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Logan Morrison Serves as the Wild Child for the Already Loony Miami Marlins

Mitt Romney Releases Anti-Obama Ad Making Florida Sound Like a Hellhole

You know what sucks? Florida, if GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's new advertisement is to be believed.

Disney Fan Culture as Academic Study: "There's Something More Here Than Just Nerds"

​Well, that was interesting. Two and a half months of research into the teeming underworld of Disney superfans yielded a rather unusual cover story this week, "The Mouse Who Loved Me." We traveled to Anaheim, rode Spaceship Earth, attended a singles meetup at the Magic Kingdom, and more, for your ... More >>

Hack-a-Shaq: The Former Basketball Superstar Wages Digital War Against an Ex-Con Computer Geek

​Well, that was interesting. Two and a half months of research into the teeming underworld of Disney superfans yielded a rather unusual cover story this week, "The Mouse Who Loved Me." We traveled to Anaheim, rode Spaceship Earth, attended a singles meetup at the Magic Kingdom, and more, for your ... More >>

A Tour of Gov. Rick Scott's Dirtiest Deeds

​Well, that was interesting. Two and a half months of research into the teeming underworld of Disney superfans yielded a rather unusual cover story this week, "The Mouse Who Loved Me." We traveled to Anaheim, rode Spaceship Earth, attended a singles meetup at the Magic Kingdom, and more, for your ... More >>

Joyeria de Walmart No Cumple con las Promesas Verdes

​Well, that was interesting. Two and a half months of research into the teeming underworld of Disney superfans yielded a rather unusual cover story this week, "The Mouse Who Loved Me." We traveled to Anaheim, rode Spaceship Earth, attended a singles meetup at the Magic Kingdom, and more, for your ... More >>

Walmart's "Love, Earth" Jewelry Line Doesn't Live Up to Green Promises

​Well, that was interesting. Two and a half months of research into the teeming underworld of Disney superfans yielded a rather unusual cover story this week, "The Mouse Who Loved Me." We traveled to Anaheim, rode Spaceship Earth, attended a singles meetup at the Magic Kingdom, and more, for your ... More >>

Judge Larry Puts on the Ritz

Boy, was former Broward Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin living high off the widow. Seidlin ​ A civil suit filed by Bill Scherer alleges that Seidlin -- who gained notoriety as the judge in the Anna Nicole Smith hearings and reportedly has a TV show in the works -- basically ra ... More >>

Debra Villegas Claims She and Melissa Lewis Were "Not Lesbians"

One more rumor put to rest? According to Debra Villegas, her friendship with slain Rothstein attorney Melissa Britt Lewis was an extraordinarily close bond and a support system, not a sexual thing.Courtesy Lynn HaberlDebra (left) and Melissa were friends, not lovers.​"She was my dearest friend in ... More >>

Plantation Woman Lives to Tell Tale of the Month She Went on 29 Dates

From seeclaudiadate.comCastillo's date at Morikami Gardens was one of the highlights of her month.​Claudia Castillo of Plantation vowed to celebrate her 30th birthday by going on 30 dates in the month of August. She made it to 29."I came up one short," says Castillo. "I could have made it to 30, b ... More >>

What Killed Brianna Negron and Casey DiStefano?

Casey and her mom at Disney World.​In May, paramedics were called to Richard Lippner's Fort Lauderdale condo, where they found a young woman, 20-year-old Casey DiStefano, unconscious on the floor. It was the second time this had happened in four months. She wasn't breathing; her lips were blue. ... More >>

Debra Villegas and Melissa Lewis' Company Survives Death

Debra Villegas, Christina Kitterman, and Melissa Lewis.​Now that Debra Villegas has been charged with money laundering in connection with Scott Rothstein's massive Ponzi scheme, her finances are getting a closer look. One venture that has raised some eyebrows is the corporation she formed with her ... More >>

Did Friendship Cost a Young Scott Rothstein Lawyer Her Life?

Debra Villegas, Christina Kitterman, and Melissa Lewis.​Now that Debra Villegas has been charged with money laundering in connection with Scott Rothstein's massive Ponzi scheme, her finances are getting a closer look. One venture that has raised some eyebrows is the corporation she formed with her ... More >>

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

Debra Villegas, Christina Kitterman, and Melissa Lewis.​Now that Debra Villegas has been charged with money laundering in connection with Scott Rothstein's massive Ponzi scheme, her finances are getting a closer look. One venture that has raised some eyebrows is the corporation she formed with her ... More >>

Melissa Lewis Complained of Stress, Heart Problems Before She Died

Melissa Lewis (right) had complained of heart pain.​Melissa Britt Lewis was a cautious woman. The 39-year-old, newly divorced attorney at Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler carried Mace in her purse, had two dogs and an alarm system at her Plantation home, and always kept her garage door locked to prevent ... More >>

Even Lucy and Ethel Had Their Differences

Debra Villegas and Melissa Lewis: Miller Light meets Pinot Grigio.​It's well-known that Debra Villegas and Melissa Britt Lewis were best friends. They ate lunch together, texted every night, vacationed together in the Keys. They nicknamed themselves Lucy and Ethel, and according to Debra, some peo ... More >>

Max Mermelstein, the Snitch Who Brought Down the Cocaine Cowboys, Hid for Two Decades

Debra Villegas and Melissa Lewis: Miller Light meets Pinot Grigio.​It's well-known that Debra Villegas and Melissa Britt Lewis were best friends. They ate lunch together, texted every night, vacationed together in the Keys. They nicknamed themselves Lucy and Ethel, and according to Debra, some peo ... More >>

A Deputy Left Eric Brody Brain-Damaged, and His Family Still Hasn't Received a Penny

Debra Villegas and Melissa Lewis: Miller Light meets Pinot Grigio.​It's well-known that Debra Villegas and Melissa Britt Lewis were best friends. They ate lunch together, texted every night, vacationed together in the Keys. They nicknamed themselves Lucy and Ethel, and according to Debra, some peo ... More >>

Sunday Reading: The Wayne Huizenga Story

I just happened on this classic written by Steve Almond in 1994 about South Florida's hard-driven, complicated, and sometimes brutal mogul.  Uh, it jumps.   Citizen Wayne - The Unauthorized Biography A college dropout and the product of a broken home, H. Wayne Huizenga rose ... More >>

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Creator Dave Willis Heads to Supercon

I just happened on this classic written by Steve Almond in 1994 about South Florida's hard-driven, complicated, and sometimes brutal mogul.  Uh, it jumps.   Citizen Wayne - The Unauthorized Biography A college dropout and the product of a broken home, H. Wayne Huizenga rose ... More >>

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Dark Passage

Six set sail on the Joe Cool hoping for better luck. Only two saw land again.

Swimming With the Fishes

The $8 million man will lead the Dolphins out of the desert. Honest.

See Dick Be Jane

The country's youngest transgender child is ready for school. But is school ready for her?

Someone Has To Die Tonight

The country's youngest transgender child is ready for school. But is school ready for her?

The Friendly Ties of United

Gubernatorial candidate Tom Gallagher has been linked to the shady insurance firm for almost a decade

Where's the Mummy?

The star never appears, but the show keeps packin' 'em in

Slow Night by the River

In Talley's Folly, the real folly is going to see the play

Mr. Big Shot

The charismatic lawyer and power broker took one last lap in a New River mansion during his run from the law

Go into the Light

Take a ride on the spirit train with an old séance-leading sharpie named Edward "Red" Duke

Where's the Bang?

The Florida Stage leaves its audience waiting for the fireworks to begin

Scripps Script

When it comes to the huge biotech project, the Sentinel's editorial license should be revoked

War for What?

Sgt. Cabadiana was the poster child for the Bush military. Then they took his wife away.

President Kohn

A time line chronicling the rise of the first Jewish president

Hospital Index

Want to play free golf and stay at the finest hotels in the country?

Doing Time in the Boiler Room

How to make that "wonderful weekend in Orlando" sound like a month at the Taj Mahal

Street of Dreams

Clematis Street is on the skids, kids

Beach Head

At the Winter Music Conference, P. Diddy blows up dance music while the U.S. blows up Iraq

Infinite Justice

Moody by nature, electronica maven Infiniti travels an endless loop

Net Free

A whimsical journey on the wings of a butterfly

By Susan Eastman

For the Birds

Should 2700 little sparrows be allowed to hold up the reclaiming of the Everglades?

Dr. Strange Train

Or: How I learned to start worrying and hate the bullet train

Tears of a Clown

The Eyes of Tammy Faye teaches us that garish televangelists have feelings, too

Born Again?

Tammy Faye Bakker's back, but don't be afraid this time

How to Become Homeless

Develop heart problems and a fondness for drink. Have your trailer condemned and hit the street. Nothing to it.

Horror Vérité

The terrifying Blair Witch Project was made with a hand-held camera, three actors, and one brilliant concept

Pride (In the Name of Film)

The terrifying Blair Witch Project was made with a hand-held camera, three actors, and one brilliant concept

Presumed Guilty

Shoddy police work. A hyperbolic press corps. Overzealous prosecutors. All part of the ruined life of accused pedophile Tom Tornatore.

The Sultan of Swap

He's a hillbilly boor, a promotional genius, a political trickster, a lovable rogue, and a control freak. Preston Henn is also the owner of one of the biggest flea markets in the world.