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Howard Stern Buys $52 Million Mansion in Palm Beach, According to Reports

Radio "shock jock" Howard Stern has reportedly bought himself a mansion in Palm Beach, according to Gossip Extra. Someone purchased the lavish oceanfront home on 601 N. County Road for a whopping $52-million, according to sales records. And that someone is apparently Stern and his wife Beth Ostros ... More >>

Locavore Index 2013: How Does Florida Stack Up?

Since the Alice Waters and Chez Panisse came into the scene in Berkeley in the 1960's, there has been a huge movement to localize our food systems. Obviously, some areas caught on a bit quicker than others. Some areas do make it easier. Iowa, for example, is pretty much one big farm. Right? As the ... More >>

The Best Apple Pie Recipe Ever: Pick 'Em Like Maine Pomologist John Bunker

Nutting Bumpuses. Northern Spy. Newt Grindles. These are just a few of the unique names given to a variety of rare, heirloom apples found on John Bunker's Super Chilly Farm in Palermo, Maine.Bunker, a self-appointed Maine preservation pomologist, has without a doubt the most knowledge of apples in N ... More >>

Jared Chase, Brent Betterly, and Brian Church, "NATO 3," Charged with Terrorism in Chicago

Cops Say South Florida Protesters Busted in Chicago Are Terrorists; Friends Call Bullshit Three men formerly associated with Occupy Fort Lauderdale were charged today in Chicago with 11 counts including conspiracy to commit terrorism, possession of explosives, and attempted arson. Each is being held ... More >>

Marco Rubio Admits to Puking After Vodka-Shot Contest, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Makes Fun of Him

The Miami Herald had a story over the weekend outlining some of the contents of Sen. Marco Rubio's autobiography, An American Son, due to come out tomorrow. It included a tidbit about Rubio's drinking habits:Where President Obama, for instance, admitted drug use in his first autobiography, Rubio is ... More >>

The Secret Shame of the Restaurant Chain

Sometime later this year, the Italian chain with two annoying Texans in its commercials is expected to open a location on 17th Street in Fort Lauderdale. It'll appear among a mile strip of local favorites, places like Gilbert's with their great burgers and Grateful Palate with their terrific everyth ... More >>

Meet the Preppers... and the Mormons (Part 1)

In this week's cover story about survivalists, I speak with a man who identifies himself only as "Bowreeguard," who hails from hard-granite New Hampshire and says that prepping was a way of life for his family when he was growing up.The eldest son of his family, Bowreeguard learned to keep supplies ... More >>

Florida Blamed for Messing Up Entire Republican Presidential Nominating Process

The Republican National Committee is not happy. It wanted a drawn-out primary contest, one that would give less-organized or less-funded candidates a shot to prove themselves.Instead, we're stuck with a brutal runoff between Guy Smiley and "the walrus of American politics," and yesterday, ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Accused of Blaming Tucson Shooting on Tea Party (She Didn't)

Fox "News"​If Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said something profoundly stupid, we'd be all over it.Unfortunately, this is a case of a Fox News writer saying something profoundly stupid.When the headline "DNC Chair Blames Tea Party for Tucson Shooting" comes with a chopped-up video clip and an ellip ... More >>

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Joe Arpaio Gets a Weekend in Florida Thanks to the Tea Party and Americans for Prosperity

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" -- is getting out of Arizona this weekend to be the headliner for the "Choose Liberty 2012" event, hosted by the Eastern Orlando Tea Party and the Koch brothers-funded American ... More >>

Jon Stewart to Florida: "You're Lucky We Even Let You Vote at All"

​Last night, Jon Stewart focused his beloved comic lens on the Florida GOP's recent decision to move its presidential primary date up from March to January. The Daily Show host gleefully ripped the state a new one for having the audacity to seek more power over the electoral process. And yes, ... More >>

Who's the Bozz?: Missing Persons Heads Up Respectable Street's Anniversary Bash

Food Trucks Hit Broward County This Weekend

B.C. Tacos is heading out to Broward County this weekend.​If you love the south Florida food truck scene but hate the drive down to Miami (with gas prices hitting close to four bucks a gallon, who can blame you?), this weekend may be the answer to all the nights you left a tiny li ... More >>

Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon Shows Flexibility on 2012 Presidential Primary, But Still Flexes Some Muscle

via APHouse Speaker Dean Cannon is bold but bendable on the 2012 presidential primary date​Despite the farcical sideshow of Donald Trump's recent antics, the 2012 presidential election is actually a serious and important issue. And for the second consecutive presidential election cycle, Florida's ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Seeing Gabby's Eyes Open Was "the Most Incredible Experience I Have Ever Had"

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington Giffords, Gillibrand, and Wasserman Schultz. ​ Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a close friend of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords', was in the Tucson hospital room last night when the congresswoman opened her eyes for the first time aft ... More >>

School Grading System Ignores one Problem: Florida Is Still Dumber Than South Dakota

He's smiling because he thinks he's going to learn something.​Good news: According to our new grading system, Florida's public schools are doing better than ever! "D" schools are "B" schools! "C" schools are "A" schools! Florida is an educational dynamo!Bad news: Our high school seniors are totall ... More >>

UPDATE: Radio Host Meg McLain's Hellish Experience With the Body Scanners At Fort Lauderdale Airport Security

This could be you.​If you're not a fan of powerful, liberty-stomping bureaucratic assclowns walking all over basic civil rights, this story might bother you.Now, the new full-body scanners used by airports have already caused quite a bit of controversy. But Meg McLain, New Hampshire-based marijuan ... More >>

Embattled UF Film Students Bring Haiti Documentary to FLIFF

Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin with the subject of their film.​The two University of Florida graduate students who almost didn't get to graduate, are now bringing the controversial film to the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. And there will be no disclaimers.Jon Bougher, originally fr ... More >>

Chef John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine: Q&A, Part Two

​Today, we continue our interview with John Paul Kline of John Paul Custom Cuisine, whose food- and winetasting series at the Museum of Art has been selling out. So what did you do after culinary school? I attended Johnson and Wales in Providence when I was 25 or so. I worked at the Back Eddy in ... More >>

The Hold Steady Returns to South Florida for Heineken Inspire Event

Greyhound Racing Ends in New England, Opponents Focus On Florida

Tara NieuwesteegJailamony enjoying her new backyard.​This time last year we had a cover story about Jailamony, a greyhound with a broken leg, and the national fight over greyhound racing. While Florida, with 13 tracks, remains the mecca of dog racing in this country, other states continue banning ... More >>

UF Allows Film Students to Use Post-Earthquake Haiti Footage

courtesy of Jon Bougher​Two graduate film students at the University of Florida will be allowed to use footage they shot on a trip to Haiti since the earthquake in January in their thesis documentary. They will have to include a disclaimer at the beginning of the film that explains that the univer ... More >>

UPDATE: Two UF Film Students May Not Graduate Because of Trip to Haiti

courtesy Jon Bougher​Even after weeks of media coverage and national attention, two graduate film students at the University of Florida might not be able to graduate in a few weeks because of a documentary they are making about Haiti. School officials have ruled that the film made by Roman Safiull ... More >>

VIDEO: This Footage From Post-Earthquake Haiti May Keep Two UF Film Students From Graduating

This is a short clip from a documentary by two University of Florida film students. The students, Roman Safiullin from Fort Lauderdale and Jon Bougher from New Hampshire, were in Haiti in January when the big earthquake hit. Despite a university travel ban, the students went back to Haiti several d ... More >>

Florida Men Don't Measure Up, According to Condomania

​Men of Florida, don't despair: There's always somebody out there with a willie smaller than yours.This month, condomania.com released the results of its extensive survey of penis sizes around the nation. The company says it gathered "detailed information" about 27,000 peckers so to better design ... More >>

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Greyhound Racing Suspended in Rhode Island; Racing Opponents Eye Florida

"Wouldn't you rather pet me than bet on me?"​Last weekend, greyhound racing was suspended at Twin River, the only active track in Rhode Island. The track is bankrupt, in part it says, because of the cost of dog racing. The state assembly there is trying to revive the moribund industry, but ... More >>

New Hampshire Ends Live Greyhound Racing; Will Florida Follow Suit?

Jailamony used to race at Mardi Gras. Now she sits around looking adorable. Live greyhound racing in New Hampshire ended swiftly this week with a new state bill that allows the two tracks there to have simulcast betting without having to run dogs on the premises. Similar bills have been propo ... More >>

Technical Difficulties: Elderly Senate Candidate Adjusts Antennae on His YouTube

Here's a quandary: What do you do if you announce your candidacy for higher office, but nobody reports it? (Or at least nobody besides Juice?) If you're Bob Smith, former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire now semi-retired in Sarasota, you sorta pretend you never made the first announcement, then... ma ... More >>

What About Bob? Florida Senior Bids to Be Florida's Junior Senator

Bob SmithBob Smith, who for 12 years served as New Hampshire's U.S. Senator, is betting that his brand of retro-Republicanism will carry him to victory in the 2010 race to be U.S. Senator from Florida. Smith retired in Sarasota six years ago and declared his candidacy this month. If elected, he woul ... More >>

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The Case of the Homeless Hound

A man and his dog have been apart because a do-gooder unleashed a legal barrage over ownership of a Labrador retriever. Now the canine in contention has vanished.