Does your heart thrum with excitement when you fill in a little bubble? Do you feel your most beautiful when adorned with an “I Voted” sticker? Do you believe in the power of representative democracy to make sure your wishes are voiced by those with the power to effect change?No,…
The fate of the Gulfstream Hotel, the faded crown jewel of Lake Worth’s historic downtown, appears at first glance to rest in the hands of the Schlesinger family of Palm Beach and Connecticut. The hoteliers/developers bought the property in 2005 but have fallen on hard times. The hotel is in…
He wasn’t picked to be Mitt Romney’s running mate, but that doesn’t mean Marco Rubio can’t do his part, damn it. Rubio will be introducing Romney on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa on August 30.Because Republicans and tea partiers love a good latherin’ up via…
In what might be news to most people, Chad Johnson and his new wife, Evelyn Lozada, were supposed to premiere their VH1 reality show this September. But then Johnson learned the hard way that allegedly using your head to hit your wife in the face inside a Smart Car will…
See also “Feds Likely to Face Face Legal Battle Over Burmese Python Ban” and “Are Burmese Pythons Slithering, Destructive Force?”The University of Florida announced a startling discovery Monday: A 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python had been pulled from the Everglades. The record-setting reptile weighed 165 pounds and was “about a foot wide.”Worst…
A man who allegedly carjacked an SUV in Fort Lauderdale tried to get away from law enforcement this morning by jumping into the ocean and swimming away near the intersection of East Las Olas Avenue and A1A.Spoiler alert: He didn’t get very far.According to police, the suspect attempted to snatch…
See also:Photos: South Florida Tattoo Expo 2012 at Marriott Coral Springs Hotel ; World Record Winner For Most Signatures on Back Shows Us His Penis, Maybe (Video) ; Butt Hole Tattoo Girl, Maria, Speaks: “Now My Ass Is Famous Overnight” ; Butthole Tattoo Girl: “I Can Sing Better Than That B!%#h Lauryn Hill”The 17th-annual…
Mitt Romney is hitting Florida starting tonight for a fundraiser being hosted by his car-dealership-owning friends. It’s all part of his swing-state bus tour in which Mitt plans to make stops in St. Augustine and Miami and being interviewed by Spanish-language radio station Radio Mambi. Mitt canceled a planned event in…
Palm Beach County Deputy Eric Swiger is a former MMA fighter. And last week, Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies met with him for a three-day camp to learn how to fight MMA style and how to spot perps who are trained to fight MMA style. It makes sense. MMA is…
Previously: Israel vs. Granteed in fundraising.Scott Israel’s campaign for sheriff this year has taken heavy contributions from some of the least glamorous enforcers in the chain of justice: bail bondsmen from Miami to Jacksonville. Thirty-eight of them, to be exact, shelling out $13,700 for the primary election alone.Chumming around with…
See also “Hector Picard, Double-Arm Amputee Is Riding His Bike From Fort Lauderdale to New York”Ironman Triathlons are insane. Competitors swim more than two miles, bike 112 miles, and then run a full 26.2-mile marathon.People have died, pooped themselves, and gone totally bonkers trying to complete a single Ironman. Hometown…
If you’ve found yourself thinking lately that your life has been sorely lacking in obnoxious troglodytic sports talk radio, today is your lucky day! After being fired from 560 WQAM-AM last April following a DUI arrest (broken by New Times) that apparently included weeping, curling up in a fetal position,…
A Walgreens receipt for a box of condoms and a head-butt inside a Smart Car have led the Dolphins to end the Chad Ochocinco/Johnson era in Miami. Just two months after joining his hometown team as a free agent, Johnson was released by the Miami Dolphins following his Saturday night…
From the uncharted universe next door that is government on the Seminole reservation, comes a likely first for Native Americans: a former tribal leader is going to prison on tax evasion charges.David Cypress, a member of the Seminole tribal council until 2010, was convicted of filing a false tax return,…
Your Miami Dolphins open their 2012 season tonight when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a pre-season matchup FUCK YEA. It’s a whole new start (again!) for the Dolphins, as they unveil a new coaching regime (again!), a offensive scheme (again!), a new defensive scheme (again!) and a couple of new quarterbacks…
There’s something the South Florida-based wing of the Constitution Party would like you to know: There is a very real danger that President Barack Obama is going to stage a “false flag” assassination attempt to incide rioting, which will allow him to install martial law and postpone the November elections.THIS…
Cover story: Kids claim abuse at juvenile lockupIt’s hard to tell what goes on behind the walls of Thompson Academy, a Pembroke Pines “residential facility” for boys who are criminal offenders, but there sure have been a lot of nasty 911 calls coming out of the facility since the beginning…
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…
Fire Ant — an invasive species, tinged bright red, with an annoying, sometimes fatal bite –covers Palm Beach County. His column appears twice a week on The Pulp. Got feedback or a tip? Contact fire.ant@browardpalmbeach.com.If the Post Office goes belly up anytime soon, it won’t be the fault of Mack…
See also “Mystery-Sponge Killing Disease Now Seen From Palm Beach to Keys” and “Sponges in Palm Beach Hit By Disease”Earlier this year, a mystery ailment ravaged sponges off the coast of Florida, from the Keys up to Palm Beach. Scientists became alarmed as reports rolled in of massive barrel sponges…
See also: Wasserman Schultz Opponent Ozzie DeFaria Responds to Assault Allegations by Blaming Blogger, Primary OpponentBack in June, we told you about an investigation by popular conservative blogger Javier Manjarres into the arrest records of Republican congressional candidate Ozzie deFaria — there were numerous complaints that included a fight at…
See also: Middle School Principal Scott Blake Arrested on Child Sex Charges and Rob Lopicola Child Sex Arrest: The Creepiest Text Messages You’ve Ever SeenBroward Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant at Steven Marks’ Sunrise home after his computer address was tracked down for allegedly advertising and sharing child…
