How conservative is Larry Cretul, the new speaker of the Florida House? So conservative that he once coerced an abortion provider into committing a crime. It all started back in 1997, when Cretul was a commissioner in Marion County. An abortion doctor, Dr. James Scott Pendergraft, was threatening to open…
Florida Marlins club president David Samson says he expects the team would be selling out every game if it moves into a proposed new stadium in Little Havana in 2012. And with that statement, it became clear that the Florida Marlins club president David Samson is the baseball equivalent of…
I didn’t think anyone could do more to help the homeless people of Broward than New Times — our boxes are frequently used to store blankets and the pages of the “print product” can both warm someone and serve as a feces receptacle, among other applications. But as it turns…
Well, I posted my thoughts on it Saturday and today we get confirmation: More layoffs coming to Tribune. From today’s AP article: [Tribune attorney Kevin] Lantry said the company anticipates “a number of layoffs” this year, but he did not provide a figure, or details on how much money the severance…
The governor says it’s “more than likely” he will run for reelection as governor rather than seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez, as has been rumored. Weak, Charlie! You’ve left yourself acres of wiggle room. And the attempt at changing the subject to your chat…
Yesterday in Palm Beach County, seven environmental activists were sentenced for trespassing, unlawful assembly, and resisting arrest without violence. Two of them — Panagioti Tsoklas and Lynne Purvis — got jail time. Tsolkas, 60 days; Purvis, 30 days. As several of their supporters pointed out, the sentence is unusually harsh…
Good news: our prosecutors are back to work full-time. Broward State Attorney Michael Satz informed his minions yesterday via e-mail — which came across the Pulp transom — that the payroll should be good to the end of the year, thanks to “fiscal restraints” and a hiring freeze. Satz is also hoping the state legislature doesn’t gut his budget next…
I’m not so sure high school security guards should have tasers in the first place. And I definitely don’t think they should be unleashed on a couple 18-year-old women, like happened yesterday at a high school in Pompano Beach. The goofy guy on the left is enough to subdue the…
No. Sen. Mel Martinez says he won’t leave his post early, and he’s too busy to deal with your scurrilous rumors, Media. He is whipping up an economic stimulus plan that will rescue the nation from economic despair, thank you very much.It will be a smashing success and Republicans and…
Tell us who had the best exhibits in the best museum space in Broward and Palm Beach counties this year. Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles written by New Times art critic Michael Mills.Add your winner to the comments field below…
They’ve got the shows you love and the actors you love to see, so now give them some love by nominating the best theater company in Broward and Palm Beach counties.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles by New Times theater critic Brandon K. Thorp.Add your winner…
The Palm Beach Daily News, or “Shiny Sheet” as it is known on the island of filthy riches, is one of the most influential small-town newspapers in the country. Millionaire socialites gauge their worth by their appearances in the newspaper, which has a circulation of about 7,000. Charities backed by…
Today, The Juice officially endorses quitters, from those of us who ran out of chips during the Super Bowl and were unable to finish the cheese dip, to those who choose to bravely walk away from the state’s highest offices. Here’s to you, Charlie Crist and Mel Martinez, two men…
Falcor may soon be the last line of defense in the War Against TerrorGlobeTel is a Pembroke Pines company that first appeared on the local radar a few years ago, when it was promising to fill South Florida airspace with sci-fi machines called “stratellites” — a clunky combination of a…
When Fifty Cent rapped about dealing drugs and surviving a hail of bullets, he had credibility. The Game claims his from having ‘banged with the Bloods during a Compton upbringing. So you’d think dealing drugs and a federal penitentiary stay would confer industry advantages to a 30-year-old West Palm Beach…
If you haven’t checked it out, take a spin over to Norm Kent’s “Broward Law Blog” this morning. Yes, the “renowned criminal defense attorney,” as Kent refers to himself, and former Express Gay News publisher is giving the bliz a go. “I want to spark people’s conscience; to make them care…
After the hero vanquishes the villain, it’s usually our cue to leave the theater. And so it is with Hollywood politics. Peter Bober (right), the fresh-faced, sweet-talking protagonist who in lieu of a Bat-mobile drove a Segway, toppled the tyrannical regime of Mara Giulianti a year ago. Say what you…
Sure, it might seem like bad taste to kick the Sun-Sentinel when it’s down, especially when its parent company, Tribune Co., is bankrupt. But we’d say it’s not bad taste to point out that the media conglomerate is writing bad checks to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.The Tribune Co. recently…
After the Miami Herald over the weekend broke a story on yet another Stacy Ritter vote that benefitted the lobbying business of her husband, Russ Klenet, I think it’s time we had a one-stop shopping spot for all the alleged misdeeds of the Ritter-Klenets. Because of its length, the post jumps…
After watching last night’s Pepsi Cola-Bud Light Super Bowl, it became clear to me that everything needs an official sponsor. So today’s Morning Juice is brought to you by the Nicaraguan Tourism and Marijuana Growers Cooperative. It’s good timing to land that sponsor too, because they just picked up a…
That master of the turntable who’s made you shake your pants in Broward and Palm Beach counties deserves some respect. Pay it by voting for the best local club DJ in the comments field below…
I’ve been so busy juggling about six hellacious stories that I’ve been neglecting the roots of this blog — coverage of the local media. I think another reason is that it’s just too damn depressing and it seems like Groundhog Day. More corporate idiocy and more layoffs all the time. …
