See also: Herald Reporters Remember Hurricane AndrewExactly 20 years ago this morning, Jorge Villa opened the rollup door of his warehouse in Kendall and stared out at devastation. The traumatic experience led him to start U.S. Bunkers, which still sells massive concrete pods in which you can outlive almost anything, for…
In case you missed it, a couple of weeks ago, we found and interviewed a woman who got her anus tattooed at the South Florida Tattoo Expo. We posted the video of our interview, and then proceeded to break the internet. The video went viral, and eventually landed on Bill…
See also: Dear Dems, Please Do Not Run Charlie Crist for GovernorIn probably what is the least-shocking news ever, former Governor Charlie Crist might be switching over to Democrat this week. Saint Petersblog’s Peter Schorsch tweeted out that a rumor is going around the Republican National Convention that Crist plans to write…
See also: Paul Ryan Talks Medicare, Uses Mom As Mascot to Make His Point He trotted out his mom like Sebastian the Ibis last week in front of thousands of retirees to tell them his Medicare plan is going to be a good thing, and that President Obama’s plan will…
Of course Florida is the hardest place to get unemployment benefits. Because that’s how we roll!The U.S. Labor Department is investigating complaints from unemployed Floridians that Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature’s labyrinthine gauntlet to receive unemployment compensation is one giant complicated maw of frustration. Applicants must fill out a…
The War Memorial Museum is usually used for gun shows, roller derby and MMA matches. Wednesday afternoon, it belonged to the First Lady of the United States. “If everybody in this room brings in one more person, that can make all the difference,” First Lady Michelle Obama told a crowd…
It’s looking more and more like South Florida will feel the effects of Tropical Storm Isaac. But the computers still can’t agree on where exactly the storm will make landfall. BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS ARE TURNING AGAINST US. Either way, we’ll get really, really wet… or we’ll get hit in the…
Lord have mercy.A lawsuit filed against the Haitian Christian Church in Palm Beach claims that its band director, James Prophete, sexually assaulted a minor.According to the suit, the pastor of the church, Etienne Prophete, appointed his son to lead the band even though he knew his son “had proclivities to…
The good news: Broward Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 81-year-old Murray Snider, 81, yesterday at his home in Margate and charged him with ten counts of lewd or lascivious molestation with a child under 12, relating to his sexual abuse of two victims. BSO has identified at least…
Our neck of the woods will be a little more lawless than usual this weekend, thanks to the Republicans over in Tampa.At 10:30 this morning, nearly 100 deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office will gather at a substation in Weston before piling in for the drive across Alligator Alley. They,…
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Next week, the Republican Party will convene in Tampa to plot world domination. And you’re feeling left out. Yes, you badly want in on the ground floor of the next culture war or invasion of a small, preferably Muslim country. Yet the GOP speaks in an elusive language only its…
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says he’ll cancel the Republican National Convention if Tropical Storm Isaac becomes a real threat.As of Wednesday morning, Isaac is becoming a real threat. “Well, absolutely, we’re prepared to call it off,” Buckhorn told CNN this morning. “I mean, safety and human life trump politics. I…
A Port St. Lucie man found that his unlocked car had been broken into, and his knife and loaded gun had been stolen on Tuesday.The man then called the cops to report the burglary. When he got back home, he found a plastic bag at his front door with his…
Tina Michelle Norris, 39, and her husband, James Albert Barfield, 56, of Tampa-St. Pete, decided that it would be a good idea to host their very own swingers party in their home. But as the party got rolling, both Tina and James suddenly realized that this idea wasn’t so awesome…
In a televised interview on Sunday, U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri said victims of “legitimate rape” rarely get pregnant. He then explained this by saying something about how a woman’s body magically saves the victim from getting pregnant from their attacker. Or something. Illegitimate rape victims are another…
While you were sleeping comfortably all tucked away in your bed, Tropical Storm Isaac was getting stronger, working out in the dark like Robert DeNiro in Cape Fear, with only thing on his mind — devastation. Isaac’s track still has it potentially landing somewhere off the South Florida coast by…
Governor Rick Scott released a video earlier this week saying that he will work to make changes to Florida’s FCAT testing system. “No more teaching to the test,” he says in the video with that subtle-creepy demeanor of his. “It’s time we get a better measure of our children’s progress.”…
Last night’s episode of Hard Knocks featured rookies singing, Reggie Bush leading, offensive linemen puking and a sad puppet.Most of all, it featured what might be the turning point in the franchise’s future: Ryan Tannehill winning the starting quarterback job… and then offensive lineman Richie Incognito telling him, “Don’t fuck…
Jeff Littlejohn, the No. 2 man at Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, is in violation of conflict-of-interest clauses contained within the federal Clean Water Act, according to a complaint filed with the Environmental Protection Agency.The complaint, submitted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, is the latest in a string of…
According to the National Hurricane Center, a tropical depression cooked up in the Atlantic early this morning, and is expected to become a tropical storm sometime today. TD 9, as they are calling it, had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph as of 2 p.m. today, and is moving west…
