People are finding interesting ways to abuse the Miami Herald’s Wild West comment system . First, you have this comment on Evan S. Benn’s sex offender sweep story in the Miami Herald Saturday: My name is German Daniel Alvarez. I am a convicted stalker on probation for another 10 years…
The dashboard thing on the New Times’ archaic blogging system shows me sites that link to the Pulp and one yesterday was the Florida, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Democratic Caucus. They ran the You Have the Right To Remain Absolutely Fabulous post in its entirety — only with one…
HarperCollins at least pretends to believe that the contents of its recently released nonfiction yarn, Miami Psychic, is true. The publishing house’s biography of new author Regina Milbourne reads: “Regina Milbourne first realized her psychic gift two weeks after almost drowning in an unattended swimming pool when she was twelve…
The Sun-Sentinel’s front page was dominated by a Jeb Bush presidential campaign ad. Or was it a news story? It had to do with FCAT scores. The huge headline over the picture of jubilant teachers: “Lots of A’s, No F’s.” The deck: “Grades for Broward County schools rise sharply; governor…
On the warm Sunday morning of February 22, 2004, a chubby-faced man named Dwight Johnson flagged down a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy near an apartment complex in unincorporated Fort Lauderdale south of Sunrise Boulevard. He told the deputy he’d just gone up to a second-floor apartment and found Tondelaya McKenzie…
Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini’s bladder must have struck again. Or, as Capellini put it in a recent news release, his “urological habits” may have led him away from the City Commission meeting over which he was presiding. It was September 7, 2004. Capellini sat on the dais at Deerfield…
On the last Wednesday in May, during the monthly convergence of the South Florida hip-hop scene at the Poor House (a night also known as “The Art of Moving Butts”), the Night Rider was given a title of distinction. “This is my homegirl, Marya,” said Darin, one of the event…
Disgrace Base Democracy takes the low road: The article on Guantanamo was excellent (“From Gitmo With Love,” Emily Witt, June 8). I feel we should never have opened Gitmo. This is a democracy. Why have these poor souls not had their day in court? President Bush has made America more…
Eric Goertz is in big trouble. A few cans of spray paint and some felt-tip markers did him in. The term criminal mischief — among the felonies levied against the 22-year-old from Palm Beach Gardens — may sound lighthearted. In truth, as far as the courts are concerned, the charges…
Former Miami Herald reporter Peter Wallsten gets presidential apology. Dubya called out Wallsten at a Rose Garden press conference yesterday for wearing his “shades” while asking a question. “Are you going to ask that question with shades on?” he asked with derision dripping off of him. He then looked into…
The Daily Business Review, home of second chances. John Pacenti, who was so unceremoniously and outrageously fired by the weak-kneed corpo-hacks at the Palm Beach Post, is back, if only on a freelance basis. Today his byline appears in the DBR, where Jim DeFede also did a freelance piece before…
When I read Anthony Man’s story about Palm Beach County Administrator Bob Weisman’s war against flouride, I had to interview the man. I mean, I thought flouride was the only thing that kept us from having British-style teeth. This morning, Weisman finally gave me some time to discuss it. The…
To give you an idea of how badly the Heat have been playing in the Finals, consider that Dave Hyde has stopped his continuing worship of Pat Riley long enough to start complaining. But if you want to read some reality about Riley, check out this column from the Palm…
It was like any other correction, tucked away on page 2A in Saturday’s Sun-Sentinel: An article and headline on Page 1A of Wednesday’s edition incorrectly reported that Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne did not disclose the 2001 sale of a Lake Worth condominium on his income tax return. In fact, the…
In the Miami Herald, Darran Simon had a wonderful story about a Sunrise cop who gave a Christian conservative group a good ol’ fashioned hassle. The Florida Family Policy Council, led by the vile James Dobson, claims Sgt. Stephen Allen harassed them during a drive for signatures to support a…
After being beaten soundly by the Miami Herald on coverage of the federal investigation of Sheriff Ken Jenne, the Sentinel took drastic measures. It put its investigative team, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize this year for its coverage of FEMA, on the story. And then came the…
I’ll be rooting for the Heat tonight, no doubt. But a part of me is still gonna be pissed about Stan Van Gundy. And if you’ve been reading sports columnist Dave Hyde’s commentary in the Sun-Sentinel throughout these playoffs, you’ve probably noticed that as the Heat’s success grows, he’s become…
East Caravella. It sounds like a meadow in Narnia but looks like a suburb of Phoenix. East Caravella is a complex of townhouses situated along a curved road. The streets look newly paved, but the lawns are uniformly dead. Fifteen dollars a night here gets you a two-level apartment to…
While South Florida politicians are notorious for forging unethical bonds with high-rolling developers, Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini has taken it a step further. He’s become one. And city records show that he’s used the power of his political office not only to promote an office building project he’s backing,…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is starting to look more and more like old Fort Apache. Out near BSO headquarters on Broward Boulevard, you can hear the arrows whistling through the air and the war whoops of Sheriff Ken Jenne’s critics. They’re shouting about that $20,000 personal loan from a guy…
When I was a kid, I went through a little Elvis phase. I watched a couple of his movies (I can’t even remember which ones) and joined the legions of those who found the rockabilly legend’s charisma completely disarming. But even as a preteen, I was sensible enough not to…
Mr. Insider You listenin’, Broward State Attorney Satz? Bob Norman’s “For Sale: Keys to the City” (June 1) might have been called “A Mayor Unmasked.” Norman’s exhaustive research on the dealings of the mayor of Deerfield Beach has brought citizens an undeniable conclusion of corruption and collusion in their city…
