Boca’s Soccer Star in ESPN Commercial

That’s Jozy Altidore, the U.S. striker whose Haitian-born parents brought him up in Boca Raton. Of course, this ad’s a way for ESPN to show it’s hip to this summer’s World Cup. Altidore is one of the sport’s leading American ambassadors. Let’s hope that this video is Google-friendly enough to…

Allen West Pins Oil Spill on Obama, Democrats

President Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress failed to see into the future and prevent the April 20 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What’s more, it’s apparent that the White House and Congress are not experts on how to prevent an oil well 5,000 feet below the ocean’s…

Morning Juice: Archbishop Says Buh-Bye; Grief at Greenacres School

Programming note: I’m breaking in a new computer this morning, so expect some technical difficulties. Here’s a look at what made news this weekend:Archbishop John C. Favalora led his final mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Sunday. He’s stepping down after 16 years, with much of the past decade mired in…

Juiced: The Week in One Gulp

Here’s what happened this week in Juice:The Puppy Palace protests got personal. Juice posted photos from the most recent face-off at the Hollywood pet store, where Palace defenders used a Facebook photo of a protester’s 5-year-old daughter in their counterprotest signs. More photos from the protest here.Palm Beach billionaire Jeff…

Another Child Sex Case in Boynton

For the second day in a row, the Boynton Beach Police Department has announced the arrest of a man for sex acts with a child relative. Octavio Pedro Jose, 18, has been charged with molesting his 8-year-old sister.According to the arrest affidavit, the abuse came to light this week after…

Hysterical D-Wade Rumor of the Year

According to an NBA general manager who spoke to ESPN, Dwyane Wade will join LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Chicago next season. I wonder if that unnamed GM is the Chicago Bulls’ own Gar Forman, and if he’s high.Theoretically, that scenario could work only if the Bulls prove to…

Morning Juice: Teen’s Murderous Texts; Peeper Gets Pummeled

Let’s see what’s happening in our area this Friday morning;Text messages from15-year-old Wayne Treacy have been made public. They’re a chilling prelude to what happened the afternoon of March 17, when Treacy allegedly attacked Josie Lou Ratley, also 15, outside a Deerfield Beach school bus stop. [CBS4]Broward County Medical Examiner…

Meek to Use Elena Kagan to Siphon Moderate Votes From Crist

The hard part of being the independent in a three-way race is that you can’t always play it down the middle politically. Likely Democratic candidate for Senate Kendrick Meek is trying to force Charlie Crist’s hand: Does Crist support the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan or not?In his Washington…

Boynton Beach Man Busted for Sex Acts With 11-Year-Old

Mark Sullivan, a 49-year-old man from Boynton Beach, has been charged with molesting his 11-year-old stepson.According to the arrest affidavit by Boynton Beach police, Sullivan slept on the floor of his living room with the boy, then placed the boy’s feet into his (Sullivan’s) pants. In his own interview with…

Hollywood Woman’s Disappearance “Suspicious”

Police are looking for a 45-year-old Hollywood woman last seen Tuesday walking away from her apartment complex on Lincoln Street. The woman, Sharon Elson, was reported missing Wednesday after she failed to show up for work.From the Hollywood police news release:Elson’s apartment door was found unlocked and all of her…