Spirit Airlines Campaign: “We’re Not Smoking Crack”

Spirit Airlines, based right here in Miramar, is definitely known for its infuriating nickel-and-diming borderline tasteless marketing gimmicks. In 2008, a slogan was “Return of the MILF (Many Islands, Low Fares)”; in 2010, “Check out the oil on our beaches” — meaning suntan oil — after the BP oil spill…

SeaWorld: Record Earnings Despite Orca Controversy

SeaWorld reported its quarterly earnings Wednesday — and they were at a record high, according to the Orlando Sentinel, which reported that the company’s “quarterly profit ballooned 30 percent from the same period a year ago, from $92 million to $120 million. Total revenue rose 3 percent, to $538 million.”…

Colley Billie Wins Re-Election as Miccosukee Chairman

Miccosukee Tribe Chairman Colley Billie won re-election as head of the tribe Sunday, according to Houston Cypress, a producer for film, television and video for the tribe. Billie beat his predecessor Billy Cypress, who had returned to run for the top spot again. Houston Cypress said that just under 300…

Marilyn Manson in Shorts and No Makeup: Cameo on Eastbound & Down

Brian Warner grew up in Fort Lauderdale, put on makeup, started a band, and proceeded to shock conservative people around the world as Marilyn Manson. Over the years, he continued to surprise people by writing books, appearing in Bowling for Columbine, speaking eloquently, and getting beautiful chicks to go out…

Sheriff Scott Israel Is Beefin’ With the Sun Sentinel

Obviously, the whole, like, point of newspapers is to keep the powers-that-be in check, so when the media criticize police forces or government agencies, there’s not always warm fuzzies going on between them. But yesterday, Broward Sheriff Scott Israel came out swinging after the Sun Sentinel published an October 27…

Miccosukee Battle for the Glades

Michael Frank, a 56-year-old Miccosukee Tribe member, points to Bone Island, a small tree-covered hammock in the Everglades that got its name during the Seminole Wars of the 1800s. When Frank’s ancestors arrived to check on relatives after the white man swept through, “All they saw were the bones,” he…

The 11 Hottest TV Newsmen in South Florida

Last week, Luther Campbell, AKA Uncle Luke, AKA Miami New Times columnist, exploded the internet with his off-the-cuff list of the ten hottest local female TV newscasters. Lest we be targets of your cries about sexism, please know that we are equal-opportunity objectifiers. Here now is our list of TV’s…

Marijuana Debate October 30: Organizers Expect Protests

The organizers of an upcoming debate about the legalization of marijuana in Florida say that they are expecting overflow crowds, protests, and extra police. The head of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy will debate a UF professor who has advised three presidents. The event is set to take place…

More Cuts at Palm Beach Post: Staffers Offered Buyouts

What in Ron Wiggins’ name is happening at the Palm Beach Post? First, they came for 300 staffers. Then they came for TGIF. Now, they are coming for courts reporter Jane Musgrave. And we can’t have that! Journalism has been under fire for more than a decade, since the internet…

Is There a Sex Offender at Your College?

For years now, it’s been easy to see if a sex offender lives near you — an online database of registered offenders addresses has been publicly available since 1997. Now, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has also made it easy to see if a sex offender is going to…