A pair of bald eagles, photographed in March at their nest in a forest just east of the Everglades near Pines Boulevard. The nest, which was first discovered by a middle school last year, is said to be the first evidence of bald eagles mating in Broward County since at…
The downtown Fort Lauderdale lounge YOLO has risked its reputation for efficient service, as well as its collection of fine wines, premium liquors and glassware, to the custody of an easily flustered New Times editorial staff member named Michelle “Mickie” Centrone. She is tending bar this evening. Or trying to.In…
LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, and Dwight Howard: Before they were NBA stars each was merely the top-ranked player in their national class of high school basketball recruits. So that gives young Brandon Knight something to shoot for. The 6-foot-3 junior at Pine Crest in Fort Lauderdale…
After a few minutes of speaking with small business entrepreneur Jason Deal, one begins to detect another layer of meaning in the name of his soon-to-open shop, The Bicycle Fix, coming next month to 2595 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale.Specifically, that Deal’s shop will not just be a place…
Fifteen years and a thousand miles stand between Deon Thomas and his all-too-brief memories of basketball stardom. Or at least, the memories based in America, which are all from college. Thomas’ professional basketball success took place across the Atlantic. One of the greatest players to ever wear the orange jersey…
Everyone expected that Charles Bronson, commissioner of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, would opt out of the race for governor. The only suspense was whether Bronson would fire a parting shot at Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer. And… yep!Bronson had been grousing as recently as Monday…
If federal indictments are to be believed, Michael Riolo is a first-class sleazebag. The Boca Raton man whose business was based in Coral Springs is accused of cheating more than 80 investors out of $44 million over the past ten years. But prospective investors didn’t have to wait till today’s…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office has caught what it believes to be a serial toy bandit — a 34-year-old man who lives in South Miami-Dade and has allegedly confessed to some 300 thefts. His ingenious method? Altering the bar codes on toy packages. Here’s the description of his capture, courtesy BSO…
Deon Thomas was a Chicago hoops legend. He would become one of the University of Illinois’ all-time basketball greats. And for the last decade-plus, he was a globe-trotting, championship-winning professional basketball star. Now he’s a JV coach in the Broward ‘burbs.Specifically, Thomas is the absurdly overqualified coach of the junior…
A trip to the beach is supposed to be relaxing, but if you’re driving a car to Hollywood Beach, brace yourself for a stress test. On weekends the roads turn into a parking lot — ostensibly because there’s so few parking lots. Juice described the predicament in a post two…
Moments after Charlie Crist announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate last week, he received the endorsement of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, with endorsements from leading Republican Senators like Mitch McConnell soon to follow. The intent wasn’t just to welcome Crist but to discourage the Senate candidacy of Marco Rubio,…
Till recently, every poll for the 2010 Florida election was filled with “ifs.” If Crist runs for Senate will you vote for him? If Alex Sink runs for governor, will you vote for her? With the flurry of campaign announcements the last few weeks, the new poll from Mason-Dixon is…
Broward and Palm Beach’s Jewish congressional members were all eagerly anticipating this week’s visit to Washington D.C. of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and yet none appear eager to speak about it. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s office made no statement following a morning meeting with Netanyahu she attended with other congressional…
This website posts actual text messages from people who share an area code — your area code. Which means we can finally settle the argument over whether Broward or Palm Beach has more freaks. Whatcha got, Broward?(954): Dude, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to find a girl for…
Frank Avellino is the business partner of Michael Bienes, the alleged philanthropist who according to New Times’ Bob Norman deserves to be scrutinized as an alleged co-conspirator in the government’s cases involving Bernard Madoff. And now it looks like Avellino, at least, is getting that scrutiny.A refresher, from Norman’s article:…
KeepCharlieCrist.com: Sounds like a website for national Democrats who don’t want a certain copper-toned Republican leaving Florida for Washington D.C. as a senator. But last week it was a popular stopping ground for Floridians anxious about the chorus of rumors surrounding Crist’s next move. They wanted to keep Crist as…
With all the puff pieces that one expects from local glossies (e.g. a recent article on maligned hospital district commissioner Joseph Cobo allegedly inspired by favor-trading), it’s startling to encounter one that’s actually got some punch. So here’s to Florida Trend, the business magazine that in its May issue gives…
Shortly after Ray Sim became director of Broward County’s Animal Care and Regulation Department late last year, county commissioners began floating the P-word: privatize. It was either that or find a way to make a slew of costly reforms during a budget year in which every agency would be expected…
Last week, when it came out that North Broward Hospital District General Counsel Marc Goldstone was allegedly practicing law without a Florida license, it seems commissioners had a good excuse (shock, to name one) to procrastinate dealing with the scandal of the previous week: an investigator’s finding that Commissioner Joseph…
Lots of angst in advance of today’s visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, the first of what figures to be many meetings between him and Obama. Boca Raton-based Congressman Robert Wexler is just returned from a visit to Israel where he met with Netanyahu, perhaps…
Lately, we haven’t heard a peep about Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter getting a job in the Obama White House. It may be time to assume that she won’t be hearing anything, either.During the presidential campaign, Ritter had everything but the pom poms and the poodle skirt. No public official in…
With nearly 18 months before the 2010 election for Florida Governor, the Democratic Party has plenty of time to tee off on Republican frontrunner Bill McCollum, the state Attorney General who is announcing his candidacy today. But according to at least one anti-dandruff shampoo, you don’t get a second chance…
