The first is basically just a brief by Breanne Gilpatrick in the Miami Herald, but it’s essential to understanding government in Broward County. It’s so short I’ll include it here: Potential Broward county commissioners who lobby other local governments won’t need to worry about giving up their side jobs, after…
Back from out of town and saw that Stuck on the Palmetto closed shop Sunday night. My initial reaction was disappointment. But just in case you’re confused, I didn’t kill that blog, Rick did. His overreaction speaks volumes. Not only did Rick spike the blog over a vague comment, he…
In what many reporters believe to be a troubling move, Sun-Sentinel Publisher Howard Greenberg announced to staff Thursday that the newspaper’s Internet site — including news content — is being taken over by a marketing director, according to a memo that made its way to the Pulp. “Vice President and…
After a joke of a federal trial, a beleaguered federal jury acquitted one member of the Liberty City Seven and failed to reach a verdict on the others (here’s the Sentinel version and Herald story). Now Judge Joan Lenard has called for a new trial on January 7. Seriously, we’re…
I don’t use the word “outrage” very often, but this is an outrage. Lawyer Sean Conway exposed a horrendous practice by Judge Cheryl Aleman — a piss-poor judge by any standard — and for performing that public service the Florida Bar might take his law license away. The Bar’s repulsive…
So a bigshot financial analyst at Credit Suisse named John E. Klim says the newspaper business is going to come back strong as soon as the housing market does (most people seem to think that’s going to happen early 2009). He says the downturn — which has seen the worth…
After police dogged him for months, after the city tried to kick him out of his home, and after he was arrested for simply speaking at a commission meeting, local activist Fane Lozman thought the City of Riviera Beach just might be out to get him. Now, thanks to the…
The Stuck on the Palmetto controversy keeps churning over at SotP. Now that Rick’s quit, his sidekick Alex is fighting for him: We embark sometimes in heated arguments which we should be able to keep them confined to opinions and ideas. You don’t like somehing you read, attack the idea,…
Bad news: The Miami web newspaper Category305 is gone. Rebecca Wakefield and Celeste Fraser Delgado gave it a valiant effort, with at least one house second-mortgaged. It just never really took, which is a shame since it was a quality pub. Here’s the death notice, written by Delgado: From: Celeste…
Well damn. Rick over at Stuck on the Palmetto took a minor ball-busting of mine a too seriously and quit blogging. (He also accused Critical Miami of “piling on”). I think Carlos Miller’s comment, the brunt of which is reproduced below, on Rick’s (final?) post sums up my reaction: But…
The Megan Meier suicide is going to make for a helluva made-for-TV movie, no doubt. You know the story. Girl meets boy online. Boy belittles her online. Girl commits suicide. Boy turns out to be the creation of a neighbor girl’s mother. Now all the well-meaning dolts in America are…
Ellen Dalton informs the Pulp that the Sentinel has killed its “North Palm” edition. Damn, they tried though. Talk about pissing money into the wind. Let Dalton do the talking: So the Sun-Sentinel has quietly done away with its “Palm North” zoned edition, thus ending a weak foray into the…
And no, not in that way, either. The infamous Liberty City Seven trial will either end in a not guilty or a hung jury. Period. Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald breaks down what’s going on in today’s paper. Weaver says the jury it’s racially deadlocked and I’ve heard the…
Rick at Stuck on the Palmetto got going this morning with a rather rancid take on Michael Mayo’s column in the Sun-Sentinel about the isolation of gay inmates at the Broward County Jail. His post on the column, illustrated with a bar of soap, ends thusly: “Hey, if the guys…
I don’t know, for some reason it’s hard to conceive of Gov. Charlie Crist without George LeMieux, his longtime advisor/campaign strategist/chief of staff. But we’re going to have to, because the Associated Press is reporting that LeMieux is leaving Crist’s side to return to private law practice in Fort Lauderdale…
It’s almost a given you’ve never heard of Rick Saltrick. I never had, but found out he’s an engineer with Hazen & Sawyer who lives in Hollywood. He has little political experience and is so far unproven to the public. But he’s an instant frontrunner to become a Broward County…
There’s going to be a very rough holiday season for at least two Broward County politicians this year. One of them, Miramar Commissioner Fitzroy Salesman, has already been disgraced in the public eye (wildly pulling a gun at the Winn Dixie tends to do that for you). The other, Deerfield…
Well, it’s been no secret that the Pulp has long coveted a couple of proven great baseballers named Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin (damn, look how fast those Wikipedians are getting at updating the site). Well South Florida, it’s time to celebrate because they are both now Florida Marlins! And…
Miami Herald Sunday Sports Editor (and born newspaperman) Jeff Samuels has died of cancer. He joined the Herald in 2005 and previously worked two decades for the Philadelphia Daily News, which has this obituary online. He was 56…
Remember the dreaded Gannett MOJOs? You know the mobile journalists who work in their cars and write several stories a day that are read mainly by the people named in them? Well, the Sun-Sentinel-owned Forum Publishing Group has jumped on board and put Jason Parsley, a promising journalism prospect who…
New Times celebrated its 10th year anniversary Saturday night at the Voodoo Lounge. Saucy joint. Good time had by most. Quote of the night heard by the Pulpman: “My wife is dancing with a cigar-smoking lesbian midget.” New Times always did know how to throw a party. So what will…
Well the arrests in the Sean Taylor murder have been made and the Miami Herald has the best story on it out there. Real yeoman effort by Larry Lebowitz, R.C. White, Manny Garcia, and David Ovalle. Wait, Manny Garcia? That’s right, they dusted the editor (and former ace reporter) off…
