We’re a little more than six months away from Election Day, and you know what that means — it’s time to brace yourself for attack-ad season.Florida Republican Rep. Cornelius “Connie Mack” McGillicuddy sent one out on the airwaves yesterday that didn’t have very much content in its 30 seconds, but…
Kelly Perez and Orlando Moncada make a living getting people sexy bargains. They’re two of the folks behind the Coconut Creek-based SensualSteals.com, which offers shoppers a different discounted item every day. (Its “Friday the 13th” special was a Jason-style hockey mask made by Fetish Fantasy Extreme at 45 percent off.)But…
Welcome to another post in our Allen West Fact Party series, in which we take claims made by the District 22 Republican and attempt to figure out whether they have a basis in reality. In case you were wondering, they usually don’t.President Obama came to South Florida on Tuesday, giving…
Update, 6/28: Rosenberg was on WFAN earlier today and discussed, among many other things, the DUI case. Click here for the arrest report.Original post, 4/13:Popular Miami sports radio host Sid Rosenberg was fired earlier this week after being arrested on DUI charges. After news of his arrest broke on the…
A Hillsborough County woman called authorities yesterday when she found an injured bobcat on Route 301 in Riverview, outside of Tampa. It was hit by a car but wasn’t seriously injured, according to WTSP.One thing led to another, and now it’s going to die…
UPDATE: The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports Miranda was found in Boca Raton, which seems awfully far to shuffle in an afternoon. Will update if we find out how she got that far.Palm Beach County officials put out an announcement today looking for help in locating 75-year-old Amelia Miranda,…
UPDATE, 2:10 p.m.: Just heard back from a PayPal spokesperson who said this wouldn’t work, so we tested it out with our own accounts. Post has been updated (heavily) to reflect what we found, which is that PayPal will gladly take your penny but wouldn’t charge the recipient.Maybe ditching his lawyers…
A warehouse in Pompano Beach is full of fancy stuff seized by the government: watches, wines, iPods, and diamond bracelets taken from criminals of every sort by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the IRS, and the Secret Service. And starting Friday, they want to sell it…
Nothing has changed in Casey Anthony’s probation check-ins over the past few months, but all of you folks Googling her keep getting sent to our post from last November, so here’s her March check-in paperwork.It says she’s still unemployed, living somewhere in Florida, and isn’t in debt. There’s also still…
I have to admit, I didn’t realize we sent a photographer to President Barack Obama’s “policy speech” at Florida Atlantic University on Tuesday, which taxpayers, not his campaign, paid for despite his having three fundraisers the same day, according to the Miami Herald.We do indeed have a slide show from…
A day after George Zimmerman’s lawyers held a news conference to announce they were quitting as his legal counsel, special prosecutor Angela Corey charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder in the February 26 death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford.Talk about timing.His lawyers yesterday complained that Zimmerman had completely cut off…
It started with a Palm Beach Post article posted late Tuesday night that said Congressman Allen West stated that as many as 80 House Democrats are members of Communist Party “but wouldn’t name names.”By Wednesday, there was video of the statement, in which West very clearly says “I believe there…
Editor’s Note: Is It Wrong is a therapeutic column examining feelings we have about music that just aren’t quite right. To ease any discomfort, County Grind will explore these emotions and thoughts, breaking down from whence our feelings of guilt, disgust, and shame arise. And, as they say, even a…
Time to start dusting off those protest signs — Planned Parenthood opened new digs in Wellington on Monday, and they want to bring your kids — gasp! — sexual education.Palm Beach County will have a total of three Planned Parenthood facilities after one in Lake Worth closes this summer, according…
Welcome to another post in our Allen West Fact Party series, in which we take claims made by the District 22 Republican and attempt to figure out whether they have a basis in reality. In case you were wondering, they usually don’t. Today’s fact-check comes from not one but two…
Well, the Sun-Sentinel paywall went up on Monday, and it appears to be operating at full steam — which means that once you read 15 artlcies, you’re SOL until next month, trapped behind the paper’s new Press+ “digital memberships” system. And, unlike the New York Times paywall, links from Facebook…
Well, the Marlins have suspended Manager Ozzie Guillen for getting quoted in Time magazine saying “I love Fidel Castro.” Looks like we found out pretty early in the season how the Marlins front office feels about its new skipper.This is not Guillen’s first off-the-wall statement. Before he landed in Miami,…
As promised, the Sun-Sentinel unveiled its new paywall (“digital memberships”) system yesterday, and starting right now, if you don’t pay up, you’re limited to 15 articles per month.One big question that’s been answered is whether the paywall would be porous — if links from social networking sites like Facebook and…
Businessman and onetime Republican tour bus occupant Herman Cain says unequivocally that he thinks Congressman Allen West should be the Republican vice presidential nominee.Cain was on the Steve Gill Show yesterday when the radio host asked, “If Mitt calls you today and says, ‘OK, Herman, who should I pick?’ who would…
UPDATE, 4/11: He’s been fired, per the Sun-Sentinel.Original post, 4/10:Last Thursday, prominent South Florida sports radio host Sid Rosenberg had a bad night. A really, really bad night. You already know he was arrested and charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license, but the details… woof.According to police, Rosenberg…
Good news! There is finally a way to help pay for George Zimmerman’s living expenses while he hides from the angry hordes seeking “justice” for Trayvon Martin. It looks like the site went up late yesterday, and MSNBC’s Mara Schiavocampo confirmed with Zimmerman’s attorneys that it was in fact him.The…
The National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment is a South Florida-based antibullying organization. It’s holding a “VIP Reception and Recognition Ceremony” tonight at the Hard Rock with a “special appearance” by Creed frontman Scott Stapp and a “lifetime service award” being given to Liza Minnelli. Neither is a stranger to…
