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Fort Lauderdale "Pill Alley" Gets a Visit From Knoxville TV Station

The Knoxville station reports from "pill alley."​There's a stretch of Andrews Avenue near Commercial Boulevard that Fort Lauderdale tourism officials probably would rather out-of-towners skip. It's exactly where a Knoxville TV station visited recently for a report this week titled "Aboard the Oxyc ... More >>

Jeff Greene's Last Campaign Party (for Now)

by Lisa RabA brief concession speech, $23 million later.​By 8:30 last night, the subdued gathering in the West Palm Beach Marriott conference room had the feel of an awkward bar mitzvah. Heavy chandeliers cast a dim glow on the gaudy pink-and-green carpet. In a far corner, the DJ was spinning Sade ... More >>

El Shukrijumah, al Qaeda Suspect, Was Not a Teacher at Broward College

El Shukrijumah​This weekend has seen a media feeding frenzy, following the FBI's declaration that a former Miramar resident, Adnan El Shukrijumah, has become the head of global operations for al Qaeda.That may be, but press accounts have been spotty on other details, particularly those relating to ... More >>

For Polo Mogul John Goodman, Other Celebrity DUI Cases Offer Hope of Minimal Punishment

Facebook.comScott Wilson, 23, drowned in a canal after Goodman's Bentley crashed into his car.​As polo mogul John Goodman faces vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter charges for the Wellington car accident that led to the death of 23-year-old Scott Wilson, many wonder if he'll receive special le ... More >>

N.O.R.E.

Broward Amputee Ready for Civil Battle

The South Broward Medical District was found not guilty of malpractice in the case of a Fort Lauderdale mom who lost all her limbs after being misdiagnosed by doctors, but the case is far from over. A Broward judge has taken the unusual step of calling for a new trial, saying jurors who cleared Memo ... More >>

"Wife Swap" Mom: "I Wouldn't Put Anything Past" Balloon Boy's Dad

​Sheree Silver is the psychic who, for an episode of the TV series "Wife Swap" left Florida for a week to live with the Heene family in Colorado earlier this year.  In that episode, which originally aired in the spring, Silver remarks on camera that the show will be her destiny. Still, she di ... More >>

Palm Beach Story Selected for Best American Crime Reporting

​The story begins, as they say, with the end. And in this end, 44-year-old hedge fund manager Seth Tobias was floating dead in the pool behind his Jupiter mansion. His wife Phyllis, a thrice-divorced party girl with an affinity for the finer (by "finer," of course I mean "insanely ... More >>

As Search for Horse-Killer Intensifies, Famous Horse-Hater Vanishes

​Online, he's known as Glue Factory Bob. Also, Dog Food Dale -- either a sidekick or an alter ego. Or a twin, if the photographs he posted in his blog profile (left) are real, but they're probably a joke. So, too, did his blog seem like a joke after it launched in 2005, became famous in 2007, and ... More >>

The Day the World Came to Wellington

John SotoGuarding the entrance to the Lechuza Caracas estate in Wellington is a gate at least eight feet high, topped with iron spikes and emblazoned with the golden emblem of an owl. An electronic keypad out front is the only way to make the doors swing open, but for now they remain firmly shut. Th ... More >>

Lee Abrams' Latest Mad Ramblings

People wonder about what kind of strange and awful mind is behind WSFL's new morning show. Well, it's been here all along. The Pulp has been publishing Tribune Innovation Chief Lee Abrams' "think pieces" for months. I'm not going to expend the brain power right now to try to ... More >>

Who Is Nancy Nord?

cpsc.govNancy NordSen. Bill Nelson of Florida wants Obama to fire Nancy Nord, chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. agency that he says ought to have been monitoring the quality of drywall being shipped here from China, the same drywall presently destroying the value of a slew of ... More >>

Morning Juice: Fear Broward's New Child Teacher, Fidel Succumbs to Internets

The president falls prey to the Vulcan mind meld. The newest teacher in Broward County schools is an 11-year-old child prodigy. Some might say that Adora Svitak is an inspiration to children everywhere because she has already taught college classes, appeared on CNN, published a book, taken over th ... More >>

With the help of Rainn Wilson, Aaron Jackson tries to cure a country.

Already, South Floridians Are Drama King and Queen of MTV Brooklyn

J.D. (second from left) and Katelynn (wincing in the middle) are already stars off-screen.MTV probably has a cash money prize for which ever Real World cast member stirs up the most shit before the show actually begins (sigh, Real World Brooklyn debuts January 7). If so, our two South Floridians hav ... More >>

Lee Abrams Isn't Playing Anymore

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 ar ... More >>

Race Trudges On After Dullsville Debate

Black Journalists Association Workshop In Miami

Again With The Future of Journalism Stuff

Past Action Hero

Even with the Mac kid at his side, John McClane is just... old

Broward's Village Idiot

What would it be like to sit down with Judge Larry Seidlin?

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii.

Say It With Diamonds?

Not exactly. Circling the diamond industry, Zwick flick tackles nada.

Say It With Diamonds?

Not exactly. Circling the diamond industry, Zwick flick tackles nada.

Fear of Flying

You may not want to see United 93, but you should.

Gaelic Girls

Letters for December 8-14, 2005

Best Career Move

Rick Sanchez

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Finders Keepers

MoCA's film and video exhibit lifts found "artifacts" to the realm of visual art

Books! Books!

No Question

Jadakiss cashes in on controversy

Old Faithful

For the 2004 summer season, Hollywood sticks with what it knows

Liquid Courage for Kids

Palm Beach County Schools peddle their good name

Drunk Side of the Moon

Backing into a great tradition

Persian Past

Of sand and shahs: Persia visits Delray Beach

Slack and Loud

Persevering through pain, reggae superstar Yellowman is still the king

A Run on the Bank

Attack of the Activists

Political Therapy

Talking war with dissident Jim Mullins is good for a battle-scarred psyche

Noise Pollution

Do you feel lucky, punk?

Card Shark

A Delray businessman's cards create an international stir

Steve Earle

Jerusalem (Artemis/E-Squared)

Pride and Joy

This one is big

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

Blowing Smoke

Andre Fladell doesn't change his clothes much, but he's made quite a splash in the national media

Riding the Rhythm

LTJ Bukem takes a pragmatic view of the co-opting of drum 'n' bass by corporate America

Rick Sanchez Godless Communist

In the ultimate Channel 7 report, the news team discovers a Cuban double agent in our midst.

Undercurrents

Digging in the Dirt

Undercurrents