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Economic Issues

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Allen West Blames Obama for Results of 2007 Housing Crash

    ​Welcome to another post in our Allen West Fact Party series, in which we take claims made by the District 22 Republican and attempt to figure out whether they have a basis in reality. In case you were wondering, they usually don't.President Obama came to South Florida on Tuesday, giving Congressm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    What's New for the Holidays? Some Drink Links

    slashfood​Get Crafty: Craft booze is booming, according to Good Magazine, as a result of the recession: "The Second Great Depression has been just as effective as the first at driving Americans into the soothing arms of a strong drink. Only this time around, our options for getting tanked are a lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    South Florida's Taco Boon in Tough Times

    ​The driving question behind this week's column is, Why are so many chefs opening taco stands in this area? I went to every taco joint that has opened in the past year, some multiple times, as well as Tacos al Carbon and El Guanaco, and a slew of cheap ass burrito joints. The proliferation of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Florida Ethics Commission: No Problem With Rick Scott's Cash From Private Prison Firms

    ​The Teamsters' ethics complaint filed last month against Gov. Rick Scott -- which alleged his million bucks from private prison corporations was somehow affecting the state's decision to enter contracts with the companies -- has been tossed out by the Florida Ethics Commission.Among other things, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2011

    Florida Corrections Officer Gives Some Interwebs Insight About State Prisons

    zazzle.comWe don't even know who this hat belongs to.​Being a corrections officer is one of the strangest jobs imaginable -- you're stuck in a big concrete and iron box for eight-plus hours per day, surrounded by some of society's most loathed humans, who are likely armed with rusty shanks and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Census: Young People Still F*cked by Recession

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ret0dd/Down and out on mom and dad's sofa.​Now for some bad news. U.S. Census Bureau figures released today show that young people are getting especially pummeled by a recession that supposedly ended two years ago. According to the Associated Press, 20- and 30-someth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Palm Beach County Worker Accused of Cookin' the Books to Obtain Mortgage Through County

    Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeSylvia Sharps​For writing "$0.00" instead of "$16,482.75" under the "second job" column of her mortgage application, Palm Beach County employee Sylvia Loretta Sharps could face up to 35 years in prison, according to the State Attorney's Office.Sharps -- who most r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Democratic National Committee: Florida Would Lose 473,000 Jobs Under Tea Party Economics

    ​In advance of tonight's GOP presidential debate, the Democratic National Committee has released a report claiming that 9.5 million American jobs would be lost if a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution were implemented by next year -- including the loss of 473,000 jobs in Florida.The reas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Deerfield Beach Special Election Is Today. Try to Avoid Voting for an Alleged Criminal This Time

    ​If you live in District 2 of Deerfield Beach, today is Election Day.Thanks to the fact that the last commissioner, Sylvia Poitier, has been suspended for allegedly falsifying public records a few times, today's special election will find someone to replace her for the rest of her term -- which en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Sheriff Ric Bradshaw Praises Rick Scott For Supporting Cops

    Palm Beach CountySheriff Bradshaw likes Scott.​Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw clearly did not get the memo about local cops hating Gov. Rick Scott. While the Broward County Police Benevolent Association is organizing a massive party for its members to protest Scott and ditch the Florida Re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Will Privatizing Prisons Save Florida Money? Arizona Study Says Maybe Not

    The GEO Group was a huge donor to political campaigns.​Last month, the Florida Legislature passed a landmark plan to privatize nearly all of the prisons in the southern part of the state, including those in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The bill was a thinly-veiled stimulus package for the priv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2011

    Allen West's No-B.S. Weekend: Disses Bush, Palin

    This has been a bullshit-busting kind of weekend for Allen West.First, he showed up in Fox News Sunday, talking smack about his own party's recent history. He was debating Donna Edwards, the Democrat congresswoman from Maryland, when host Chris Wallace asked:Congressman West, Republicans offered a p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale's Green Room Gets Greenback Friendly on Gallery Saturdays

    parkcityv.comBottoms up!​Leave your flask at home this Memorial Day weekend because tomorrow is Gallery Saturday at Green Room! Drink specials abound! That's right! You don't have to stand around nursing a hot beer or pretending like the melted ice at the bottom of your glass still has a little Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Allen West and John Boehner Fall Out Over Pakistan

    ​Allen West, writing to the chairwoman of the subcommittee on state, foreign operations, and related programs, CC'ing Boehner, Cantor, McCarthy, Hesarling, Rogers, Ros-Lehtinen, and McKeon:Dear Chairwoman:...It is not unreasonable for the American people to question. If Osama bin Laden was living ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Embattled Stacy Ritter Back on the Fundraiser Trail

    Cal Deal Wild Art: Sheriff Al Lamberti at a pill mill protest Friday at the Galleria in Fort Lauderdale. Also pictured: Broward Commissioners Chip LaMarca (left of Lamberti) and Kristin Jacobs (far right). Thanks to Cal Deal for the photo. ​Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter may be in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Rick Scott's Education Adviser Caught Up in Cheating Scandal

    ​Despite the rising contempt for Gov. Rick Scott, this one kind of flew under the radar. With the exception of the Florida Center For Investigative Reporting, our local media outlets seem determined not to notice that the credibility of Gov. Scott's education adviser has been grossly undermined by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    "Miss Gottlieb, YOU Are the Distraction"

    We all knew that Broward Commissioner Ilene Lieberman -- once perhaps the most powerful woman in the county -- disappeared for a few months, missing commission meeting after commission meeting without explanation.  After weeks of questions, Lieberman claimed her AWOL status was due to a he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Lauderdale Lakes' Financial Crunch Is Part of a National Problem

    via www.kathyhyatt.comLauderdale Lakes' financial troubles are part of a national issue.​Lauderdale Lakes cannot balance its budget without aid, though it's still unclear how this aid will take shape. In November, the Juice reported that the city was behind on its payments to the Broward County Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Belle Glade Commissioner Speaks Up About "Slum Living Conditions" for Poorest Workers

    Belle Glade is a small outpost nestled among the cane fields near the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. "Muck City," as it's also called, houses a large number of the low-wage workers who tend the fields and produce America's largest supply of sugar cane.Courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    A Miracle Peanut Butter Could End Malnutrition in Haiti

    Belle Glade is a small outpost nestled among the cane fields near the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. "Muck City," as it's also called, houses a large number of the low-wage workers who tend the fields and produce America's largest supply of sugar cane.Courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Update on the Haitian Boy Receiving Treatment for the Massive Tumor on His Neck

    Michael J. MooneyEsthelhomme Peterson​ Last week we brought the story of Esthelhomme Peterson ("Peter"), the 12-year-old Haitian boy brought to the U.S. to get treatment for the massive growth on his neck. His transportation and treatment were arranged by a coalition that included Sen. George LeMi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    SoFla Tea Party's Everett Wilkinson Says Juan Williams Got It Wrong

    The average Tea Partier in South Florida is a lot more likely to look like this, Wilkinson says.​NPR commentator and Fox News talking head Juan Williams has been all over the media lately dissecting the Tea Party movement. In an April 2 Wall Street Journal editorial, Williams decried the liberal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Mentor to Deerfield Youth May Be in Trouble Over Dealings With City

    The Rev. Anthony Davis appears to be a pillar of society. His charity, Brotherly Love Social Services, mentors at-risk youth in Deerfield Beach. Davis was quoted today in the Sun-Sentinel, decrying how the image of the city's schools has been distorted by two violent incidents, the burning of Michae ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Tamarac Resident LeRoy Browne: You CAN Fight City Hall

    The potential view from Paradise?​Tamarac homeowner LeRoy Browne moved from Washington D.C. to Paradise Estates in the 1980s because he was looking for, well, Paradise. But now his heavenly retreat is threatened: Browne's house sits directly on a golf course that the city wants to rezone. The plan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Deerfield City Worker Tries to Swat Gadfly

    Flickr: arkworld​There's still no official word on what evils the forensic auditor found in its recent analysis of Deerfield Beach finances; but Chaz Stevens isn't the type to wait. Back on March 1, as that auditing firm was arriving in town, Stevens composed these lyrics, which he sent to city st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Lolapalooza, Low 'n' Slow Holiday Drive, Turkeys at the Biltmore

    ​We've all got a lot to be thankful for: The recession is over (supposedly), the world is still spinning, and Glenn Beck's communist appendix finally escaped its dank cell. Hollywood eatery Lola's on Harrison has a pretty good list too: Michael Wagner and company are going into their third season ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    Kuluck Persian Restaurant, in Danger of Closing, Saved By Community

    ​It's become a sad fact of reality in the restaurant scene: businesses are closing every day, and by the dour way in which the best and brightest restaurateurs are talking, there doesn't seem to be any end in sight.That makes what happened last week at Tamarac's Kuluck Persian Restaurant and Loung ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    New-Age Benefits

    ​It's become a sad fact of reality in the restaurant scene: businesses are closing every day, and by the dour way in which the best and brightest restaurateurs are talking, there doesn't seem to be any end in sight.That makes what happened last week at Tamarac's Kuluck Persian Restaurant and Loung ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Making Yourself at Home

    ​It's become a sad fact of reality in the restaurant scene: businesses are closing every day, and by the dour way in which the best and brightest restaurateurs are talking, there doesn't seem to be any end in sight.That makes what happened last week at Tamarac's Kuluck Persian Restaurant and Loung ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Pete Boinis: Asshole Of The Week

        BoinisThe Pulp's Asshole of the Week (so I stole an idea from Larry Flynt, what are you gonna do, shoot me?) is Pete Boinis. He's the guy that cordoned off his swath of land next to the Deerfield Beach Pier with a bunch of poles and then had "No Trespassing" sign ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Abrams: WSFL Morning Show Will Revolutionize TV

    I haven't even been posting all the Lee Abrams think pieces lately because they've gotten to be so dull. But this one, which I received several days ago, well, it's worth sharing. Why? It's about the Tribune Co./Sun-Sentinel morning show on WSFL. I haven't weighed in about the show for the same ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2009

    Recap: Crist on Meet the Press

    Florida Gov. Charlie Crist faced off with David Gregory on NBC's Meet the Press a few minutes ago. Crist started by stressing the importance of bipartisan support for President Obama's stimulus package, then ended by... well... essentially withdrawing his own support for the package.Host Gregory beg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Miami Herald Publisher: More Layoffs Coming To Newspaper

    Miami Herald Publisher David Landsberg informed all Herald employees this morning in an e-mail that newspaper would be laying off more employees in the coming weeks. "Unfortunately, it is already apparent there is no way to avoid the elimination of staff positions. We are exploring several alt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Nicaraguan Pot Endorses This Post, The Donald Is a Downer, Big Ball Cuts Corners

    After watching last night's Pepsi Cola-Bud Light Super Bowl, it became clear to me that everything needs an official sponsor. So today's Morning Juice is brought to you by the Nicaraguan Tourism and Marijuana Growers Cooperative. It's good timing to land that sponsor too, because they just picked up ... More >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    Developer Tibor Hollo Helped Build Miami

    An epic condo bust can't burst his bubble.

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009

    A Change Will Do You Good

    Celebrate the switch-off we've all been waiting for, today

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Ahoy, Yacht Lovers

    The Boat Hustle Is Alive and Well

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    Towering Rage

    Luxury condo developers up the ante with critics

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2007

    Who Killed Kenny's Project?

    Luxury condo developers up the ante with critics

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2006

    Activist Jailed In Riviera Beach

    Luxury condo developers up the ante with critics

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2006

    Mayor Mara Answers Her Critics

    Luxury condo developers up the ante with critics

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Bulldozers Gone Wild

    Bad, CRA! Bad, Bad CRA!

  • News

    February 16, 2006

    Access Hollywood

    To be a development star in Hollywood, it’s all in who you know, baby

  • Culture

    December 4, 2003

    Tomorrow Never Dies

    Sugar leavened with enough spice makes tasty holiday fare

  • Calendar

    November 13, 2003

    Rockin' the Justice

    Protests kick off with the jams

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    So Long, Skid Row

    The last days of a flophouse tell a tale of urban renewal's losers

  • Dining

    January 31, 2002

    Riding in Style

    Leave the driving to Mike's on the Beach

  • Best of BPB

    May 17, 2001

    Best Neighborhood Activist

    Carl Flick

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Getting Sleeeepy...

    for profit in the offices of the French commercial genius psychiatrist Dr. Clotaire Rapaille

  • Calendar

    December 2, 1999

    Home For the Holidays

    The Ninth Annual Victoria Park Holiday Home Tour

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