Jeri Muoio

Kravis Center Breaks Law, Screws Workers, Stiffs Patrons

Pretty goddamned embarrassing when Palm Beach County's premier performing arts showcase chooses to break the law with impunity rather than do right by its employees. But for 12 years now Palm Beach's Kravis Center has engaged in an illegal campaign of union busting that's simmered like a b ... More >>

West Palm Beach Commissioners to Hear Proposals For Intracoastal Hotel

West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio believes a hotel with intracoastal water ways can potentially be a big deal for the downtown area. So the city commission will be hearing three different proposals for one to be built where city hall used to be. Included in the plans is the old Helen Wilkes hotel si ... More >>

Digital Domain: The Fall of a Movie Empire

Scenes From a Rally: Obama in West Palm Beach

The earth didn't move nor did the seas part. But the idea that President Obama's supporters see the man as the Second Coming was never much more than a lie put forth by his enemies. The Obamanauts may be fervent, but what they see is the right man for the job. And the 6,000 souls who stood hours in ... More >>

West Palm Beach Cracks Down on Food Trucks

​It seems that the honeymoon phase between the City of West Palm Beach and food trucks is coming to an end. Palm Beach County is behind Miami in food trucks, but certain owners, most notably the Fire Within and Curbside Gourmet, have risen to the challenge of bringing the mobile eateries to the no ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should West Palm Beach Publish Catalogs of Prostitution Customers?

ioffer.com​West Palm Beach city commissioners are considering multiple methods to curb prostitution in the city, including printing the names, mugshots, and addresses of those busted trying to pick up a hooker -- effectively creating a customer database for women of the night. The city has ha ... More >>

West Palm Beach's Possible Plan to Battle Prostitution: Print a Catalog of Customers

lasvegascitylife.comEspecially when you have an address book full of customers​West Palm Beach has a prostitution problem -- their city ordinance to keep hookers off street corners has been deemed unconstitutional by two courts, and the city was sued the last time they published the names of men s ... More >>

Mark Foley Comeback Hinges on Dissection of His Sex Scandal

Not perfect. Not exactly a monster either.​Mark Foley is back! Maybe. The Republican ex-congressman, who resigned in disgrace in 2006 after revelations that he'd made passes at teenaged congressional pages, is considering a run for the mayor of West Palm Beach.Lots of folks will gripe, rightly eno ... More >>

West Palm Commission Supports Gay Adoption

​West Palm Beach became the second city in Broward-Palm Beach this month to pass a resolution supporting gays who want to adopt kids in Florida. Under current Florida law, gay men and lesbians are banned from adopting, although they're permitted, and in fact encouraged, to become foster parents. I ... More >>

7 Reasons to Re-read West Palm's 'Pay to Play' Grand Jury Report

Summer's a great time to revisit the classics!​Here we are in the dog days of August, an excellent time to do a little summer re-reading.  On the Juice's beachside reading list is the Grand Jury Report released in 2007 on the "Pay to Play" scandal in West Palm Beach. A Grand Jury was convened ... More >>