Nassau County

For Kim Rothstein, Martha Stewart Might Know Best

The food Kim Rothstein might get in prison will be far different from what she and Ponzi schemer husband Scott Rothstein enjoyed while living fat off money taken from clients of his law firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler. In early February, she pleaded guilty on a conspiracy charge to commit money la ... More >>

Hurricane Sandy: What's Closed, Canceled, Re-Scheduled and Operating in Broward-Palm Beach

That Hurricane Sandy is quite a nuisance.Even though the storm is hitting Cuba and the Bahamas directly, she's still sending her winds and rain all over our faces. And, as it usually goes with these kinds of storms, rumors of cancellations, closings, and re-schedules run rampant.So far, we've s ... More >>

"The Twentieth Century Way" at Empire Stage: Surprises, Double-Crosses, and Some Beckettesque Playwriting

Prosecuting The "Wide Stance"

Marco Ceja-Moreno Pleads Guilty to FedExing Meth to Fort Lauderdale Dealer

It worked just like comedian Mitch Hedberg said it did -- "I like the FedEx guy, 'cause he's a drug dealer, and he don't even know it. And he's always on time."And now 31-year-old Marco Ceja-Moreno is going to prison.Ceja-Moreno pleaded guilty yesterday to drug distribution charges, according to the ... More >>

Five Supreme Court Cases That Say Florida's Prayer in Schools Bill Is Bunk

Imagine you're at a high school pep rally: The football players are in their jerseys, the cheerleaders are yelling, and the students are getting ready for the school spirit contest. But first, a student is invited to the microphone to give an inspirational message."Let us pray," he says. Some of the ... More >>

Local Review: Boxwood - Sun Garden City EP; County Grind Live Performance on Saturday!

​Hollywood-based singer-songwriter Jose Ferrer, better known as Boxwood, has earned a reputation for his uncommon performance approach, using a loop pedal to singlehandedly layer tracks live. But his second release, the EP Sun Garden City, leaves no doubt, the studio is his playground.Which isn't ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Airport Has the Third-Cheapest Average Airfare in the Country

airplanepicture.org​Hey, Spirit Airlines is good for something (probably) -- making the average airfare from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport the third-lowest in the country, at $266.The ranking was done by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which found that only the a ... More >>

"Atomic Buffalo Turds" and Other Fascinating BBQ Slang From Our Barbecue Glossary

photo courtesy of Mark Woodbury, Woodbury and Associates.Mark Woodbury smokes a Bacon Explosion at Culinary Concepts, the local Big Green Egg dealer in Pompano Beach. ​"Grill Girl" Robyn Lindars is a local grilling and BBQ fanatic and blogs about her adventures at grillgrrrl.com.Those of us addict ... More >>

The Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale Continues to Wrestle With its Legacy

Tuesday Morning Bytes

It just keeps happening to Gov Rick Scott. He makes a decision from his evil alien gut -- you know, like slashing funding for the developmentally disabled -- and then when masses of bona fide Earth-born human beings rise up to oppose it, he reverses course. Model Citizen​(Rick Scott is h ... More >>

Democrats Honor Criminally Charged Politico With "Emeritus" Position

The Kings Point Condos have long been a tumor on Broward County's body politic. The Democratic-voter-packed condo complex for the elderly is in the heart of Tamarac -- and Tamarac, of course, is a nest of bribe takers that has recently become the corruption capital of not only Broward but also ... More >>

Strip Club Owner Donates Big Bucks to Elementary School; Officials Freak Out

Would you use this cash?​Poor Joe Rodriguez. The owner of the Cheetah Gentlemen's Clubs in Pompano Beach and West Palm Beach tries to do the right thing, and he's totally misunderstood. In 2007, he launched Rodriguez Charities Inc., a nonprofit that aims to served the "needy and underprivileged," ... More >>

Wine Watch Breaks Out Secret Stash of Vintage Port

​December is usually a down month at Wine Watch. This December is different.In fact, it'll be the best tasting yet. When delving into the flavorful nuances of a fermented beverage, why not just go all the way right off the bat?Port -- especially vintage port -- is all the way. On your tongue, it's ... More >>

Carpetbagger Needs Home

The Florida Ethics Commission received state Rep. Jim Waldman's financial disclosure form this past on July 1 listing his official district address as 4509 Carambola Circle. That's the little condo in Coconut Creek owned by Ronald Sherman where Waldman -- a millionaire (barely) ... More >>

Little Guys Beat Wayne Huizenga

If you seen Wayne Huizenga this weekend, be nice to the guy. Our local mogul took a bad beating on Election Day. ​No he wasn't backing Alex Sink -- he put a lot of money into helping to elect Rick Scott to the governor's mansion, including $100,000 into Scott's PAC, Let's Get To Work (I ... More >>

Caught Red-Handed! (Also: Sultanof Booked)

​Well, this one is priceless. Sunrise City Commissioner Sheila Alu had noticed that her campaign signs were disappearing all around town. So she says she decided to drive around to try to catch the culprit. Caravella​And Alu, who is also a state prosecutor, found her man. Unbeliev ... More >>

Sources: Another Corruption Arrest Coming on Election Day

Former Tamarac Commissioner Marc Sultanof will turn himself in to the Broward County Jail tomorrow on state corruption charges regarding his involvement with dirty developers Bruce and Shawn Chait and possibly other matters, two informed and reliable sources tell me. Sultanof w ... More >>

The Broward School Board Race That Will Decide Who's the Pied Piper of Condo Votes

www.davidthomasforschoolboard.comDave Thomas has placed his trust in Democratic operative Barry Harris.​In Broward County elections, the condo vote is the most coveted, and for several election cycles, two figures have emerged as powerful mobilizers of that vote: Barry Harris and Norma Goldstein.I ... More >>

Commissioner Ritter's Bunker Mentality

Stacy Ritter seems to be retreating deeper and deeper into perhaps the only place that takes her seriously as a politician anymore. No it's not her bedroom closet, but a place even more suspended from the real world, a place where voter ignorance isn't a problem but a path to victory.  ... More >>

Despite Recession, Everglades Club Still Importing Waiters From Abroad

Flicker user: VeronicaCastillo.comThe Everglades Club is an institution on Worth Avenue.​The Great Recession and soaring unemployment rates haven't stopped Florida businesses from hiring cheap, temporary labor from abroad, federal visa records show.In Tampa, one company imported 40 electricians. I ... More >>

Allen West Pins Oil Spill on Obama, Democrats

FlickrThe Gulf oil spill suggests that Obama may not, in fact, be Superman.​President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress failed to see into the future and prevent the April 20 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What's more, it's apparent that the White House and Congress are not experts on how ... More >>

Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia"

New Pompano Beach City Manager Has to Make Condo Bust Go Boom

The Plaza at OceanSide at Atlantic and A1A in Pompano Beach.​"What is today -- Friday?" asks Pompano Beach City Manager Dennis Beach. "This is my fifth day on the job." Indeed, an eternity. Which is why Juice called to ask whether he had finally gotten 'round to addressing the massive condo vacanc ... More >>

Badfish

Free Rider Problem: Will Tamarac Program Succeed Where Paris' Failed?

Flickr: aptronymRental bikes in Paris​This Thursday, Tamarac residents will be able to hop on a bike for free, then take it for a spin, all at the expense of Humana, a health-care corporation that's out to encourage bicycle riding as an alternative to driving cars. But "Freewheelin," a program tha ... More >>

Forbes Mag: South Florida Now a Rotten Place to Retire

Flickr: Alliance for Retired AmericansDear South Florida elderly: Forbes says you and all your ballot casting friends should head north.​Oh no! We've been dissed by a Forbes list! The magazine popular among rich old people is saying that South Florida is lousy place to be a rich old person. It ran ... More >>

When Marylea Moffat's Trucking Company Went Sour, She Turned to Pickles

Photos by Bill CitaraMarylea Moffat was in a pickle.  The trucking company she and her husband ran had crashed and burned. Her marriage too. And getting a new job? Well, the way things are nowadays, good luck with that.  What she did have was a lifetime of family recipes for pickling just ... More >>

Members of the "Mitch Ceasar Mob" earn a steady paycheck for their political influence

Superstar Drummer Josh Freese Sells Himself to Promote His New Album

Season to Share

Hey, man, quit Bogarting those baked clams

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions

French Taste

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Not-So-Freaky Freak Show

Mosaic's Elephant Man is mostly art by the numbers

Beatcomber

Float On

Letters June 10-16, 2004

Thanks to You Too

Best Prepared Foods

Laurenzo's Oceanside

Brookville

Wonderfully Nothing (Unfiltered)

Letters for June 20, 2002

Service with a smile

Best Place to Gamble

The Resort and Casino at Bahamia

Bandwidth

The Rocking Horse Winner goes for a little ride up north

Bandwidth

West Memphis Three, Featherfest

Speedy J

A Shocking Hobby (NovaMute)

Letters to the Editor

Letters for April 13, 2000

Down in the Boondocks

Boonie's

A Fair Way to Present Grass

"The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life"

Blackboard Bungle

In an era of overcrowded classrooms, who would build a school in a town with no children? The Palm Beach County School Board, that's who.