This week, Rep. Col. Allen West denounced a report by the Military Leadership Diversity Commission, which found that 77 percent of active-duty senior officers are white and 84 percent are male. Rep. Col. West didn't attack the report's findings, exactly. In fact, he didn't seem entirely certain what the report...
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Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Young Circles.When Blond Fuzz (formerly Stonefox) became Young Circles, the shift stretched far beyond a change in name. Their aesthetic...
When Broward School Board member Ann Murray worked as a school bus terminal supervisor for the district before her election, she oversaw a racially diverse crew of drivers. But that didn't stop her from letting racial slurs fly out of her mouth, according to complaints and testimony from several school district...
Hey, anonymous lurkers and proud County Grind readers, we want a lot more of your input. A lot. Here's a great opportunity to prove how superior your opinion is in several categories relating to our local music scene. Remember the adage that "this is not a popularity contest"? Well, this...
We're looking for your votes for the best shops, restaurants, bars, and everything in between for our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2011. Click on the links below to cast your votes. Remember that it's one vote in each category, so we'll be throwing out multiple votes from the...
Will it ever end? You make one bone-headed remark about an 11-year-old who was "gang-raped in Texas by 18 young men because she dressed up like a 21-year-old prostitute" and it's like you're a bad person or something. HuffPo picks on you, we pick on you, the Buzz picks on...
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It's been a rough few days for Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas. Last weekend, a crew member on the Port Everglades-based megaship was murdered on a beach in Cozumel by a Mexican bartender; now a passenger has been charged with dealing drugs on board.Steven Krumholz, a 51-year-old from West...
Prosecutors in Cuba said they will charge Alan Gross, the American detained as a spy in Cuba since December 2009, with "Actions Against the Independence and Territorial Integrity of the State," seeking a 20-year prison sentence. Two years ago, Gross went to Cuba on a ten-day trip to provide internet...
A conservative group called Judicial Watch hit Congressman Alcee Hastings last month with a sexual harassment lawsuit. The merits of the harassment case aren't yet clear, but it's certain things are going to get messy. The question: Just how busted is the congressman? The suit combines two of the Miramar...
In The Adjustment Bureau, Matt Damon plays David Norris, a Brooklyn-born, bar-fight-prone congressman rocketing to the front of a Senate race apparently on the strength of his charisma and the idealism of his young supporters: "Come November, I want [the naysayers] to know it was young people like you who...
The latest round of layoffs at DJSP Enterprises, the foreclosure processing company for the law offices of David J. Stern, could add fuel to a class action case against DJSP and Stern, according to a lawyer for the companies' former employees. On Tuesday, 96 people lost their jobs, following several...
Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman shares stories of memorable rock 'n' roll encounters that took place in our local environs. This week: An indelible influence. When somebody appears especially down in the dumps, an old adage finds others asking, "What's wrong? You look like you just lost your...
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ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING CRAIGSLIST told Congress on September 15 that the ubiquitous web classifieds site was closing its adult section. Under intense scrutiny from the government and crusading advocacy groups, as well as state attorneys general, owner Craig Newmark memorably applied the label "Censored" in his classifieds where adult advertising once...
Dialect, a monthly event put on by the Twilight Notes DJ crew at Brew Urban Cafe, could hang with events of its kind down in Miami. But in downtown Fort Lauderdale -- where in most bars the best art on display are the labels on vodka bottles -- it really...
A fascinating look at the complex intersections of art and charity, reality and perception, Waste Land follows celebrated New York artist Vik Muniz back to his native Brazil, where he'll work with outer Rio garbage-pickers on an ambitious art project. Ostensibly called to "give back" to the impoverished region from...
Codirector Thet Sambath, whose father (directly) and mother (indirectly) were murdered by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime, chronicles his ongoing project to track down and document those responsible for the late-'70s reign of terror. Sambath draws on decade-long relationships he forged with Cambodia's former second in command, Nuon Chea, and average...
Hear Hums' blend of experimental sounds and visuals constructs a portal for travel beyond the realm the listener currently inhabits. Begun as the solo music project of Mitch Meyers, the idea evolved into a multimedia exercise in consciousness alteration when Kenzie Cooke and (now former member) Marcos Gasc brought their...
When you go to SAIA, do yourself a favor and accept the waiter's suggestion to enjoy the tamari scallops. The three standing ruby-pink bundles resemble stocky skiers ready to slalom down snow-covered hills of wasabi aioli. On each bite, the exterior jacket of tuna sashimi swaddles a spicy scallop-and-crabmeat mixture,...
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BurgerFi, the much-anticipated casual burger restaurant from David Manero, has opened in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. BurgerFi is short for the "burgerfication of the nation." Though it can be argued that the USA is already "burgerfied," Manero and his wife, Lynn, are planning to take over the country with fresh, all-natural Angus beef without fillers, steroids, hormones,...
Tuesday on Coulter Watch, I tried defending SoFla's sexiest pundit for her Q&A performance at last week's CPAC. I stand by my defense. In those twenty minutes, she seemed to honestly wrestle with issues of concern to both her and her audience. And if she came to conclusions with which...
UPDATE: Strax Rejuvenation responded after publication of this story, insisting that discount prices do not translate to a lower standard of care. In March 2012 a 50-year-old grandmother named Idell Frazer became the fifth Strax patient to die in eight years. Her doctor was John Nees, whose medical license had...
Previously, the Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party and video of Miss Pussycat's puppet show.So far, the inaugural Bruise Cruise, featuring nine indie rock bands and a swell of adventurous hipsters, is not the most dangerous experience in the world. However, there's nothing like the feeling that the floor is coming up...