Wilton Manors - REDBROWARD

From the Broward Sheriff’s Office:

The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2009 Honda Accord Sedan, driven by an unknown male, was traveling southbound on Northwest Ninth Avenue (Powerline Road) approaching the 2500 block. At the same time, a Broward County Transit bus was stopped to drop off a passenger. As the bus pulled out to continue southbound, it began to merge into the right thru lane from the edge of the roadway. At that time, the Honda approached the bus from behind. The driver of the Honda failed to allow the bus to merge and passed it, almost striking the front driver’s side as it cut in front of the bus. The Honda then veered right (west) and drove off the roadway and onto the sidewalk and driveway at 2417 N.W. Ninth Ave., striking multiple children.
After the crash occurred, the vehicle accelerated and fled the area southbound.

A description of the vehicle was released among law enforcement agencies, and was located in Wilton Manors.

Mayor Dean Trantalis spending money in Wilton Manors

Imagine this. After spending more than two months shuttered due to COVID-19, most Fort Lauderdale businesses were finally allowed to open on Monday. Local store owners and restaurants desperately need customers to come through their doors to jump start the local economy. So what does Mayor Dean Trantalis (D-Backbencher) do?

Like a true backbencher, Mayor Dean Trantalis takes to social media to urge residents to #shoplocal. Trantalis even shows off the face mask he purchased at Julian’s Fountain of Treasures.

Just one problem.

Julian’s Fountain of Treasures is not located in the City of Fort Lauderdale.

Julian Cavazos’ high-end thrift store is located at 2378 Wilton Drive in the City of Wilton Manors.

After two months in lockdown, Dean Trantalis’ first post in support of “local” business is a Wilton Manors thrift store?!?

Can you imagine the Mayor of Miami urging residents to “shop local” by visiting The Galleria Mall?

Or the Mayor of Hollywood asking residents to visit the Elbo Room in support of “shop local.”

Does Dean Trantalis even know the boundaries of his City? Does he realize the city limits extend past I-95? Maybe his advisers, Eric Johnson of Wilton Manors and Blake MacDiarmid of Miami Beach, gave Trantalis bad directions?