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On Hannity, Allen West Recalls Heroic Entry Into Military, Not the Unceremonious Exit
In an excerpt Fox showed from the video of Allen West’s speech last year in Fort Lauderdale, the congressional candidate talks about how he joined the U.S. Army and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel “not because the government came down and tried to make the rules to change…
Hallandale Mayor Still Tiptoeing Around Controversial Consultant’s Deal
It’s been awfully hard to get Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper to talk about the consulting contract that her city manager gave to real estate agent Joe Kessel in 2008. When I reached her last week, she first told me that it wasn’t newsworthy. (I think otherwise.) Then she told…
Faux Ho Hannah Giles to Speak at West Palm Tea Party Tax Rally
The South Florida Tea Party has landed itself a minicelebrity for the anti-tax rally tomorrow in downtown West Palm: Hannah Giles, the young woman who in August 2009 pretended to be a prostitute for a pimp seeking help with tax evasion and human smuggling from ACORN, the voting registration outfit…
It’s Official: Brandon Marshall Coming to Miami
Citing league sources, NFL.com has confirmed reports that Denver Broncos wide receiver has been traded to the Fins for a two second-round draft picks.Marshall, who’s originally from Winter Park, is exactly the kind of big, productive receiver the Dolphins have been lacking. Some ascribed his huge statistics to the skill…
Morning Juice: Deutch Wins Wexler Seat; Josie Ratley Wakes From Coma
Here’s what’s happening in local news this Wednesday morning:As expected, Democrat Ted Deutch coasted to victory in the special election to replace Robert Wexler in the 19th Congressional District that straddles central Broward and Palm Beach counties. [Palm Beach Post]Four weeks after she was nearly beaten to death at a…
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Pompano Commissioner Woody Poitier at the Fringes of Corruption Scandal — Again
When a corruption case strikes in North Broward, Woody Poitier has a peculiar way of being near the scene of the crime. He’s the Pompano Beach commissioner who appointed activist Vicente Thrower to an advisory committee of the city’s development agency. On Monday, Thrower was arrested on charges of unlawful…
Patriot Act: Tea Partiers on the Lookout for Spies
In advance of the tea party rally Thursday, local activists are circulating tips for how to spot a liberal prankster seeking to infiltrate, then sabotage. According to a note sent to “patriots,” these spies can be detected thus: 1) They make signs with ludicrous allegations against politicians. 2) They can’t…
On Election Day, Journey Song Is Rally Cry for Deutch Campaign
That’s video from yesterday at the campaign headquarters of Ted Deutch, the Democract who’s running for the open 20th Congressional seat vacated by Robert Wexler. I wouldn’t dare wish for another musical act like Journey, but isn’t it time that some modern group conceives a campaign anthem that displaces “Don’t…
Morning Juice: Parents of Wayne Treacy Speak; Neal Jacobson Suicide Letter Released
Your daily glance at the Broward and Palm Beach headlines:Randy Tunidor Sr. really was the tenant from hell. The man being held on charges of murdering Nova Professor Joseph Morrissey had been evicted several times before renting a home from Morrissey. Tunidor anticipated Morrissey’s eviction notice and allegedly told his…
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Madoff Penthouse Sold; Madoff Pad in Palm Beach Still on Market
Considering that Bernie Madoff built himself a cabbage patch of investors, it’s fitting that his former Manhattan penthouse would be purchased by the couple who made their millions from the Cabbage Patch franchise of dolls, Al and Patsy Kahn, who talked to the Times of London.And you’ve gotta love this…
This Is Why South Floridians Drive
Because if you’re a pedestrian, you run the risk of bumping into a pirate who’s wearing a rat on his shoulder, like this guy at the Delray Beach Art Fair: But hey, at least some people like pirates. Does anybody like the people who shove fliers in the faces of…
HUD Sucker Proxy: Deerfield Officials Reveal Past Violations in Housing Program
Looks like Deerfield Beach forgot to tell its taxpaying citizens that in early 2009, it paid nearly $100,000 to the feds to make up for its misuse of public housing dollars. In fact, those city officials nearly forgot to mention this to the forensic auditing firm specifically investigating how Deerfield…
Tutor, Football Coach From Lauderhill Busted for Child Porn; Alleged Victim in Delray
Christopher Thornton, a 27-year-old coach and child tutor who lived in Lauderhill, has been arrested in a Fort Lauderdale police sting and charged with child sex crimes. According to the department’s news release, investigators tracked Thornton’s IP address to downloaded child pornography. That was enough to get a search warrant…
Spirit Airlines Baggage Fee Provides Excuse for Nude Air Travel
We already know that Miramar-based Spirit Airlines caters to cheapskates. And we also know that its advertisements and promotions cater to customers who enjoy sexual innuendo. So maybe it’s inevitable that the company would find a lucrative way to merge these two facets of its business.In this article about Spirit’s…
Morning Juice: Father and Son Charged With Murdering Professor; Heat Beat Knicks
Here’s your look at the local news this Monday morning:Horrifying details have emerged in last week’s murder of Nova professor Joseph Morrissey in his Plantation home. Randy Tunidor, 43, a tenant who was to be evicted from a property owned by Morrissey, has been arrested and charged with murder along…
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Is Judge Lee Seidman on Collision Course With Judge Susan Lebow?
There have been rumors in the local legal community that Broward County Judge Lee Seidman is considering a campaign to challenge Broward Circuit Court Judge Susan Lebow, who’s been notorious since February, when she dismissed a death-penalty murder case over a scheduling conflict and a clash with the prosecutor.With exactly…
Sheriffs Report Another Child Missing
A search has been launched for a 14-year-old girl, Jainy Santos-Ramos, who is said to be a “habitual runaway.” The girl’s father first reported that the girl disappeared on January 25. She returned on February 3, only to vanish again that night. Santos-Ramos, who lived in unincorporated Broward, hasn’t been…
Victim Identified in Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Hollywood
The Miami firefighter killed Thursday night when his motorcycle was struck by car has been identified as Leslie F. Luma, 37, from Miramar.According to details just released by Hollywood Police Department, Luma was riding his 2005 Suzuki motorcycle north on State Road 7 Thursday night at 8:46 pm when a…