Most every hockey fan enjoys the clash of a few goons, but imagine how the goons’ parents feel. Here’s an article about Boca Raton resident Gilles Roy, a project manager for a South Florida construction firm, who can hardly bear to watch his son in action.“Nobody in their right mind…
The St. Pete Times political blog, The Buzz, just posted this interview with Florida Democratic Party Chair Karen Thurman: At about the 90-second mark, Thurman responds to criticism that the party lacks a “bench” by touting Jack Seiler’s victory in the Fort Lauderdale mayoral race. If a Democrat winning election…
The looming job cuts at the Miami Herald — sources expect the number to be about 50 layoff/buyouts in the newsroom — will happen by the end of the week, writes David Landsberg in an email to staff. This follows his February 5 email announcing that job cuts were coming. From: Landsberg, David…
Finally, the end of the municipal election cycle is upon us. A few races we’ll be watching today:In Fort Lauderdale, we’ve got runoffs in three commission districts, which means that a majority of the city’s governing body will be elected today, joining mayor-elect Jack Seiler and Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom, both…
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is considering something of a partnership with the Fanjul sugar barons to salvage his billion-dollar plan to buy U.S. Sugar’s land in South Florida. The deal, discussed yesterday, is akin to beating Voldemort and then installing Darth Vader. Wait, that’s not quite evil enough. It’s like…
even when you don’t hit the big shot… For his latest piece of history, he gets a historically bad lede from the Sun-Sentinel: MIAMI – Let’s see, Jermaine O’Neal wasn’t rebounding.Daequan Cook wasn’t hitting.And Udonis Haslem remains a shell of himself.But Dwyane Wade? The kid’s got a pretty impressive do-it-yourself…
BSO just made public its interviews with James Rosa and Anthony Russo, the two 20-year-olds who were among the four charged with petty theft in connection with stolen campaign signs.The report indicates that both Rosa and Russo implicated Thomas Noland, son of Deerfield Beach mayoral candidate Peggy Noland, along with…
Screw it. Let’s slap a “gate” on this puppy.One of those arrested this morning in connection with destroying campaign signs in Deerfield Beach, 20-year-old Anthony Scott Russo, told police he “kind of sort of used to date [Noland’s] daughter when in school.” Earlier today, Noland told the Juice that the…
Local attorney Norm Kent serves on the Board of Directors of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. So it wouldn’t take a giant stretch of the imagination to picture him puffing on what my grandma used to call “the wacky weed.” Saturday, however, Kent made it…
Deerfield Beach mayoral candidate Peggy Noland is beating back an 11th hour campaign scandal — early this morning her son 20-year-old son Thomas, a Deerfield Beach firefighter, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief for stealing campaign signs of ex-Mayor Al Capellini and others.I reached Noland just a few minutes…
In light of the reported arrest of Peggy Noland’s 19-year-old firefighter son, Thomas, for stealing campaign signs in the middle of the night, I think it’s time for an investigation of the political activity being done at the fire station. I refer you to Deerfield activist Bett Willett’s blog. Willett is…
It would be one thing if a South Florida paper was heralding U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek as the frontrunner in the U.S. Senate’s Democratic primary for 2010. It’s a far more auspicious thing that a Tampa Bay paper is making that claim, albeit with some hesitation. Along with Orlando, Jacksonville…
— The Deerfield Advocate, which is very quick to post news favorable to disgraced ex-mayor Al Capellini, is reporting that mayoral favorite Peggy Noland’s son, firefighter Thomas Noland, was arrested at 3 a.m. for stealing Capellini’s campaign signs. And you thought Deerfield couldn’t get anymore screwy than it already was?…
Race car driver Helio Castroneves goes on trial today in South Florida in a case filed by prosecutors who apparently don’t know that juries are incapable of convicting a celebrity. The IRS claims Castroneves conspired to commit tax fraud and, among other things, agreed to funnel money through a Swiss…
For a bill that aimed to overhaul Florida’s regulation of the tattoo industry, it sure was quiet. Stealthy, almost. Senate Bill 1130, sponsored by Hallandale Beach Sen. Eleanor Sobel, was introduced February 2. It cruised through committee, then headed to the Florida House, where it flew through committees again. It…
Oh, sure. It starts with ducks. Then it’s cats, maybe a dog. Eventually, that loses its thrill and the sick bastard upgrades to humans. So we really have to catch the Miramar Duck Killer, who struck again yesterday. From a statement released today by the Humane Society:The second duck was…
… silent Muslim? State Rep. Adam Hasner kinda freaked out when he learned that followers of the Islamic faith were going to visit Tallahassee, where he works. Also, these people were going to talk.It seems that in order to face down this menace, the Delray Beach Republican wants to organize…
That’s what the AP is reporting, citing a motion filed by prosecutors in his case…
This may come as a surprise to those who rely on the Deerfield Beach Dispatch for all their news, but the city’s ex-mayor will not be cleared, as that paper predicted in a front-page headline last month. At least, not yet. A Broward judge denied Al Capellini’s motion to dismiss…
This week, even his most ardent haters had to be stunned at Rush Limbaugh’s remarkable political sway. The conservative radio host, who broadcasts from a “bunker” in Palm Beach, got an “Obama bump” when the prez dissed him publicly, casually remarking that Republicans ought to stop listening to his show…
So you’re a Wall Street Journal subscriber. You’re stinging from the horrible depression, but you’re smart. You’ll recover. You’ll figure out a way to get the kids to college. In the meantime, you want to vacation. You want to go somewhere fun. Somewhere bright–where you’ll be far from the falling…
The owners of Gulfstream Park have filed for bankruptcy, causing broke gamblers who have also filed for bankruptcy to wonder where all their lost gambling money went. Gulfstream’s owner, Magna Entertainment Corp. of Ontario, promises that it will continue to operate the casino and racetrack in Hallandale Beach as it…
