The St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald teamed up for an article in yesterday’s editions that voiced concerns among Democrats that their leading senatorial candidate, Congressman Kendrick Meek, isn’t “high-profile” enough to beat Charlie Crist. It’s a strange moment to raise that question — it appears to have been prompted…
When Gloria Estefan made the deal with Stephen M. Ross to become a minority owner in the Miami Dolphins in June, the terms of the deal were not released. Anyone who watched ESPN this weekend, though, saw video proof of the price Ms. Estefan paid to play the game, so to…
From WPBF: Several gun shots were heard before noon at a residence in Boynton Beach and SWAT team went into the home but found no one there. Here’s a cryptic report:WPBF 25 News’ Jim Abath said in a live report at noon that a woman said she heard what she…
Are you ready for some football? Well, Chad Pennington isn’t. He was supposed to provide the Monday Night Football storyline. He was to avenge his being dumped by the Jets before the 2008 season. Instead, Pennington got injured, so now announcers are going to have to talk about another QB…
You hear a lot about the Broward School Board “machine” on the Pulp, but you probably wonder what it really is. Well, below I’ve compiled an incomplete list of the parts of the machine. It is all the contributors who gave to Stephanie Kraft’s campaign on May 18, 2006, during her last election…
Fausto Tejero, a 40-year-old Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy has been charged in connection with the extortion case of Det. Manuel Silva. From the BSO release:On September 30th, a citizen told a BSO supervisor that a district detective was extorting money from a man living near Fort Lauderdale. The victim, Orlando…
Kimmie Meissner is originally from the Baltimore area, in case you wondered about the musical score from the video above, but she’s spent most of her year in Fort Lauderdale, having lived in an apartment here since February last year, when she came to train with a new coach. Unfortunately,…
Marlins Manager Fredi Gonzalez’s job reportedly went on the chopping block after team owner Jeffrey Loria and upper management voiced their disappointment with the team’s failure to play October ball. Ultimately, Loria and company decided to give Gonzalez a stay of execution. “For me, with any job in any organization,…
If there’s any truth to the government’s allegations against David McQueen, holding on to his Fort Lauderdale condo would appear to be the least of his concerns. Federal authorities allege that McQueen, whose primary residence is near Grand Rapids, Michigan, defrauded investors by moving millions of dollars among multiple accounts…
One of the few new industries to rise from the smoldering ashes of our crumbling modern economy is Mixed Martial Arts. It seems that men in touch with their inner caveman make voracious consumers, snatching up everything from iPhone Apps to videogames and, increasingly, gym memberships. Not even Iceman’s switch…
Edward Portner says he won’t be campaigning for the Tamarac mayor’s seat after being released from jail, but he won’t withdraw from the race either. The 84-year-old Portner was released from jail on Friday after he menaced his daughter, Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter, with a gun at her Parkland home. Portner, a former…
Time to get your Monday on. But first, a look back on what made news this past weekend.Tamarac mayoral candidate Ed Portner gave a short interview to WPLG about why he went over to his daughter Stacy Ritter’s home with a gun last week: “I wanted to scare the crap…
Broward School Board Member Stephanie Kraft refuses to answer questions about whether her husband, Mitch, received money from a company owned by School Board lobbyist Neil Sterling. It has been alleged, without evidence, that there was a work arrangement between SRG Technology, a company owned by Sterling, and Mr. Kraft. That…
flickr.com No pressure, Tim, it’s only your brain. Though the University of Florida and Coach Urban Meyer have been nothing but careful with their words, I don’t think there was ever really a doubt that Tim Tebow would play in tonight’s big game against LSU. This, just two weeks removed from…
One of Palm Beach billionaire Bill Koch’s main objections to a proposed offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound — which he has spent millions of dollars fighting — is that it will require tax breaks to succeed. As the Juice reported earlier today, Koch has claimed that the annual $100…
Why would the tennis players who’s arguably the world’s greatest ever watch college players? Based on this article in the Sacramento Bee, Roger Federer was keeping tabs on Jesse Levine, the Boca Raton resident who two years ago was playing for the University of Florida. The article describes how an…
Today the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced it was going to receive an award reserved for the nation’s best jail. So I guess congratulations are in order for the many, many deputies at the jail who perform their job with honor and integrity; but I can’t help but wonder how BSO…
Yorbit Torrealba, the Rockies catcher who lives in Hollywood during the offseason, hit the two-run homer yesterday to cement his team’s against the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. But Torrealba had been feeling lucky long before he connected on that Cole Hamels pitch. From Sports Illustrated:”When I wake up…
Yesterday, The Juice brought you the tale of Bill Koch, the Palm Beach billionaire energy mogul who has spent millions of dollars to oppose an offshore wind farm that will sully his view of Nantucket Sound. We speculated that Koch’s opposition might have something to do with the fact that…
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Sex offenders in Florida are off the hook this year: They won’t have to spend a fortune at Target on plastic pumpkins, corn-sheaves, and fake spiderwebs. They can keep all the Reese’s Pieces for themselves. The Florida Department of Corrections says that for registered sex offenders — at least the…
