As Gov. Rick Scott's disapproval rating keeps climbing, pollsters have run out of people to compare him with -- that's why Public Policy Polling says a hypothetical gubernatorial race between Scott and a ham sandwich would be a runaway for the lunch meat.The pollsters were surveying for the governor's approval...
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It looks like Rep. Allen West came away with two great accolades this week for his email tirade to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: The love of Stephen Colbert and the "Worst Week in Washington" award from the Washington Post.The award from the Post comes courtesy of Chris Cillizza, who runs...
Julian Siegel is a sandwich aficionado. He's also confessed to some cheap bastard tendencies. The owner of Riverside Market grew up eating subs from LaSpada's and My Market once he moved downtown. "I was paying $11 for a sandwich," he said. "I wanted to pay $9 for a sandwich." Eventually...
Gov. Rick Scott had a revelation last month: He's not a guy you want to be associated with if you're running for president.The voters -- according to a Public Policy Polling survey released today -- agree with the governor.A plurality of registered Florida voters, 40 percent, said that because of...
Two dudes named Josh Rabinowitz and Nick Vatterott thought it would be fun to play a prank on their friend Micah Sherman. They set up a card table with a whole cut in the middle and one of them knelt underneath to surprise Sherman when he walked in the door.Sherman...
Just in time for Independence Day grilling, Myron Mixon, author of The New York Times bestseller Smokin', demonstrates some Barbeque techniques to Team Coco. Of course, this degenerates quickly from a serious cooking lesson to hilarity. First, Mixon asks Conan help him make Sausage stuffed bacon wrapped turkey. Here's a...
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There's a 28-year-old South Florida native who's never run for political office before, but he's convinced he can unseat polarizing Tea Party Rep. Allen West in 2012.His name is Patrick Murphy -- a CPA and businessman who's hoping to get a spot on the Democratic ticket for his chance to...
It's time for a little Pulp told-you-so: Rep. Allen West says an apology to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz over his email rant "is not happening."He's also upset as to why people are giving attention to all of the name-calling he dropped in his email.West went onto Fox Business Network today...
The new federal crackdown on medical marijuana announced October 7 by the four California U.S. Attorneys sent chills throughout the industry. It was a stunning reversal by the Obama administration. Only two years ago, Deputy U.S. Attorney General David Ogden wrote his infamous "Ogden Memo," announcing that the feds wouldn't...
wners Haiz Miller and Damian Phillips had to offer.At the time, the truck was fresh-out of its most popular dish -- the $6 jerk chicken club sandwich with fries. To find out what was causing this local feeding-frenzy, we had to head back for a taste of our own. Here's the deal.....
Gov. Rick Scott's poll numbers are rising. Well, at least his disapproval rating is.According to survey results released today by Quinnipiac University, the governor's disapproval rating is at 57 percent, compared to 29 percent who gave him the thumbs-up.In fact, out of the ten states that the university polls, Scott...
The Casey Anthony hysteria has now gotten religulous.According to a TV station in Cleveland, Ohio, a church called the In Touch With Christ Christian Center held a retrial for Casey Anthony as part of its Sunday service.Under the guidance of the Rev. Una Keenon, a retired Cleveland municipal court judge,...
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Activists protesting the death of baby sea turtles because of Fort Lauderdale's flawed beach lighting know how to get Mayor Jack Seiler's attention: holding signs up against the windows of City Hall during a commission meeting, passing out his private cell phone number, calling him a murderer. Ana Campos, organizer of...
Marcos Marchesani hasn't wasted time in making a name for himself in South Florida's growing music scene. Having dedicated his talents to local mainstays like Surfer Blood and Weird Wives, he has recently decided to take on a new project headed and crafted by himself. Naturally, we wanted to know...
There are a lot of scientists working to cure the world's hunger crisis. Scientists are working with crops, trying to find better grains and even growing meat in test tubes. That's all great, and we commend them, but one Japanese scientist has gone way too far. Mitsuyuki Ikeda at Okayama...
"People close to Mr. Scott characterized his downfall in terms suitable for a Greek tragedy, portraying him as a brilliant and incisive businessman who was undone by his fatal flaws. Those flaws, they said, included an arrogance and aggressiveness that permeated the company."No, this is not a premature eulogy for...
This week's New Times cover story explores allegations of abuse and violence at the Thompson Academy juvenile detention center in Pembroke Pines. One of the most disturbing allegations, outlined in a federal class-action lawsuit, involves a 15-year-old boy who says he was twice forced to have oral sex with a...
Music inspired by tints and tones is a pretty obtuse concept, but the Dear Hunter's latest outing works surprisingly well in practice. Over the course of nine EPs — and an album that samples the best of the batch — the experimental rock act's founder, lead singer, songwriter, and all-around...
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Patrick Murphy -- Rep. Allen West's young opponent in the 2012 election -- had a lot to be excited about last week when he announced he'd raised $450,000 last quarter in his bid to unseat West.Yesterday, though, West released his quarterly fundraising report, disclosing he raised a bit more than...
The state of the Vans Warped Tour is in constant flux. What started as a haven for skateboarders and punk kids to watch bands like No Doubt and Sublime has reinvented itself time and again with fresh genres and revamped stages. Throughout its 17-year history, young music fans have come...
Remember that Gov. Rick Scott -- a man who doesn't even read newspapers -- wanted people to mass-mail prewritten letters of his endorsement to local newspapers?The "Dear Editor, When Rick Scott ran for Governor he promised..." blah blah blah one?Well, Florida Watch Action has a different idea -- send a...
Let the horserace begin -- in a poll commissioned by Sunshine State News, pollsters say Florida voters would vote for Republican Mitt Romney over Democratic President Barack Obama in a hypothetical matchup between the two for president.In a survey of 1,000 likely Florida voters, the poll company Voter Survey Service...