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Sardelli is a new star on Hollywood beach
- The Miami Herald , May 23
Sardelli Italian Steakhouse looks like a Mediterranean-style townhouse amid the small homes and motels on Van Buren Street, half a block fro... m the Broadwalk on Hollywood beach. We didn’t even see a sign. If not for the valet parking guy out front, you could drive by without realizing you’ve stumbled upon the city’s most intriguing new restaurant.
Pig-napper Tazed; stolen animals returned to owner
May 18Two pot belly piglets were returned to their owners care after Broward sheriffs deputies said they Tazed the pig-napper and truc... k thief.
BROWARD
Cause of itchy outbreak at Hollywood school likely to remain an unsolved mystery
- The Miami Herald , May 18The investigation into what caused teachers and students at McArthur High to break out in a rash is over, but questions remain.
SEMINOLE
Seminole snake handler: ‘My hand was in the wrong place at the wrong time’
- The Miami Herald , May 14After being bitten by a venomous cobra during a show at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village Pow-Wow over the weekend, wildlife supervisor Gis... elle Hosein said she’s ready to take a small break while her hand recovers.
TURNPIKE SHOOTINGS
Officers who answered call for help after turnpike shooting called heroes
- The Miami Herald , May 14Officers who responded to a call for help on Florida’s Turnpike said they were just doing their duty.
Smoking drum shuts down A1A in Hollywood most of Monday
- The Miami Herald , May 14A four-block stretch of A1A in Hollywood reopened Monday night after being closed much of the day while HazMat units and the bomb squad tri... ed to remove a chemical-filled 55-gallon drum that washed ashore over the weekend.
From South Florida Blogs & Websites
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Soul Of Miami: Hell's Kitchen Premiere Party Hosted By Robyn Almodovar 6/4/12
Soul Of Miami, May. 26, 2012Number of comments: 1A Party From Hell: Local Chef Robyn Almodovar Hosts Premiere Party For Her Debut On Season 10 Of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" Monday, June 4th, 5:30-9:30pm The Food Truck Invasion Arts Park in Young Circle 1814-1898 N Young Circle Hollywood, FL 33020
As one of 18 contestants, local chef Robyn Almodovar [...]
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Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida: Hollywood City Manager Douglas Hewett charged with DUI after leaving Swinging Richards strip club
Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida, May. 25, 2012BY CARLI TEPROFF, CTEPROFF@MIAMIHERALD.COMHollywood City Manager Douglas Hewett was charged with driving under the influence after leaving Swinging Richards, a gay male strip club in Northeast Miami-Dade last month.
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Broward Politics: New Hollywood city manager gets DUI
Broward Politics, May. 25, 2012Hollywood's brand new city manager got a DUI about a month and a half into the job.
Click here to read my colleague Tonya Alanez's quite interesting story, including where he was coming from at 3 in the morning .
Here's his Twitter page, where he calls himself' [...]
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Broward Politics: Everyone wants that $76,000 bird-harassing job
Broward Politics, May. 25, 2012There's a lot of interest out there in a new job at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, to step up efforts to chase off birds and wildlife.
Airport officials said they've been overwhelmed with calls and resumes. Trouble is, they aren't doing the hiring. The U.S. Department of [...]
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Broward Politics: Tater Town sells for $99,200 - might be saved, after all
Broward Politics, May. 24, 2012UPDATED with interview with buyer, after he visited Tater Town
Tater Town, the beloved fruit and vegetable market on Northwest 27th Avenue in unincorporated Broward, sold today at auction for $99,200.The 50-year-business appeared to be in its final days as the foreclosure auction loomed.
But Hollywood businessman Joseph [...]







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