Sunrise is a pretty dark place today. This city on the edge of the Everglades is in the midst of a political war — and the air is so full of vitriol now that it’s hard to tell which side is in the right, if any. The conflict involves lawsuits,…
It’s that time of year again. Fright time. The season to hide in your room. Preferably under the bed. Whatever you do, stay away from those festive fools who insist on celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other holiday that comes under the heading of Advent or the arrival of…
South Florida has its own, sometimes-flawed, dress code. Love our flip-flops, cleavage excites us, and minidresses never get passé. But some local staples are just unforgivable. Especially if you’re trying to live up to the rigorous standards of style guru Clinton Kelly, cohost of TLC’s hit TV show What Not…
“As a child, I wanted to be Superman,” Mitch Ceasar wrote in a column last February. “But without a cape and alas special powers,” he admits, he settled for Broward County Democratic chair. Ceasar also wanted to be a comedian, as he told NBC 6’s morning news show in 2007…
Correction: A previous version of this article contained factual errors that have since been removed. Raul Regalado, the wide-eyed, 25-year-old son of a Venezuelan textile executive, turns to a passenger as he pilots a $235,000, pumpkin-orange Lamborghini Gallardo south on Ocean Drive. “If I pick up a bitch,” he declares,…
No, not him. These guys. Sheriff Al, give us our money quote!”These guys weren’t upset because they couldn’t pay their rent or their 401K tanked,” Lamberti said. “These are just cold-blooded thugs. One suspect said he just wanted to ‘up’ his body count.”Sorry, but boy scouts who want their “cold-blooded…
A nifty GPS system for the Snorks
Senator Mel Martinez is sick of his job and he’s not hanging around after 2010. So what Republican will run in his place?Outgoing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle doesn’t want the job. Someone must stay in Fort Lauderdale to keep a wary eye on South Florida gays. Jeb Bush is…
Cox Enterprises Inc., the company that owns the Palm Beach Post , is reorganizing to bring all of its media business together under a new entity called Cox Media Group. Doug Franklin, the publisher at the Post, is headed to Atlanta to lead the new newspaper division, which includes 17 daily newspapers (the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and…
We love our flip-flops, cleavage, and mini-skirts here in South Florida. Our dress code may be flawed, but it’s ours, goddamnit!Well, excuses mean nothing to Clinton Kelly, the style guru from TLC’s hit TV show What Not to Wear. Don’t tell this handsome fella that your sweatpants and clogs are…
During her 20-year reign as the grande dame of Hollywood, Mara Guilianti had many pet projects, but perhaps none that she adored more than the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, a museum that moved from North Miami to downtown Hollywood last year, thanks in large part to Giulianti’s hustle.But mostly…
If you’re like me and part of the bourgeoisie, you’re also excited about the opening Friday morning of the I-95 pay express lanes. Because now we don’t have to travel among the simpleton commuters — we’ve got our own lane, H. Wayne Huizenga! For anywhere from a quarter to $6.20,…
While taking my first read of New Times’ rip-roaring new Juice Blog (check it out) I wondered: Who in Broward County have been graced with invitations for Charlie Crist’s December 12 wedding? My first phone call went to Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who was at his restaurant, Bova Prime,…
For all this talk of who’s invited to Gov. Charlie Crist’s wedding, has anyone remembered the fire hoses and German shepherds? They tend to occupy the front lines of Republican efforts to quash civil rights, and perhaps they’ll make the guest list now that regional gays have announced they’re crashing…
First it was the airlines, then the bankers. Now Detroit wants in on the Washington money grab. But one EXTREMELY important industry was left out. Now, according to The New York Times, journalists are getting in on the action with The TypePad Journalist Bailout Program. Jobless journalists would get blog…
In his latest “think piece,” Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams draws a line in the sand for EVERYone in the company’s newsrooms (including the Sun-Sentinel): Revolutions are about “we”. The leaders need to engage EVERYone. And EVERYone needs to engage the cause. You are either WITH the revolution or AGAINST it…
“As a child I wanted to be Superman,” wrote Mitch Ceasar, in a column for the Huffington Post website last February. “But without a cape and alas special powers,” he admits he settled for Broward County Democratic Chair.Ceasar also wanted to be a comedian, as he told NBC 6’s morning…
Crist Buys Wedding Dress, Won’t Be One Wearing It If you’re the type of person who laughs at the sight of a beard-wedding dress combination, you’ll appreciate the news that Charlie Crist’s fiancee recently bought herself a wedding gown. I say this not because the accusations that Carole Rome…
This blog is not a remedy for the financial crisis. It will not defeat anti-American forces in Iraq. It will not slay any Somali pirates.Rather, it will give a loving squeeze to South Florida, extracting its most delicious, satisfying news-trients. The Juice is an ambrosia that, we hope, can provide…
In what might be called a progressive move, the Palm Beach Post is giving employees at the company who make $65,000 and less a 2 percent raise this year. Those making more than that are out of luck; they’ll see no increase. Also on the chopping block: Holiday parties, which…
I know the Sun-Sentinel is desperate for ads and needs to keep the local pari-mutuel industry as one of its gold mines, but the cover of Showtime, its Friday entertainment mag, was ridiculous. The cover included an image of a Monopoly slot machine with the headline: “Slots of fun.” The subhed: “Stereo sound, 3-D graphics,…
Finally: The Dolphins are at least mediocre. In this, the season of giving thanks, fans owe much to Chad Pennington. He’s the reason that in one year, a very bad team has become, well… a team that beats very bad teams. And in a conference where Peyton Manning wears a…
