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Whole Foods Market Opens in Pembroke Pines (Photos)

​As the birds started singing, dozens of Pembroke Pines shoppers were lined up for the grand opening of the new Whole Foods Market in Pembroke Pines yesterday, March 28.The Pines market, located at Cobblestone Plaza on Pines Boulevard, is the 11th Whole Foods to open in South Florida.  The ma ... More >>

Smashburger to Open Pembroke Pines Location

​Smashburger is opening their second Broward location, giving fans of attractively-priced 100% certified Angus beef burgers in the southwest part of the county reason to rejoice.The Pembroke Pines location of Smashburger will open at 14928 Pines Boulevard on Wednesday, March 21 at 1- a.m.  Th ... More >>

Pembroke Pines Parties With Fair, Taste of the Pines, Indian Festival

​Pembroke Pines is turning 52, which is pretty young for a city. Obviously the Pines is feeling quite spry, because instead of the usual one-day anniversary celebration with a cookout and parade, this city is celebrating for 11 days.  On the agenda is a golf tournament, 5K race, kiddie beauty ... More >>

Whole Foods to Open in Pembroke Pines

​Whole Foods Market is opening their 11th south Florida location in Pembroke Pines, at Cobblestone Plaza on Pines Boulevard.  The mega organic and natural food market chain is set to expand into the Pines on Wednesday, March 28th at 9 a.m., with an official bread-breaking ceremony and marchin ... More >>

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

​Whole Foods Market is opening their 11th south Florida location in Pembroke Pines, at Cobblestone Plaza on Pines Boulevard.  The mega organic and natural food market chain is set to expand into the Pines on Wednesday, March 28th at 9 a.m., with an official bread-breaking ceremony and marchin ... More >>

Red Light Cameras Capture Highlight Reel of Florida Car Crashes

​Place a few all-watching eyes at intersections throughout South Florida and reckless driving takes on a whole new meaning.American Traffic Solutions -- the Big Brotheresque company that operates about a dozen red light cameras in Broward and another 26 in Miami-Dade -- scoured its footage for the ... More >>

Pembroke Pines Snowfest: Snowmen and Food Trucks

Wilimedia CommonsIt's going to snow in Pembroke Pines tomorrow!​The City of Pembroke Pines is hosting their annual tree lighting ceremony and Snowfest Saturday, December 9th from 2 - 6 p.m.This family-friendly event will feature music, children's games, a visit from Santa Claus and 50 tons of snow ... More >>

Southwest Ranches Mayor, CCA and ICE Honchos Dodge Accusations at Public Meeting; Pembroke Pines Officials Stage a Revolt

Photos by Stefan KamphSouthwest Ranches Mayor Jeff Nelson, ICE Director Gary Mead, and CCA exec Tony Grande​Mike Machak, who has the unenviable job of public affairs manager for prison contractor CCA, stood at the door of the Southwest Regional Library in Pembroke Pines, looking at the line of opp ... More >>

CCA Reportedly Drumming Up Support for Immigrant Pen Through Robocall "Survey"

wired.com​Update: Click through for a sample voicemail received by one Southwest Ranches resident yesterday.--Original post, 11/2: Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office has confirmed that it received 40 to 50 phone calls yesterday from Pembroke Pines and Southwest Ranches-area residents who were autom ... More >>

CCA Robocall in Southwest Ranches (AUDIO)

​Yesterday we reported that Pembroke Pines and Southwest Ranches were getting phone calls from the Corrections Corporation of America asking whether they support a proposed immigrant jail detention center "processing center" that Southwest Ranches is gunning to build on a plot of land near the Eve ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Calls Out Southwest Ranches Mayor for Silence on Detention Center

​We reported last week from the scene of a Southwest Ranches town hall meeting where so many people showed up to protest a proposed immigrant detention pen that BSO deputies just started blocking people from entering the council chambers, citing fire code.The detention center wasn't on the agenda ... More >>

Southwest Ranches, Pines Residents Rally Against Immigrant Pen and "Cone of Silence"

Photos by Stefan Kamph​The Pulp tried to attend last night's meeting of the Southwest Ranches town council, but BSO Deputy Lee Roselli and Cmdr. Wallace Haywood wouldn't let us inside the council chambers. So we remained outside with the 50 or so local residents who were loudly protesting an immig ... More >>

HellzaPoppin Features the Lizard Man, Food Trucks This Weekend

​If you like freaks and geeks, then you're going to want to head out to Seminole Casino of Hollywood on Saturday for your fill of carnival delights when food trucks meet the HellzaPoppin Revue featuring the Lizard Man, a living breathing man/iguana. Other acts include fire-eaters, a wolf boy, and ... More >>

Salsa Fiesta Opens Second US Location in Pembroke Pines

​Salsa Fiesta opened its second US location in Pembroke Pines last Wednesday, six months past a projected March opening due to construction delays. CEO and owner Cesar Olivo introduced the sixth location of his fast food chain from Venezuela to Miami in 2009, reported Miami New Times critic, Lee K ... More >>

Cheesecake Factory to Open in Pembroke Pines

Cheesecake FactoryPembroke Pines residents - this cheesecake is coming for you!​The Cheesecake Factory, the chain with the five-hundred-page menu best known for its vast cheesecake selection including Chocolate Tuxedo Cheesecake and Snickers Bar Chunks and Cheesecake, is opening a Pembroke Pines l ... More >>

Party in the Pines Food Truck Roundup Sunday, July 24th

Cheeseme Mobile is one of the trucks serving lunch in Pembroke Pines on Sunday.​This Sunday, have lunch with the food trucks as they bring back their Party in the Pines. From noon - 3:00 p.m., enjoy some classic food trucks before heading out to the movies. That's the recipe for a perfect f ... More >>

Cops Go to Serve Eviction Notice, Shoot the Guy Living There Instead

​It's all fun and games serving an eviction notice until the cops end up shooting the guy who lives there.The Broward Sheriff's Office was attempting to evict a man from a condo in Pembroke Pines this morning, that is, before police say he set the place on fire.Pembroke Pines police and fire depar ... More >>

Pembroke Pines to Issue Partial Refunds for Red-Light Camera Tickets

good.is​If you got one of those pesky tickets from a red-light camera for blowing through an intersection in Pembroke Pines, you could be in luck.The city has announced it's going to be giving refunds to anyone who paid for a red-light-running ticket from a camera they received before July 1, 2010 ... More >>

RA Sushi Offers Free Tootsy Maki Rolls For International Sushi Day

Celebrate International Sushi Day with free sushi rolls from RA!​Get out the party hats and the soy sauce because International Sushi Day is this Saturday, June 18th and RA Sushi wants to give all their "friends" a certificate for a free Tootsy Maki Roll.

Pembroke Pines Graduates are First to Spend Entire Lives in Charter Schools

Florida Trend Pembroke Pines Charter High School​Here in the land of educational neglect, of failing test scores and pet projects, where school districts sell advertising and diploma mills cheat the cheaters, there's a wind of change a-comin'. It's the unmistakable force of privatization.Lobbying ... More >>

Studio 18 in Pembroke Pines: Artists' Studios Are a Gem

Florida Trend Pembroke Pines Charter High School​Here in the land of educational neglect, of failing test scores and pet projects, where school districts sell advertising and diploma mills cheat the cheaters, there's a wind of change a-comin'. It's the unmistakable force of privatization.Lobbying ... More >>

Food Truck Roundup Tonight At Maroone Chevrolet of Pembroke Pines

Tango Grill Tango Grill will be rolling into Pembroke Pines tonight.​Since food trucks are a craze in Miami, it stands to reason that Broward and Palm Beach is ripe for a food truck invasion. With our ears to the ground, Clean Plate Charlie is hearing about some food truck roundups up "nor ... More >>

New Palm Beach Gardens Burger Joint to Serve Free Burgers

​The only thing better than a burger at a new burger joint is a free burger at a new burger joint. That's the deal at the new CG Burgers Coal-Fired Pizza (2000 PGA Blvd., 561-275-2185) in Palm Beach Gardens. On Monday, Jan. 10, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., the latest burger emporium from local resta ... More >>

Dodge City's Water Plan Looks Like Another Financial Disaster

Don't trust Pembroke Pines; don't ever trust Pembroke Pines. It's run by a private contractor, City Manager Charles F. Dodge, in a secretive and dubious way. The city manager is aptly named -- Charlie dodges close scrutiny while he cozies up to the vendors in the town and makes multi ... More >>

Schools on "Lockdown" in Broward. Why? (Updated)

At 11 a.m. today, all Broward County's schools went on lockdown due to a "credible threat" received by Pembroke Pines police. An as-yet-unidentified informant reportedly said that "something big" was going to happen at Broward government buildings, which include schools. (And one "virtual" school!) ... More >>

Possible Bomb Found Near Fort Lauderdale City Hall and New Times Office (UPDATED)

The "suspicious package," a maroon suitcase.​The bomb-scare lockdown of schools in Pembroke Pines has been lifted, but a related threatening email promising "something big happening" today at Broward government buildings is apparently being taken seriously. Police say a "suspicious package" has be ... More >>

Despite Alleged Sex Assaults at Thompson Academy, State Not Investigating Other Lockups

flickr user: Mark CogginsAre the other kids safe?​A lawsuit filed earlier this month accuses the operator of Thompson Academy, a juvenile detention facility in Pembroke Pines, of turning a blind eye to sexual assaults, physical abuse, and intimidation of its young residents by staff members.The Pe ... More >>

Cocktail for a Cure: the Hope-tini

​The Village Taverns (there's one in Pembroke Pines and one in Boynton Beach) are putting up the Hope-tini as a Cocktail for a Cure. With each sold through October, $2 goes to breast cancer research.Here's the recipe, so you can make it at home -- after you've given at the bar, of course! Village ... More >>

UPDATE: Pembroke Pines Cop Caught Mooning Animal Rights Protesters?

​Animal-rights advocates gathered outside the Pembroke Pines subdivision of the president of a controversial South Florida research facility Sunday afternoon. They waved signs and told passersby about the disturbing photos leaked from Primate Products, the embattled facility run by Donald Bradford ... More >>

Pembroke Pines Police: We Cover Our Asses

The ass in question.​We just heard from Sgt. Carlos Bermudez, head of internal affairs at the Pembroke Pines police department, and Michael Cirullo, the city attorney, about the mooning incident during yesterday's animal rights protest.They both say unequivocally that the man with his pants down i ... More >>

The Many Colors of a City

The ass in question.​We just heard from Sgt. Carlos Bermudez, head of internal affairs at the Pembroke Pines police department, and Michael Cirullo, the city attorney, about the mooning incident during yesterday's animal rights protest.They both say unequivocally that the man with his pants down i ... More >>

Happy Hour: BRIO Tuscan Grille

The Shrimptini and Margherita Flatbread​ The Spot: BRIO Tuscan Grille Three locations in Broward and Palm Beach The Hours: Monday - Friday, 3 - 7 p.m.; Monday - Thursday, 9 p.m. - close.

What an Auditor Could do for Pembroke Pines

Flickr user: ZenTravelerHow much money is Pembroke Pines wasting?​The Pembroke Pines city commissioners are debating whether to hire an internal auditor. In these cash-strapped times, they're looking for someone who will monitor the Broward suburb's spending habits and report on them truthfully, w ... More >>

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 >>

Retired Athletes Love Pembroke Pines

Flickr: pnther60Former Dolphin and Chicago Bear Marty Booker postponed his Pines retirement to play for the Falcons.​What is it about Pembroke Pines that makes retired athletes flock there? We've told you about Kenny Anderson, the former New Jersey Nets star who recently invited a slew of his ille ... More >>

Bueller? Pines Leaders Fumble Tax Calculations

Flickr user: HeneghanCan you calculate your tax hike?​Pack City Hall with more than 150 angry citizens and any governing body would get a bit anxious. But at Wednesday night's budget hearing, the Pembroke Pines city commissioners appeared to be auditioning for Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? An ... More >>

Proof That Love Blooms in Theme Parks and That Happily-Ever-After Is in Pembroke Pines

Photo: IcrazyaznlFor Pembroke Pines snowbirds love was born at the top of this ride 50 years ago.​No, I don't have evidence (yet) that this blog made a love connection between USF's star-crossed kicker and the dangerously distracting coed from Fort Lauderdale. But I have found real-world proof tha ... More >>

Hey, St. Jude

Photo: IcrazyaznlFor Pembroke Pines snowbirds love was born at the top of this ride 50 years ago.​No, I don't have evidence (yet) that this blog made a love connection between USF's star-crossed kicker and the dangerously distracting coed from Fort Lauderdale. But I have found real-world proof tha ... More >>

Salsa, Cantina, Iguana, Ole!

Photo: IcrazyaznlFor Pembroke Pines snowbirds love was born at the top of this ride 50 years ago.​No, I don't have evidence (yet) that this blog made a love connection between USF's star-crossed kicker and the dangerously distracting coed from Fort Lauderdale. But I have found real-world proof tha ... More >>

Negligent Notification in the Pines

Photo: IcrazyaznlFor Pembroke Pines snowbirds love was born at the top of this ride 50 years ago.​No, I don't have evidence (yet) that this blog made a love connection between USF's star-crossed kicker and the dangerously distracting coed from Fort Lauderdale. But I have found real-world proof tha ... More >>

Claire Mitchel Tribute

Photo: IcrazyaznlFor Pembroke Pines snowbirds love was born at the top of this ride 50 years ago.​No, I don't have evidence (yet) that this blog made a love connection between USF's star-crossed kicker and the dangerously distracting coed from Fort Lauderdale. But I have found real-world proof tha ... More >>

The Miami Herald's Cold Front

Photo: IcrazyaznlFor Pembroke Pines snowbirds love was born at the top of this ride 50 years ago.​No, I don't have evidence (yet) that this blog made a love connection between USF's star-crossed kicker and the dangerously distracting coed from Fort Lauderdale. But I have found real-world proof tha ... More >>

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