Out of pocket today, but wanted to put in a comment cleaner. Some of you discovered that the page about me on Wikipedia had been hijacked by a Stacy Ritter-backing propagandist (here’s the Ritter Compendium for those interested in what I and others have reported about her). There are a…
For the past week, Sen. George LeMieux has been obsessed with skimmers. So obsessed that he’s found one to match his salmon tie, as you can see above. Recently, Politifact.com busted out its bullshit detector and put LeMieux’s claims to the test…
Your Wednesday local news roundup:A Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue medic somehow failed to find 23-year-old Scott Wilson after a crew arrived at the site of the February crash with polo mogul John Goodman. The medic is said to have been looking in the driver’s seat but didn’t find him there…
Spirit enjoys sprinkling sex and controversy into its advertising campaigns, so we shouldn’t be surprised at this latest campaign. Still, how can anyone — especially a business based in South Florida — see humor in what’s happening in the Gulf? …
Scene: Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Monday, something like way-too-early o’clock in the American Airlines terminal. I had just plotted out the finer details of the nap I was going to take on my flight back to Palm Beach when I decided to go to Starbucks. Hot apple cider puts me…
Big John’s Pickled Sausage was one of the local businesses that took a leap of faith with the Mango Festival. Not only would the company’s vice presidents, Jon and Tim Foster, buy a booth for the event but they paid to be a sponsor, meaning that their company’s banner would…
Kennith Kellum is the name of the 21-year-old Broward Jail inmate who was found dead from hanging Monday afternoon.The Broward Sheriff’s Office reports that Kellum committed suicide by fashioning a noose from his bed sheets.Maybe its my imagination, but in Kellum’s photo, he has what looks like a neck wound,…
It sounds like the sort of diabolically genius plot that usually comes from Republicans, but there’s reason to wonder whether Florida Democrats have conspired to put tea party candidates on ballots in hopes that it will siphon votes from leading Republican candidates.Chief suspect: Fire-breathing liberal Alan Grayson, the Orlando Democrat…
That’s video, courtesy Chaz Stevens, of the special meeting last night in Deerfield Beach where commissioners discussed the weekend’s meltdown at the Mango Festival, which was canceled after promoters failed to pay for the sound crew.On the left is Commissioner Sylvia Poitier, ranting and raving incomprehensibly (subtitles, please?) about parks…
Any seasoned drunkard knows the drill: If you’re in a car accident and you’ve been partying, go have another beer. By the time the cops test your breath, they won’t be able to prove when you had the offending drink.John Goodman, 46, the multimillionaire trust fund heir and Wellington polo…
Monica, one of the major R&B acts advertised for Saturday’s Mango Festival, was not planning to perform on that day. Rather, she was booked to play at a birthday bash for an Atlanta radio station that same Saturday. Photos from that performance are here.Another major artist booked for Saturday, Chrisette…
First I need to give props to none other than a Republican congressman out of Georgia, a fellow named Phil Gingrey. He threw down some common sense regarding the oil leak in the Gulf. Here it goes: For the life of me, I can’t understand why BP couldn’t go into the ocean floor,…
The special meeting to deal with Deerfield Beach’s Mango mess got ugly, judging by the liveblog by Chaz Stevens and the pictures he posted later Monday night. Of course, this past weekend’s Mango Festival was ruined Saturday after organizers failed to secure money for the musical performances. After a nearly…
A quick check of what’s happening in Broward and Palm Beach this morning:There are 20 offshore skimmers off the Panhandle coast, but the marine biologist overseeing Florida’s oil spill mitigation effort wants 100 more. Charlie Crist’s administration says BP is moving too slowly to get them. [Palm Beach Post]Former Fort…
A 21-year-old inmate at the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail is believed to have committed suicide Monday afternoon. Around 3 p.m. a deputy found the man hanging from a bed sheet. CPR failed to revive him. BSO has not released the name of the inmate. News release here…
A freelance reporter, Sabine Raymonvil, attended the Deerfield Beach Mango Festival on Saturday. She agreed to share her account with Juice readers:At approximately 3:15 p.m., after the first performance was to begin, Harold Cummings, CEO of Drummer Boy Sound Production Inc., was seen disengaging the heavy-duty sound equipment on stage…
Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Geoffrey Brown injured his leg Saturday night after he and his partner interrupted a burglary at an unoccupied Southwest Ranches home. But a BSO news release indicates Brown was released later that night. One of the suspected burglars was not so lucky…
Polo mogul John Goodman asked a friend if she wanted to accompany him to get cocaine, and she refused shortly before Goodman left a Wellington bar alone and allegedly caused a fatal car crash this February, the woman told investigators.Stacey Shore of West Palm Beach was drinking at the Players…
Of the Mango Festival’s two major financial backers, only one came through with funding, according to a well-placed source with knowledge of the event. The failure of the other financial backer to follow through on his sponsorship of the festival, says the source, triggered bounced checks and then a crisis…
Yesterday’s episode in the ongoing protest/counterprotest drama centered at Puppy Palace in Hollywood was quieter and more peaceful than usual. The surreal battle, which started with regular animal-rights protests outside the store earlier this year, has included adults dressed as dogs, Hitler-vegetarian references, disputes over PETA, controversial photos of a…
