I usually don’t point out typos and such in the local papers (regular Pulp readers have an idea why). Unless it’s funny. On page 13B of today’s Sun-Sentinel, there’s an AP story about the hallucinogenic plant salvia divinorum. The Sentinel’s subhead on the story: “Bill makes possession of Saliva a…
I’m going to be on this panel, too — just confirmed too late to get on the press release. It’s tomorrow evening. Hello, You are invited to SFBJA’s free public media workshop on Wednesday, March 12, starting at 6 p.m. at the Joseph Caleb Center, 5400 NW 22nd Ave. in…
With the dearth of information coming from the Plantation Police Department regarding the murder of attorney Melissa Lewis, I figure that even clarifying what did not happen is worth reporting here. And one thing that did not happen, according to police spokesman Phil Toman, is a sexual assault. I called…
Here’s the latest missive from Tribune Co. owner Sam Zell to the troops at the Sun-Sentinel: March 10, 2008 Why? Partners, I received an email from Bill Oakes at Chicago Magazine recently that included a memorable story, and he was kind enough to let me share it with you. Picture…
The murder of attorney Melissa Britt Lewis in Plantation is both monstrous and mysterious. The facts are scant, as they should be this early in an investigation, but early speculation from police is that this was a random attack with robbery as the motive. While that’s certainly possible, I think…
Owen Wilson did a little prep work Friday at the Sun-Sentinel building for the upcoming “Marley and Me” flick, part of which will be filmed at the newspaper. National Law Journal reporter and newly minted SPJ president Julie Kay freelanced news of the trip to People. The balding fellow Wilson…
As if McClatchy CEO Gary Pruitt didn’t have enough headaches, manic CNBC stock handicapper Jim Cramer gave him the business on his “Mad Money” show last night, adding him to his “Wall of Shame.” Calling McClatchy Co., which owns the Miami Herald and 29 other newspapers, a “ne’er do well…
This morning’s e-mailed announcement to Palm Beach Post staff from Tom Giuffrida was posted on the Pulp earlier this morning: March 7, 2008 To Employees of Palm Beach Newspapers: Cox will announce today that I will be retiring May 1 and that Doug Franklin, publisher of the Dayton Daily News…
Got word that the Palm Beach Post jolted the newsroom yesterday with a bulletin-board announcement that it is cutting costs in the next few weeks, including eliminating an unknown number of newsroom staffers through “early retirement” packages. Post management will also reduce the size of the newspaper by cutting pages,…
Some very influential people are saying all will soon be well with the Florida real estate market. Sam Zell, a billionaire investor who recently bought Sun-Sentinel parent Tribune Co., said last week that an uptick would begin in the spring. Orlando economist Hank Fishkind, a consultant beholden to monied interests,…
Part of the appeal of 999 Riviera Isle is privacy. Outsiders can hardly see this vast villa from the road — even if they manage to get past the security gate that lies a block south of the street’s intersection with Las Olas. That’s because there’s another, more imposing gate…
When I first watched the video below (courtesy of Calvin Godfrey on Miami New Times’ Riptide blog), I thought James Billie’s song was about as hokey as anything I’ve ever heard. But it’s grown on me like moss on the side of a swamp Cypress. So I’m propogating the sumbatch…
A reader pointed out to me that I should put something up here about the tangle between the Miami Herald and Miami Dolphins honcho Bill Parcells. It started with a report on Yahoo (by former Herald NFL beat writer Jason Cole) alleging that star DE Jason Taylor was on the…
And the winner is … Julie Kay! Congratulations to Julie, a Miami Herald writer (and after that, an NTer, though she doesn’t include that on her bio) now working for the National Law Journal. The society is in good hands, sayeth the Pulp…
Below is Michael Koretzky’s take on the job fair at the Seminole Hard Rock’s Jazziz on Saturday. He notes in it that I didn’t show. He is right and I apologized profusely. It was a tough week and all I can say is that I’ve been at all the previous…
This email, unconfirmed, landed in my box today: On Thursday, February 28, City Link Managing Editor Jake Cline made some staffing cuts. Those who got the ax were: Copy Editor Jana Bielecki, Senior Writer T.M. Shine, and Writer Bon Weinberg. If this is true, then it is truly disturbing. Jana…
Filming is set to begin on “Marley and Me” in South Florida in two weeks, including scenes on location in the Sun-Sentinel newsroom. The movie is based on the best-selling book by former Sentinel columnist John Grogan about his rascally dog (Marley). It’s going to star Jennifer Anniston and Owen…
Three people killed and one critically injured overnight when a speeding Jaguar plunged off a State Road 84 ramp onto I-95. Comments under the Miami Herald brief: “hope the survivor wasnt the driver so there will be one less idot in traffic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” “This phenomena is called Natural Selection.” (From Criminals…
Phantom Votes Can you run that by me again? Phantom voting in Florida again (“Incredible Turnout,” Tailpipe, February 21)! Once again, the magical, secret vote-counting computers have counted more votes than were cast by the voters, and the computers were so efficient that they magically counted more votes than could…
This guy will razzle-dazzle them. That’s what Hollywood officials thought when they offered a young chef named Michael Blum a $150,000 grant in 2004 to open a trendy restaurant in the city’s downtown district. Blum’s eponymous Michael’s Kitchen in Dania Beach already had a loyal following that fawned over his…
Marlin Munchies Oy, the resonant crack of wooden bat on ball, the pop of fastball into catcher’s mitt, the soft murmur of Big Leaguers comparing hedge funds. Spring training brings a feeling of deep-seated well-being to Tailpipe, like eating a doughnut fresh from the fryer. But when the ‘Pipe got…
Tom Lehmann and a few buddies had been partying for nearly a week without sleep. They had started the binge long before the new year — a lot of meth, a bit of coke, some hits of X, a couple of snorts of ketamine, and, of course, a steady supply…
