Saturday, October 31, 2015

City begins process to shut down after-hours bar " Tropicate " ????

 Last call can't come soon enough for Club Tropicante, according to the city of Deerfield Beach and local law enforcement officials.

The City Commission Tuesday unanimously agreed with the city attorney's recommendation to sue for the club to be declared a "public nuisance" — which would be the first step in getting it shut down, according to Rebecca Medina Stewart, city spokeswoman.

Broward Sheriff's Capt. Robert Schnakenberg came to the City Commission to list the ways the party at the 12-year-old restaurant and lounge at 4251 N. Dixie Highway has gotten out of control.

"In three years, there's been over 170 calls for service just at that location," Schnakenberg said.

Stabbings, shootings, nine felony drug or gun arrests, alcohol served to minors and fights that required several districts to send in personnel were on his list.

But Rocky Pericles, manager of the club, called the attention his establishment is receiving "harassment." A lot of what happens in the surrounding area of southeast Deerfield Beach has been unfairly attributed to the club, he said.
"We didn't have any shootings at our establishment," he said. "It never happened at Tropicante."

Club Tropicante is currently in litigation with the city, appealing the city's judgment that it can't serve alcohol until 4 a.m.

Pericles also denied the BSO reports that his establishment has improperly charged cars to park on city streets. His club's hours are from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. — outside the regular hours of alcohol service — because it is located in an area that was annexed from Broward County into Deerfield Beach. So, its rights to serve alcohol are grandfathered in, he said.

"They are coming down on us because we're an urban crowd," Pericles said. "They come around and ticket cars in the parking lot."

Still, Commissioner Gloria Battle said that she's received complaints about the Club Tropicante crowd warming up for the party at Johnie McKeithen Park, at 629 N. Deerfield Ave.

"We constantly get complaints about that park when they are out there," she said. "They play loud music and there are a lot of elderly people who live around there."

The club's attorney said he'll be glad to defend the club against the "nuisance" label.

"The club has been operating under a scrutiny no one deserves," said lawyer Daniel Aaronson. "The club operates lawfully."

If you have any Thoughts feel free to share in the comment section ! was is time to shut it down or is it about politics ?? Let me know !

Bucks Win !! Now 8-1 Record

Fri, 10/30 2015 @ 7p
Game type - Conference
The Deerfield Beach Bucks football team won Friday's home conference game against Piper by a score of 38-0.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Le'Nalors Local News - McDougle brothers hand out $2K in scholarships

Even though the Deerfield Beach High School football team came up short in its game on Friday night against visiting Jacksonville Bolles, Bucks quarterback Teddrick Moffett was the big winner earlier in the week when he was presented with a very large check. 

Moffett and Blanche Ely High School linebacker David Francis were each awarded $1,000 scholarships from the McDougle Family Foundation. The two players were recognized as MVPs of the rain-shortened McDougle Bowl held in honor of the McDougle Brothers on Sept. 12. 

Stockar McDougle (1996 Deerfield Beach grad) and Jerome McDougle (1997 Blanche Ely grad) were on hand for the second annual McDougle Bowl game. Stockar McDougle went on to play college football at the University of Oklahoma, while Jerome McDougle played at the University of Miami. Both brothers went on to play in the NFL. 

The scholarships were handed out during a pep rally at Deerfield Beach. Moffett accounted for four scores, while Francis had an interception and fumble recovery.

The mission of the McDougle Family Foundation and Firstability Program is to encourage teens to stay focused on their education and provide at-risk students with support during those crisis moments.