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Allen West Says "Community Organizer" Barack Obama Should Stop Bragging About Killing Bin Laden

​Congressman Allen West used Facebook on Friday to criticize President Barack Obama's attempts to "seem tough," telling Obama he should "stop with the Osama Bin Laden line" because "US Navy SEALS double-tapped that rascal."One would think West would be more enthusiastic about a commander in chief' ... More >>

Morning Juice: News From the South Florida Justice Scene

​There were developments in multiple prominent South Florida criminal cases over the weekend. Sorry to start your week off on a down note, but here's a quick sample of the news you may have missed:Set free: Lineten Belizaire, the 21-year-old Miami man accused of killing three people (includin ... More >>

PBSO Conducts West Palm Trailer Park Prostitution Sting, Releases Price List

​The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office arrested 17 people Thursday in "an enforcement operation targeting street level prostitution" in the Plantation Mobile Home Park in West Palm Beach, according to a news release.The release also included a dissemination log of the arrests, but the spreadsheet was sp ... More >>

Mug-Shot Friday: The Bed-Head Crew, Florida Pride, and the Hurricane Hairdo

​Welcome to this week's post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week's most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida's tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times' Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade edition ... More >>

Forest Trace Asks: Who Has The Best (Matzah) Balls?

​Forest Trace at Inverrary seems like the kind of place we want to retire to. The 30-acre retirement community offers entertainment, dining, a lake -- and a contest to see who has the best balls!For the third year in a row, the community is seeking out the best matzah (or matzo, or matzoh) ball fo ... More >>

Hunger Games Stars Coming to Plantation; Here's Your Chance to Meet Katniss

​The Pulp's cultural advisory department tells me that the Hunger Games books are a big deal and that Readers of Fiction are excited about the movie premiering March 23. If you are one of those people, you've got a chance to meet three of the stars at the Westfield Broward Mall in P ... More >>

Somebody Please Go On a Date With This Dude

His name is SoFloDude, and he's fed up with dating websites.Whoever this guy is, he's traipsing around Broward and Palm Beach counties, making hip-hop dating videos with lyrics like:​"I'm lookin' for a girl that I can call my Ms. Right (yeah) / 5'5, pretty, slender, and polite (Unh)."

Protoman Reimagines Company Flow's "8 Steps to Perfection"

​The art of creating a fine cover song is highly underrated. Though playing someone else's song might seem simple, making it your own is a challenge. Fort Lauderdale boy Protoman bravely took on the beats of a '90s original, Company Flow, and made a song that's 15 years old fresh again. He says he ... More >>

Allen West May Have a Totally Legitimate Point About the Afghanistan Qur'an Burning

​When Congressman Allen West starts talking about Islam, people whose livelihoods depend on pageviews usually break out their camcorders, because the odds are pretty good someone's going to get really offended.But West has posted several Facebook messages about the recent uproar over the burning o ... More >>

Mug-Shot Friday: Marv, Two Duckfaces, and a Face-Ninja

​Welcome to this week's post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week's most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida's tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times' Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade edition ... More >>

Five Under $10 For the Weekend of February 24 - 26

​Friday, February 24*Yay for original art and music in Boca! The Edition1 Art and Music Showcase at the Black Rose Irish Pub gives cool younger folk something to do there, with live art, DJs, and performances by local bands Stonecutters, Makeshift Wings, and Buffalo Tux (interesting names), as wel ... More >>

Florida Mulls Texting and Driving Ban While Feds Ask Auto Industry to Limit In-Car Distractions

​Lawmakers in Florida -- one of the most deadly states when it comes to driving -- are squabbling over whether we need a specific law against texting from behind the wheel. It seems like a no-brainer when considering, as reported by the Associated Press, that there are "drivers who text ... More >>

Senate Committee Passes Bill Mandating Schools Teach About 9/11

​A state Senate bill mandating all Florida public schools teach students about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, passed an education committee this morning.SB 1422 seeks to add "the events surrounding the terrorist attacks occurring on September 11, 2001, and the impact of those ev ... More >>

Racist Video From Santaluces High School Girls, Rumors of "Cracka Beatdowns" Making the Rounds

Update, 3:50 p.m.: We've added a list of the top four racist YouTube rants by stupid young people, if you're interested.Santaluces High School in Lantana has ​some extra police officers today, according to the Palm Beach Post, after two white teenagers from the school posted an online video of the ... More >>

Radio-Active's Karate Kid Essay Contest Has Nothing to Do With Music but Could Win You $25 Worth of Jams

​"We're all fans of this stupid movie," says Radio-Active Records manager Mikey Ramirez of The Karate Kid. This is his honest explanation for how the 1984 martial arts romantic drama for kids came to inspire the store's first essay contest. "We're all fans of the soundtrack too," he adds. "It's t ... More >>

Top Four Racist YouTube Rants by Stupid Young People

​The Palm Beach County School District is all atwitter today over a racist video posted to YouTube by two girls from Santaluces High School. We'll never know what made them think it was a good idea to post a public video on the internet saying, "I don't like black people. They're annoying. They st ... More >>

Mug-Shot Friday: Naptime, a Ruined Luau, and the Truth About Relationships

​Welcome to this week's post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a long-standing franchise focusing on the week's most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida's tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times' Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade editio ... More >>

Broward County Back on America's Most Wanted Tonight

​Set your DVRs, everybody. BroCo's back on America's Most Wanted.Tonight's 9 o'clock show on Lifetime will feature the Broward Sheriff's Office Fugitive Squad, according to a police news release, and will feature the search for 39-year-old Fritz Alisme, accused of multiple counts of sexual battery ... More >>

Five Under $10 for the Weekend of February 17-19

​Friday, February 17*Green Room has a lot going on this weekend, starting with tonight's shindig, a David Bowie tribute featuring local acts playing music by the honoree. In the later hours, the event turns into a DJ-driven afterparty for the VNV Nation show at Culture Room. Admission is free. Cli ... More >>

Sweet Rolls-Royce Limo From Arthur Will Be Up for Sale in Fort Lauderdale

​Full disclosure: I've never seen Arthur, the 1981 Steve Gordon film starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli. In fact, Moore's 2002 death occurred only days after I was born. But Wikipedia says the thing won a few Academy Awards, so I'll assume someone out there probably really likes the movie.Anyw ... More >>

Boca Broke a Hip? Oh, Boca Is Hip Now.

Here's Allen West Singing "Pretty Woman" in Its Entirety

Wikimedia Commons"I'm sorry... what?" -- Roy Orbison​He started by saying, "Anyone that records this, I'm going to drop you for pushups."A brave patriot with a camcorder wasn't scared, and now, to put on your iPod next to Mitt Romney's rendition of "America the Beautiful" and President Barack Obam ... More >>

Shark Attacks: Florida Leads U.S., but Numbers Down. Are Terrorists and Shark Week to Thank?

​When it comes to shark attacks, Florida is tops. In 2011, there were 11 unprovoked attacks in the state's waters, including one in Palm Beach. The next closest state was North Carolina, which had only four. Losers.But the 11 attacks in Florida marks a huge drop over past years, according to ... More >>

Broward County Encouraging Water Conservation by Treating Residents Like 4-Year-Olds

​It's the dry season, and Broward County is looking to encourage water conservation efforts by offering rebates to residents who buy high-efficiency toilets and other incentives, depending on your city. The goal is to cut water use by 30 million gallons per day -- and officials decided the be ... More >>

Backstage in South Florida: The Anti-Valentine's Day List With Terry Radigan

​Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: a publicist's pitch gets my attention... Being a writer and reviewer, I get all kinds of pitches from publicists and record label representatives, most of them clamoring ... More >>

Mug-Shot Friday: Hieroglyphics, a Poet, and a Guy Who Can't Do Anything Right

​Welcome to the inaugural post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a long-standing franchise focusing on the week's most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida's tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times' Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade edit ... More >>

Kenneth Chevelier, Caretaker of "Grotesquely" Burned Child, May Be a Rapper With a Long, Long Rap Sheet

​Police arrested a couple on Tuesday after a child in their care was found to have what police called a "grotesquely deformed" hand as a result of untreated burns that left her missing an entire finger and parts of two other fingers. Fort Lauderdale Police spokesman Travis Mandell said he couldn't ... More >>

Five Buju Banton Songs to Know

​This week's cover story takes a look at whether the U.S. government, with the help of a shady snitch, entrapped Buju Banton, and iconic and controversial, Grammy-winning reggae musician.Buju is one of those rare reggae artists who achieved global fame while remaining a fan favorite in Jamaica. Hi ... More >>

Two Door Cinema Club Fort Lauderdale Tickets Go on Sale February 10

​No relation to the club in Fort Lauderdale, Two Door Cinema Club is heading stateside to Revolution Live on June 5. Sure, you're thinking, that's like a thousand months away. However, if you want to see this Irish trio, you may want to buy a ticket this Friday. The young ginger singer Alex Trimbl ... More >>

Five Supreme Court Cases That Say Florida's Prayer in Schools Bill Is Bunk

Imagine you're at a high school pep rally: The football players are in their jerseys, the cheerleaders are yelling, and the students are getting ready for the school spirit contest. But first, a student is invited to the microphone to give an inspirational message."Let us pray," he says. Some of the ... More >>

Unemployment Rates Dropped in January, Allen West Says No They Didn't

The numbers would make more sense if he were wearing his glasses.​The jobs numbers released yesterday look promising -- the nation's overall unemployment rate dropped from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent in January, and the rate of black unemployment dropped from 15.8 percent to 13.6, the lowest it's b ... More >>

PBSO Needs Help Identifying Pedestrian Killed in Belle Glade; They Have an Eerie Drawing

​Palm Beach officials are asking for help identifying a man who was killed in Belle Glade on January 8 when he ran in front of a Chrysler sedan just before 8 p.m.The crash happened at the intersection of First Street and South Main Street; the accident's log entry indicates there were either drugs ... More >>

Girls That Look Like Skrillex Blog Features Local Afrobeta Songstress

​One of the most lovable blogs on the internet is Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians. Don't lie, you love it. It's not nice, but not totally vicious. It's like if a picture of your dad ended up on there, you might be like, "Hm. He does kind of look like an old lesbian in that one." Besides, there's se ... More >>

Burnie Reed Arrested in Shooting of His Pregnant Ex and Her Sister

​Cops told us late last month that they were looking for 19-year-old Burnie Reed, who they believe was arguing with his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the street, then shot the woman's sister in the head when she tried to step in. Police say Reed then chased down his ex, shot her in the head and fled t ... More >>

Gingrich Loses Florida Republican Primary, Asks for Delegates Anyway

"​Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them, or he quits them because they are unfair."-- Andy Bernard, The OfficeRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lost Tuesday's primary by 14 points, which means he doesn't get any of the state's 50 delegates and front-runner Mitt Romney can ... More >>

Snooze Theatre Reopens: Top Ten Snooze Slogan Suggestions

SHOW TONIGHT: Weird Wives, Low Level Lazer Radiation, and more at the Snooze! ​You may have heard by word of mouth (the Snooze Theatre's most popular marketing method) that it's a big Wayne's World "game on!" once again. Jordan Pettingill and C.J. Jankow are moving forward after a month or ... More >>

Krueller's Performing Rare, Free Show at Laser Wolf

​Timb is one of our area's more recognizable characters. This flamboyant dresser with a flare for the industrial will be hard to miss this weekend performing with his band Krueller. The group takes its title from his last name. Since their drummer Rivkah resides in Los Angeles and pops up infreque ... More >>

The Ghost of Alligator Alley Rises Again as a New Venue in Downtown Hollywood

​In its seven-and-a-half year life, the late Alligator Alley in Oakland Park carved out a distinct swampy niche for itself. It was a rare intimate venue dedicated to a particularly old-Florida vibe, with geographically appropriate bar snacks, local micro-brews, and, most important, a nightly progr ... More >>

Our New Favorite Local Band Name: Severe Disappointments; Propaganda Show on Friday

​Chuck Loose is one of our favorite icons of the South Florida punk scene. The guy basically helped create it, through his early promoting and booking efforts, through playing with acts like the Crumbs. Back then and in recent years, he's also proven a supertalented illustrator and designer to boo ... More >>

Broward County Has Three of Florida's Eight Lowest-Scoring Middle Schools

​The Sun Sentinel had a cheerful story today about the state's new education rankings -- "Broward Schools land at top of state rankings," read the online headline of the story, which notes that the county has three high schools in the top 20.But what that story omits is that the county is also hom ... More >>

Florida Worst State in Study of Long-Term Unemployment

​More than 53 percent of Florida's unemployed residents went six months or more without work last year -- the highest rate in the country, according to a study from the Hamilton Project, run by the Brookings Institute, a D.C. think tank.To compare, the average unemployed worker between 2004 and 20 ... More >>

Here's Florida's Blacklist of Everyone Excluded for Life From Pari-Mutuel Casinos

​If Uncle Earl has been coming around and causing trouble recently, it might be because he was kicked out of the casino for card counting, stealing, or other stupid behavior. Wouldn't it be great to see a list of everyone who was excluded from the state's casinos in recent years?Florida's Division ... More >>

A New Florida Tomato, Jose Andres' Food Truck, and Other Links

The Whisky Water Trick from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.Hope your weekend was delightful. First up for this morning's links, see above for a new bar trick brought to our attention from Yardbird. Practice up for the weekend and read on for this morning's roundup.

Republican Primary Quiz: Whom Should You Vote For?

​In case you were not aware, Florida's Republican primary is tomorrow, at which time thousands of Florida Republicans will emerge to support somebody and give the media a fresh narrative to invent and take into the upcoming caucuses. But it's perfectly natural to feel a little anxiety when it come ... More >>

We Make Our Demands After Fox News Plagiarized This Website

Fox News stooped to a bit of copyright infringement last week in lifting a story from the Pulp. In response, we sent a letter to Fox this morning with a reasonable demand for compensation. ​Dearest Fox News,It came as some surprise to see your January 27 article titled "Epic Campaign Ad Brings Oba ... More >>

G & B Oyster Bar Debrief: The Food

In Belgium, when eating mussels, use an empty shell as a tool to eat the rest. from 43 Films on Vimeo.Saturday night saw a full house at G & B Oyster Bar, the sibling to Coconuts from Elliott Wolfe, Luc Limage, and chef Merv Jonota. Despite the tourista location by the beach, lots of locals fill ... More >>

Negotiations Are Under Way for Expansion of Fort Lauderdale Airport's Terminal 4

We told you last week that Broward County has broken ground on a $791 million runway expansion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International that will send planes up a six-story ramp over Federal Highway and the FEC tracks.Broward County Aviation Department​In tandem with that project, Terminal 4 (ho ... More >>

Machine Gun Kelly Leaves Fort Lauderdale and Gets Arrested: Criminal Foreshadowing in Videos

​Just last Thursday, County Grind attended a particularly wild concert that included some near-nudity, stage diving, and lots of masturbation chatter. The show was that of Machine Gun Kelly, the Cleveland rapper whose gift is his ability to spit out lyrics as fast as, well, a machine gun. After th ... More >>

Nerds Nerd-Out Together at Retro Arcade Night (Photos)

​These days, most gamer socializing happens through headsets and an internet connection. Back in the day, though, there were spots called arcades where peeps would hang out together, in the real world, and play videogames. Lately, there has been a resurgence of interest in the old, pixelated ... More >>

Fox News Now Pilfering Stories from the 'Lib Media'

Roger Ailes: You owe me money, dude.​Fox News likes to mock news from liberal media. Today, however, they plagiarized some.We already know what Fox thinks of New Times -- when we accused Congressman Allen West of violating the flag code by taking an American flag scuba diving, Fox News r ... More >>