Intratribal conflicts are the worst. A debate on the U.S. presidential election at the Ross Jewish Community Center in West Boynton Beach on August 21 should have been an occasion for reasoned discourse and public enlightenment. Instead, it was a hysterical (in both senses) screamfest, peppered with conspiracy-mongering and racial…
Palm Beach residents went to bed Sunday night thinking everything was hunky dory. Then they woke up Monday to find rainwater up to their faces. Isaac came and went, but not without dumping buckets of rain and leaving widespread flooding that has left Palm Beach with inundated roads, school closings…
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man authorities say jumped off a cruise ship 25 miles off Ponce De Leon. A 31-year-old gent, who was last seen on the cruise ship Carnival Fascination by a security guard, is said to have been seen plummeting into the water this…
See our cover story on South Florida preppers.Chris Petrovich has been prepping for more than a quarter-century. He has plenty of guns, plenty of single-malt scotch, and enough supplies hidden in an undisclosed storage locker somewhere, plus caches on roadways leading out of the state, to let him ride out…
Charlie Crist is really taking this Republicans suck thing seriously. Coming on the heels of his endorsement of Barack Obama, the former Republican governor is now slated to be a speaker at the Democratic National Convention next week in Charlotte. Shocking? YES. Except that, no. Crist might be a huge…
Incarcerated reggae star Buju Banton has switched attorneys and hired Chokwe Lumumba to continue his fight against federal drug and gun charges. A Tampa jury found Buju guilty last year of two drug-related charges and a gun charge. The trial judge, however, tossed the gun charge and sentenced the musician to…
Looks like Isaac did enough damage that Palm Beach schools will be closed tomorrow too. As we pointed out earlier, the Palm Beach County School Board was all, “School’s open on Monday, everybody!” all the way up til 1 this morning before it realized Isaac went all Daniel-Day Lewis on…
Because he doesn’t “mince words” and “pulls no punches” and “keeps it real,” Rep. Allen West went on Fox News Saturday morning and told America that “Obama is serving up a crap sandwich with a smile.” “Crap sandwich with a smile” is supposedly a military term. Because West likes to…
We had been telling you all throughout the weekend that, while Miami-Dade and Broward County schools were closed today due to Tropical Storm Isaac, Palm Beach County schools would remain open. And then Isaac came and Palm Beach County ended up with 54,000 people without power — the most out…
The sugar-cane fields of Belle Glade have long been a stopover for migrant workers who earn measly wages in exchange for weeks of backbreaking labor in oppressive conditions.A new lawsuit filed against Cape Coral-based Sunrise Labor Corp. provides a detailed portrait of physical and psychological abuse of migrant workers, from allegations of sexual abuse to a…
With the RNC kicking off tomorrow — instead of today (thanks to that freedom-hating storm, Isaac!) — rumors began to swirl that Charlie Crist was going to formally announce his change to the Democratic Party in an op-ed piece for the Tampa Bay Times. Crist didn’t technically announce his party…
See also: Israel’s bail buddies; Lamberti won’t talkIf you can tell a lot about a man from where he gets his money, then Sheriff Al Lamberti is a friend of the working man: recently, he’s been both shootin’ and bowlin’ to collect contributions for his reelection campaign.He also handed out…
The Miami Dolphins traded former first-round pick and cornerback Vontae Davis to the Indianapolis Colts for two 2013 draft picks yesterday. That’s right. Jeff Ireland just got a second-round pick and sixth-round pick for a guy he decided to draft over Clay Matthews, Hakeem Nicks, Kenny Britt, Patrick Chung, and…
Update [5:00 p.m.]: The tornado warning issued for Broward County has been lifted. Also, Tri-Rail will not be operating Monday. Oh, hey, look outside. Isaac’s here! Regardless of what the TV news people standing in the rain are saying (LOCK YOUR DOORS!! ISAAC IS GOING TO EAT OUR SOULS!!!) the hurricane watch…
Update [7:00 p.m.]: Broward County Transit and Paratransit will not operate Sunday.Update [5:30 p.m.]: Broward County has two shelters open for those living in low-lying areas and mobile homes. (evacuations are NOT mandatory)Update [2:50 p.m.]: Broward County schools will be closed on MondayUpdate [1:30 p.m.]: Miami-Dade schools will be closed on Monday…
As the Republican Party kicks off its Tampa convention Sunday with “the world’s largest cocktail party” (stiffening its resolve to nominate the RomRy ticket) thousands of political activists from all over the country will be there to greet them and object. John Law will be there too.With such a highly…
With two pre-season games left to play, the Dolphins still have a lot of unanswered questions lingering like a drunk old man who won’t leave the bar. Ryan Tannehill wonders who he’ll be throwing to. Joe Philbin wonders if any of the bubble players will step up and earn a…
Much to the frustration of many parents — and the unbridled glee of their kids — the Broward County School Board overhauled their school bus routes, and now everything has gone completely nuts.And by nuts, we mean utter and complete chaos. On Tuesday, bus drivers from Broward crashed a school…
Oh, hey, good news for those of you who didn’t want a hurricane to come and screw up your week.Tropical Storm Isaac’s path has nudged towards the west, once again justifying our total lack of concern whenever the news people tell us a giant compacted storm with 100 mph winds…
Ever find yourself thinking, “Bro, I wish I was friends with a famous person. Like Snoop Dogg or, better yet, my favorite player from the Miami Dolphins, Reggie Bush!” Well, now through the magic of CelebCalls.com, you can have Reggie Bush call you with a personalized message, or have him…
See also: Allen West: Dems Are “Afraid of Black Conservatives”Rep. Allen West’s Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy debuted a nifty new ad last night called “Time Out.” The 30-second ad features children reciting some of West’s most asinine lines and insults verbatim. West told reporters in a conference call that the…
Welcome to this week’s post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times’ Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade edition…
