The political entity that is Congressman Allen West would not exist without the military. It is his sole qualification for office, and he touts it at every opportunity. You would be hard-pressed to find any public statement from “the Colonel” that doesn’t mention his military service, and he has justified…
Getting pulled over for rolling through a stop sign is whack. But getting pulled over, having a gun pointed in your face, and then being strip searched on the side of the road in front of your two children for rolling through a stop sign is, well, really whack and…
A wild bobcat was spotted roaming the streets of a gated community in Boynton Beach recently.Stories of a bobcat walking around the neighborhood had been circulating for some time, but amateur photographer Thelma Myerson actually ran into it one sunny afternoon and took a picture of it.The cat stopped to…
The 2012 Summer Olympics just got COBRADICK’D.LeBron James went into yesterday’s quarterfinal match against Australia and dropped 11 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists in the 119-86 beatdown of the Aussies. His 12 assists tied Olympic records held by Phil Ford, Leon Wood, and some dude named Michael Jordan. And…
One by one, horses strut into the stadium for the second race of the day. Each is a sleek machine shining under the sweltering midday sun. Their sinewy legs sway under muscular torsos rippling with veins like river deltas. Portly Jamaicans and aging sailors with faded forearm tattoos stand in…
Have you seen the hysterical/apocalyptic “STOP OBAMA” billboard on southbound I-95 just past Palm Beach International Airport? It warns people that Greek-style financial Armageddon is “COMING HERE SOON!” It’s complete with images of cities ablaze, cops in riot gear, and stone-throwing mobs of face-masked anarchists. Yikes! This disaster impends, the…
Former Chicago Bulls forward, local bar hopper, and occasional wedding-dress-wearer Dennis Rodman has apparently written a children’s book. The NBA Hall of Famer has teamed up with screenwriter Dustin Warburton, who penned the cinematic masterpiece Spiders 3D, to write Dennis the Wild Bull, slated to be released in September. A…
Picture this: A flight with passengers from Uganda just touched down at Miami International Airport. As the visitors inch toward the terminal, one pauses in the aisle and wipes a speck of blood from his earlobe. Suddenly sweat runs down his cheeks; his eyes are inky red. He lets out…
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will be coming to Fort Lauderdale on Monday for a $50,000-per-person couples fundraiser.The shindig will be hosted by the president and COO of Auto Nation, Michael Maroone, and his wife, Michelle, and cohosted by Rick Case of Rick Case Honda, and his wife. …
HBO’s Hard Knocks featuring the Miami Dolphins debuted last night and filled us all with the inevitable feeling of false hope and overhyped enthusiasm for our shitty, shitty football team.But a reality show featuring the Fins is a nice change of pace from their old NORAD-like, supersecretive attitude from years…
Eighteen Cubans — 16 men and two women — arrived on the shores of Riviera Beach’s Singer Island around 1 a.m. today on an old 21-foot fishing vessel, according to Border Patrol.Police arrived on the scene around 2 a.m. The 18 individuals have been taken to a Riviera Beach immigration…
If you vote in next week’s Broward primary election, you’ll be able to pick from a number of judges who are up for election. One of them is Ilene Lieberman, a Broward County commissioner who nearly fell to corruption charges before testifying against her friends for prosecutorial immunity.She’s also the…
Fort Lauderdale police are seeking the identity of a man dressed like a ninja who robbed a convenience store last Friday.Police released a surveillance video of the masked man yesterday, hoping someone has information on the identity of the bandit who robbed Marina Discount Beverage on 2705 SW 15th Ave…
See also: Marco Rubio Admits to Puking After Vodka-Shot ContestThe Obama campaign sent an email to supporters last night. The subject line was “Florida’s Marco Rubio for VP?” and its aim was pretty clear: They want you to tell them why you don’t like the junior senator from Miami.”With Mitt…
Federal Judge James Moody on Tuesday denied Buju Banton’s request for a new trial. In his decision, the judge wrote that there is no need for a new trial in light of an Atlanta appeals court’s ruling that there was sufficient evidence to convict the reggae star on a gun…
Disgraced South Florida baseball player Jose Canseco is in debt — $1.69 million in debt, to be exact, most of it in taxes. But don’t worry — it’s not the former MLB all-star’s fault.”The issue is very simple: If you’ve got friends and family, the more money you make the…
What a difference a year or two makes.In November 2010, during a wave of Republican support, Broward County Mayor Ken Keechl was swept out of office despite a long and blistering attack on his opponent, Chip LaMarca, whom he outspent by nearly half a million dollars.People wondered why. Was it…
Picture this: A flight with passengers from Uganda just touched down at Miami International Airport. As the visitors inch toward the terminal, one pauses in the aisle and wipes a speck of blood from his earlobe. Suddenly sweat runs down his cheeks; his eyes are inky red. He lets out…
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department added a new section to their website yesterday: It’s for “Nuisance Abatement,” and it contains “the addresses of properties where nuisance abatement warning letters have been sent and those properties that are currently under the jurisdiction of the Nuisance Abatement Board,” per a release.The way…
When Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus was asked last month about Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, he offered a less-than-welcoming indication of Scott’s role:”I’m sure he’s got, I’m sure he’s got plenty, uh, you know, I’m sure there’s a welcome, you know,…
The Miami Herald’s impending paywall, it seems, will not be making enough money to make the paper feel better. The newspaper has a creative new way of pulling in cash, starting RIGHT NOW! It’s charging readers for stuff they don’t want.The Herald sent out an email to subscribers on Friday…
The TD Bank branch at 1601 W. Boynton Beach Blvd. was robbed around 1:30 yesterday afternoon by a guy dressed like an awkward golfer.Police did not say how much he got away with but did say he stuffed the money in “a light blue backpack and left the bank running…
