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Swine Flu: What No One Else Is Telling You
Given the overdose of media coverage of the swine flu virus, there are a couple of points not being discussed: 1.) We keep hearing that clinical trials are underway — but where? And by who? And how many people are getting tested? There are five private companies manufacturing the virus,…
Boca Raton Home Is Nation’s Fifth Most-Searched Sale
That’s the living room on the right — not bad for a quarter million, eh? You can see a bunch more photos at the realtor’s site, here. Every week, Realtor.com puts together a list of the nation’s five most-searched-for homes that fall within the median price of an American home…
School Board Contractor Believes Bid Was Fixed
A little while back, I wrote about a $7 million project to renovate the football stadium and other athletic areas at Blanche Ely High School. The incredible thing about the award of the project to Balfour Beatty Construction was that the selection committee chose the firm despite the fact that it came…
Panning for Gold: In Celebration of Panhandle Diversity, Ukrainian Men Beat Some Mongolian Dude
Who says the Florida Panhandle is not a culturally diverse place? Certainly not the 22-year-old Mongolian man who had the distinct cultural honor of being beaten by a pack of Ukrainians who then sped away in a Japanese-made truck. Why, Fort Walton Beach is like the redneck U.N.!Here’s the report…
Senate Race Looking More Competitive — on One Side, Anyway
Charlie Crist continues to lead in polls, but former House Speaker Marco Rubio has all the momentum in the battle for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. During a quarter when he appeared on the cover of the National Review, dominated straw polls, and received high praise from GOP luminaries…
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Big Pussy Goes Nuts
Ha! That’s Vincent “Big Pussy” Pastore, the Sopranos actor who lives in Coral Springs. His pistachio commercial is much better than the one by Levi Johnston, which is getting all the attention this week. It’s after the jump…
Dragon Boaters Find Temporary Haven in Hollywood
The City of Hollywood rarely gets a chance to shine as a beacon of political sanity. But after a strange, months-long tussle between dragon boaters, a lone kayaker, and Broward County commissioners, the scrappy city now looks like a hero.A dragon boating team known as the Blazing Paddles was threatened…
Star Defensive Back Scolds Gators for Promiscuity With Other Defensive Backs
As the state’s best defensive back, Matt Elam from Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer must have assumed that when he gave his verbal commitment to the University of Florida, the defending champs would stop courting other defensive backs.But Elam surely knows that four DBs are on the field at once –…
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Mayor Stacy Ritter’s Father Jailed After Pulling Gun on Her
Broward Mayor Stacy Ritter fled from her home last night after her father, Ed Portner, apparently threatened her with a gun at her Parkland home. Portner Mugshot Portner showed up at Ritter’s front door last night, and when she answered it, he pulled up his shirt to reveal a pistol in…
Massive Shark Caught Near Lauderdale Coast
Thanks Rob. But for the animal protection activists, I rather doubt that hearing about the shark meat being split among 20 friends is going to be any comfort…
In Overhaul of U.S. Immigration Facilities, More Will Resemble Broward’s Facility
The Obama administration has plans for kinder, gentler immigration holding centers to be located in nursing homes and hotels. This new generation of facilities will be less like a prisons, more like the immigration facility in Pompano Deerfield Beach:The New York Times interviewed John Morton, the assistant secretary of Immigration…
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When Is It OK to Shhh the Home Fans?
You probably didn’t see it. I only realized what it was when I watched the replays again last night. After Vontae Davis stepped in front of Lee Evans on Sunday to intercept Bills quarterback Trent Edwards and then took it into the endzone for a score he celebrated in a fashion…
Morning Juice: Investigators on the Trail of a Rogue Nurse; Corruption Loses Its Charm in Broward
The news from around South Florida:Following a winning, Fredi Gonzalez will stay as the Marlins manager, even though the team failed to make the playoffs. Other parts of the coaching staff will be reshuffled, though. [Miami Herald]Hospital officials are wrestling with the question of exactly why Broward General Medical Center…
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Lake Worth City Commissioner Jennings Cleared of Charges
The case against Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings, who was arrested during a peaceful vigil outside the Israeli Consulate in Miami last March, has been dismissed today. Jennings was arrested for “Resisting an Officer without Violence” during the demonstration, where she was photographed wearing a hooded shawl and carrying…
I Saw Ann Coulter Saturday Night — And Lived to Tell the Tale
My therapist says it might help to share this with readers. So here goes nothing: Saturday night, for one horrible moment, I looked into the eyes of Ann Coulter.I’m not sure why she was roaming the streets of West Palm Beach around midnight, but it was a full moon.I was…
Revealed: Mandy Dawson Alleged To Have Received Secret $87,000
The ex-public official mentioned in the Alan Mendelsohn federal indictment as having received $87,000 in secret payments from the lobbyist has been identified as former Democratic state Sen. Muriel “Mandy” Dawson, according to sources extremely close to the federal case. Mendelsohn was also one of three lobbyists who improperly helped fund a trip by Dawson…
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Rush Limbaugh Trying to Buy the St. Louis Rams
[jump] He resigned (was fired) after only a few weeks for saying Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed. To be fair to Limbaugh though, at the time he made those statements it had only been 15 years since…
99-Cent Store Robbery an Indictment of South Florida Economy, Schools
You all had a chuckle when you heard how the 99-cent store in Lauderdale Lakes was robbed. But think of the sheer desperation that must precede a caper this pathetic. The thieves must have been destitute. Also, think of how a basic math class could have prevented this crime. First…
The Mendelsohn Takedown, Updated
There are still so many mysteries surrounding the Alan Mendelsohn case and, with the Broward corruption probe ongoing, I haven’t had time to really delve into them. But here’s one answer: What happened to the $150,000? Just to get it straight, Mutual Benefits’ Joel Steinger paid Mendelsohn hundreds of thousands…
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Binge and Purge: Retired NFL Lineman Hooked on Painkillers, Tweets From Lake Worth Rehab
Florida football fans may remember Randy Grimes, the long-time offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneer who retired in 1992 after a 10-year career. This week, Grimes is back in Florida, but it’s a less than triumphant return. The opening paragraph in the New York Daily News story:It had been…