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Marco Rubio Rejects His Own Immigration Proposal, Because of Barack Obama

Shining Beacon of Light Marco Rubio called President Obama's first draft on immigration reform "dead on arrival" yesterday, saying that the president's bill "repeats the failures of past legislation" and that the bill will die as soon as it enters the hallowed halls of Congress just like every past, ... More >>

University of Miami Basketball Jumps Again in AP Poll

By halftime on Saturday at the BankUnited Center, while most of the sold-out crowd was twisting out their necks trying to get an eyeful of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade courtside, the national beat writers and TV analysts holed up in the media room were already tossing around the question: Are the Hu ... More >>

Barack Obama's Speech: Three Things To Expect

Today, a less popular, but in some ways, stronger Barack Obama will become our president for four more years -- well, kinda. Sure, he already took the oath yesterday, but that was just the wedding ceremony without the reception. Today's the party. So what can we expect? Exactly that: a party. If hi ... More >>

Frankenfish Salmon Swims Closer to Your Plate

A genetically modified salmon, ominously dubbed the Frankenfish, recently took another step from the farm to your plate. The Food and Drug Administration last week released an environmental report on the impact of the AquaAdvantage salmon, developed and patented (yes, patented) by Massachussets-bas ... More >>

Hurricane Grill & Wings Opens in Pembroke Pines

Hurricane Grill & Wings has opened its first Pembroke Pines location.  The West Palm Beach-based restaurant chaine has grown nationally with restaurants throughout Florida, as well as in New York, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota.  

Dwyane Wade Will Donate Tonight's Game Check to Victims of Hurricane Sandy

The last time the Miami Heat were in New York, they were busy denting Knickerbocker ass on their way to a first-round playoff series victory, the first of many on their way to the title. Remember when New York managed to win one game in that series and Madison Square Garden celebrated like the Knic ... More >>

Larry Beinfest to be Fired by Miami Marlins Next Week, According to Report

The Miami Marlins had what you might call a bit of a crappy season. Even though they entered this year super excited about their brand new stadium, their brand new $100 million payroll, their brand new shortstop, their brand new closer, their brand new manager, and being featured on Showtime's The F ... More >>

Delray Beach Named "Most Fun Small Town in the United States": Celebrate at Deck 84

When a Florida city -- or hell, the entire state -- gets a top spot on a national list or earns a designator of "Most (Fill-in-the-Blank)," the results usually aren't pretty. Not convinced? Click here, here, and here for examples to prove the point. So it was a pleasant change of pace when this ... More >>

Hungry Hungry Pythons Decimate Mammal Populations in Everglades

​It's no secret that Burmese pythons have been wreaking havoc in the Everglades, but the extent of their destruction has been hard to grasp. A new study provides some of the first hard statistics on how these invasive reptiles are altering the food chain, and the numbers are downright scary.Betwee ... More >>

Not Just For Dessert, Fast Food Minis Are A Whole Meal

​USA Today reports on the mini-dessert trend, which includes today's rollout at Baskin Robbins of the four bite cake-and-ice-cream dessert that fits in the palm of a hand. While fine and mid-range dining restaurants have featured mini sweets for decades, the trend is finally hitting the mass ... More >>

Legal Sea Foods Wants to Save Crabs - So They Can Kill Them (Video)

Legal Sea Foods wants to save the crab...for your dinner.​Legal Sea Foods, the Boston-based restaurant chain, has produced a series of commercials and print ads that start out as a message of conservancy and humanity...then turn to bloodshed (if crabs had blood, that is).One ad starts all Greenpea ... More >>

Will Remodled McDonald's Restaurants Invite Customers to Hang Out?

McDonald's makeover underway in Fort Lauderdale​McDonald's recently began a billion dollar renovation project to update their stores to a more inviting, modern look, as reported in USA Today. The refurbishment project, which began with stores in Tampa, is the largest in the chain's history.  ... More >>

Rick Scott's Education Adviser Caught Up in Cheating Scandal

​Despite the rising contempt for Gov. Rick Scott, this one kind of flew under the radar. With the exception of the Florida Center For Investigative Reporting, our local media outlets seem determined not to notice that the credibility of Gov. Scott's education adviser has been grossly undermined by ... More >>

LeBron James' Face Plastered Around Miami Boys and Girls Club

Photo by Rebecca MeiserYes, James has a furniture line.​The Decision ESPN special that heralded LeBron James' move from Cleveland to Miami last summer highlighted two sides of the NBA superstar: his ego, and his generosity.Although it inspired ridicule and resentment in many longtime fans, the one ... More >>

Wall of Shame

CNN, USA Today, and other media organizations got fooled.

Women's Funding Network Sex Trafficking Study Is Junk Science

Schapiro Group data wasn't questioned by mainstream media.

No More Butts Behind Bars: Smoking Will Be Banned in Florida Prisons

​Even though drug laws haven't stopped illicit substance abuse in prisons, Florida's new prison chief hopes that banning cigarettes will keep inmates from smoking. Prisoners have six months to kick the habit before cigarettes go from currency to contraband, according to the state Department o ... More >>

The Humane Society's Battle With Farmers Began Right Here in Florida

Supreme Court Has Stoner Conversation About Florida Beaches

Flickr: USA TODAY / H. Darr BeiserMaybe the Supreme Court needs to spend a day at the beach before they give their ruling.​These are the nation's most eminent legal minds? Read this article in today's New York Times, about the U.S. Supreme Court's debate over whether to allow the state to claim be ... More >>

When America's Not Hiring, AmeriCorps Is

Flickr: SpinnCommA young AmeriCorps volunteer rolls up her sleeves to rehab a house in St. Charles, Louisiana.​Take it from a recent college graduate: It's rough out there. With the national economy in a shambles and entry level employment opportunities scarce, AmeriCorps can be a saving grace for ... More >>

Screw the Manatees! Boaters: Steer Clear of Supreme Court Justice

Flickr: Ron Gunzburger​Watch out, boaters. There are plenty of signs like the one to the left, warning you about those adorable manatees, who have a way of wrapping their fat asses around boat propellers. But if you're cruising near the Fort Lauderdale shore you may be faced with a choice between ... More >>

Deal Forged in South Florida Will Peel Back Secrecy of Swiss Bank

Flickr: twicepix​More details are emerging about the agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and UBS, the Swiss bank accused of helping wealthy Americans evade taxes -- a case that's been bandied about in South Florida's U.S. District Court and which has attracted the two nation's top diplom ... More >>

Airline Chooses Lauderdale Airport Over Miami Because of Superior "Demographics"

Flickr: F18E777​Now there's a word you want to be careful with when explaining an investment in Broward County over one in Miami-Dade. But that's the word that Virgin America CEO David Cush used to justify his airline's decision to make Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport a destination ... More >>

UBS Case: Who's Public Enemy No. 1?

Flickr User: dr_zeno​A settlement between federal prosecutors and UBS, accused of helping America's wealthy cheat Uncle Sam out of his taxes, appears likely to be struck tomorrow in Miami's federal court. The deal -- brokered through intense negotiations by diplomats -- is not likely to produce th ... More >>

Kiwi Airline Gets Even Cheekier Than Spirit

A guess: That's the first airline safety video you watched voluntarily. To conclusion. (Those who didn't missed the bare bum!). Ah, so now you have? Such is the power of the prospect of nudity. On this blog we've teased our own local airline, Spirit, for its using sex to get consumers' attention, t ... 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 >>

Kate Voegele

Day Laborers with Murky Immigration Status for Hire in Lake Worth

USA TodayThe Lake Worth Resource Center opened two months ago with the aim of securing employment for day laborers, many of whom probably don't have work visas. Depending on your point of view, it arrives at either the best, or worst, of possible moments. The economy is in the crapper, put ... More >>

Abrams: Tribune Should Study USA Today's Success

We have the latest think piece from Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams and it's another doozy. I can't begin to capture the Abrams vibe, but here are some highlights:   -- He proposes to "blow up" an underperforming TV station in the Tribune chain and totally "rethink" the m ... More >>

The Race Is On

Dylan won the 2006 Pazz & Jop poll, but TV on the Radio is the real protester

"It's Alive!"

Big Jim's Return?

Letters for August 17-23, 2006

Nobody's Cornered the Market on Slaughter

The Last Wives Club

The Smell of the Kill is funny, just like a sitcom pilot.

Stealing Is the New Stealing

It's a race to the rip-off between Gwen and Madge

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Adios, Ink-Stained Vets

Old newspaper pros quit the FIU J-school as academicians run the show

Liquid Courage for Kids

Palm Beach County Schools peddle their good name

The Stuntman

Creatures from a black lagoon. Aliens. John Tesh. What's up with Lake Worth these days?

Bigger and Blacker

Black is back

Bad News

Boca's hometown newspaper, once a paragon of journalism, has become a laughingstock

Gravy Train

Taxpayers foot the bill for Rover's ramblin'

Letters to the Editor

Letters for July 19, 2001

Letters to the Editor

Letters for April 6, 2000

TV or Not TV?

Best Place To Beat The Heat

Riverside Hotel

Short Cuts