All this worrying about serial cat killers and serial horse killers has led us to overlook the very serial nature of how lawn-care equipment has been vanishing from North Palm Beach County.The latest one occurred before dawn broke, between 4:40 and 5 this morning at the Lake Worth Public Works...
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Coconut Creek Mayor Marilyn Gerber told me today that she thinks her city's $60,000 payment to Coconut Creek Life to subsidize her column and other city content is one of the few ways to inform voters what is going on in their city. "The major complaint we always get, always, always, is that people...
These days, soul music is a genre often stuck in the side aisle of the record store or passed off into smoky cafés and '70s reunion shows. The originators of American soul music — Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and early James Brown — commandeered ears when they blasted on the...
A few moments ago, President Barack Obama released this statement about the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy: Michelle and I were heartbroken to learn this morning of the death of our dear friend, Senator Ted Kennedy. For five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights,...
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Alex Taylor: The Timeline
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So I solved one of the outstanding mysteries of the indictment of GOP moneyman Alan Mendelsohn: The mysterious figure called "Contributor #4" is veteran Broward credit counselor Howard Dvorkin. But this really isn't about Dvorkin -- who almost surely isn't in any trouble -- but about the man who got him into...
The advertisements for the "Angry" line of sandwiches at Burger King is foreboding. Filled with huge flaming letters and steam lines, they seem to promise punishment to anyone foolish enough to try one. I was feeling up to the challenge, so I pulled in the drive-through and ordered the Angry...
What isn't South Florida smoking on this Tuesday morning?A deep-pocketed Israeli businessmen is vowing revenge against the Broward Sheriff's deputies who he said beat him up and hurled anti-Semitic slurs during a traffic stop for marijuana DUI in June. The Sun-Sentinel's Jon Burstein has quotes from an angry Guma Aguiar.The...
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Juiced: A Week in One Gulp
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Head Spins: Dean Michaels
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Thingamabob Versus Machine
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¡Mayday! The Thinnest Line (Self-released)maydayonline.com This five-track EP is rife with sexy rhythm and blues, with elements of funky hip-hop and solid live instrumentation behind it. It gives an overall lounge feeling for the casual cool cat that dresses well and knows how to order a drink right. The collective...
According to Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, America is the only country in the world in which the seminal electro-pop duo is regarded as a relic of the '80s. In fact, the singer says, the official EMI research he's been shown suggests that the typical PSB listener is 27...
It was supposed to be as easy as 1-2-3. At last Thursday evening's budget meeting, Deerfield Beach Mayor Peggy Noland made it known that she was sick of working within the confines of the city's ethics code. Vice Mayor Sylvia Poitier said the same. And Commissioner Joe Miller echoed their...
I have a friend who is obsessed with seasoning her own food. When she sits down at a restaurant, the first thing she'll do is look for the saltshaker. If it's missing, she figures, "Any chef that makes me ask for salt is too full of himself." I shrug whenever...
Amid a renewed budget battle with the County Commission, Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti has said he has nixed his plan to shut down the stockade and instead will loose upon society the jail's "criminally insane" population, a purge he promised would include "rapists, murderers, and other ne'er-do-wells." "These inmates not only require incarceration...
With his Lights Out parties and releases, British super-DJ Steve Lawler ruled dance floors with a sound that lived up to that name. It was thumping, dark, and almost fiercely inward-looking -- it was no surprise, really, that Lawler cited Depeche Mode and the Doors as influences. But just as...
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Following is a news release from the campaign of Freda Stevens, a Democrat who is running for the state House seat in District 91. Stevens ran against state Rep. Evan Jenne in District 100 in 2008 and claims that Jenne, through a surrogate, offered her promises of campaign cash if she vacated his district and...
Jacob KatelThe LastCrossfade met Miramar's The Last at PPR101 music conference in downtown Miami where they were taking notes on the industry and performing in a showcase.We shot a quick video clip of them performing acapella in the upstairs lobby of the Hilton (freeze frame at right), and their message...
There's nothing like a top five list to get the juices flowing on a Wednesday. Today, we're listing five great places to grab sandwiches in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The list is in no particular order, but you can bet that you'll be pleased with the results at any...
Miami Herald Publisher David Landsberg sent a company-wide email this morning announcing that the company is laying off more employees, including some in the newsroom. In the email, Landsberg wrote: To all Herald employees: Today we are announcing reductions affecting 34 positions, part of our ongoing effort to weather the economic uncertainty that...