat surreal YouTube video press release on the elections commission charges. See it above. Caution: There's a weird kung fu movie lag between the audio and video.]  The Florida Elections Commission found probable cause this morning to ... More >>

Bombshell: Stacy Ritter's Campaign Fund Fed Hubby's High Life

Klenet and Ritter​A recently released report from the Florida Elections Commission shows that Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter's 2008 campaign was an utter mess, replete with bookkeeping errors, acceptance of excessive contributions from special interests, failure to report contribu ... More >>

Report: Ritter Used Campaign Cash To Pay For Russ's Lobbyist Phone

Up a creek​Well, we already had thousands in lavish dinners reimbursed to her lobbyist husband and an unexplained $1600 check to AT&T. Now we know that the Florida Election Commission found that more than $6,000 in phone bill charged to Ritter's 2008 campaign were ... More >>

Condo Retiree at Center of Ritter Investigation

Goldstein ​Norma Goldstein just hung up on me. She said hello and I had barely got my name out when, bam, the call with Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter's 79-year-old district aide went dead. I was going to ask Goldstein to confirm from sources that she was be ... More >>

Ilene Lieberman Is Back in the Building!

Lieberman is second from left ​Ilene Lieberman, after months of no-shows and call-ins to Broward County Commission meetings, has finally returned to public service. She's on the dais now -- after fellow Commissioner Chip LaMarca made it an issue last week and m ... More >>