Subject: Deerfield

• Gonzo Gets Noticed

  June 30, 2006

• Deerfield Editor Resigns

  June 5, 2006

• Hey Brother, Can You Spare 20 Grand?

  June 2, 2006

• Students in Deerfield Flunk Looting 101

  Flickr User: primadonna926The arrests in Deerfield weren't quite as cute as this one in Texas.Monday marked the start of hurricane season in South Florida, but it seems a few youngsters in the region couldn't wait for an actual hurricane to start the looting. BSO reports:Last night, at approximately 2:42 am, Deerfield Beach Deputies responded to Deerfield Beach Elementary in response to a silent alarm.Upon arrival, a perimeter was established while a helicopter and K9 were deployed.  Deputi

  June 3, 2009

• Sun-Sentinel Site Evolves to Brazilian-Bashing

  June 20, 2007

• "Cinema Dave" Imposter on Loose

  July 30, 2007

• Billingsley To Run Against Eggelletion

  October 10, 2007

• Deerfield: Seminoles Owe For Traffic Woes

  October 12, 2007

• New Courthouse? Ha!

  February 21, 2008

• A Star Is Born

  March 21, 2008

• To Err Is Pulpish

  May 29, 2008

• Take a Look at These Jugs

  July 2, 2008

• Cops n' Donuts

  I just love ethics questions, and lucky for me, there's an unending supply of morality dramas in the food biz. Like, for instance, is it ethical to put "grouper" on your menu when all you've got in the deep freezer is panga or swai, as dozens of restaurants in South Florida have been doing? (thanks for the tips, Channel 10 and Menu Pages). For example, we received a letter this week from a reader curious why a certain Deerfield restaurant was always packed with police and firefighters, to whit

  November 14, 2008

• Is Deerfield's Capellini Stepping Down?

  The deadline for filing to run in the March election is January 9 -- and Deerfield Mayor Al Capellini, who has filed early and often during his two-plus decades in office -- has yet to open his campaign. This is highly unusual and rumors abound that there's a good reason that Capellini isn't running (yet) -- the ongoing corruption investigation being done by the State Attorney's Office. Word is that prosecutors -- led by Keith Wa

  December 10, 2008

• Satz Must Act Now On Deerfield

  So rumors are out there about the State Attorney's Office investigation of Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini. Word is that an FDLE probe of his political nemesis and challenger for the mayor's chair, Commissioner Steve Gonot, has also been forwarded to the State Attorney's Office for a decision. The truth is that both men could be in handcuffs before the March election. And no matter what the outcome of the criminal cases, the cloud hanging over the city must be lifted. The futu

  December 11, 2008

• Mayor Al Capellini Charged With Criminal Corruption

  A government source just informed the Pulp that Deerfield Mayor Al Capellini has been charged right now with crimes of corruption by the State Attorney's Office. His mug shot, taken hours ago, is pictured at right. UPDATED: The charge is unlawful compensation, a third-degree felony stemming from his involvement in the development at Natura. I know about that deal because I broke the original story on Natura . Here's a link to the article in New Times. I alway

  December 12, 2008

• Deep in the Heart of Deerfield

  November 6, 1997

• Night & Day

  December 25, 1997

• Cold-Blooded Smuggling

  February 4, 1999

• Best Cheap Thrill

  May 17, 2001

• Congratulations Gators, God Loves You Most

  I bet on Florida (-3) in the national championship game. That's right, I actually sort of like the Gators now that Spurrier long gone, and I've always been partial to the SEC. It was just a friendly wager with a friend, though, and by the middle of the game I was sort of pulling for Oklahoma. Why? Because I noticed that He Who Has Been Chosen To Win Games Of Football, the one and only Tim Tebow, had a white John 3:16 painted into his black smeared under his eyes. Not that I'm ag

  January 9, 2009

• Sun-Sentinel: Corruption Is Suddenly ... Everywhere!

  Jennifer Gollan had a nice little scoop about elected officials' travel that centered on mayors Richard Kaplan, Joy Cooper, and Frank Ortis billing hundreds of dollars to stay at a hotel for a convention in Miami -- all of about 30 miles away. Nothing earth-shattering, but a sweet daily story. Then on the B-front there were two stories about corruption, one by Sally Kestin and Peter Franceschina and the other by columnist Michael Mayo, that tried to encapsulate the fallout o

  January 11, 2009

• Best Place to Ride a Bicycle

  May 15, 2003

• Best Raw Bar

  May 13, 2004

• Earache

  July 1, 2004

• Best Beach in Broward

  May 12, 2005

• Looking for Lucifer

  October 18, 2007

• Kiss Me Not

  Poetry for the Horny

  August 7, 2008

• UPDATED: Herald's McClatchy To Cut 15 Percent, Candidate's Son Arrested For Stealing Capellini Signs

  -- The Deerfield Advocate, which is very quick to post news favorable to disgraced ex-mayor Al Capellini, is reporting that mayoral favorite Peggy Noland's son, firefighter Thomas Noland, was arrested at 3 a.m. for stealing Capellini's campaign signs. And you thought Deerfield couldn't get anymore screwy than it already was? IIf true, and I'm sure it is since another source has confirmed it, then nice job, Thomas. You probably thought you were doing a public service, but you just put

  March 9, 2009

• Investigate Deerfield Beach Fire Department Now

  In light of the reported arrest of Peggy Noland's 19-year-old firefighter son, Thomas, for stealing campaign signs in the middle of the night, I think it's time for an investigation of the political activity being done at the fire station.      I refer you to Deerfield activist Bett Willett's blog. Willett is big supporter of Commissioner Pam Militello, who is running against Joe Miller. Willett recently set up on a street corner with a Militello sign. W

  March 9, 2009

• Gadfly Chaz Stevens brought down a couple Deerfield Beach politicians

  January 1, 2009

• Havana Is Open

  And you don't need a boat to get there

  February 28, 2008

• Pay Tribute to a Legend

  November 29, 2007

• This Ain’t No Cream of Wheat, Baby

  November 22, 2007

• Gang Tackled

  Football star Jarvis Hicks couldn't resist the undertow of gang violence

  June 21, 2007

• Letters for February 22-28, 2007

  February 22, 2007

• Dead End

  February 15, 2007

• For Sale: Keys to the City

  In Deerfield, when you're in, you're really in. And the mayor is really in.

  June 1, 2006

• Oh, Say Can You Sea

  Unlike some, this restaurant on the water makes a splash.

  April 6, 2006

• Reefin'

  June 9, 2005

• Fire and Surf

  Firefighters and lifeguards, woo hoo!

  May 19, 2005

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  January 22, 2004

• Patriotic Puppetry

  Who says wooden dummies and sparklers don't mix?

  June 26, 2003

• This week's Day-by-Day

  The Mercury Program

  February 13, 2003

• This School May Cause Cancer

  The stalled reconstruction of Deerfield Middle School has littered the campus with a carcinogen. So why are students still there?

  October 28, 1999

• Pizza Fusion Earth Week Giveaways

  Pizza Fusion, born as a single restaurant operation in Deerfield, is now aggressively franchised. On March 31, the company announced a series of Pizza Fusion restaurants opening across Saudi Arabia. Its motto is "Saving the Earth one pizza at a time" and all  deliveries are made using company-owned hybrid vehicles. The menu is 75% organic and they have vegan and gluten-free offerings. All employees who work more than 20 hours a week get health insurance. Basically they are a

  April 14, 2009

• Documents Show Deerfield Firefighters Short-Armed Internal Investigation

  Photo: deerfieldbeachfirerescue.org​It wasn't exactly Watergate, but for Deerfield Beach, it had the makings of a defining moment in its scandal-plagued history: firefighters accused by residents of engaging in improper political activities during the final, frenzied week of the city's municipal elections in March. With a new mayor and two new commissioners, would the city dare to demand accountability from the powerful Deerfield Beach Department of Fire and Rescue?No. Not judging by the reco

  August 21, 2009

• At Charm City Burgers in Deerfield Beach, Getting Messy Is Half the Fun

  September 24, 2009

• Mayor Noland to Colleagues on Deerfield Beach Commission: "We Look Like a Bunch of Idiots Up Here"

  Thanks to Chaz Stevens for uploading this amazing video of last evening's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission, in which it finally awarded a winner in the bid for the restaurant space on the end city's pier. But not without high drama. After the commissioners ranked the bidding restaurateurs, Vice Mayor Sylvia declared that she had made a "technical error," and then all hell broke loose. The winning restaurant had its victory revoked. Commissioners screamed at one another. "The whole

  October 21, 2009

• Counting the Mango Money: Deerfield Festival's Mysterious 36-Grand

  Flickr: foXXtailDeerfield's Mango Festival has been a financial juggling act​I've been stymied in my efforts to get an answer to the question I put at the bottom of this mammoth post from yesterday, about the Deerfield Beach's Mango Festival. Namely, why did the city cut the Mango Festival a check for $36,000 in June 2008?Acting parks and recreation director George Edmunds might know, but he hasn't returned calls or emails. Nor has City Manager Mike Mahaney (update: until just a moment ago). V

  November 6, 2009