As the Inter American Press Association, which focuses on freedom of the press in South and Central America, holds its general assembly in Miami, the Sun-Sentinel takes the moment to … say to hell with national and international news. While the Miami Herald is focusing its coverage on the IAPA…
When the Miami Herald published small bios on the nine guys — and they’re all guys — vying for the Broward sheriff’s job, a commenter wrote: “A bunch of has-beens, failed private-practice legal hacks, and obscure bureaucrats living off the public purse…is this the best the Search Committee can do?????”…
The last two weeks I’ve gone a lukewarm .500 on my football picks and earlier this week remarked that a five-year-old could probably do as well. Well, I’m going to put it to the test. I enlisted my five-year-old daughter to make the picks this week. I chose the games…
This morning both the Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald have the same story out of Tallahassee: That the pari-mutuel industry, in its bid to stop Charlie Crist from giving the Seminole Tribe a monopoly on table games, has given $800,000 to state Republicans. Well, the pari-mutuels have never been stupid…
They’re calling Charlie Crist Florida’s first “African American” governor. Perfectly understandable that pigmental confusion might arise, but it’s actually just a deep tan. Or, as the governor hilariously wants us to believe, the hue of his Mediterranean heritage. But look at the photo below, which is Greek in more ways…
Hollywood Police Chief James Scarberry retires. But don’t worry, it has nothing to do with the scandal that recently engulfed his department. He just wants to spend more time with his wife. That’s the ticket. The fugitive Archer and his Cuban boy toy Zarabozo are charged with murder in the…
Burnin’ Rubber, Underwater Can Aquaman handle a Ferrari?: Want to know why “in this country, the future of monofin swimming is very dark” (“Merman,” Tamara Lush, October 4)? As a “sport” it would be like watching the 100 meter dash with athletes riding Kawasakis! Hell, why doesn’t the guy just…
For the first time since he packed Michelle’s things away, Michael Berke tugs the cord of the attic door above his garage. Surrounding him in the suburban Delray Beach garage are power tools, bicycles, sandpaper, and a lawn mower, though Berke’s prized possession — a Harley — is in the…
For some, Sunday is a day of rest, prayer, and reflection; for others, it’s the best night of the week to pick up, thanks to JB’s on the Beach. On a recent blustery Sunday eve, the wind whipped foliage and hairdos westward, and updrafts lifted fabrics heavenward — but this…
After a Gulfstream II jet carrying four tons of cocaine went down in Mexico, suspicion fell on Fort Lauderdale aviator Clyde O’Connor, who had bought the $2 million aircraft just two weeks before. But the 42-year-old O’Connor, who has been a fixture at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport for several…
Save That Dog — Kill Him! Lawrence Meaney wanted his dog, Diogee, to die a natural death, and after 16 years (a biblical 112 in canine years) the border-collie mix was already beginning his inexorable drift toward doggy heaven. In recent years, Diogee’s wagging tail and springy step had been…
Lauderdale Lakes Commissioner John Billingsley is going to announce his run against Broward Mayor Josephus “What Baby?” Eggelletion tomorrow at city hall. Now I’m not one to run around vouching for politicians — they’ll usually find a way to prove you wrong — but Billingsley seems like an honorable guy…
Self-described “ranting geezer” John DeGroot didn’t think much of this Sun-Sentinel story about mags for the rich. I personally take issue with the article’s contention that magazines are “flourishing” in South Florida, without so much as mentioning the recent demise of Las Olas Magazine, which was actually trying to be…
Here’s a Pulp exclusive: Former Parkland Mayor Robert Marks was charged yesterday with misdemeanor perjury by the State Attorney’s Office. The case (here’s the link to the Clerk of Courts page), brings an end to the long investigation into Parks’ relationship with a major developer, WCI Communities, that helped the…
Just because I said does it make it real? Will the media, should this blog post become newsworthy (hey, it’s happened before), blindly report that 1 million people are expected to read this? Well, they do when it comes to Fort Lauderdale’s big boat parade (which is sponsored by the…
The picks are quick this week — and it looks to be a week for the overdogs. — Washington (-3.5) over Detroit — Pittsburgh (-6) over Seattle — Giants (-3.5) over Jets — Denver (-1) over San Diego — Green Bay (-3) over Chicago — Dallas (-10) over Buffalo…
This for your entertainment, as I’m way to busy to spend any real time on this thing at the moment. The man in the video is Prince Mongo, tghe erstwhile Fort Lauderdale resident, multimillioniare, Memphis bar owner, and extraterrestrial. I imagine he’s getting ready to transport down here for the…
John DeGroot, infused with the Help Team’s spirit, recently explored the costs of health care at our local hospitals. What he found indicates that taxpayer-subsidized “Broward Health” — which we’ve been discussing a bit on the Pulp — costs more than a lot of its private counterparts. But I’ll let…
The body of Anna Nicole Smith lies beneath ten feet of Bahamian dirt. But eight months after her death, her ghost still stalks South Florida, thanks to a case filed last April in Fort Lauderdale’s U.S. District Court. Though it caused barely a ripple in the otherwise-vigilant tabloid press, Stern…
Joel Armas is a strapping guy, solid as a block of concrete, barrel-chested, and handsome except for his feet, which are long, flat, and bumpy. His eyes are big and brown, and his smile is open-mouthed and wide. His posture is straight but not stiff; he moves with an ease…
I have a confession. I’ve never followed Dashboard Confessional. Mea culpa. I recently attended the first gig in the national tour to support Dashboard’s fifth album, at City Limits, a sold-out show for the national phenomenon that began in Boca. Promoters were even having trouble getting press and family into…
The Broward State Attorney’s Office railroaded Hollywood Commissioner Keith Wasserstrom. Not because the recently convicted politician was innocent of official misconduct (the jury knew he was guilty as sin) but because so many other obviously corrupt politicians are skating by without threat of punishment. You can’t help but wonder: Was…
