What is the sweetest way a supermodel can stick it to her much-older soon-to-be ex spouse? Check out the steamy spread in Vanity Fair’s December issue, to see how Stephanie Seymour answers that question. The 41-year-old former Victoria’s Secret model and part-time Palm Beach resident sports a rock hard body…
No more dragging a stack of papers home to grade at night while watching Glee. No more late afternoon conferences with parents, or volunteering to chaperone the math team’s car wash — at least not until after Thanksgiving.For the next couple of weeks, the Broward Teachers Union is asking its…
It would be hard to blame former investors if they saw dollar signs the moment Jeffry Picower turned up dead in the pool of his Palm Beach mansion. After all, the billionaire was among the most prominent feeders of investment money to Madoff and received some of the most massive…
When management at historic and famed Casa Casuarina — better-known as the Gianni Versace mansion — learned that Scott Rothstein’s business empire was imploding, the majority owner of the property, telecommunications tycoon Peter Loftin, was faced with a crisis. Rothstein had, after all, purchased a stake in the 20,000-square-foot playground for the ultra-wealthy in late July, and his…
Dude, thank your for your service to this nation in time of war, but… um…. can you save the bullets for the terrorists, please? The man pictured in wanted in a road rage case after he allegedly fired a shot at a dump truck that offended him when it made…
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyMove over, Alan Grayson. There’s another Florida Democrat who’s not afraid to ruffle Republican feathers — West Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. In yesterday MSNBC segment (roughly 3:15 of the video above) she was given the chance to recant…
A recently released study by an agency for analyzing transportation policy found that the four most dangerous cities for pedestrians in the nation are Florida’s four metropolitan areas. The very thin silver lining in this chalk outline in the crosswalk? Orlando and Tampa were both more deadly than Miami/Fort Lauderdale…
A 51-year-old Fort Lauderdale woman named Roomy Khan is prepared to testify against her former boss at Galleon, a $3 billion hedge fund ensnared in one of the nation’s largest-ever insider trading cases.But Khan will be taking quite a bit of baggage to the witness stand…
It was a balls-to-balls battle, with Joey “Jaws” Chestnut squeezing out a victory over Pat “Deep Dish” Berletti at Sunday night’s Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas. The competitive-eating marathon was sanctioned by Major League Eating and hosted by Broward restaurateur Steve Martorano, the tattooed hulk we recently profiled…
A Massachusetts television station, WPRI, is reporting that Aaron Morin of Assonet, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with the November 3 murder of Chad Fleming, 31. The Bristol County district attorney says that the case is still active, setting Morin’s pretrial hearing for December 8. The Deerfield Beach man’s corpse…
Boxing fans may have seen the last fight from a legendary South Florida pugilist this weekend. Glen “Road Warrior” Johnson, the light heavyweight who will turn 41 years old in January, finally got his rematch against undefeated 27-year-old phenom “Bad” Chad Dawson in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday.Johnson looked good in…
Here’s a look at what’s happening in South Florida this Tuesday morning:Derek Hayward of WSVN-7 delivered a methodical, metaphor-rich report of Monday at the Scott Rothstein estate, where boats and luxury cars were seized by federal agents. “I’m alone now,” intoned Rothstein. “I have very few friends.” [WSVN]Three of the…
That Channel 7 interview with Scott Rothstein and his attorney was a real pip. First, the reporter, Rosh Lowe, really played up Rothstein’s ridiculous promise to pay back all his victims. It was like Lowe believed it and was rallying behind the guy. Of course, Lowe was probably full of gratitude for the interview (a prize…
Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio congressman known for his love of television cameras and his quixotic presidential bids, will no longer be the keynote speaker at this Saturday’s Palm Beach County Democratic Party dinner. He canceled the gig last week after several local Dems lambasted his voting record on Israel.As state…
Somebody’s been writing out his Christmas wish list early this year. But the guy in the Miami Hurricanes hat should have stipulated that he does not want an exploding dye pack with the rest of the cash in his bag. While running out of the Bank of America in Oakland…
Over on Pulp, Bob Norman has posted the first in-person interview with Scott Rothstein since the investment went into a tailspin. The image of Rothstein at Capital Grille, tossing back a couple of lunchtime martinis and being shushed by his lawyer may not seem particularly modest, but you have to…
From the Capital Grille, this is Scott Rothstein being greeted by the staff there and being served a martini. It’s not earth-shattering, but it’s him at about noon today. One thought: When he told me he believed that his investors would get their money back today, I didn’t think of…
Do they still put you in jail for a Ponzi scheme of less than $25 million? Or is that the kind of crime that just gets you laughed out of a Palm Beach country club? Ask Tony Young, the investor who in Palm Beach was a next-door neighbor to Bernie…
While the feds were busy seizing his cars, guns, and yacht, I sat down with Scott Rothstein. It was at the Capital Grille on Sunrise Boulevard, one of his favorite hangouts. I was there hoping to meet a source and Rothstein was sitting at the bar with his attorney, Marc Nurik. It was just before…
Yeah, I know Halloween was nine days ago, but this video just posted, so shut up, and just enjoy the violence and scantily clad women that mark downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Halloween celebration. It’s not quite clear what the fellow in the blue-striped shirt did to offend his pummelers — the…
The ACLU filed a class action lawsuit Friday on behalf of Palm Beach County students and parents, naming Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, House Speaker Larry Cretul, Senate President Jeff Atwater, and Florida Commissioner of Education Eric J. Smith as defendants. The suit charges that the State of Florida has failed…
