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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Allen West Says He'd Consider Raising Taxes: What's Going On? (Video) (Updated)

    Update, 1:17 p.m.: Added comment from Patrick Murphy, his Democratic opponent in the District 18 race.Allen West's unpredictability quotient is through the roof these days. The whole "communists in Congress" thing was off-the-wall, but it was at least in line with the rest of his statement ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk's Broward Condo Is in Foreclosure (We Got the Documents)

    (EDIT, 2:20 p.m.: Jose Lambiet is reporting Faulk doesn't even own the condo anymore because the condo association bought it from him after a deal in 2010.)PNC Bank filed a foreclosure complaint late last month on the Pompano Beach condo of Marshall Faulk, the former St. Louis Rams running back who ... More >>

  • News

    February 9, 2012

    Reggae Great Buju Banton Is Locked Up on Drug Charges. Was He Entrapped?

    (EDIT, 2:20 p.m.: Jose Lambiet is reporting Faulk doesn't even own the condo anymore because the condo association bought it from him after a deal in 2010.)PNC Bank filed a foreclosure complaint late last month on the Pompano Beach condo of Marshall Faulk, the former St. Louis Rams running back who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2011

    PolitiFact: Where "We Have No Way of Knowing" Turns Into "Mostly False"

    wildmanhangout.com​Who fact-checks the fact-checkers?The Pulitzer Prize-winning analysts of political statements over at PolitiFact -- a project of the St. Petersburg Times -- ran a pretty curious rundown of one of President Obama's statements this week.The claim: "Some billionaires have a tax ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Florida Cities Occupy the Forbes List of "America's Millionaire Capitals"

    ​If you've ever wondered where all the members of that oh-so-loathed "1%" that's not too hot with the Occupy Wall Street movement, look no further than Florida -- mostly South Florida.Forbes decided to use an interesting method to figure out the rankings for its list of "America's Millionaire Capi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Mandy Dawson Arrested Again -- for a Little More Than Prescription Pill Fraud This Time

    chinalawandpolicy.com​Remember that $87,000 former State Sen. Mandy Dawson allegedly received from ophthalmologist-turned-felon Alan Mendelsohn between 2003 and 2006? That investigation finally landed her a trip to jail yesterday.Dawson was hit with federal tax-evasion charges yesterday in her fir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Scott Rothstein Saga: Debra Villegas Goes to Prison; Four Enter Guilty Pleas

    Scott W. Rothstein​The gifts of prison sentences keep coming, thanks to Scott Rothstein.Debra Villegas, the second in command for Rothstein's gigantic Ponzi scheme, surrendered to her new home at a minimum-security federal prison last week to begin her ten-year sentence.Villegas, now 44, pleaded g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Cinema Paradiso Chases Out Top Managers

    Photo by Eric Barton​If you hit Cinema Paradiso's Italia Film Festa this past weekend you might have been lucky enough to catch Come Undone, a steamy flick about an adulterous affair set in Milan. After seeing it in December, Village Voice reviewer Nick Pinkerton wrote: "The hot sex has the rhythm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Alan Mendelsohn, Political Adviser and Government Scammer, to Be Sentenced Today

    Alan Mendelsohn​Alan Mendelsohn -- the Hollywood ophthalmologist, GOP fundraiser, lobbyist, and adviser to former Gov. Charlie Crist -- will be sentenced in federal court today after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge in December.Mendelsohn's conspiracy charge specifically claimed scheming to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    If You Didn't Think The Broward League Of Cities Was Evil ...

    Commissioner Aaronson at the Broward League of Cities​Back in the heyday​UPDATE: Former Scott Rothstein partner Stuart Rosenfeldt has settled his $9 million clawback suit with the bankruptcy trustee for $1.6 million, according to the Sentinel. It's a convoluted situation. Apparently Rosenfeldt i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Jack Tobin: One Of A Kind

    Margate political powerhouse and consummate deal maker Jack Tobin, who died Tuesday at the age of 69, will be laid to rest Friday. He's remembered with near reverence by many who knew him, even those who also knew the rather unseemly nature of his long political career as a state legislator, Ma ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    Marco Rubio Has Risen With Lightning Speed, but Conservatives Alone Can't Carry Him to the White House

    Margate political powerhouse and consummate deal maker Jack Tobin, who died Tuesday at the age of 69, will be laid to rest Friday. He's remembered with near reverence by many who knew him, even those who also knew the rather unseemly nature of his long political career as a state legislator, Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Better Late Than Never? Sylvia Poitier Declares Conflicts of Interest

    Here's an outrageous piece of video, courtesy of Acts of Sedition.com. It's from last night's Deerfield Beach Commission meeting. You'll see City Attorney Andy Maurodis talking to the commissioners about his failure to get any response from his requests for financial records from Arlington Park Fami ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    Willie Nelson Plays Boca's Sunset Cove Amphitheater

    Here's an outrageous piece of video, courtesy of Acts of Sedition.com. It's from last night's Deerfield Beach Commission meeting. You'll see City Attorney Andy Maurodis talking to the commissioners about his failure to get any response from his requests for financial records from Arlington Park Fami ... More >>

  • News

    December 3, 2009

    Harvey Oyer, the Lawyer Who Inked Deals That Put a Politician in Prison, Still Walks Free

    Here's an outrageous piece of video, courtesy of Acts of Sedition.com. It's from last night's Deerfield Beach Commission meeting. You'll see City Attorney Andy Maurodis talking to the commissioners about his failure to get any response from his requests for financial records from Arlington Park Fami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Should Feds Let Charities Keep the Rothstein Money?

    FlickrSynagogues received big money from Rothstein.​Based on this weekend's Daily Pulp, we know that Scott Rothstein's investors are going to try to get money back from the many charities that received his generous donations. That post triggered a conversation in the comments field about whether i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Deerfield Beach Commission Braces for "Crazy Train"

    Flickr user: En AmiA preview of the public comment period?On the agenda for tonight's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission, under the heading "Written Requests," there looms an ominous entry: Chaz Stevens will address the city's elected leaders on "myriad topics." Among the myriad topics ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Real Men Drink Microbrews

    Hold your fire, save your ammo, and belly up to the bar at the Lodge.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Palm Beach Post Embarrasses Self, Re-Endorses Corrupt Goldsmith

    In a rather subversive answer to my recent blog post that exposed Palm Beach mayoral candidate C. Gerald "Gerry" Goldsmith's corrupt history, the Palm Beach Post re-endorsed Goldsmith, saying he's "still the choice." The paper, in one of the most pathetic excuses for journalism the Pulp h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Palm Beach Mayoral Candidate Has Corrupt Past In Bahamas

    Even by Florida's loose ethical standards, Palm Beach mayoral contender C. Gerald Goldsmith has a corrupt past that should make his candidacy a joke. Goldsmith, who served on the Palm Beach town council back in the mid-1990s, survived the Feb. 3 election ... More >>

  • Film

    December 18, 2008

    It's a Miserable Life

    Will Smith encores his Pursuit of Happyness

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    Sayonara, Suckers

    Ministry says farewell in a gesture of animosity and spite

  • News

    March 6, 2008

    Haunted House

    A priceless Fort Lauderdale property is sold on the cheap, and it's not the economy, stupid

  • News

    February 28, 2008

    Restaurant Flambé

    Michael's Kitchen has moved on, leaving the charred remains of a lot of goodwill in Hollywood

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2008

    Newspaper Staff Ordered To "Question Authority"

    Michael's Kitchen has moved on, leaving the charred remains of a lot of goodwill in Hollywood

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    Jenne Can Blame Bag Man Bill

    Michael's Kitchen has moved on, leaving the charred remains of a lot of goodwill in Hollywood

  • News

    June 14, 2007

    Nova to Workers: Drop Dead

    Janitors go jobless for months, and students don't give a damn

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Letters for August 24-30, 2006

    Janitors go jobless for months, and students don't give a damn

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    "I Created the World in Six Days and All I Got Was This Lousy Billboard — God"

    The strange saga of a religious advertising campaign begins and ends in Fort Lauderdale.

  • News

    June 16, 2005

    The Doctor's Trials

    Meet Hollywood's Donald Tobkin: caring M.D., feared lawyer, accused felon

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Mr. Big Shot

    The charismatic lawyer and power broker took one last lap in a New River mansion during his run from the law

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005
  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Tailpipe

    Energizer Con Man

  • Film

    April 7, 2005

    Off Topic

    There isn't much going on in Campbell Scott's latest project

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Embrace the Abyss

    There isn't much going on in Campbell Scott's latest project

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    Unusual Suspects, Part 3

    A mercenary knocks, almost everybody talks, and a new light shines on two mysterious deaths

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    Rock 'n' Nole

    A casino's comin' to Hollywood. It's a big gamble.

  • News

    February 20, 2003

    Letters for February 20, 2003

    A casino's comin' to Hollywood. It's a big gamble.

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Freedom to Die

    The story of a Hollywood couple's love and death is heart-rending. It should also spur change.

  • News

    November 21, 2002

    That's not Journalism. That's Poetry!

    The biggest, baddest bloviators in town match witlessness in our Columnist Poetry Slam

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Big Cypress Buyout

    Proposed payment of millions to a wealthy clan amounts to nothing more than stealing from taxpayers for the Bush boys' political gain

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    Wild, Wild West

    Once convicted of fraud and in debt to the IRS for a cool million, Steven West is some kind of businessman

  • News

    February 14, 2002

    Cleanup Patter

    Getting down and dirty with Broward's school janitors

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for May 3, 2001

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    I Think, Therefore I Scam

    America gave Franco Nicoletti opportunities and riches beyond belief. But it didn't give him a conscience.

  • Film

    September 3, 1998

    Barely Stayin' Alive

    America gave Franco Nicoletti opportunities and riches beyond belief. But it didn't give him a conscience.

  • News

    July 23, 1998

    Weird Science

    The Life Extension Foundation claims it'll add years to your life with pills and cancer profiles. As long as you have the money.

  • News

    April 23, 1998

    Sonny's Last Stand

    Coming soon to a courtroom near you: dueling conspiracy theories that pit Fort Lauderdale's finest against their political bosses. One certain verdict: There's a price to pay for tangling with civic activist Sonny Irons.

  • News

    December 25, 1997

    The Straight Dope

    Coming soon to a courtroom near you: dueling conspiracy theories that pit Fort Lauderdale's finest against their political bosses. One certain verdict: There's a price to pay for tangling with civic activist Sonny Irons.

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    The Resurrection of Robert Tilton

    On the trail of the elusive (yet surprisingly TV- friendly) Pastor Bob, fallen man of God and new South Florida resident

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