There is no doubt that we are smack in the middle of the digital age. Information is everywhere, all the time, and easy to get. You’re visiting websites like this to get information and news, and you want it in a timely, quick, and easily digestible format. Many of the…
In the battle for American public opinion, it was a tremendous favor by Muslim radicals to crash last year’s pro-Israel rally in Fort Lauderdale to chant profane, vicious, ethnic slurs at Jewish demonstrators, who looked positively civil by comparison.But as masked blogger Rollo Tomasi* points out on ToeTagDiary.com, we should…
Capturing the Deyos In 2003, District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley sentenced David Deyo, 43, in a Palm Beach County courtroom to a whopping 17½ years in prison. Deyo hadn’t murdered or kidnapped anybody; he hadn’t robbed a bank at gunpoint — but the judge threw the book at him. Deyo,…
As you can see from the video above, this year’s pro-Israel rally in downtown Fort Lauderdale did not attract last year’s batch of counterprotesting, virulently anti-Semite Muslims. Just a bunch of like-minded people furious over the Obama administration’s handling of terrorism threats and diplomatic policies in the Middle East.The rally…
Sunday morning was full of hope for plenty of South Florida football fans. For Dolphins fans, already jaded by an up-and-down season, that hope was dashed early in the day. For another brand of football fan, however, the day was a nail-biting, runaway mine train of emotions. Aside from the…
Well, I’m back in earnest now. Didn’t disclose the fact, but I was supposedly off work the past two weeks over the holidays. I was out of town for several days and sort of out of pocket but tried to keep the posts coming at a steady trickle, and you…
The holidays are over, and a new year is upon us. Let’s see what 2010 has in store for the local news.Jupiter’s Thanksgiving massacre suspect, Paul Michael Merhige, was found Saturday night in a hotel room in Long Key, after the hotelkeepers saw an ad for America’s Most Wanted displaying…
Jailed Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein owes nightclub owner Mike Kent $1.4 million on a mortgage on one of two side-by-side waterfront Rhode Island homes Rothstein purchased from him during the past few years. You might think Kent would have to stand in line like so many others who are demanding…
Happy New Year everyone! Now that the imbibing is done, the holidays are past, and we’re looking at the next decade, you might be looking at what you did to over-indulge this holiday season. Let the New Year’s resolutions and weight loss promises begin!To help you with your plans to…
It’s been quite an exciting year for South Florida sports fans. There hasn’t been a large number of successes (no teams got out of the first round of the playoffs), but we have had veterans looking young again, one unbelievably talented basketball player, a few sex scandals, at least one…
Davie Town Council member Susan Starkey says she never said “Jews try to convert everyone,” as alleged by activist Joe Kaufman, of the Coral Springs-based Americans Against Hate.The exchange occurred December 18 between Starkey and Jeff Rubinoff, at the holiday party of the Davie / Cooper Republican Club, of which…
Here’s a radio interview that must be heard to be believed: That’s Andy Martin, who used to be a constantly campaigning candidate in Palm Beach County and has since taken his constant campaigning to Illinois, where he’s a candidate for U.S. Senate.As you can hear for yourself, the interview jumps…
Broward County Judge John “Jay” Hurley was married Sunday at the Riverside Hotel to a courthouse cafeteria worker named Maylin Romero. U.S. Sen. George LeMieux was reportedly there in attendance. Hurley’s friend and appointer, Gov. Charlie Crist, apparently couldn’t make it, though. You may not have heard about the wedding,…
A 27-year-old man from Deerfield Beach is suspected of using razor blades to cut through screens, then spying on women as they undressed “while sexually gratifying himself,” according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to a call on Monday night from a 37-year-old woman who lives on NW 49th Street…
Without a doubt, this has been the worst decade on record for one of the winning-est franchises in league history. It started with Jimmy Johnson retiring and Dan Marino following suit not long after. Then it went down hill from there. The Dolphins have had (count ’em) one, two, three,…
Bad people come in all shapes, sizes, and sexes. They can be seemingly pious grandmothers. They can be smug, vindictive lawyers. They can be irresponsible rich jerks, gold-digging hookers, or corrupt cops on the beat. In any given strata of society, a few people are always willing — in some…
I mentioned earlier that I had spoken to someone who was close to Scott Rothstein for several months ending in the middle of this year. That’s all I can say about the identity of the source, who I’ll call Pat, but following are some of the more interesting points of…
One year ago, this ugly scene happened in downtown Fort Lauderdale, as pro-Israel demonstrators clashed with Muslim activists: And in just a few minutes, the South Floridians for the Safety and Security of Israel are staging another rally, in the same location, near the federal courts building on Broward Boulevard.A…
There’s been much speculation about the private life of Dalia Dippolito — her lovers, her cosmetically-enhanced body, her lust for cash — ever since she was arrested in August for allegedly plotting to have her husband killed.According to the confidential informant who first alerted the Boynton Beach police to Dippolito’s…
A Davie street sign commemorating a donation by a Muslim group has triggered controversy for Susan Starkey, a longtime member of the Davie Town Council who allegedly hurled an accusation at Jews while arguing that the sign should stay.The Council on American-Islamic Relations is the donor, having adopted a road…
