I’d been told that Beverly Kennedy has a photographic memory, found the fountain of youth, and never told a lie. What I didn’t know until she rested her hand on the small of my back and started whispering a prayer was that she was a healer too. It was hard…
Florida state Rep. Elaine J. Schwartz is being accused of using the Holocaust to drum up votes against Peter Bober in his bid to unseat Hollywood Mayor Mara Giulianti. And after looking at the evidence, the Pulp finds probable cause to charge Schwartz, who represents parts of Hollywood and Pembroke…
In case you’ve been busy taking time off the past few days, there are a couple things brewing in the world. First, the stock market is widely expected to crash hard today. Fun, eh? Another is that L.A. Times Editor Jim O’Shea was fired over the weekend after fighting for…
That’s what Bill Barber asks in a letter to New Times: SENT FROM: browardpalmbeach.com DATE/TIME: January 14, 2008, 10:59 am MST SUBJECT: Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotels LETTER: Our family has lived in the west Broward county for over 20 years and every winter we invite family to visit the beach…
Last night, I was listening to the Heat-Bulls game on satellite radio, so I got a little taste of the Chicago perspective. And the commentators didn’t dissapoint. They talked about how Heat defenders seemed to be standing around aimlessly. They mused about how it was no wonder there were so…
Alan Levine remembers the morning in 2004 when Jeb Bush got serious about turning around the North Broward Hospital District. At the time, Levine was Bush’s deputy chief of staff in the governor’s office. He was at his desk about 7 a.m. when the governor came into his office with…
Quote from Sam Zell, the new owner of Sun-Sentinel mother Tribune Co.: “I don’t think this company has been particularly well run in the past.” He was addressing the staff of Newsday — and the quote reportedly drew a round of applause from the staffers in the room. Click link…
Ken Mitchell, who was made president of the Sun-Sentinel’s Forum Publishing Group in 2005, has left the company. Don’t know the details, but here’s the corporate memo: TO: Sun-Sentinel Company Employees FROM: Howard Greenberg RE: Ken Mitchell Leaves Sun-Sentinel Company Just a brief note to let you know that Forum…
— Florida Rep. Steve Geller has announced that he is running against Sue Gunzburger for county commission. This isn’t surprising, as rumors have been swirling about Geller’s plans for weeks, but it should rival the Rodstrom race for drama. It’s got a compelling subtext: The ethics activist versus the lobbyist…
I’ve been hearing grumbling, on this blog and off, about the Miami Herald’s outsourcing to India. The story, broken by the Associated Press, came out during the holidays, an off-time this year at the Pulp. Hence the silence. No more. My take on this isn’t suprising, and it’s not positive,…
The Sun-Sentinel’s Josh Hafenbrack quotes Rudy Giuliani: “In baseball, they have this idea of the cleanup hitter, the clutch hitter, the one who always has to come through at the right time. I think in modern American politics, Florida is the state we have to count on.” That’s a sad…
Just received outgoing North Broward Hospital District CEO Alan Levine’s farewell email and though I’d share it with you. Following the email are snippets of some responses from staffers and other recipients: From: Levine, Alan Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:26 PM Subject: Good afternoon. Please take a moment to…
The Sun-Sentinel’s Linda Trischitta — a former People mag reporter who recently joined the newspaper — begins her Metro section-leading story about the investigation into Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini this way: Deerfield Beach Mayor Albert R. Capellini has said that he is being investigated by State Attorney Michael J…
Some interesting news and developments local-wise: — The Miami Herald’s Todd Wright produced a quality piece of daily journalism for us this morning. In a story about Hollywood Mayor Mara Giulianti’s campaign mailings that target challenger Peter Bober, Wright lays out Giulianti’s false claims and then soberly tells us why…
Here’s what Miami Herald sports columnist Dan Le Batard wrote in his column Friday: “And you’ll have a hard time finding a leader anywhere in sports who was as unlucky this year as Cameron. Six three-point losses. Zach Thomas and Trent Green and Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams all injured…
The Sun-Sentinel’s home page leads with a question: “Tough choice: Should boy, 12, face prison in murder?” Tough, you say? Let’s see, the kid beat a 17-month-old girl to death with a baseball bat because she was crying when he was watching TV. Then he lied about what happened to…
Caught up in the presidential primary races? Well, you don’t have to go to New Hampshire this week for political entertainment anymore. The local election season just got a whole lot more interesting. Davie Commissioner Bryan Caletka has confirmed to the Pulp that he is going to resign his seat…
The following is a true story written by John DeGroot: At 41 years and crippled, Jason Roy Thomas says he will not take his life before 2008 – something he tried and failed to do this Thanksgiving past. In a proud act of faith, Jason has decorated a small tree…
Nobody really knows what to expect from Sam Zell when he takes the reins at Tribune Co., but I think it’s safe to say that, good or horrendous, it’s going to be a hell of a lot more interesting than anything the button-downed and oh-so-corporate entity that owns the Sun-Sentinel…
It was the mouth that struck a chord. Everything else about her, the rouge on her cheeks, the long brown hair, the dark-tanned skin, was common enough, especially in Fort Lauderdale. But the mouth? That was special. Giant and audacious. Glorious and monstrous. A mere instrument, a maestro, a mauve-lipsticked…
This came into the New Times about this morning’s Sun-Sentinel story on cop killer Michael Mazza: DATE/TIME: December 18, 2007, 3:12 am MST SUBJECT: Sentinel LETTER: As a former S-S staffer, I would love to read DeGroot’s take on the miserable story in today’s paper about Michael Mazza discussing why…
Dennis FitzSimons, CEO of the Sun Sentinel-owned Tribune Co., is checking out on the day that Sam Zell checks in to buy the company. Don’t worry about FitzSimons, though, his landing will be very soft, cushioned by the $40 million in cash he’s taking with him. In other big media…
