Norris Wiggins, promoter of Deerfield Beach’s Mango Festival, has a day of meetings planned with what he called the festival’s “financial backers” to see about paying the many debts accumulated by this weekend’s disastrous event.”It was a challenge,” says Wiggins of the Mango Festival, which failed to deliver musical acts…
Let’s see what’s in the news this Monday morning:In a move that should come as no surprise to loyal Juice readers, Deerfield Beach’s Mango Festival was canceled after one day, apparently because the promoters ran out of money to pay for the sound system. No indication whether ticket purchases will…
Ponzi schemer Joel Steinger, a felon whose Mutual Benefits stole $837 million from investors (almost twice as much money as Scott Rothstein’s scam), ran to several supposedly reputable lawyers in town while he was committing his massive crime. Steinger, using his stolen money, hired attorney Michael McNerney and partner Ken Keechl to attack anyone who had the audacity to…
A decade ago, a family feud forced Wellington polo mogul John Goodman to step down as overseer of a trust fund meant to benefit his nieces and nephews.The legal spat provides a rare window into the private life of Goodman, 46, the multimillionaire founder of the International Polo Club Palm…
Well, they said Scott Rothstein brought a crowd to tears with a rendition of “Let It Be,” his mom said her boy has an “exceptionally beautiful tenor,” and here finally is proof that the guy can carry a tune. Wearing a Prince-like getup and bearing a solid lounge-style presence, the recently sentenced-to-prison Ponzi schemer does a…
Every family has at least one member who refuses to settle for the traditional family photo. He wants an iconic image, one that’s original, avant garde. And when no other member of the family is bold enough to destroy this artistic vision, then you’ll soon have something to share with AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.A cofounder…
This just came across the Pulp transom: Broward Palm Beach Circuit Judge Edward Garrison today struck now-former judicial candidate Jordan Howard Breslaw from the ballot, writing in a court order that he is using the name Breslaw after abandoning it in 1991 was simply a ploy to pander for the Jewish vote. Breslaw changed his name…
Maybe Deerfield Beach’s Mango Festival has learned something from the promoters of Hollywood’s major awards shows: that the possibility of a spectacular gaffe or wild, unscripted moment is the key to building suspense and thus, public interest.Because this 25th anniversary edition of the Mango Festival comes with a Titanic-sized load…
Sometimes one bust leads to another. Broward Sheriff’s Office hopes that the bust seen in this video helps them apprehend a full-figured woman who has been victimizing Broward teachers.On May 27, the woman dubbed the “Buxom Bandit” is believed to have grabbed a wallet belonging to Latoya Wallace-Morrison, a third-grade…
After a solid World Cup debut against England, Boca Raton product and U.S. striker Jozy Altidore was a key in today’s amazing 2-2 draw with Slovenia.After an early run on goal, Altidore had a quiet first half. He wasn’t alone; the entire team looked sluggish out of the gate and…
The bid by a gaggle of commissioners to kill a key ethics provision could blow up in their faces in a very big way. An emergency Broward Ethics Commission meeting regarding county Attorney Jeff Newton’s outrageous memo telling commissioners that the ethics reform bill was unconstitutional was held this morning and…
The Florida Department of Children and Families has terminated its investigation into allegations that two teachers at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach made traumatizing remarks to students during a classroom discussion in March, according to a report in the South Florida Times.The incident started with a claim by…
Less than a year after breaking her leg while sliding into second base during a charity softball game, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was back on the diamond, trying to outslug a team of Capitol Hill reporters. The congressional team lost, but at least it stayed injury-free. Proceeds went to fighting…
The local news for Friday morning:Five years of probation is the sentence for Ed Portner, former Tamarac commissioner, for pulling a gun on his daughter, Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter, at her Parkland home last October. That whole episode seems to me like it was some bizarre dream that comes…
Last week, we told you about Robb, the anti-tea partier who staged an impromptu counterprotest during a rally at Oakland Park Boulevard and Federal Highway last weekend.The video above is the latest from Robb, who returned to the scene with more friends and a camera a week after his initial…
A greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the past two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009,…
A few weeks ago, Juice set the stage for the Rush Limbaugh Palm Beach nuptials by daring the groom to find a wedding official who was more famous (or notorious) than the one who said the vows at his last wedding, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.Apparently, Rush settled for notorious…
With the eyes of U.S. soccer fans focused on Boca Raton product Jozy Altidore as he prepares for the most important game of his life (tomorrow versus Slovenia), one local sports celebrity wants to see Altidore up-close. South Florida’s own Chad Ochocinco posted words of encouragement on Altidore’s Twitter account…
Well, the crazy saga of Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter and her father is finally over, apparently. Ritter’s dad, Ed Portner, told me today that he received five years’ probation for threatening his daughter with a gun at her home last October when she supported his opponent, Beth Talabisco-Flansbaum, in…
This blogger gets dozens — nay, hundreds — of news releases per day, and 99 percent of them are rubbish. You must be wondering what makes that 1 percent stand out. If I had to give a single answer, it’s double-entendre.Today’s winner is Seminole Hard Rock Casino marketing director Rob…
