Morning Juice: Broward Judge Faces Trial; Friction Among Acreage Activists

Here are your local headlines for Broward and Palm Beach:Broward Judge Ana Gardiner will be tried by the Judicial Qualifications Commission in September over allegations that she displayed a “lack of candor” in answering questions by the commission about her relationship with attorney Howard Scheinberg.[Sun-Sentinel]The online communities that have formed…

An Oasis Voyage We Can All Afford

That’s the satellite view of the ten-day Caribbean voyage aboard The Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, which had a celebrated debut last year and docks at Port Everglades. I wonder whether passengers feel a twinge of guilt about the poor, earthquake-ravaged Haitians who get a peek…

Signs That Rubio’s Tea Party Support Is Fragile

It may be too early to assume that Florida’s tea party faithful will flock to the polls for Marco Rubio. As evidenced by questions that surfaced during Sunday night’s debate on Fox News, it seems Rubio has taken that support for granted and that he’ll now need to mend fences…

Nurse Who Was a Drag Queen Hears Support From Local Families

Ray Fetcho has been reinstated as a nurse, but those who knew the former drag queen are still baffled that his license was challenged in the first place. People like Joe Adams, a Davie man who came to know Fetcho as the caretaker of Adams’ 84-year-old mother.”For my mom, he…

Sarah Palin on Allen West: You Betcha!

Today on her Facebook page, Sarah Palin gave a public endorsement to South Florida congressional candidate Allen West. Said the former Alaskan governor and Republican VP candidate:Allen’s personal story is a testament to the commonsense conservative belief that our nation’s greatness is rooted in freedom, because with freedom comes equal…

Pain Clinic Doc Busted for Oxy

A local pain clinic is gonna need a new doc. The only one at Pompano Beach Pain Management, Dr. Steven Brown, just got caught with a bottle full of Oxcodone.The news release by Broward Sheriff’s Office says that undercover officers saw Brown settle into a parking lot at a fast-food…

Charity President Says Agency Isn’t Ducking Investigator

Felecia Poitier, president of a charity being investigated by Deerfield Beach for its management of housing funds, denied allegations that her agency has not cooperated fully with auditors, blaming delays on the time-consuming nature of the city’s request.”He’s trying to get this [financial information] as fast as he can,” says…

Haterade Shortage Threatens Allen West Congressional Campaign

A week after health-care reform has passed and still no sign of Vladimir Lenin’s reanimated corpse, which was supposed to be laying waste to hard-working (retired/unemployed, technically) Americans. What’s more, the economy is slowly shaking out of its slump. By next fall, some of those unemployed (but hard-working) droves of…

Morning Juice: Rubio and Crist Face Off; Heat Wins Fifth Straight

A glance through the headlines in Broward and Palm Beach:A 3-year-old girl was found dead in a Pompano Beach apartment early Sunday morning. The cause of death remains unclear, but police don’t suspect foul play. [Sun-Sentinel]Senate candidates Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio finally went eyeball-to-eyeball last night on Fox News…

Arrest Made in BBQ Murder

A few hours after a March 14 slaying at a Pompano Beach barbecue, cops caught Tony Petigny; but they didn’t have the evidence to charge him with murder. By the time that evidence turned up, Petigny had bonded out. This afternoon, Petigny finally turned himself in.The 28-year-old man from Deerfield…

Deerfield Housing Charity Owes Nearly $150,000 in Delinquent Taxes

A nonprofit organization in Deerfield Beach under investigation for mishandling tax dollars has failed to pay taxes on any of six properties for at least five years, according to records released to Juice this afternoon. The Westside Deerfield Businessmen Association stands to lose all six properties it owns on Southwest…

And Now the Rubio-Crist Video Deathmatch

With their first debate coming up Sunday on Fox News, both Republican senatorial campaigns have released new and nasty videos about each other, as have interest groups with a horse in the race. Put on your poncho and get ready for some mud-slingin’! First, a superscary video about the dystopian…

Pembroke Pines Native Tosses Perfect Game for Gators

Stephanie Brombacher, a Pembroke Pines native who starred at American Heritage High, threw a perfect game yesterday in the Florida Gators’ 10-0 victory over the University of South Florida. It was the first perfect game for a Gator pitcher in six years.Her achievement may seem a bit modest compared to…