Lauderdale Lakes

Aldi Grocery Chain Expanding in South Florida: Massive Job Fair Today

Aldi, the global supermarket chain that features low-frills shopping with a focus on savings over amenities, is planning an expansion in the South Florida market. The chain, which has markets in Australia, throughout Europe, and in the United States, is expanding into Delray Beach, Lauderdale Lakes, ... More >>

Jamaican Restaurants in West Broward: Hidden Gems Everywhere

For a slideshow of Auntie I's Jamaican Restaurant, click here.

Three Men Charged in Boca Raton Bartender Murder at Josephine's Italian Restaurant

Three men are facing charges in connection with the shooting of a manager/bartender at Josephine's Italian Restaurant in Boca Raton.According to WPEC, Channel 12 news, Quinton Redell Sylvestre, 26, of Fort Lauderdale; Samuel Magic Walker, 27, of Lauderdale Lakes; and Adalberto Junior Montalvo, 29, o ... More >>

Three Charged With Murder of Boca Bartender

Police say they have three suspects in custody connected to the shooting murder of a Josephine's Italian Restaurant bartender. The three suspects were arrested and charged by Boca Raton police for a separate crime, but authorities connected the men to the January 4 murder of bartender Rafael R ... More >>

Meat the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile This Weekend

We're not sure about that famous song in which we wish we were a meat tube. Seriously -- do you really want your ultimate end to happen by being laid in a roll, doused in mustard, and eaten?No... what we really do want, however, is to trade in our used Toyota for the sweet ride that is the Oscar May ... More >>

South Florida Bloggers Pick Their Favorite Posts of 2012

As a way of wrapping up 2012, we reached out to the bloggers working the turf in Broward and Palm Beach for their favorite posts from the calendar year. Here is the first installment of what we received. Below you'll find a few lines from the writers themselves about why the posts worked well, a f ... More >>

South Florida Dining Events This Week: Tequesta Brewing Co.'s Hop Week and More

As one event (Flavor Palm Beach) winds down this week, South Florida revelers are gearing up for Oktoberfest and other autumnal fun, much of which involves beer in one way or another. After the jump, find a roundup of food- and drink-related events this week in Broward and Palm Beach counties. See ... More >>

Five Ways Fort Lauderdale Could Spend the $14 Million It Found Lying Around

The Fort Lauderdale city commissioners must be patting themselves on the back right now for hiring Lee Feldman as city manager: Turns out he's a master at rooting around the couch cushions of city budgets for money that's gone missing.Bucking the trend of cities like Lauderdale Lakes and Hollywood t ... More >>

Morning Juice: News From the South Florida Justice Scene

​There were developments in multiple prominent South Florida criminal cases over the weekend. Sorry to start your week off on a down note, but here's a quick sample of the news you may have missed:Set free: Lineten Belizaire, the 21-year-old Miami man accused of killing three people (includin ... More >>

How to Cook the Books: Eight Ways Larry Tibbs Allegedly Screwed Up Lauderdale Lakes Budget Projections

​It should be noted up-front that Larry Tibbs hasn't had a chance to respond to the charges lined up in a Broward Inspector General report leaked yesterday -- he has 30 days to submit a rebuttal, which he said yesterday he fully planned to do.But the allegations of wild mismanagement in Lauderdale ... More >>

Western Broward County Versus Hollywood: Pitting the Best of Our Ethnic Food Territories

​Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against each other in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we'll crown a winner -- an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on No. 4 seeded Weste ... More >>

Where to Spend Super Bowl Sunday in South Florida if You Don't Care About the Game

​During a recent lunch meeting over tacos, the Clean Plate Charlie crew debated the relative merits of the entertainment juggernaut known as the Super Bowl. While some looked at the sporting extravaganza as a sort of second Thanksgiving -- wake up late, start drinking early, and stuff yoursel ... More >>

The Food List Challenge, Round One

​I've liked The Food List Challenge app on Facebook that lists 100 dishes and drinks to prove you're a foodnik. So far, 335,345 people have tried it, including former food critic for the Washington Post, Phyllis Richman (97) and former New Times critic Gail Shepherd (85). Some of the items are rid ... More >>

Broward's Foodie Heaven Isn't Las Olas Pretty but a Slew of Strip Malls on University Drive

​When my foodie friends arrive for a first visit to SoFla, I deceive them immediately. In my old Taurus wagon, I drive them north on I-95. We pass marinas and canals ("Venice of the Americas," I tell them), cruise onto Andrews Avenue and over the New River ("Have you ever seen a jail on such an aw ... More >>

Silver Lining: A Lauderhill Strip-Mall Joint Serves Authentic Cantonese Cuisine

Merick Lewin Says He Was Not Paid for 411-PAIN Lobbying

Facebook.com​Being a pro bono lobbyist sounds a little like being a volunteer stockbroker, but Merick Lewin says it's true. The Republican state House candidate from Davie contends he did lobbying work for his uncle's company,the 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service, but wasn't paid for it. Y ... More >>

Woman Lights Ex-Boyfriend's House on Fire; He Returns the Favor by Setting Her Car Ablaze

heinoushats.blogspot.com​In case you happened to see three people running around Lauderdale Lakes lighting things on fire Monday night, it was apparently a pair of ex-lovers and a third wheel attempting to work out their dispute using the arson method.In the third case in a week involving people l ... More >>

Lauderdale Lakes Shooting: Ten Injured, Two Killed, Including Gunman

streetcorner.com.au​An argument at a Lauderdale Lakes bar early this morning led to 12 people being shot, two of whom died, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.The BSO's Dani Moschella tells New Times they got a call at 3:19 a.m. about a shooting at the South Rock Lounge Bar & Grill, des ... More >>

Lauderdale Lakes Shooting: Vishna Beepot Named as Alleged Shooter

BSOVishna Beepot​This morning, the Broward Sheriff's Office announced a shooting inside a Lauderdale Lakes bar -- 12 people were hit by bullets, and two died.The cops now say the alleged shooter is 26-year-old Vishna Beepot, who died shortly after the gun battle that occurred inside the bar.Th ... More >>

State Investigating Former Lauderdale Lakes Finance Director -- Not Anita Fain-Taylor

​The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is looking into former Lauderdale Lakes finance director Larry Tibbs for allegedly taking sick leave money he didn't deserve, while former City Manager Anita Fain-Taylor -- who's been accused by commissioners of providing them with fraudulent informat ... More >>

Lauderdale Lakes City Manager Fired -- With Attitude (Video Included)

lauderdalelakes.orgGloria Lewis had a thing or two to say about City Manager Anita Fain Taylor​Lauderdale Lakes City Commissioner Gloria Lewis had some attitude to give before ousting City Manager Anita Fain Taylor last week -- including a rip on Ray Charles and blind three-legged dogs.Apparen ... More >>

Lauderdale Lakes Resident Under Indictment by FBI

FacebookRicardo Pradel​Readers, please say hello to Ricardo Pradel. He hails from Lauderdale Lakes where he was working on his American dream.And then the FBI caught on to his act. What was he doing that was so bad? Well our sister paper, Miami New Times, reported that Pradel was fabricating ... More >>

Riviera Beach Murder-Suicide Leaves Teen Orphaned in Hospital, Siblings Dead (Updated)

Survivor Ryan Barnett, now 15, pictured on a Facebook page in his honor.​Just before 2 a.m. yesterday, Patrick Alexander Dell entered the Riviera Beach home of his estranged wife and her seven children, shot her and five of the children, and then killed himself as police began to arrive.Natasha Wh ... More >>

Suspect Arrested in Lauderdale Lakes Stomping Murder

Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeMichael George​A 20-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale has been arrested and charged in the beating death of Rood Marc Desronvil May 18 at the Normandy Village apartment complex in Lauderdale Lakes.Late that afternoon Broward Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a c ... More >>

Cash, Weapons Stolen From Bus in Wal-Mart Parking Lot

Sketch: Broward Sheriff's OfficeA drawing of the suspect.​A bus that belonged to X-Centric Club in Deerfield Beach was robbed on January 2 -- and Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are still looking for the thief, who made off with $20,000 in cash and three handguns.The incident occurred around 1 ... More >>

Suspected Thief Shot, Killed in Lauderdale Lakes

A Broward Sheriff's Office sting aimed at catching a suspected thief turned into a gunfight this afternoon at the 19th Street Food Shop in Lauderdale Lakes. From the BSO release:The suspect, a man in his 20s, was the subject of an investigation by BSO and other agencies into several recent robberies ... More >>

Police Release More Details in Cop Shooting

Georges​The man who shot and wounded a Fort Lauderdale police officer this weekend before being killed has been identified as Bastiany Georges, a 29-year-old who had an extensive criminal history. The incident occurred following police attempts to make a traffic stop on Andrews Avenue. The Fort La ... More >>

Broward Hoops Legend Dismissed from Team

University of CincinnatiAlvin MitchellAlvin Mitchell, the Cardinal Gibbons High School star who rode national accolades to a scholarship at the University of Cincinnati, was dismissed from his team, Ohio papers are reporting. The Bearcats coach, Mick Cronin, has not said what led him to that decisio ... More >>

DeGroot Picks Apart Ron Book, Lobby Racket

The legislative session, marking the real advent of springtime in Florida, begins in Tallahassee this week. And the busiest bees working the capital are the lobbyists, who are buzzing about, putting their noses in everything they can, spreading their demon seed far and wide.  If you d ... More >>

Early Election Results

Chow Mine!

Christina Wan in Lauderdale, and other bulletins from China

Bad Beginnings

Letters for November 30-December 6, 2006

Never Trust A Door-To-Door Breast Examiner

Letters for March 30 - April 5, 2006

The Naked Truth

While the grunts take the heat, Sheriff Jenne and the rest of the BSO brass remain unscathed by Powertrac.

Terrible Twosome

Vice Mayor Eggelletion's golfing and business buddy stands to profit from county land deal

Tailpipe

Dirty Pictures

Passion of the Fruit

Let There Be Darkness

Letters July 1-7. 2004

Help for Gay Islanders

Golf Greats on the Move

Letters for January 22, 2004

Ay off the drag queen

Down! Set! Hike!

The intercounty rivalry comes to a head

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Ides of June

Remembering slavery by celebrating its demise

Letters for June 5, 2003

They're off!

Buried Treasure

Take a tour of South Florida's best roots stash

One Man, One Vote

Haitian immigrants like Gerlyn Cadet know in their marrow that a ballot is a precious thing. But this election leaves them feeling robbed.

The People's Republic of Area A

A group of neighborhood leaders prepares to declare independence and start Broward's first black-majority city