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Jean Robb, Deerfield Beach Mayoral Candidate, Wants to Open Her Own Absentee-Ballot Drop Boxes; County Says OK

Jean Robb, who's running for Deerfield Beach mayor against incumbent Peggy Noland, called the Broward County Election Supervisors Office the other day with a strange question: Could she open and manage her own absentee-ballot drop boxes? The answer was yes. But it was a slow yes.

Sperm Whale Riders Being Sought by Feds

On Monday, we told you about the 40-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in Deerfield Beach. Turns out, a couple of dudes were jumping on top of and riding the whale as it died off the shore of Pompano Beach. And now a federal investigation has been launched to find the unidentified men. Snapsho ... More >>

Dead Sperm Whale Washes Up On Deerfield Beach UPDATED

A 40-foot sperm whale that died as it swam near the shore in Pompano Beach, has washed ashore at the International Fishing Pier in Deerfield Beach. Deerfield Beach lifeguards roped the whale carcass so the animal can be allowed to slowly drift away from the fishing pier towards the shore where yell ... More >>

El Tamarindo Pizza in Deerfield Beach: First Look

El Tamarindo owner Yecson Amaya didn't want his new Deerfield Beach location to be like any other. Even his other restaurants bearing the same name. "We change it up with each location. In Fort Lauderdale, we have panini's. In Hallandale, we have coal-fired pizza." So what makes the Deerfield Beac ... More >>

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BSO Holding Safety, Credentials Checkpoint in Deerfield Beach on Thursday

Just a heads-up, motorists: This Thursday, police will be on the 1300 block of South Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach, checking cars for "defective safety equipment" and checking motorists for valid license, registration, and insurance paperwork.BSO officers will be conducting the checkpoint between ... More >>

That Police Helicopter in Deerfield Beach Is Responding to a Burglary in Progress

Just a heads-up: The big to-do on the 1200 block of SW 25th Avenue in Deerfield Beach is a response to what the Broward Sheriff's Office called a "burglary in progress" that sounds like it's more complicated than just somebody climbing in a window -- they report deputies have surrounded the area and ... More >>

Tropical Storm Bonnie Update From Idiot Who Decided to Drive South

by Lisa RabThe soggy scene at W. Hillsboro Boulevard and S. Dixie Highway in Deerfield Beach.​Brilliant idea to drive south from Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale, straight into the path of the season's first real tropical storm. But hey, I had a haircut appointment that couldn't be missed.Things star ... More >>

Morning Juice: Spirit Pilots Have a Deal; Final Arrest in Shootout With Boca Police

​Here's what's happening in South Florida this Thursday morning:On the jailhouse phone, 15-year-old Wayne Treacy talks to his parents about living in Key West after serving time for nearly beating to death Josie Lou Ratley at a Deerfield Beach school bus stop in March. [Sun-Sentinel]Hollywood eye ... More >>

Order Up: A Guide to Florida's Divey Seafood Joints

​Get ready to shuck, peel, and slurp -- our Dish column this week is on South Florida's cheap seafood dives. These joints are the types of places where you can soldier up to a worn bar top and order Gulf oysters by the dozen, slurping down briny shellfish with pints of frosty beer. They're the las ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Key West Dolphin Sandwich From The Whale's Rib

John Linn​As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2010, coming in May, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to john.linn@browardpalmbeach.com.No. 13: Key West Dolphin Sandwich From The Whale's RibAs featured on D ... More >>

It Was a Good Day for Ethics in Broward County (Especially Deerfield Beach)

Slowly, the county's darkest, most ethically challenged corridors are allowing the light in. The Broward County Commission's giving grudging support Tuesday to an ethics reform package may have the most far-reaching impact on Broward residents. But right now, the city that's a shining example of how ... More >>

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Flickr: MattShermanThe Deerfield Beach Pier.​

HUD Sucker Proxy: Deerfield Officials Reveal Past Violations in Housing Program

Looks like Deerfield Beach forgot to tell its taxpaying citizens that in early 2009, it paid nearly $100,000 to the feds to make up for its misuse of public housing dollars. In fact, those city officials nearly forgot to mention this to the forensic auditing firm specifically investigating how Deerf ... More >>

In Deerfield, Tonight's Multi-Million Dollar Question: Who Should We Sue?

By the end of tonight's meeting of the Deerfield Beach Commission, local lawyers will be licking their chops. That's because the city appears to be on the brink of filing lawsuits against a number of nonprofit agencies who have been slow to give the city a better look at the accounts.Arlington Park ... More >>

Daybreak

A video version this morning. That's Deerfield Beach at dusk, from this past weekend, courtesy MrDspee.

Confirmed: Motion to Dismiss Felony Case Against Al Capellini Denied

Capellini​Broward Circuit Court Judge Dale Cohen has dismissed a motion by former Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini to dismiss the felony corruption charges against him, a spokesman for the prosecutor told Juice a moment ago.We reported on Cohen's order yesterday, based on hearing of it from a so ... More >>

Capellini Case Continued

Capellini​Former Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini was in Broward County Circuit Court this afternoon to present his motion to dismiss the felony corruption case against him. He was represented by the ubiquitous David Bogenschutz. Two weeks till the judge rules on the motion.This report brought t ... More >>

As Ethics Code Hangs in Balance, Deerfield Beach Activists Arm for Battle

Flickr: BlackSiriusOn this fine china Deerfield Beach demonstrators will be serving political activism.​The statement below arrives courtesy Deerfield Beach blogger Bett Willett, a co-president of the Original Save Our Beach Committee, which has closed ranks to oppose the city commissioners' appar ... More >>

Was Ethics Fad a Mere Summer Fling for Deerfield Beach Commission?

Judging by this agenda item for Tuesday's meeting, Deerfield Beach commissioners are ready to fling their ethics code out the window after just two and a half months. The idea belongs to Mayor Peggy Noland, who needs an ethics code worse than Michael Beasley needs a Twitter editor.The paper-thin exc ... More >>

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 ... More >>

Juice Memo: To Deerfield Beach city workers; Re: Appropriate Greeting for the Mayor

Deerfield Beach city employees who fail to greet Mayor Peggy Noland in the manner seen above will be deemed "disrespectful." To wit, any other greeting is "unacceptable" and causes "irrevocable damage to the welfare of the department" and their fellow workers. As such, those workers will face disci ... More >>

Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue Investigation Is Over, But Jury's Still Out

DeerfieldBeachFireRescue.orgIs Deerfield Beach Fire true to the principles it advertises?​It looks like Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue isn't very eager to boast about the thoroughness of its recent internal investigation. That is, the one that came after a March report that its firefighters were enga ... More >>

Hole in One for 4-Year-Old Boy From Boca

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To the Spoiler Goes the Victory; Deerfield Mayor's Son Pays Fine for Campaign Sabotage

It was the kind of sloppy political sabotage you'd expect in a Banana Republic. But hey, we're talking about Deerfield Beach. So we shouldn't be surprised that the punishment for Thomas Noland is roughly equivalent to the kind you'd expect for a prince in a corrupt kingdom: A fine of $250 for the 20 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

Times Article From Weekend About "Affordable Fun" in South Florida Already Outdated

flickruser:hollyblablaThanks to the New York Times for nudging those suddenly budget-conscious East Coast and Midwest staycationers out of their stupor and toward South Florida. This weekend, the Gray Lady recommended a trip to the less celebrated tourist nooks of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Deerfield Be ... More >>

New Mayor of Deerfield Beach... and Already a Scandal

Not 24 hours after Peggy Noland won the Deerfield Beach mayoral race, she's already got a scandal on her hands. And no, I'm not talking about her son's election eve arrest on charges of stealing campaign signs of other mayoral candidates. Guess that should be "scandals," plural.Multiple sources tell ... More >>

Liveblogging the Muni Election

The brains of the operation 8:31 Welcome to the Juice muni elections liveblog. I will be doing the play-by-play. At my left is the color commentator, a highly flatulent greyhound who somehow managed to cast a ballot (for Al Capellini, natch) and has been flaunting her "My Vote Counted" sticker to al ... More >>

Capellini "Not Guilty"? We'll Be The Judge Of That

Yesterday, the Juice blog published one of the deceptive headlines from one of ex-Deerfield Beach Mayor's Al Capellini's newest propaganda rag, the Deerfield Beach Dispatch. In huge letters, the headline says, "Capellini Cleared." In small letters, between those words are the crucial ... More >>

Not Just Another “The” Band

A Great Lede Spoilt

The New Year is going to be much like the Old Year on the Pulp -- I'll be faithfully grousing about local newspaper content. My first beef of 2009 is with the lead story in the local section of the Sun-Sentinel today. More specifically it is with the lede of that lead story. Rafael ... More >>

The Resolvers With Jacob Jeffries, Coexist Scientist, and DJ Crunchtime.

Former Football Star Charged With Rapes

Ganey's

Tipperary Pub

I’m Board – Wax Me Down?

Letters for June 22–28, 2006

It's No Joke

Best Indoor Sports Facility

Sports Mall

Fear No Mango

Soul and gospel sounds highlight what organizers hope to be a harmonious Mango Festival

Best Beach in Broward

South Ocean Way from SE Tenth Street to the Hillsboro Pier

Foodstuff

Heavenly Ham

Foodstuff

Deep in the Heart of Deerfield