Ron Paul Wins Readers’ Presidency 5 Prediction Poll

There’s apparently some unwritten rule that members of the media are forbidden to talk about Rep. Ron Paul — at least in the eyes of Jon Stewart — but according to our readers, Paul is most likely to win next month’s “Presidency 5” straw poll in Orlando, garnering more than…

Hurricane Irene Expected to Hit Florida as Early as Thursday

Irene, the first hurricane in the Atlantic in the 2011 season, is expected to reach Florida between Thursday and Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.According to a release from the NHC at 5 a.m. today, “Irene has become much better organized” overnight, despite bowling over Puerto Rico yesterday.Some of…

Florida Lost 22,100 Jobs in July, Second-Largest Drop in the Country

Thirty-one states added more jobs in the month of July, and Florida certainly wasn’t one of them.According to the new monthly figures released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida lost 22,100 jobs in July, the second-largest drop nationwide, with Illinois losing 24,900.The state’s unemployment rate went from…

Rick Scott’s Emails Magically Go Missing

Gov. Rick Scott loves to tout how open his office is to records requests — never mind the outrageous price tag — but it gets a little tough to acquire public records when they magically disappear.That’s what happened to the St. Petersburg Times’ Capitol reporter Michael C. Bender, he wrote…

Who Will Win Florida’s Presidency 5 Straw Poll?

About a month from now, most of the GOP presidential candidates will be in Orlando for the Republican Party of Florida’s “Presidency 5” straw poll.It’ll work a little differently than the recent Iowa straw poll — the 3,500 delegates will be pre-selected, and neither Michele Bachmann nor Mitt Romney will…

Who Lied About Florida’s Imaginary Credit-Rating Upgrade

Accountability — it’s a trait that’s seemingly absent from a few of Florida’s politicians, especially after Gov. Rick Scott declared that the state’s credit rating had been upgraded to AAA by Standard & Poor’s.The truth is, Florida’s credit rating was upgraded to AAA — in 2005, under then-Gov. Jeb Bush,…

Live: Summer Slaughter Tour at Revolution, August 17

Summer Slaughter TourWith the Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Within Ruins, and Powerglove. Revolution, Fort LauderdaleAugust 17, 2011Better than: Autumn Assassination Tour.Metal tours seem to be diversifying themselves these days, as was the case with last night’s…

Sandy Adams Is a Doll — Schoolgirl Outfit Optional

Republican Rep. Sandy Adams of Orlando is now a subject in a new collection of dolls called the “Lady Republican Series.”Adams joins Sarah Palin, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the plastic GOP, at the…