The latest from John de Groot, who swung by the Ellyn Bogdanoff-Stacy Ritter debate on Wednesday morning. There de Groot, who is never afraid to challenge (or offend), may have met more than his match. Enjoy. A Neiman Marcus Pitbull in Lipstick by John de Groot This has been a…
The Florida Supreme Court today struck down the “false light” provision, you know, the hare-brained Florida law that said that everything in an article could be true but the juxtaposition of sentences could create a false impression for which the newspaper was liable. From the top: The Florida Supreme Court…
Sex Sells! Wow, this is interesting. I had no idea this was going on in strip clubs (“Strip Club Stardom,” Jonathan Cunningham, October 16). Thanks for sharing. Now, J.C., tell the truth: How much money did you have to spend on cover, parking, drinks, and mileage for this story? I’m…
If you want to know what it’s like to be a veteran in John McCain’s home state, stop by the Justa Center in downtown Phoenix. On a Thursday morning not long ago, a volunteer named Twyla stands in front of a group of clients at Justa, a day program for…
It was quite a show as South Florida Democrats invited the party faithful and would-be converts to rally for the first day of early voting at Huizenga Plaza in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Guest of honor: Hillary Clinton. Seemed like every Democratic politician in town — nay, the universe — lined…
They stare at the untied ties hanging around their necks. In the humid weight room at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, several players from the varsity football team are confounded by the unfamiliar swatches of silk in their hands. Despite going to school in the affluent suburb, many of…
Editor’s note: New Times food critic Gail Shepherd stopped by Barack Obama’s rally in Lake Worth on Tuesday, snapping the photos below of the pandemonium. “I don’t want to, Dad.” “You’re committed now, babe,” a father says to his eight-year-old. They’re making tracks through the parking lot toward what looks…
With all of the other flack sailing around the office of the Broward County Supervisor of Elections, the folks there didn’t need this: citizens carping about the nature of the envelopes in which they’re supposed to mail their absentee ballots. C’mon, guys (and gals). Envelopes? There are a million registered…
Thought we could use a little comic relief around here:…
Sometimes it’s not commentary, it’s vandalism. And when that happens, it’s time to use the delete key. That’s what happened in the post below on the death of James Gary Brown. Don’t get me wrong. Even on a post as sensitive as that one I won’t touch a negative comment…
In a move that until recently would have seemed unthinkable, The Palm Beach Post will be printed by the Sun-Sentinel, its long-time rival, for the next decade. The arrangement, rumored during the last week and announced today, means that 300 more Post employees will lose their jobs, according to a…
James Gary Brown, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer and son of Broward County Property Appraiser Lori Parrish, has died of suicide. He was 38. Brown was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. Sunday morning at his home in Davie, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Brown had been battling drug addiction, an…
Well, the GOP is in full-press mode on the Bill Ayers thing. Everywhere you go it’s Barack Obama and his domestic terrorist pal Ayers. This is the age-old Republican tactic perfected by Atwater and Rove. Find a smear and, even after its been discredited as dishonest and sleazy, keep repeating…
As if the Palm Beach Post newsroom weren’t taxed enough, now its journalists are going to have to deal with a consultation company in “intensive strategy sessions.” Post Publisher Doug Franklin announced to staff this past Friday that the newspaper had hired Frank N. Magid Associates to “help shape our…
The ‘Pipe is still shaking his rusty noggin over the recent debacle in Sunrise involving hometown hero Kimbo Slice, the homeless man turned porn bouncer turned mixed martial arts fighter. In less than 14 seconds, Seth Petruzelli, a pink-haired Orlando native whose MySpace page showed him in some questionable getups,…
No matter what happens on Election Day, abstinence education will (sorry, all you free-sex fans) go on. Be the One, an organization that gives weeklong presentations about sexual abstinence in Palm Beach County public schools, recently got word that its $3 million grant has been renewed. Be the One hopes…
Call it the election equivalent of a “Kick Me” sign that some mischievous kid tapes to your back. The office of the Broward County Supervisor of Elections sent out more than 60,000 absentee ballots last week with return envelopes that identify voters’ party affiliations. The system invites fraud, critics say,…
Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein is, quite literally, a high roller. During the past couple of years, the Fort Lauderdale lawyer has owned a Hummer. And a couple of Bentleys. Maybe a Lamborghini or three. Ferraris, yes. A pair of Harleys, of course. Throw in the hum-drum BMWs, Mercedes, and…
John McCain actually gave it a good try tonight. Barack Obama, for his part, was solid and dull. McCain definitely had a chance to win this debate. He actually had Obama on the defensive for a good part of the night. For a while Obama was reminding me of John…
JAABlog reported that Broward Circuit Judge Charlie Kaplan has died of a heart attack; a source just called the Pulp and confirmed it. Kaplan, who was 45, the divorced father of three, and in charge of the juvenile delinquency program, was apparently found dead in his bed at home. He…
— It should be over for Congressman Tim Mahoney, what with a second extramarital affair now being reported. Wonder if he paid her off, too, the schmuck. Again, he SHOULD be knocked out of office. But could the power of George W. Bush keep him in D.C.? Bush has been…
On the Sun-Sentinel’s front page yesterday was a story about how your backyard pool might just be out to get you. “IS YOUR POOL A HEALTH HAZARD?” The answer, of course, is almost surely not, but the Help Team couldn’t help but ask. And no backyard pool scare story would…
