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Ron Bergeron

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    April 10, 2012

    Gulfstream Park Draws Ire From Horsemen for Running Last-Minute Quarter-Horse Race

    Two major horse owners' associations are once again miffed by a local casino giant's efforts to conduct races in order to keep a second gambling permit under Florida's twisted rules for pari-mutuel casinos.Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach usually runs thoroughbred races, according to an extensive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Ron Bergeron Wants to Be Your Garbage Man

    ​It's a strange battle that pitches Ron Bergeron as the underdog, but there's nothing that isn't strange about trash in South Florida. Debates about what to do with the stuff have raged for decades, and the main player has been Wayne Huizenga's mutant offspring, Wheelabrator Technologies, which do ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2012

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

    ​It's a strange battle that pitches Ron Bergeron as the underdog, but there's nothing that isn't strange about trash in South Florida. Debates about what to do with the stuff have raged for decades, and the main player has been Wayne Huizenga's mutant offspring, Wheelabrator Technologies, which do ... More >>

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    October 14, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Allen West Sends Letter to Michele Bachmann, Says Everglades Drilling "Absolutely Off Limits"

    Harriet Tubman​GOP presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann is about to receive a letter from one of those "radical environmentalists" she so loathes -- Rep. Allen West.In a letter dated yesterday, West writes that he was "troubled" by the interview in which Bachmann said she'd be open to dril ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Florida Panther Population Up to a Whopping 160; Everything Is Wonderful Now

    ​Hunters and environmentalists are clashing over a plan that would open the last unhunted section of Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades to hunting. Opponents argue that a man-made reduction in the white-tailed deer population would reduce a primary food source for the region's dwindli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Tree-Huggers and Gun-Toters Trade Barbs in Meeting on Proposed Everglades Hunting

    Flickr: artur.pedziwilkReady, aim, fire! Deer in Big Cypress.​A room at the Weston Hyatt was split down the middle last night between hunters and environmentalists who offered two-minute commentaries on what action the Park Service should take regarding deer hunting in the 146,000-acre Big Cypress ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    It's Bergeron's Century, Davie Just Lives In It (Photos)

    The Town of Davie is considering an idea to restrict the deed on the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds for the next 99 years. Bergeron with the former governor​One CRA member and former councilwoman told the Sun-Sentinel the idea is "insane." The town's CRA director is opposed to it, saying it c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Joel Steinger's Ponzi Palace

    Want to live like a Ponzi schemer? Buy Joel Steinger's house. Steinger​Steinger, the felon behind the giant Mutual Benefits viatical scam, is facing federal fraud charges. As I told you this morning, he's on house arrest while he awaits his day in court, assuming it will ever come af ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Official: Supt. James Notter Made Call for Dirty Developers

    In a sworn statement with state prosecutors, late Broward Superintendent Michael Garretson gave a downright creepy description of the telltale sign of when "cunning" former School Board Member Stephanie Kraft, who is facing corruption charges, was lying.   ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Pending Criminal Investigation? Your Money's Still Good at Crist Fundraiser!

    ​On the right, that's a portion of the fundraiser flier being circulated by West Broward land baron Ron Bergeron, who's hosting an event for his favorite U.S. Senate candidate, Charlie Crist. (Click to enlarge.) I've highlighted the name of one headlining contributor, Joseph Cobo, the Broward Heal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    The Way We Were: In Honor of Rothstein Charges, Pictures From a Happier Time

    Las Olas Lifestyle, March 2009The Rothsteins, cozy among sports celebrities​ This past weekend, while waiting for a dryer to finish drying near Fort Lauderdale Beach, I spotted an old copy of Las Olas Lifestyle magazine. From March 2009 to be exact, some six months before Rothstein's billion-dolla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Mo' Mustache Countdown: No. 4

    myfwc.comRon Bergeron's mustache: because the 10-gallon hat alone isn't manly enough.​Developer Ron Bergeron is arguably the most powerful man in West Broward. Politicians, lobbyists, journalists: Mere crumbs in a single mighty mustache. Among Bergeron's many manly acts this year. This summer he d ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    School Board Member Stephanie Kraft Has a History of Shady Deals

    myfwc.comRon Bergeron's mustache: because the 10-gallon hat alone isn't manly enough.​Developer Ron Bergeron is arguably the most powerful man in West Broward. Politicians, lobbyists, journalists: Mere crumbs in a single mighty mustache. Among Bergeron's many manly acts this year. This summer he d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Morning Juice: Nearly a Wrap for Dunbar Village Case, While Case Against Commissioner Warms Up

    ​This morning's news contains hope for justice and renewal.It's traumatic just to read about the Dunbar Village trial, which Susan Spencer-Wendel is covering for the Palm Beach Post. I can't imagine what it's like to be at the trial and for the victims to have to re-live that terrifying night. Her ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    Joel Steinger and Mutual Benefits Corp. Stole a Billion Dollars by Peddling Bogus Life Insurance Policies

    ​This morning's news contains hope for justice and renewal.It's traumatic just to read about the Dunbar Village trial, which Susan Spencer-Wendel is covering for the Palm Beach Post. I can't imagine what it's like to be at the trial and for the victims to have to re-live that terrifying night. Her ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2009

    Why She Did It

    Sunrise commissioner Sheila Alu exposed a judge's misconduct — at great personal risk.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    And The Next Davie Mayor is ...

    Prediction: Judy Paul will win the Davie mayoral election over Tom Truex.     Will Paul (at left next to white-hatted Ron Bergeron) be Davie's next mayor? This is an almost blind forecast based upon a single quote in Laura Figueroa's story on the race in Sunday's Miami Herald. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    The Beginnings of the Crist List

    While taking my first read of New Times' rip-roaring new Juice Blog (check it out) I wondered:   Who in Broward County have been graced with invitations for Charlie Crist's December 12 wedding?   My first phone call went to Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who was at h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2008

    Remind You Of Anyone?

    While taking my first read of New Times' rip-roaring new Juice Blog (check it out) I wondered:   Who in Broward County have been graced with invitations for Charlie Crist's December 12 wedding?   My first phone call went to Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who was at h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2008

    Pulp Man Of The Day: Jim Notter

    While taking my first read of New Times' rip-roaring new Juice Blog (check it out) I wondered:   Who in Broward County have been graced with invitations for Charlie Crist's December 12 wedding?   My first phone call went to Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who was at h ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2007

    Letters for May 10, 2007

    While taking my first read of New Times' rip-roaring new Juice Blog (check it out) I wondered:   Who in Broward County have been graced with invitations for Charlie Crist's December 12 wedding?   My first phone call went to Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who was at h ... More >>

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    June 11, 1998

    Undercurrents

    While taking my first read of New Times' rip-roaring new Juice Blog (check it out) I wondered:   Who in Broward County have been graced with invitations for Charlie Crist's December 12 wedding?   My first phone call went to Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who was at h ... More >>

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