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More Than a Dozen Killed in South Florida Car Accidents

​If you saw the Miami Herald story this morning about the ten South Floridians killed in car crashes between Saturday night and Sunday night... it gets worse.In addition to the six deaths in Miami-Dade and four in Broward, there were three people killed in Palm Beach County over the weekend as wel ... More >>

Reggae Great Buju Banton Is Locked Up on Drug Charges. Was He Entrapped?

​If you saw the Miami Herald story this morning about the ten South Floridians killed in car crashes between Saturday night and Sunday night... it gets worse.In addition to the six deaths in Miami-Dade and four in Broward, there were three people killed in Palm Beach County over the weekend as wel ... More >>

Water Is Back On, Just Don't Drink It.

​"The city should pay people back for spending Christmas money on bottled water," said a Walgreen's employee on Sunrise at the checkout. People snaked in lines throughout this store hoarding cases of water in anticipation of days without it. At 10 p.m. over at The Hut, patrons joked about hurrican ... More >>

Sports Agency Headed by Howard Kusnick's Son Suing Local Attorney Darren Heitner for Libel

Left to right: Howard Kusnick, baseball player Taylor Green, and Joshua Kusnick.​A Tamarac-based sports agency headed by the son of convicted Scott Rothstein cohort Howard Kusnick is suing local attorney and sports agency owner Darren Heitner, alleging he made libelous comments on his blog about t ... More >>

Sarah Palin's Emails, Translated to South Florida

What would Stacy Ritter write to her dad?​Recently, thousands of pages of emails from Sarah Palin's tenure as governor of Alaska were released to news organizations. (It took three years to get the records, partly because Palin shared Rick Scott's disdain for public email accounts.)But now, reader ... More >>

Are More Arrests to Come in the Scott Rothstein Saga?

csmonitor.comOne year in prison down, only 49 more to go!​Four more people were charged late last week for their alleged roles in the Ponzi scheme of former Fort Lauderdale lawyer and scam-man extraordinaire Scott Rothstein.The U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Howard Kusnick, 58 ... More >>

Stephanie Kraft, It's Time to Plead Guilty

The most resounding message sent by the conviction of former Deerfield Beach Commissioner Steve Gonot is this: Not this time, Stephanie.​Juries, at least those in Broward County, don't buy politicians' convoluted explanations for apparent wrongdoing. So those of you now facing corruption char ... More >>

Working Girls: Ritter And Lieberman Won't Stop Trickin'

Simple question: How are Broward County Commissioners Stacy Ritter and Ilene Lieberman even still in office? Ritter at work​Seriously. Both voted for the dirty developers Bruce and Shawn Chait and both received something from them in return. Lieberman is now a state's witness testifying again ... More >>

Garbage Business Is a Family Affair in North Lauderdale

The garbage contract is up in North Lauderdale -- and suddenly there's a lot of family involvement in the business. Mayor Brady, center, with Broward County Commissioner Barbara Sharief, right, and Miramar Mayor Lori Moseley.​Long-time Mayor Jack Brady announced at the January 11 commission m ... More >>

Ilene Lieberman: From Political Godmother To Star Witness

Historical artifact: An invitation for a fundraiser Ilene Lieberman held for Talabisco to kick off her 2006 election.   I think it's safe to say we now know the primary reason Broward County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman was, quite literally, out of commission ​recently for se ... More >>

Evidence Piled High On Stephanie Kraft's Hubbie In SAO File

Bova girls always brighten a room​You know, every criminal investigation has its side notes apart from the nuts and bolts of the case, the stuff that fills in the dialogue when the story needs to be told.  The Stephanie Kraft school board corruption case has some of that. We know abo ... More >>

Immigration Raid Included Eight Broward Residents, But Details Are Hard to Come By

ICE​"Criminal Alien." That's the phrase that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses for anyone who has come into the country illegally and committed a crime, be it a DUI or aggravated murder. ICE makes it a top priority to remove "those who come to the United States to prey upon o ... More >>

What's Going On

-- Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco, a figure in the ongoing State Attorney's Office corruption investigation, was released from Broward General Hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgery for a serious medical condition. The Pulp wishes her a speedy recovery to good health. What impact&n ... More >>

Get a Jackhammer to City Hall

​Above, you can see former Tamarac Mayor Joe Schreiber at City Hall pointing out the "two bums" honored with pavers in the walkway. One is Marc Sultanof, the former vice mayor charged last week with bribery and other crimes for allegedly taking car payments and cash from dirty developers Bruce ... More >>

[UPDATED] Police Chase Happening Now Near Broward and Miami-Dade Border

Photo: WikipediaWho can a blame a fella for lusting after, then stealing a 1991 Toyota Camry, like the one pictured above?​If you're on the freeway in South Broward, stop reading this blog and watch the road! If you're still reading, then at least be on the lookout for a 1991 Toyota Camry, a stole ... More >>

Weed Seekers Need Online Update -- Stat!

​Wanted -- a few potheads who can get some research done and can form a few articulate sentences about their experiences. Webehigh.com, an international website that directs would-be stoners to the nearest dealer, whether that be in Bangladesh, Lithuania, or Papua New Guinea, is ser ... More >>

Sue Gunzburger Ensnared by Corruption Probe

Photo: C.StilesSue Gunzburger​The Broward Sheriff's Office is getting mighty ambitious with its corruption investigation. The Sun-Sentinel is reporting that County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger is a target of agency investigators who are looking at deals that her husband's company made with Broward ... More >>

Say Cheese: Tamarac Grandparents Make Awkward an Art Form

Photo courtesy Mike BenderThe Awkward Family Photo grandfather, posing with an Italian woman, allegedly because he wanted to show the photo to his wife.​Every family has at least one member who refuses to settle for the traditional family photo. He wants an iconic image, one that's original, avant ... More >>

Tamarac Native Rielle Hunter Gives Her Side of the John Edwards Story

FlickrHunter​There have been lots of books written so far about the 2008 presidential campaign, but no one's got a story half as wild as Rielle Hunter. If (OK, when) she writes it, let's hope she goes all the way back to her childhood in the Woodlands community of Tamarac, where she was raised by ... More >>

Turn Your Swag On!

FlickrHunter​There have been lots of books written so far about the 2008 presidential campaign, but no one's got a story half as wild as Rielle Hunter. If (OK, when) she writes it, let's hope she goes all the way back to her childhood in the Woodlands community of Tamarac, where she was raised by ... More >>

Thief Who Lost His Cell Phone, Soon to Gain a Cellmate

Photo courtesy Broward Sheriff's OfficeSinclair photographing himself; saving time for investigators.​Losing your cell phone is not a crime. If it was, we'd all be locked up! But if you lose your cell phone at a crime scene -- say, a strong-arm robbery -- well, then you might have some trouble. Ri ... More >>

Morning Juice: Police Informant Shot; Political Top Guns in Broward Stay Holstered

​Here's your look at what's in today's news:Dwayne Blake of Belle Glade is in jail after allegedly shooting an undercover operative who was taping conversations with Blake for a narcotics investigation. [Palm Beach Post]H1N1 vaccinations have started in Broward and Palm Beach, with people aged 2 t ... 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 >>

Taurus Steakhouse in Tamarac Puts the Peru in Parrillada

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 >>

Coming Attractions: Taurus Steakhouse

​Every week in Coming Attractions, we give you a taste of what's on deck in our Dish review column. This week, we take a look at Taurus Steakhouse, a Peruvian-style Parrillada in Tamarac.Anyone with a modicum of skill can take a dry-aged, 24 oz. prime rib eye and render it edible; that the chefs a ... More >>

An Interview With the Wife of a Victim

Lately, there has been little news about last month's most breathlessly covered local story -- the two British tourists who were killed when a drag-racing Porsche lost control and struck them as they walked along Seabreeze Boulevard. I haven't been able to find an article with more recent informatio ... More >>

See Cows?

Somebody Bad Stole the Manatees

Note From The State Attorney's Office

Somebody Bad Stole the Manatees

Letters for August 9-15, 2007

The Sameness of It All

Letters for June 28 to July 4, 2007

The Sameness of It All

Chow Mine!

Christina Wan in Lauderdale, and other bulletins from China

Not in My Bus Stop

The new fad cities can't seem to resist — keeping sex offenders out of every nook and cranny.

Got House?

Your Own Piece of Sunshine

Letters for November 3-9, 2005

Your Own Piece of Sunshine

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Your Own Piece of Sunshine

Best Adult Video Store

Adult Video Outlet

Poli-chic

Adult Video Outlet

Letters June 24-30, 2004

A Journalistic Paragon of a Columnist

Peruvian Pluck in Pembroke

A Journalistic Paragon of a Columnist

Feline in the Fedora

Suessian hero comes to Young at Art

Letters for August 7, 2003

No Hack Job

Reggae Got Soul

Ginger Bay gets jerked

Letters for February 13, 2003

Rot on top

The Unforgiven

Bryant Troville served out his sentence for his sexually violent acts. His prospects for freedom? Not good.

Bryant Troville served out his sentence for his sexually violent acts. His prospects for freedom? Not good.

Undercurrents

Bryant Troville served out his sentence for his sexually violent acts. His prospects for freedom? Not good.

Green With Envy

Bryant Troville served out his sentence for his sexually violent acts. His prospects for freedom? Not good.

You Can't Hide From David Muskowitz

Using just a home computer, Tamarac's Super Snooper can pull up information that you mistakenly thought was private

Undercurrents

Using just a home computer, Tamarac's Super Snooper can pull up information that you mistakenly thought was private