Port St. Lucie

Interim President of FAU Pushed Chick-fil-A Stadium Naming Deal, Former A.D. Says

"Can't anybody here play this game?" -- Baseball manager Casey Stengel, about the 1962 New York Mets, whose 120 losses are the most by any MLB team in one season in the 20th century. See also: - Chick-fil-A Stadium: FAU Considered Homophobic Firm Hapless Florida Atlantic University president Mary ... More >>

Florida Man Hides a Whole Bunch of Drugs Inside His Butt

A Port St. Lucie man was walking around a cop funny. And then he told the cop he "may have some needles between his cheeks." And, according to a St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, it would appear that the man had more than just needles between his cheeks. He also had other drug pa ... More >>

Florida Woman Hides Bags of Drugs in Her Vagina, Cops Say

When cops pulled Port St. Lucie resident Jayme Nicole Poma, 23, over for a traffic violation a few weeks ago, they found that there was an active warrant out for her arrest for failure to appear in court. So the cops hauled her off to jail. But this was only the beginning of what would be a pretty ... More >>

Digital Domain: The Fall of a Movie Empire

Mitt Romney Hits Up Florida, Gets Face Wiped by Some Creepy Guy

Fresh off a debate victory that ended the race and buried Obama forever, Mittington RoboRomney hit up Florida for a three-city gloat-a-thon in which he gave a couple of stump speeches, shared some stories, took some photos, and uncomfortably got his face wiped over and over again by some random dude ... More >>

Digital Domain: John Textor's Student Labor Plantation

Slaves, at least, got room and board. On John Textor's digital plantation, the labor was going to pay the boss for the privilege of making him rich.For all the weeping and wailing over the demise of Digital Domain, the govt-subsidized "film school" that crashed and burned in West Palm Beach and Port ... More >>

Teen Shoots Himself Through the Penis and Testicle

Good morning, Pulpsters! Had breakfast yet? Hope so. Because we got a story about a dude who shot himself in the cock! Happy Wednesday! A Port St. Lucie teen bought himself a gun (always a terrific way to start a story, ain't it?). So there he was, cleaning his gun, as people with guns are wont to ... More >>

Dan Marino Loses Millions in Digital Domain Bankruptcy, According to Report

Digital Domain, the Florida-based visual effects company that gave the world Titanic, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and a Tupac hologram, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy recently. And now, according to Gossip Extra, Dolphins great Dan Marino, who bought 1,576,525 shares in the animation stud ... More >>

Teen Poses as a Police Officer So He Could "Arrest" His Shoplifting Buddy

Oh, teenagers. Two Port St. Lucie teen boys wanted to buy stuff at a their neighborhood Walmart but just didn't have any money. So they hatched a fail-safe plan. One dude robs the store, and the other dude poses as a cop to arrest him. Boom. Heist. Of. The. Century. Unfortunately, the two didn ... More >>

Burglar Chastises Man For Leaving Loaded Gun In Unlocked Car After Burglar Robs It

A Port St. Lucie man found that his unlocked car had been broken into, and his knife and loaded gun had been stolen on Tuesday.The man then called the cops to report the burglary. When he got back home, he found a plastic bag at his front door with his knife and his gun, sans bullets, inside. On the ... More >>

The 2012 Olympics: South Florida Restaurants and Bars with Olympics Events

Couldn't score a ticket across the pond for the London 2012 Olympics and now you'll be stuck watching the summer games "in the colonies"? No worries; South Florida bars and restaurants are flying the Union Jack (next to the good ol' Stars and Stripes, of course) in honor of the games, giving you a c ... More >>

Allen West on Healthcare: Obama Wants You to "Be His Slave"

Congressman Allen West is perturbed by the Supreme Court upholding the individual mandate. That isn't particularly surprising, so when he called it "a sad day for Americans," there wasn't a blog post about it. Likewise when he said, "Well, I got a great idea. I believe that for personal security, ev ... More >>

The Sweet Chariots on June 9 at Propaganda

The Tin Fish To Open on Clematis in May

The Tin Fish will debut in the former Luigi's space, at 118 S. Clematis Street, just in time for Sunfest in May. Owner Andy Noonan, said he liked the concept of The Tin Fish in Port St. Lucie so much that he wanted to open a branch of his own. The original plan was to open in Fort Lauderdale. Yet in ... More >>

Clinton Drake: Another Florida Teenager Accused of Murdering Relative With Hammer

​Clinton Travis Drake, 19, was arrested yesterday by the Cape Coral Police Department on Monday, accused of bludgeoning his 84-year-old grandfather to death with a hammer. This is now the second hammer-murder of a relative allegedly carried out by a teenaged family member, after 17-year-old Port S ... More >>

Tyler Hadley, Alleged Kid Hammer Murderer, Reportedly Showed Off Bodies, Blames Ecstasy

St. Lucie Sheriff's OfficeTyler Hadley​As is probably the case with most murders allegedly carried out by 17-year-old kids that involve bashing in their parents' heads with 22-inch framing hammers, the Tyler Hadley case is getting weird.According to several reports, Hadley told another friend that ... More >>

Cops: Kid Beat Parents to Death With Hammer, Threw a Party With Their Bodies on the Floor

​UPDATE: Police have provided us with a few extra details about the alleged hammer murders of Blake and Mary-Jo Hadley.Cops in Port St. Lucie say a 17-year-old kid murdered his parents, then decided to throw a house party at their place -- while their bodies were still on the floor in a bedroom.An ... More >>

Tyler Hadley Timeline: Made Facebook Invite Before Allegedly Killing Parents, Then Partied

Port St. Lucie PoliceMary-Jo Hadley (left) and Blake Hadley, allegedly murdered by their son with a 22-inch hammer.​Port St. Lucie police have released a few new details surrounding 17-year-old Tyler Hadley, who allegedly beat his parents to death with a hammer over the weekend.Police say Hadley c ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Creeps Planning Florida Funeral Protest in Response to Proposed Bill

thegatewaypundit.comWestboro Baptist weirdos.​It looks like the Westboro Baptist "Church" is interpreting State Rep. Pat Rooney's military funeral buffer-zone bill as an invitation.The Kansas crazies haven't placed it on their public schedule yet, but the Palm Beach Post reports the "Thank God for ... More >>

Las Olas Farmer's Market

​The other farmer's market (Riverwalk) can't compare to Sundays at the chemist parking lot on 12th Avenue and Las Olas Boulevard. Typically frou-frou gourmet offerings aside, this feels like a small street festival more than a farmer's market. Didn't used to be you could find five kinds of fancy s ... More >>

"Chuck Norris" Weed Comes to South Florida

flickr.com​ A strain of marijuana named for the eye-straining, diminutive ass-kicker, the modern folk legend known as Chuck Norris, has reached the streets of South Florida, according to a source involved with local law enforcement. The designer pot, which originally popped up in California pot di ... More >>

VersaEmerge's Alt-Rock Crunch Coming to Revolution

Silver Alert: The Amber Alert for Old People

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia CommonsHi, Mom!​Florida has the nickname "Heaven's Waiting Room" for a reason. Many snowbirds end up making the final trek to our sandy shores to live the rest of their lives in luxury. During that time, many fall sick with various illnesses -- including dementia.Back i ... More >>

South Florida Homes Safe From "Worst Cities for Real Estate Investing" List

Flickr: lexlevinradApparently in Port St. Lucie the foreclosure bus will come foreclose on your house in a hurry.Want to invest in some real estate? Don't start looking in Florida.Forbes.com writer Francesca Levy published a list recently called "The Worst Cities for Real Estate Investing." Out of t ... More >>

Gays Still Can't Marry in Florida, but Straights Sure Can Divorce

flickr.com​Though certain Florida politicians would have you believe they are dutifully "protecting" marriage with laws preventing gay people from legally marrying, a new list of America's 50 Divorce Capitals has more cities from the Sunshine State than anywhere else.The website, The Daily Beast, ... More >>

Fox 29 Suggests Gas Prices in Tiny Towns

Flickr: ramparts54There's no need to trek to the boondocks for your gas.​Fox 29 didn't disappoint this morning. As part of their usual repertoire of using minifacts to fill the two-hour morning news segment, they provided loyal readers with some cheap gas prices. This would be nice and useful ... More >>

South Florida's Hey Monday and VersaEmerge Add a Female Kick to Warped Tour

Vans Warped Tour

Community Property Brings Rock and Soul to Beerfest

Trucker Arrested for License Fraud may be International Fugitive

​A Port St. Lucie truck driver arrested for perjury and driver's license fraud may also be wanted in Brazil for swindling, unlawful seizure, receipt of stolen goods, and a fun little thing called murder, TCPalm reports.The Florida Highway Patrol arrested Geraldo Ricardo Miranda, 42, on Wednesday f ... More >>

Morning Juice: Merhige Caught in Long Key; Dolphins Lose Quarterbacks, Playoff Bid

​The holidays are over, and a new year is upon us. Let's see what 2010 has in store for the local news.Jupiter's Thanksgiving massacre suspect, Paul Michael Merhige, was found Saturday night in a hotel room in Long Key, after the hotelkeepers saw an ad for America's Most Wanted displaying Merhige' ... More >>

Numbers Prove It: Florida Properties Flattened by Recession, Slumping Toward Deep South

Flickr: marsmet47OK, maybe not everything... but our housing market sure is.​We held out for as long as we could. Property values in Florida -- especially South Florida -- were always so much higher than those other Southern states. We were so smug, weren't we, in 2006?That's the year when the hou ... More >>

The Great Gong Sees All...

...Knows all

Morning Juice: Hearse Joyride Ends Without Jump, Bikini-Clad Teacher Helps Local News

An acceptable way to end a car chase. Hearse Joyride Has Lame, No-Jump Ending Johnny Silfrain just doesn't know how to end a joy ride. Cops say Johnny stole a hearse from outside a funeral yesterday in West Park, took the thing on a joyride, and then drove right back to the funeral. Now, see, if ... More >>

Everybody's Kung Food Fighting

We used to joke about serving a "knuckle sandwich" and washing it down with a cool "can of whoop-ass" (pictured above). But no more. Not since this rash of cuisine-related crime struck Florida. This past week, we've been too scared to enter a Dunkin' Donuts, and only now that our brave sheriff has a ... More >>

A Sandwich Makes The Perfect Murder Weapon

Ever since news broke that a Port St. Lucie man beat his girlfriend with a sandwich, we've been waiting...waiting...to learn exactly what was his weapon of choice. The Port St. Lucie Police Department is not about to give such clues away. But whatever the sandwich in question was, it failed to ach ... More >>

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Consultants Hazen and Sawyer oversaw one the biggest utility failures in Fort Lauderdale history. So why does the city keep hiring them?

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