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Mancini's Modern Italian: Las Olas Institution Reinvented

Jack Mancini Tests West Las Olas' Trendy Waters

Jack Mancini's namesake restaurant on East Las Olas Boulevard was a rare, long-standing institution on a street where some restaurants depart faster than visiting tourists. After a decade in business Mancini's closed its doors in 2011 when the 10-year lease expired. After trying his hand at a short ... More >>

Mayan Calendar Predictions Versus Reality

Fort Lauderdale Chef Ted Inserra Headed To The Big House, Hosts Party

You know the scenes in mobster movies and television shows where the boys host a "going away" party for their friend? "Going away", of course, meaning "going to jail". Thus is the case of Ted Inserra, Fort Lauderdale's favorite chef, who is hosting his own "going away party".

Hop Won in Davie: Mom and 19-Year Old Son Take Over Chinese Restaurant, Have A Blast

There's not much to do in western Davie off Griffin Road near I-75, a stone's throw from the farmland of the Southwest Ranches. So Gigi Stetler, who for the last 26 years had owned and managed Broward RV, decided to buy the failing Hop Won restaurant with the idea to transform it into a trendy loung ... More >>

Prisonville, Florida: Low Taxes and Big Yards, All for the Price of a Box Full of Immigrants

Gran Forno Pronto: Go for the 'Balls, Not Just the Bread

​How did I not know that Gran Forno had a second location on Las Olas? I did not. I'd been going to the bakery the past four months I've lived here, unaware of Gran Forno Pronto table service down the street. Why should it matter? Because the menu, the setting, and the price point hit a sweet spot ... More >>

Griselda "The Godmother" Blanco's Lone Surviving Heir Ends Up Stumbling Into His Own Cocaine Arrest

David Bogenschutz and Ex-Broward Judge Ana Gardiner Possibly Engaged, According to Report

mariahburton.blogspot.com​About a year after former Broward Circuit Judge Ana Gardiner resigned from her post amid a Judicial Qualifications Commission inquiry over allegations of a relationship with a former prosecutor, she's now reported to be engaged to the lawyer who defended her through ... More >>

Miramar Man Sentenced for DUI Manslaughter; Apparently Didn't Have the Cash to Avoid Prison

Broward Sheriff's OfficeRobert Jones​A 33-year-old Miramar man was sentenced today to ten years up the river for drunkenly mowing over and killing a motorcyclist in 2009.Robert Jones pleaded guilty a few weeks ago to killing 43-year-old Eric Maron while he was drunk-driving his fiancée's daughter ... More >>

Michael Dippolito's Finances Explained -- Sort Of

Mike Dippolito bought a Porsche instead of paying his victims.​While his wife, Dalia, was on trial for plotting to have him killed, Michael Dippolito was also in the hot seat. Dalia's defense attorney grilled him for hours on the witness stand, questioning why Michael borrowed money from Dalia to ... More >>

200 MPH on A1A? IndyCar Series Lobbying for Fort Lauderdale Grand Prix

topspeed.com​The last time the public heard of someone going over 100 mph on a Fort Lauderdale stretch of the A1A, it included douchebag Ryan LeVin drunkenly driving his Porsche and killing a pair of Britons.Now the IZOD IndyCar Series wants to hold the Fort Lauderdale Grand Prix on the same stret ... More >>

Judge Calls Dalia Dippolito "Pure Evil;" Michael Dippolito Says He Feels "Shit On" In Court

Boynton Beach Police DepartmentThe happy couple.​In a murder-for-hire case inhabited by a circus of bizarre, conniving characters, Dalia Dippolito's sentencing hearing today in Palm Beach Circuit Court lived up to its promise of tabloid-worthy antics.Michael Dippolito, the husband and ex-felon Dal ... More >>

Ryan LeVin Headed to the Slammer

Ryan LeVin​Brit-killing dunce Ryan LeVin is headed up the river for a bit, although unrelated to making roadkill out of two men with his Porsche.LeVin is scheduled to turn himself over to the cops in Chicago this morning due to a parole violation related to pummeling three other people with his ca ... More >>

Ryan LeVin's Sentence: Lawyers Call It Checkbook Justice

Broward Sheriff's OfficeRyan LeVin​It seems we weren't the only ones thinking that hard-partying, Porsche-driving, Brit-killing douchebag Ryan LeVin bought his way out of prison last week.In case you forgot, Judge Barbara McCarthy sentenced LeVin to two years house arrest, ten years probation, an ... More >>

Did Ryan LeVin Buy His Way Out Of Prison?

Broward Sheriff's OfficeRyan LeVin​Ryan LeVin -- the hard-partying, Porsche-driving, Brit-killing douchebag -- managed to escape prison time in his sentencing yesterday.Judge Barbara McCarthy sentenced LeVin to two years house arrest, ten years probation, and 1,000 hours of community service ... More >>

Ryan LeVin Pleads Guilty to Deadly Hit and Run, Pays Settlement, Gets House Arrest (Updated)

​Ryan LeVin, the hard-partying, bad-boy scion of an Illinois costume jewelry company, came clean to a judge today, admitting that he mowed down two British tourists in 2009 and fled the scene in his Porsche. LeVin's punishment: He got grounded.Judge Barbara McCarthy decided to throw the book at Le ... More >>

Ryan LeVin, Playboy Indicted in Fatal Porsche Hit-and-Run, to Change Plea

​Ryan LeVin, heir of an Illinois costume-jewelry family, who was indicted in a 2009 hit-and-run that killed two British businessmen, will be back in front of a judge Friday. And it looks like he plans on changing his not-guilty plea, according to court documents. David Bogenschutz, the high-profil ... More >>

Cindi Hutchinson's Developer Friend Had Alleged Civil Fraud History With Toy Store

WFOR-Channel 12 Former Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Cindi Hutchinson leaving jail in a New York sweatshirt. ​ Goldstrom​ I want to thank Fort Lauderdale activist and graphics designer Cal Deal for supplying these images. Deal was on Hutchinson's case before it became a case. ... More >>

"The Company Men" Takes Pity on the Emasculated Executive

Michael Dippolito Refuses to Reveal Finances, Pleads the Fifth

Michael Dippolito won't open his wallet.​Michael Dippolito, the Boynton Beach man who gained national fame when his wife was accused of plotting to have him killed, wants to keep his finances secret, for fear he may be charged with a crime.Dippolito, a felon, has spent more than a year battling a ... More >>

Ponzi Playboy Sean Healy Blew Through the Money He Swindled

More Questions About Michael Dippolito's Finances

Courtesy of the Boynton Beach Police DepartmentThe Dippolitos in happier times.​In between professing love for her California boyfriend and plotting ways to have her husband arrested, phone records show that Dalia Dippolito made some interesting allegations about Michael Dippolito's finances.She t ... More >>

Local Boy Scott Storch Conquered Hip-Hop and Raked in Millions. Then He Broke Bad.

Morning Juice: Femme Fatales a Danger to Lonely Men; Alzheimer's Fund Springs $1 Million Leak

​A look at the local headlines this Thursday morning:Police believe there's a ring of up to four women who've been seducing lonely Broward and Palm Beach County men, only to drug them and ransack their place. Men: Any woman who laughs at your jokes should be considered a suspect. [CBS4]Here's an a ... More >>

Morning Juice: Wellington Man Tells Murderous Tale; Cell Phone Records Point to Ryan LeVin as Porsche Driver

​New Times blogs pounced on Monday's two big stories. Scroll down to check out Juice coverage of the break in the Porsche hit-and-run case. And check out Pulp, where Bob Norman got the scoop on Scott Rothstein's role as an informant in a federal investigation of the Mafia. In other local news:In a ... More >>

Affidavit Describes Debauched Night for Ryan LeVin, Derek Cook That Turned Deadly

Cook​A just-released Fort Lauderdale Police affidavit describes how Ryan LeVin and Derek Cook partied all night February 12, then into the morning of February 13, a party that came to a gruesome end around 2:18 a.m., when LeVin's speeding Porsche careered off Seabreeze Boulevard and struck two Bri ... More >>

UPDATED: Derek Cook, Alleged Driver in Porsche Hit and Run, Surrenders to Police

Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeDerek Cook​Since February 2009, Fort Lauderdale police have been looking for Derek Cook, the Tamarac man who was allegedly racing a Porsche on Sea Breeze Boulevard when he lost control and struck two tourists from Great Britain, killing them.This morning, just before ... More >>

Attorney for Victim's Family Says LeVin Was Driving the Porsche That Killed Tourists

LeVin​Fort Lauderdale police have yet to announce who they believe was driving the Porsche that veered off Seabreeze Boulevard on February 13 and killed two British tourists. But there's no doubt in the mind of Coral Gables attorney Seth Miles, who's representing the family of Craig Elford in a ci ... More >>

The Most Offensive People of 2009: Scott Rothstein, Dalia Dippolito, and Jimmy Buffett

Did Zada Victimize Gay Community?

Flickr User: Alida's PhotosOne alleged victim says he met Zada at Fire Island,a gay vacation destination​National media coverage of the Joe Zada investment scandal has so far focused on his relationships with the Wellington-based equestrian community as well as with the former hockey star, Sergei ... More >>

When Fast and Furious Locals Meet Slo-Mo Tourists, Consequences Are Deadly

Jerome PeelLike a crappy movie sequel franchise, it seems the souped-up, tricked-out import cars driven recklessly by immature teens and even more stunted 20- and 30-somethings are here to stay. As are tourists, who -- you may have noticed -- like to drive slow enough to savor their South Florida ge ... More >>

Drag-Racing Porsche Case Jumps to Civil Court; Possible Break in Criminal Case

Ryan LeVinClaire Elford, widow of Craig Elford, one of two British tourists killed in February after a Porsche lost control and struck them on Seabreeze Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, filed suit yesterday against the Porsche's owner, Ryan LeVin, and his friend, Derek Cook, the Tamarac man who LeVin t ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale, You Have Tea on Your Face

Who would have guessed that witnessing a tea bagging would be so hard to swallow? Honestly, I thought yesterday afternoon was going to be funny. I figured I'd stroll a few blocks from the New Times the Juice office down to the federal courthouse at Broward and NE Third Avenue and see a fe ... More >>

Did Sun-Sentinel Blow the Cops' Case in Porsche Hit-and-Run?

LeVinA source close to the Porsche hit-and-run investigation suggests that a Sun-Sentinel story may have hindered police efforts to make an arrest in the case.Locals were shocked when two British businessmen were killed in the early-morning hours of February 13. Craig Elford, 39, and Kenneth Watkins ... More >>

An Interview With the Wife of a Victim

Lately, there has been little news about last month's most breathlessly covered local story -- the two British tourists who were killed when a drag-racing Porsche lost control and struck them as they walked along Seabreeze Boulevard. I haven't been able to find an article with more recent informatio ... More >>

Search Warrant Released in A1A Porsche Killings; LeVin to Be Cleared?

Fort Lauderdale Police have released the search warrant in connection with the deaths of two British tourists last month, struck by a white Porsche that was drag-racing on Seabreeze Boulevard. It appears that LeVin and his friend, Derek Cook of Tamarac, switched cars before the accident, the Sun-Sen ... More >>

More About the Guy Who Didn't Kill the Pedestrians With His Porsche

Curmudgeons like Bob Norman may not want to admit it, but the Sun-Sentinel's association with the Chicago-based Tribune Co. does have its perks. For instance, when some unknown driver kills a couple of British tourists with a tricked-out Porsche owned by a wealthy playboy with a history of driving l ... More >>

The Paul and Young Ron Experience

How to sit around cracking jokes with your drinking buddies – and get paid handsomely

And The Pulp Predicts ...

Car Club Crazy

The South Florida Dubs go scrapingly low

Calling All Debtors

This Bull Knows Dirty

Hey, big fella, can we arrange a private session?

Death Is My Co-pilot

Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

Kicking French Ass

District B13 puts American action movies to shame.

Best Mechanic

Wales Garage

ASS Sucks

But SunFest doesn't

About a Man

In Good Company is wonderfully funny, a bit sad, and unmistakably real

Reign in Fake Blood

Metal sad. Metal heartbroken. No, metal doesn't want a hug!

Torque Nada

Motorcycle sound and fury signify nothing but do kinda rock, a little