Hallandale Beach

Mayor Joy Cooper Blows Up

Casinos Are a Kid's Best Friend

If only every town in Florida had a casino. Then our little tykes in need might have some Christmas dough to spend and sports teams to join.The lucky little ones in Hallandale Beach have Gulfstream Park, the horse racetrack and casino. Although they're not yet old enough to play poker or tug on ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

Letters for February 3, 2000

Best Place To Gamble

Gulfstream Park

Earache

The Holy Terrors and the Pitt marry the old with the new.

Best Picnic Spot in Palm Beach

Gulfstream Park

Sporty Delight

Gulfstream Park

V Day Invasion

Gulfstream Park

Casino Files for Bankruptcy, Promises to Continue Feeding Broke Gamblers

Gulfstream's hiding $44 million under its barrel.The owners of Gulfstream Park have filed for bankruptcy, causing broke gamblers who have also filed for bankruptcy to wonder where all their lost gambling money went. Gulfstream's owner, Magna Entertainment Corp. of Ontario, promises that it will cont ... More >>

It's Time to Ditch DROP

I'm speaking of the Deferred Retirement Option Program that made such a lucrative payout to Hallandale Beach City Manager Mike Good. He's not the only public official getting rich from this excessively generous policy. In editorials yesterday and last Sunday, the Orlando Sentinel lists officials who ... More >>

Letter for April 24-30, 2008

I'm speaking of the Deferred Retirement Option Program that made such a lucrative payout to Hallandale Beach City Manager Mike Good. He's not the only public official getting rich from this excessively generous policy. In editorials yesterday and last Sunday, the Orlando Sentinel lists officials who ... More >>

Washed Up

101 Haitian refugees sailed north full of hope. They got screwed.

Georgia on My Mind

From the Caucasus to the shore, it's time for some post-Soviet soup.

Let the Good Times Bowl

Indie Rock Bowling

Frank 'n' Family

The fare at Frankie's Pier 5 is peerless.

Tailpipe

Energizer Con Man

Pixelating Experience

Watching TV at Gulfstream

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Watching TV at Gulfstream

Strictly Speaking

Positive vibrations detected in Miramar

This week's Day-by-Day

The Mercury Program

Gateway to Poptopia

An independent record store opens in downtown Fort Lauderdale!

Swimming Against the Tide

Hallandale Beach's black community, ignored for years, loses another round

Not Kid Stuff

Natalie Wiggins struggles with gangs, cops, and her children in Hallandale Beach

Kitsch-'n'-Kiev

At Pearl by the Sea, both the floor show and the delectable Russian cuisine are over the top

Better Than Everyone Else

Cities that try to restrict the sale of Homeless Voice hear from the voluble Sean Cononie

Eats for Under $7: Rice Balls and Spinach Rolls at Carini's

You'll have to do a little ordering at Carini's to get a filling "meal" for under $7, but it's worth the effort. Carini's is a New York-style pizza joint on Federal Highway in Hallandale Beach worth visiting for the cheap appetizers alone. The mini rice balls (which are about the size of an apricot) ... More >>

Eats for Under $7: Turkey Burger From Flashback Diner

Technically, you'll need just a little more than $7 to enjoy a burger at Flashback Diner, as the menu price is $6.99, so with tax and tip you'll be a little over budget. If you can scrounge up the extra couple of bucks, though, it's not a decision you'll soon regret. Flashback Diner is an old school ... More >>

Biden: Here's a Billion Bucks; Now Hire Cops

The Office of the Vice President just announced how it would divvy up a billion dollars in grant money for the hiring of cops. Broward and Palm Beach cities listed below:Boynton Beach: Eight officers for $1,948,352Delray Beach: Six officers for $1,360,164Fort Lauderdale: Twelve officers for $3,243,4 ... More >>

Sex on the Beach: Cops LOVE Going Undercover at Strip Clubs

Photo: Courtesy Boynton Beach PoliceThe scene Friday night at Platinum​After DEA and a Boynton Beach Police SWAT team stormed into the Plantinum Showgirls nightclub on Friday night, it was a good bet that that was going to be the sexiest news story of the weekend. But with the FBI now hanging out ... More >>

Daybreak

Flickr: cinnamon girl 71A bettor inspects the Racing Form at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach.​

Morning Juice: Haiti Quake Survivor Tells Miraculous Story; MLK Parade in Hallandale Nearly Takes Tragic Turn

​Here's what's in the local news this Tuesday morning:Mereille Dittmer, the 50-year-old woman from Pembroke Pines who somehow survived for five days in a tiny space within a collapsed Port-au-Prince grocery store, told her amazing story to reporters Monday. [WPTV]The families of the four Lynn Univ ... More >>

Hookin' Up at Yard House in Palm Beach Gardens

Photo by Flickr user DogbiteWhere there are a hundred beers on tap, there are men.​Back when I was on the prowl, and even now that I'm fully entrenched in coupledom, I often get asked where the boys are. Meaning, where should a great gal go to find some available, fresh male meat? The truth is, I ... More >>

The Meat of the Matter at Texas de Brazil in Hallandale Beach

Photo by Flickr user mainochurrascaria​Now that Mr. Persnickety and I are nearing the sixth month of our courtship, I've started to become obsessively concerned that he try new foods nearly every time we go out to eat, and I have become more vocal in my insistence that he join me on my quest to un ... More >>

Daybreak

Flickr: Christie1951Gulfstream, in Hallandale Beach.​

In the People's Republic of Hallandale Beach, Juice Is Banned

Flickr: murkyMichelangelo's David. (Stay tuned to see if this image sets off the censor alarms in Hallandale City Hall.)​If you're reading this right now from a computer in Hallandale Beach, watch your ass. The mayor and city manager believe Juice's political coverage is unpatriotic, maybe treason ... More >>

Hallandale Mayor in War of Words with Broward Commissioners

Joy Cooper​Joy Cooper is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the most erratic political figures in South Florida, and now the Hallandale Beach mayor has picked a fight with Broward County Commissioner John Rodstrom.Rodstrom was one of the commissioners who two weeks ago voted against a controve ... More >>

Activists Target Hallandale Beach Puppy Store

​The same women behind the recent protest of Michael Vick's appearance at Gulfstream (at which Vick ultimately did not show) are now targeting at least two puppy stores in Hallandale Beach: Best Price Puppies and the newly-opened Baby Doll Yorkies Inc.Michele Lazarow, a former police officer and a ... More >>

Could Hallandale Beach Become the First City in Florida to Ban Pet Stores?

​There are as many as four million animals put down in shelters every year in this country, according to estimates by the Humane Society of the United States. The problem is particularly bad in South Florida, where the recession has left many families unable to take care of the family pets. One sh ... More >>

Morning Juice: Heat Hit a Free Agent Lotto; Thief Lived by Gun, Died by Gun

​A look at the local news for Wednesday morning in South Florida:Within hours of announcing her resignation from the Broward County Commission, Diana Wasserman-Rubin was arrested and charged with unlawful compensation, based on her casting votes on grants for Southwest Ranches that were written by ... More >>

Local Police Down With OPP: Other People's Property Up for Auction

propertyroom.com​Several local police departments are bringing in extra money by auctioning off the goods left in their evidence rooms. Police auctions have long been a great place to "steal back" some nice loot cheap (plus there's always a chance it has cocaine hidden inside), but a new website, ... More >>

It's a Boozy Kind of Summer at These Events

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

Wheels, Don’t Fail Me Now

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

Nitzer Ebb Will Prove Goth's Still Cool at Grand Central

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

Lemonade Stands Sprout Up in Hollywood To Fight Childhood Cancer

​Every year, employees of global tech firm PerkinElmer team up and run lemonade stands for a day. They're not just playing hooky. They're raising awareness and money by teaming up with Alex's Lemonade Stands, a 501(c)3 charity that helps kids with cancer.Back when she was only four years old, Alex ... More >>

Top Five Happy-Hour Highlights at the Village at Gulfstream

Photo © miamism/Flickr​You don't have to be as hungry as a horse to find a meal at the Village at Gulfstream, the multibillion-dollar outdoor shopping expansion to horseracing's Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach. The following happy-hour deals will do the intended (make ... More >>

Hallandale Beach Hides Financial Contributions From Public Record

Below: Is this a legitimate "travel expense"?​Most people are proud of their charitable donations and don't mind publicizing them a bit. But the people who run the city government of Hallandale Beach are not most people.All of the donations that a city makes to charity are supposed to be available ... More >>

Oops! Redacted Hallandale Beach Transactions Were Taken from Wrong Accounts

Welcome to the land of petty intrigue​Well, that's a relief. Good to know that the City of Hallandale Beach wasn't covering up some massive intrigue when it covered up charitable contributions in public records with no explanation. No, they were just covering up a good old blunder: taking money fr ... More >>

The Button South Class Reunion at Bash of Boca 4/15 & 4/16

Welcome to the land of petty intrigue​Well, that's a relief. Good to know that the City of Hallandale Beach wasn't covering up some massive intrigue when it covered up charitable contributions in public records with no explanation. No, they were just covering up a good old blunder: taking money fr ... More >>

Shops of Boca Center Mall to Get Brio Tuscan Grill

Brio Tuscan Grill in Tampa​Upscale casual Brio Tuscan Grill, part of the Ohio-based Bravo Brio Restaurant Group chain, is slated to debut in the Shops of Boca Center mall sometime this fall.  The 8,400-square-foot Brio will be the chain's fourth SoFla location, joining fellows in Hallandale B ... More >>

Hallandale Beach Government Pays Millions to U.S. Post Office in Yet Another Land Deal

Keith London: Just say no.​Once again, Hallandale Beach Commissioner Keith London found himself the lone dissenter on a vote in which the gung-ho City Commission voted, under the leadership of Mayor Joy Cooper, to spend millions on a real-estate purchase without clear plans for what the property w ... More >>