Nudie calendars are raining down on us just in time for the new year, and the pinups are not exactly conventional. Old ladies, environmentalists, and now artists have all bared their buns — or at least discrete portions of them — for good causes. We have word from Clay Glass…
Before Kim Wendell became the girlfriend of her wealthy and well-connected love interest, he hired her to bartend at his parties, which led Wendell to meet more and more of South Florida’s richest — and sometimes raunchiest — people. She also tended bar at the Blue Martini, a place notorious…
Most public servants are good people, even in South Florida. Most commissioners and school board members take sacred the public trust. At least during the holiday season, we try to tell ourselves that. But clearly, especially around these parts, not all our politicians are nice. And when they’re naughty, they’re…
That’s Fox News video of Allen West, who campaigned unsuccessfully in 2008 against Congressman Ron Klein. But see, that was before West became a rock star on the Youtube. His October speech at Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, during the American Freedom Tour, has now been viewed over 1.2 million times…
A month ago, when the owner of the South Florida Blade declared bankruptcy and suddenly shut down the paper, there were fears that local gay media was dead.But soon, two publications will be vying to fill the Blade’s void.Florida Agenda, owned by Oakland Park-based Multimedia Platforms, began publishing in November…
La Palma, the weekly Spanish-language spinoff of the Palm Beach Post, quietly laid off three people yesterday, leaving a skeleton staff at the paper.Insiders say the three employees — page designer Sergio Patrucco, copyeditor Claudia Moscoso, and reporter/copyeditor Jonathan Muñoz — were called in to a meeting after the paper’s…
“What is today — Friday?” asks Pompano Beach City Manager Dennis Beach. “This is my fifth day on the job.” Indeed, an eternity. Which is why Juice called to ask whether he had finally gotten ’round to addressing the massive condo vacancy on the beach.The emptiest one of all: the…
Long before Kimberly Wendell married Scott Rothstein and became the princess of Fort Lauderdale, she was just another young and beautiful South Florida girl trying to get by. And she wasn’t doing very well at it. Back in 2002, three years before, Wendell wasn’t just broke; she was deep in debt, getting hounded by…
That’s your Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum being all “Don’t blame me for breaking the economy” even though the words on the screen say that’s exactly what he did. The year was 1999, and McCollum, a congressman at the time, cosponsored this terrible bill that dissolved the separation between commercial…
Sometimes, all it takes is a long, steady rain to tell us what local governments have been smart about spending their tax dollars. Judging by reports, the City of Hollywood has flunked this test.”At 28th Avenue at McNicol Middle School [near Pembroke Road], it’s all flooded — it’s a lake,”…
Here’s Scott Rothstein with John McCain (and yes, that’s state Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff on the right) at a fundraiser at Rothstein’s home. That’s Todd Richardson on Bogdanoff’s right, it’s RRA attorney Steve Lippman in the background between Rothstein and McCain, and on the left is RRA lawyer Harold Bofshever. Oh, and…
Recently, I’ve been thinking about the people I know and the tech experts I’ve talked to over the years. My thoughts drifted toward how different many of these people have been, despite all being in the same basic field with similar careers. I also realized that although these differences are…
In his interview yesterday with the Sun-Sentinel, Charlie Crist said that he considered Scott Rothstein a “friend.” He said that until Rothstein’s Ponzi scheme was discovered, Crist gave the Fort Lauderdale attorney the “benefit of the doubt.” It appears Rothstein enjoyed the same status with Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank…
It’s Friday. If you are not hung over from your holiday party, then I offer my grudging congratulations. Here are the headlines:Those of you who suspected Scott Rothstein was a crook before he got busted, well, you must have a “crystal ball.” So says Gov. Charlie Crist, who would like…
According to such sober-minded media types as Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, and Stephen Colbert, the best investment you can make in this slumping economy is in gold. This week on The Colbert Report:The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cPrescott Financial Sells Gold, Women & Sheepwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorU.S…
The accident on Congress Avenue happened an hour ago. The 10-year-old, who wasn’t named in the Boynton Beach Police Department release, has been taken to the trauma center in Delray Beach. It’s not safe for adults to be pedestrians in Florida, much less kids.From police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater:A 10-year-old boy…
Developers Bruce and Shawn Chait were charged last week with bribing former Broward County Commissioner Joe Eggelletion with $25,000, including a golf club membership, in exchange for his vote to support their unpopular housing development on two golf courses in Tamarac. The Chaits, who own Prestige Homes, also figure deeply into the investigation of…
The North Broward Hospital District has hired a national law firm to conduct what appears to be a wide-ranging investigation of whether the district has violated federal laws against health care fraud, according to records recently made available to Juice.The investigation likely focuses on points of concern described in a…
The Broward State Attorney’s Office plans to investigate Michael Dippolito’s restitution payments to victims of a foreign currency investment scam he ran eight years ago.At least one victim of the scam, Ohio resident George Nemeth, lost $20,000 to Dippolito yet says he only receives between $8 and $10 a month…
This morning Fort Lauderdale Police found the body of a dead woman at 201 Northwest 20th Avenue. They believe she was murdered. Judging by the press release, they don’t know much more than that.Police and Fire responded to the location and confirmed that they had a deceased person. This is…
Time for our all-too-sporatic Juice feature in which we South Floridians attempt to learn from the mistakes of our friends on the opposite side of the Peninsula. Today’s lesson comes to us from Thomas Jonafin Davis. (Wild guess: Dad was named Jonathan and is a huge Dolphins fan? I have…
