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  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Warren Buffett Buys 63 Newspapers From Media Company, Says It Can Keep the Florida Ones

    A U.S. media company announced today that they would be selling 63 newspapers to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company for $142 million, according to the Associated Press. Berkshire Hathaway will also be loaning the company, Media General, $400 million to pay off other debts.Buffett's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    New Florida Senate Ad: Vote for George LeMieux Because at Least He Lives in Florida

    Republican Senate candidate George LeMieux released a sequel to his "Two and a Half Macks" campaign ad against primary opponent, Connie Mack, yesterday. While the first ad's thesis was essentially "Connie Mack is a doofus," this one takes a more specific route -- the Lemieux campaign says Mack doesn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Connie Mack's Dad Chastises Reporters for Pointing Out His Son Is Way, Way Behind

    Republican Rep. Connie Mack IV's Senate campaign has hit a bump in the road -- a bump shaped like an electorate that doesn't want to vote for him. He's come up short in poll after poll, and papers in Florida and elsewhere have pointed it out. Well, one person is not having it -- Mack's dad.Former Fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Barry "Bear" Silverman Is a Fake Navy SEAL, Says Lawyer Representing Real Navy SEAL

    Assuming you, like most of our dear readers, are a lily-livered sissy who has never made it through a "Hell Night" or advanced Navy SEAL training, here are a couple of things you may not know.1. There are former Navy SEALs who teach classes on how to be like a Navy SEAL, like this guy:2. There are o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Allen West on Gay Soldiers: "People Can Change Their Behavior, but I Can't Change My Color"

    ​Well, it didn't take too long for Rep. Allen West to make a statement that people are seeing as more outlandish than his last one.West was asked by an audience member at a speech Saturday night about openly gay people serving in the United States military, according to the Tampa Tribune.His respo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Palm Beach County School District Has the Most Bullied Kids in the State

    familiesonlinemagazine.com​The Palm Beach County School District apparently has a bunch of stinkin' meanies.According to some research by the Tampa Tribune, Palm Beach schools reported nearly 4,000 bullying incidents between 2008 and 2010, which is the most of any district in the state.To put that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2011

    Rick Scott Asks Few Remaining Supporters to Mail Pre-Written Letter to Newspapers

    Making a mockery of journalism, politics, and the practice of reading.​Rick Scott, apparently desperate to appeal to the thin slice of voters who a.) might consider supporting him and b.) still read newspapers, has orchestrated a fake-letter-writing campaign to ambush Florida's newspapers with uns ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2011

    Marco Rubio On Waterboarding

    ​"We need to find out how this information was gathered," said Marco Rubio to the Tampa Tribune, referring to the intelligence on Osama bin Laden's courier that led to last Sunday's raid. "Again, this is not for the purposes of saying we were right and you were wrong. It's for understanding what w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    The Rick Scott Word Cloud Sums Up His First 100 Days

    Can you sum up Rick Scott's first 100 days in one word?​With his popularity plummeting and ethical scrutiny spreading like a bad rash, Gov. Rick Scott reached the 100-day mark of his first term last week. From the racist voting law to the ridiculous urine jug, it's been an interesting time, to say ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Pulp Black Tie Edition: Boden's Latest Gig

    Rothstein, with his vodka martini, and, from left, Adler, Lippman, and Grant at his Versace mansion wedding ​This is a good shot of some of the alleged co-conspirators in the Scott Rothstein fiasco. Russ Adler, at right, and Steve Lippman were knee-deep in the mess.& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Top Five Foodies to Follow on Twitter

    In the world of instant gratification, Twitter provides us with more quick and up-to-date information than we can actually swallow. With more than 50 million tweets per day, keeping up with the traffic has proven to be difficult. Since it's next to impossible to follow every foodie in the Twitterve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Is Lauderdale Girl's Hotness to Blame for Near-Fatal Busch Gardens Accident?

    Photo by Bob Fiallo It's hard to understand how Maikon Bonani, the star kicker for the University of South Florida, could have possibly forgotten to lock the door of the gondola on the Skyride at Busch Gardens in Tampa. After all, that was his job. It's doubly perplexing that after realizing hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Crist Reaction to New Times Best Pool: I Want to Go to There

    One of the best parts of being Florida governor is access to a jet with which to indulge your most sudden, insatiable geographical impulses.For example, New Times' eagerly anticipated Best Of Broward/Palm Beach issue hit this website on June 11. (Memorize that date -- we'll get back to it.) The Best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    It's Unanimous: Florida Legislature Flunked

    Flickr User: MonteCristoScene of the crime: the state capitol in TallahasseeSure, it's unfair to focus entirely on what did not happen in a legislative session, and with all the economic troubles, this one was going to be grueling no matter what. But even grading against a curve of extremely low exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Tweet Tweet: Sun-Sentinel Getting Social

    New memo from the Sun-Sentinel. Ladies and gentleman, newspaper's management lexicon gets a fairly new title: "Social Media Coordinator." It's all about Twitter and Facebook and what not. And the SMC for the newspaper is Chris Tiedje. Here's the memo:     Several weeks ago, Seth Liss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Boom Times For Bogenschutz

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Green Eyeshade Award Winners

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    DeGroot: The Wasteland Cometh

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2007

    Somebody Got It Wrong

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2007

    This Isn't Good News

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2007

    “White Marble Farms" Pork = Hog Wash!

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2006

    Hardballed

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2006

    Foley's Priest Unmasked

    As the economy goes further into the tank, there's at least one guy in Broward County whose business appears to be thriving like never before: David Bogenschutz, the go-to defense attorney for ethically challenged judges, indicted politicians, and just about anyone else with a high pr ... More >>

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Charlie Crist Is NOT Gay

    And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

  • News

    October 12, 2006

    Charlie Crist Is NOT Gay

    And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2006

    Blog Hijacking

    And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    The Corrupter

    The sheriff is selling out the public. Do you give a darn?

  • News

    September 2, 2004

    Last Candidate Standing

    Davie's Richard Grayson has built a political career of joke campaigns

  • News

    June 17, 2004

    GOPundit

    Oft-quoted USF Prof Susan MacManus is neutral. Yeah, right.

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    Moving Targets

    In the past 15 years, at least 14 newspaper hawkers have been killed on the job and 29 more have been injured

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    Lapsed Ethics

    The governor's new man on the state ethics board done us wrong

  • Calendar

    May 9, 2002

    SoFla with a Twist

    Tim Dorsey strives to out-Hiaasen that other chronicler of Sunshine State zaniness

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Undercurrents

    Forget the Marc Rich pardon. Bob Crawford is the one who really got away with something.

  • Calendar

    October 28, 1999

    Caught in the Headlights

    Tim Dorsey

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    The Sheriff's Criminal Association

    If Ken Jenne were like most cops, he'd be investigated for being friends with felons who give him money

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