Hillsborough County

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Cleared for Takeoff

If Fort Lauderdale wants to keep the Baltimore Orioles in town for spring training, it just needs to come up with $36 million

A Natural Alliance

Buck Island Ranch is home to the threatened caracara, and it's a laboratory where ranchers and conservationists are learning to work together

Letters to the Editor

Letters for May 31, 2001

Boom Times For Bogenschutz

As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

The Art of the Heist

As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

In Hallandale, National Review Writer Finds Liberals to Lampoon

Doesn't really look like Obama, but he smiles. And he's black(ish).After eight years of watching Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Michael Moore crack wise over the dunderheadedness of a Republican president, the arrival of a Democrat in the Oval Office means the Republican humorists get their turn.B ... More >>

Alimony Forever

Shack Up and Collect Moolah From Your Ex? Not So Fast.

Tailpipe

City Without Art

Stepping on Freedom of the Press

City Without Art

Peddling the Bush Agenda

Ideas? The Bush boys have 'em. And are they whoppers!

Felon Follies

A problem that marred the 2000 ballot is back

A Secretive Slush Fund Has Big Plans in Sunrise

A problem that marred the 2000 ballot is back

State Rep Issues Creative Challenge to Florida Sex Service Industry

Flickr User: addisonmagazine"Keep those hands where I can see 'em!"With a few days left before the state legislative session goes into OT, we are almost ready to pronounce its legacy: This year, 2009, was the one in which Florida slipped off an economic cliff, but not before saving us from our overs ... More >>

The Miccosukee Tribe Keeps Quiet About a Series of Traffic Deaths

A woman perishes in a collision with an Indian leader's kin. Her family cries cover-up.

Local Prostitute Talks About Craigslist Woes

It's hard out here for the pimped. Last week, Craigslist announced the site would eliminate its "Erotic Services" section and replace it with an "Adult Services" category, which employees are said to monitor for illegal activity. The change comes after national media attention on Philip Ma ... More >>

Broward County: Still Getting Ripped Off by Trash Haulers

Flickr: Jeffrey BeallWaste Management has a strangle-hold on the Broward trash industry.​Let's not get too carried away with the celebration for our soon-to-be cheaper trash bills.We had been paying $98.50/ton for trash. And now Broward residents will pay $61.75/ton. That's because we've finally p ... More >>

Florida's Eight Most Wanted Sexual Predators

Photo: FDLEEnrique Soto​It takes an especially brutal sex crime to qualify a sex offender as a "predator." The Florida Department of Law Enforcement currently lists eight sexual predators who have absconded -- meaning they're not living at the address in the sex offender registry. Based on th ... More >>

Richard Lippner Had Two Beautiful Young Women Die in His Apartment Four Months Apart

Photo: FDLEEnrique Soto​It takes an especially brutal sex crime to qualify a sex offender as a "predator." The Florida Department of Law Enforcement currently lists eight sexual predators who have absconded -- meaning they're not living at the address in the sex offender registry. Based on th ... More >>

Taxi Cab Drivers Must Wear Socks

Taxi drivers should just say NO to toe socks. ​The St. Petersburg Times reported recently that an independent taxi agency in Hillsborough County has a weird requirement: Drivers must wear socks.And that is evidently not an option.The agency, the Public Transportation Commission, basically regulate ... More >>

Lee County Taxi Drivers Facing Background Checks

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia CommonsDo you know who's driving your family around?​Last week, we brought you the story of taxi drivers who must wear socks. This week is a little bit different.According to NaplesNews.com, Lee County is considering giving cabdrivers background checks.Wait... what?!