Pete Brewer

Is JenJen's School The Whitest In South Broward?

You've probably read about the construction of Broward School Board Member Jennifer Gottlieb's pet school in Hollywood that wasn't needed at all but still cost taxpayers some $25 million and ruined a neighborhood park. Gottlieb​The school, Beachside Montessori Village (which is ne ... More >>

In Hollywood, Politicians' Kids Get a Private School Education on the Public Dime

Activists in South Hollywood recently staged a funeral for their park, part of which was leased for what's become a controversial school project.​Normally, a minority-dominated low-income neighborhood like South Hollywood would have reason to cheer the arrival of a new school, especially one that ... More >>

A Monument to Waste

How the School Board turned a community park into a $25 million black hole.

Another Newspaper Falls Into Bankruptcy

The Minneapolis Star Tribune followed the Tribune Co. and went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Remember, Miami Herald parent McClatchy, in the only good move it has made in several years, sold the Strib, as it is called, for $530 million back in 2006. The newspaper's story includes some inter ... More >>

The Fourth Estate Sale

Decimated by corporate overlords, the only hope for our local newspapers may be the auction block.

Hollywood Has Been Swallowed By Benevolent Bizarro World

By now, almost nothing can shock us about Hollywood (Florida) news. Not a dead body turning up in a Federal Highway hotel. Been there. Not a dirty cop, nor a public official hit with criminal indictment. Been there and there. Nothing would have shocked us...except this. And this.Yep, it's good news. ... More >>

Wasserstrom Guilty

Who Killed Kenny's Project?

The One That Got Away

While scandal rages in Hollywood, Whit Van Cott waits for his payday with a rod and reel.

Wasserstrom Indicted!

Our Mayor, the Lobbyist, Part 4

She visited Hollywood the same day as the developer. Now residents fear for their homes.

Letters June 3-9, 2004

Once a commission candidate, always a critic:

Snake Bit

John Coleman's dance with developers lost him popular support. But will that stop him from spoiling the mayoral race?

Incentivize This

In Hollywood, developers profit. You pay.

Letters for February 13, 2003

Rot on top

Ax, Lies, & Audiotape

When Santa and the Easter Bunny brawl, everybody loses

Hollywood's True Colors

Districting in Hollywood was supposed to ensure at least one minority candidate on the commission. Think again.

A Double Dipper's Worst Enemy

Hollywood gadfly Pete Brewer is on a one-man crusade to expose the city's unnecessary spending on pensions

Maurie, We Hardly Know Ye

Grant-writer Maurice Connell has become a well-paid institution in Hollywood. How? The politics of power and money.