Griselda Blanco has acquired many monikers in her 65 years. The Colombian drug dealer earned the title of “Cocaine Queen” in 1970s New York, and she became La Madrina — AKA “The Godmother” — when she moved her operations to Miami. Because of her tendency to bump off her own…
When Atlanta Constitution-Journal reporters take the buyout, they have to agree not to “disparage” the newspaper after they go. I wonder if the Herald, Post, or Sentinel have such a clause. Here’s the story from Creative Loafing in Atlanta. While I’m on the layoffs, need to mention an upcoming Society…
Bill O’Reilly did a good number on “local” Congressman Robert Wexler tonight. And I think Wexler is in a bit of trouble. You see, the longtime Democratic rep says he lives in Delray Beach and he’s required to maintain a residence in his district. But he really lives in Potomac…
The winners of the Green Eyeshade Awards, the 11-state south regional Society of Professional Journalism competition, are listed after the jump. Congratulations to the local winners in the 11-state competition, including my own pub’s Thomas Francis and Brandon K. Thorp. Of particular note is that the top award in the…
This morning Joe Strupp at Editor & Publisher calls out the Sun-Sentinel on failing to report what’s been reported here for weeks: that the newspaper is getting rid of at least 50 employees in the newsroom. Editor Earl Maucker tells Strupp that he intends to have the layoffs “wrapped up”…
The leading newspaper in Southwest Florida isn’t being spared the hatchet. Carol Hudler, the publisher and president of The News-Press in Fort Myers, announced in a memo on Friday that the company was laying off 36 employees and eliminating several other currently unfilled positions (I’m hearing that number is 10)…
The changes that will occur at the Sun-Sentinel’s mother newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, look to be radical, according to an article in Crain’s Chicago Business: A version under consideration devotes the paper’s front section to consumer-oriented and entertainment features. Local, national, international and business news is consolidated in the second…
More than 300 Palm Beach Post employees have applied for buyouts and all have been accepted, according to an internal memo obtained by the Pulp. Though the newspaper announced it would cut 300 jobs, there will be additional layoffs. According to the memo: The number of applications was more than…
We Are So Sensitive I just wanted to compliment Michael J. Mooney’s well-written, sensitive, and insightful article (“Sexual Healing,” July 3) on a subject many people would like to learn more about but are afraid or embarrassed to do so. My wife and I have been married 30 years and have…
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s plan to buy U.S. Sugar for $1.75 billion has been described by Florida newspapers as “bold,” “ambitious,” and “grand.” Now it’s time to throw “stupid” and “irresponsible” into the mix. It’s true that the deal, in its broad strokes, may look like a masterpiece. It will…
Pompano Beach residents have the filthiest fucking mouths in the whole state of Florida. Well, maybe not mouths but fingers. That’s confirmed by Google Trends, a search tool that allows users to see which countries, states, and cities are typing in certain terms. And North Broward web users have been…
The Pulp has been a grim and bloody business of late. Reporting on the slaughter of the press in South Florida is like being near the front in war, hearing the bombs, knowing they aren’t far away and could strike at any time. And the number of casualties just keep…
The massacre of the Palm Beach Post’s newsroom is slowly coming into focus. As of Friday, 81 staffers had accepted the buyout, according to sources, though more are believed to have taken it since. In all, about 100 are expected to accept the offer and another 30 will likely be…
— In a story by Jane Musgrave about a college student suing after her picture had popped up on a porn site, the newspaper linked the site, www.collegewildparties.com, which leads you to a picture of, among other things, a young woman who may have been true Watergate source for Woodstein…
The Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post have told us of their carnage; this week, it’s the Sun-Sentinel’s turn. Several sources have told me that 50 will be laid off in the newsroom, with at least 20 (some say 30) already pretty much done through the voluntary buyout plan. Trying…
Former Sun-Sentinel Assistant City Editor Alan Cherry, who recently took a voluntary buyout from the company, had his premiere concert during a recent going-away party in Plantation (some of y’all are going to recognize some of the audience members). He’s now converting half a room in his house into a…
— The Miami Herald’s Martha Brannigan tells us the horrible story of hedge fund man John Devaney, whose United Capital Markets has lost a half billion dollars of investors’ money (including his own and some neighbors and friends). This is the kind of thing that caused Fort Lauderdale pioneer Frank…
Gamblers are lined up three-deep just to get a seat at one of the new blackjack tables at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, where they can have a stiff drink, rub elbows with a stranger wearing an Ed Hardy T-shirt, and bet away their life savings $25 at…
It’s a late Sunday afternoon in Wellington, and the polo crowd is trying to squeeze in another match before the stifling heat of summer consumes South Florida. Invites are word-of-mouth, while both game time and venue are subject to change depending upon the weather. The sport of the horsy set…
Nightclub owner Michael Goelz says he received an unusual request from Riviera Beach Commissioner Cedrick Thomas when he requested a meeting about his plan to take over the city marina’s popular tiki bar. It involved nudity, the businessman says. “He asked me, ‘How much do you want to spend on…
On April 1, as dusk settled on Bal Harbour, Dr. David Goroway parked his white Toyota Tundra on Collins Avenue. Only a few years ago, when he lived with his wife, a former model, in a mansion in Southwest Ranches, a trip to Bal Harbour might have meant a day…
Off-the-wall “Internet columnist/performance artist” Andy Martin, who splits time between Chicago and South Florida, is doing his part to help the cash-strapped folks at Sun-Sentinel sister paper Chicago Tribune. It’s not altogether pleasant, but then nothing that Martin does ever is — and we might be thankful for that, whether…
