Recessions and Depressions

Allen West Blames Obama for Results of 2007 Housing Crash

​Welcome to another post in our Allen West Fact Party series, in which we take claims made by the District 22 Republican and attempt to figure out whether they have a basis in reality. In case you were wondering, they usually don't.President Obama came to South Florida on Tuesday, giving Congressm ... More >>

What's New for the Holidays? Some Drink Links

slashfood​Get Crafty: Craft booze is booming, according to Good Magazine, as a result of the recession: "The Second Great Depression has been just as effective as the first at driving Americans into the soothing arms of a strong drink. Only this time around, our options for getting tanked are a lo ... More >>

GOP Intentionally Sabotaging Economy to Boot Obama? Only 39 Percent of Floridians Say No

wildmanhangout.com​Old news: Floridians think Gov. Rick Scott sucks. New news: Nearly half of Florida thinks Republicans are intentionally sabotaging the economy to prevent the reelection of President Obama.It's not just those damned liberals either -- 24 percent of Republicans agree, according to ... More >>

South Florida's Taco Boon in Tough Times

​The driving question behind this week's column is, Why are so many chefs opening taco stands in this area? I went to every taco joint that has opened in the past year, some multiple times, as well as Tacos al Carbon and El Guanaco, and a slew of cheap ass burrito joints. The proliferation of ... More >>

Census: Young People Still F*cked by Recession

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ret0dd/Down and out on mom and dad's sofa.​Now for some bad news. U.S. Census Bureau figures released today show that young people are getting especially pummeled by a recession that supposedly ended two years ago. According to the Associated Press, 20- and 30-someth ... More >>

Allen West's No-B.S. Weekend: Disses Bush, Palin

This has been a bullshit-busting kind of weekend for Allen West.First, he showed up in Fox News Sunday, talking smack about his own party's recent history. He was debating Donna Edwards, the Democrat congresswoman from Maryland, when host Chris Wallace asked:Congressman West, Republicans offered a p ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale's Green Room Gets Greenback Friendly on Gallery Saturdays

parkcityv.comBottoms up!​Leave your flask at home this Memorial Day weekend because tomorrow is Gallery Saturday at Green Room! Drink specials abound! That's right! You don't have to stand around nursing a hot beer or pretending like the melted ice at the bottom of your glass still has a little Ja ... More >>

SoFla Tea Party's Everett Wilkinson Says Juan Williams Got It Wrong

The average Tea Partier in South Florida is a lot more likely to look like this, Wilkinson says.​NPR commentator and Fox News talking head Juan Williams has been all over the media lately dissecting the Tea Party movement. In an April 2 Wall Street Journal editorial, Williams decried the liberal ... More >>

Lolapalooza, Low 'n' Slow Holiday Drive, Turkeys at the Biltmore

​We've all got a lot to be thankful for: The recession is over (supposedly), the world is still spinning, and Glenn Beck's communist appendix finally escaped its dank cell. Hollywood eatery Lola's on Harrison has a pretty good list too: Michael Wagner and company are going into their third season ... More >>

Shape Shifters

Incubus celebrates an 18-year evolution.

No Recession on Clematis: Downtown WPB Gets Areperia, Pizza Joint

Photo by Flickr user ulterior epicureArepas, hopefully as pretty as these, will headline a new joint on Clematis.​Recession, you say? Apparently not on Clematis Street, where despite a dining economy that has many restaurateurs contemplating an easier line of work, like shipping out on a tramp ste ... More >>

Petal Pushers

Pete Boinis: Asshole Of The Week

    BoinisThe Pulp's Asshole of the Week (so I stole an idea from Larry Flynt, what are you gonna do, shoot me?) is Pete Boinis. He's the guy that cordoned off his swath of land next to the Deerfield Beach Pier with a bunch of poles and then had "No Trespassing" sign ... More >>

Abrams: WSFL Morning Show Will Revolutionize TV

I haven't even been posting all the Lee Abrams think pieces lately because they've gotten to be so dull. But this one, which I received several days ago, well, it's worth sharing. Why? It's about the Tribune Co./Sun-Sentinel morning show on WSFL. I haven't weighed in about the show for the same ... More >>

Ease Recession Depression With the Jove

Nicaraguan Pot Endorses This Post, The Donald Is a Downer, Big Ball Cuts Corners

After watching last night's Pepsi Cola-Bud Light Super Bowl, it became clear to me that everything needs an official sponsor. So today's Morning Juice is brought to you by the Nicaraguan Tourism and Marijuana Growers Cooperative. It's good timing to land that sponsor too, because they just picked up ... More >>

A Change Will Do You Good

Celebrate the switch-off we've all been waiting for, today

T.G.I.2009

Let auld years be forgotten, tonight

Abrams: Time To Give Readers "Recession 101"

On the day the company declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Tribune's Chief Innovation Officer, Lee Abrams, issues a "think piece" to staff in which he says Tribune newspapers must "own" the recession: THE RECESSION: Discussion on we should position our papers and TV as the vehicles that helps peo ... More >>

Bust Your Gut

And the recession will follow.

Last Man Standing?

For restaurants in a recession, it's survival of the fittest

Reality Bites

They'll Take Your Houses

South Florida's real estate forecast calls for pain

Journo Job Fair Shines, Pulp In Dark

New Courthouse? Ha!

Best Sign that Good Help Is Hard to Find

Guardian Pools

Riding in Style

Leave the driving to Mike's on the Beach