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Business on the Edgenew
Over the past year, Lee Hillier has uncovered rampant cronyism at a taxpayer-financed board that oversees water drainage on the edge of Florida's Everglades. His muckraking has been impressive but also extremely hazardous to his career in public service.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
01-03-2006 |
Politics
Chip Off the Old Blockbusternew
The King Tut show in Fort Lauderdale is shamelessly overpriced, but — Holy Osiris! — the art is terrific!
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Edmund Newton |
12-28-2005 |
Art
Declaration of Independencenew
Def Jux reasserts its status as this decade's most artistically vital and commercially viable independent hip-hop label.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Chennault |
12-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Littlest Felonsnew
"Superpredators" under the age of 12, armed with pebbles and raw eggs, get zero tolerance in Palm Beach County schools.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
12-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Rules of Engagementnew
In the battle of the sexes, women shouldn't forget to make their beds.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Courtney Hambright |
12-13-2005 |
Advice
The Face of Terrornew
One of the strongest -- and sure to be controversial -- films of the year, The War Within goes places that other films wouldn't dare, following an Islamic suicide bomber who comes to New York City with a deadly plan.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jean Oppenheimer |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Joseph Castelo, The War Within
Spreading the Plamenew
The way her colleagues have been going after her, you'd think Judith Miller was the only journalist who abetted the Bush administration's rush to war. There are lots of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
12-08-2005 |
Media
Proselytizing 101new
An adjunct professor who was dismissed alleges that Broward Community College illegally promotes a fundamentalist religious agenda in the classroom.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
12-08-2005 |
Education
Gay Influx Makes Florida Community Prospernew
Benefiting from the overflow of an exploding gay population in neighboring Wilton Manors, Broward County's Oakland Park has seen property prices skyrocket and tax revenue soar.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-29-2005 |
LGBT
Raze the Roofnew
Greed, neglect, and the bulldozer's blade chew away at the work of Francis Abreu, Fort Lauderdale's master builder.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
11-22-2005 |
History
Arrests Shed New Light on Victim of Gangland-Style Murdernew
Gambling mogul Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, who was shot to death on a road near downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was a man of duality. He was charming and violent, philanthropic and ruthless.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Subtropical Spinnew
While the songs on Trina's third album are rife with tribulations, Miami's diamond princess remains completely nonplussed. She leaves no room for the blues.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Makkada B. Selah |
11-15-2005 |
Reviews
Blow Me Downnew
Maybe the hurricane was just what Fort Lauderdale needed: It got rid of some cheap aluminum sheds and exposed shoddy workmanship and the government's idiocy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
11-07-2005 |
Commentary
A Constant State of Ragenew
In Delray Beach, Fla., cops have a remarkable history of shooting black suspects -- with impunity.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
11-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Err Americanew
A plane crash in Afghanistan has a Florida company defending its mercenary profits in court.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-01-2005 |
War
