It was a sad day back in June when the people who had planted the Flagler Village Community Garden showed up to find that it had been bulldozed. City National Bank had foreclosed on the land and ordered a demo crew to raze the property, apparently without knowing that neighbors…
Carolin Pawlak Mueller, a former nurse who followed a dream to become an advice columnist, passed away unexpectedly recently. Mueller was a Delray Beach resident who was well-known in South Florida both for her bubbly, contagious personality and for the cheery advice she gave on her new website.Mueller gave up…
A pair of would-be burglars tried to break into a home in the quiet Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of Rio Vista this afternoon and were thwarted by a 15-year-old. The boy was inside when the burglars tried to get in. He called his mom, who called police. Fort Lauderdale cops surrounded…
Glenn Neff, the Florida man accused of planning an attack in Washington, D.C., on Monday, left a series of eerie messages on his Facebook page that seem to indicate he was planning something deadly.Police say Neff rigged a Jeep with a turret and fireworks in an attempt to ignite the…
Howard Schnellenberger had yet to coach his first game at Florida Atlantic University when he unveiled a new steak-house restaurant in 2001. Coach Schnellenberger’s the Original Steakhouse & Sports Theatre in Plantation opened as the flagship of a future chain, and two more quickly followed. The idea made some sense:…
UPDATE: In early March, 2014, despite mountains of evidence in favor of Elroy Phillips’ innocence, a Miami-Dade judge upheld his 24-year prison sentence. Both Phillips’ attorney, Marc Seitles, and the prosecution were in favor of having his 2002 conviction vacated. Seitles vows to continue fighting for his client’s freedom. Fernando…
This week’s cover story in New Times is on Elroy Phillips, a convict who says he has gathered the evidence from prison to show he’s not guilty. If you’ve read the story and still aren’t convinced, below are bits of the court file, evidence Phillips has collected, and responses from…
If there’s one thing that’s clear right off about visiting a federal prison, it’s how utterly depressing it is. The employees, the inmates, the visitors — they all seem to be shuffling through the painful process of completing their day. And that’s partly why Elroy “Eighty-Six” Phillips, the subject of…
It sure seems like car dealer Rick Case is getting special treatment from the BSO, but don’t try to ask the sheriff about it. Sheriff Al Lamberti has refused to respond to questions about whether his department is doing special favors for a campaign contributor.Looking for comment, the Pulp emailed…
For months now, New Times has been heaping praise on East Coast BBQ. The tiny ‘cue joint in a Pompano Beach strip mall earned a rave review in our Dish section, a Best Barbecue award in this year’s Best of Broward/Palm Beach edition, and generally just as many column inches…
If you read this June 7 article on problems at Cinema Paradiso, you might be a bit concerned about Fort Lauderdale’s arthouse theater. Problems with finances, complaints from former employees, a decrease in membership — all things that indicate things aren’t going well.If you continued on to the comments field,…
The dive trip in which U.S. Rep. Allen West violated federal law by bringing along an American flag was organized by a tourism group funded by tax money.The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau organized the dive trip to promote “Learn to Dive Month.” It was supposed to bring…
For years now, Exchange Club Park in Pompano Beach has been a secluded, almost secret oasis for dogs and their owners. Here was the only beach in Broward and Palm Beach counties where dogs were allowed at any time. The clear and calm waters of the Intracoastal made it an…
April 6, 2001, is a day that has haunted Elroy “Eighty-Six” Phillips. That’s the day West Palm Beach cops say they bought nearly a gram of coke from him outside an apartment building at 625 Eighth St. They claimed they paid him $50 for the drugs, and for that, he…
If you’ve perused the New Times Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition already, you might’ve noticed something curious. We named Rok:Brgr the Best New Restaurant but gave Big City Dogs our Best Burger award. So, how could the best new restaurant that also happens to be a burger joint not win…
If there was any question whether Florida Gov. Rick Scott favored business over the environment, this week he ended the debate. Scott appointed a businessman with a history of environmental problems to oversee the board that’s supposed to protect South Florida’s water supply and wetlands from pollution.Juan Portuondo, if confirmed…
If you hit Cinema Paradiso’s Italia Film Festa this past weekend you might have been lucky enough to catch Come Undone, a steamy flick about an adulterous affair set in Milan. After seeing it in December, Village Voice reviewer Nick Pinkerton wrote: “The hot sex has the rhythm of actual…
For almost a year now, residents of downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village neighborhood chipped in their time and money on a community garden occupying a once-scrubby scrap of land. They built raised planter boxes and bamboo fences and just put in a new water line. They grew eggplant and broccoli…
Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that you smoke a little weed now and then. Now let’s imagine your HR department orders you to take a random drug test. If you’re a person of any financial means, chances are you’ll procure a fairly failsafe way to beat the test, like a…
Sgt. Kevin Finn takes a step forward to make sure his next point isn’t missed. His spurs clank on the barn’s concrete floor. His calvary hat is turned just slightly to the side, gold tassels on the brim below a Fort Lauderdale police crest. His ice-blue eyes go still, not…
Comedian Larry Miller comes to the Broward Center May 26, bringing his brand of one-liners and just slightly offensive jokes. He’ll have the largely elderly crowd chuckling somewhat regularly with lines like: “I’ve been thinking about global warming a lot… If it’s a choice between a safe, healthy Earth and…
If you’ve been to a Justin Bieber concert or seen him on a talk show or read an interview with him, you’ve probably heard him go on about the dangers texting and driving. So it seemed a good fit when he recently endorsed a Boca Raton company that sells an…
