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Margaritaville: Hollywood Beach Businesses Not Yet Feeling Economic Boost

By Kyle Swenson
Dec 10, 2015

In this week's print edition of New Times, you'll come across a romp about spending 12 hours at the brand spankin' new Margaritaville Resort in Hollywood. Underneath the outright silliness, there's a salient issue: will the $147 million project be a game changer for the last stretch of old school...
Seminole Tribe Wins Big With New Compact, Expands Florida Gaming

By Kyle Swenson
Dec 9, 2015

The Seminole Tribe of Florida — the longtime biggest player in the state's gaming industry — has finally inked a deal with Governor Rick Scott that will ensure the tribe remains the top shop in terms of games of chance in the state. The new compact, however, also opens the...
Margaritaville on Hollywood Beach: America Needs Jimmy Buffett

By Kyle Swenson
Dec 8, 2015

Noon, Saturday, November 14: The Hollywood Broadwalk is choked with people. Vendors hawk beer, shots, and margaritas on the ribbon of pavement along the beach. Couples trip over their flip-flops. Beers slosh in plastic cups. Today is the grand opening of Margaritaville, a 349-room luxury beachfront resort parked right in...
Felony Lane Gang Mastermind Indicted by Federal Grand Jury

By Kyle Swenson
Nov 20, 2015

Ronald Rhoda was a frustrating figure who slipped around the edges of our investigation earlier this year into Felony Lane gangs from South Florida. Our story opened in 2013 with a series of car break-ins in the Seattle-Tacoma, Washington-area: women dropping their children off at day care centers were the targets...
Crescent House, Group Home for Teens, Ruled a Nuisance

By Kyle Swenson
Nov 18, 2015

After years of neighbor complaints, a New Times investigation, and two contentious hearings before a Fort Lauderdale City Magistrate, time might be running out for Crescent House, the privately-run group home housing troubled kids in the state's custody. Late on Tuesday, the city released final orders issued by the special...

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