Brilliant idea to drive south from Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale, straight into the path of the season’s first real tropical storm. But hey, I had a haircut appointment that couldn’t be missed.Things started to get ugly on I-95 around Glades Road in Boca Raton. Wind gusts were thrashing gray…
The homeless people of Cleveland don’t want them, and average citizens are tempted to burn them. So boatloads of LeBron James’ former Cleveland Cavaliers jerseys will soon be shipped to unsuspecting homeless shelters in Miami.This presents a number of issues. First, what self-respecting man would wear such an outdated piece…
No more burning jerseys. The good people of Cleveland are packing garbage bags full of those tainted LeBron James relics — No. 23 jerseys, shoes, homemade T-shirts that proclaimed the King’s name in puffy paint — and donating them to a worthy cause.A group of ad designers and other creative…
The unmarked pill bottles in his Riviera Beach apartment may have pushed Calvin Williams’ killer over the edge. Now police have confirmed that Williams, 41, a popular middle school special-ed teacher whose lover allegedly shot him in the head, was taking several medications used to treat HIV.Lawrence Hunt, 20, told…
A front-page story in today’s Palm Beach Post blasts the Houston-based engineering and construction firm Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) for not hiring enough local workers on its $200 million solid waste project in western Palm Beach County. One small detail is missing: KBR’s sordid track record of hurting workers…
The latest PR splash for the South Florida Tea Party pairs the conservative activists with a strange bedfellow, the New York Times. Even weirder, the much-ridiculed protest group appears to have chosen a worthy cause. Tomorrow, the activists plan to protest Charlie Crist’s $536 million proposal to help…
As polo mogul John Goodman faces vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter charges for the Wellington car accident that led to the death of 23-year-old Scott Wilson, many wonder if he’ll receive special legal treatment because of his wealth and stature.Goodman is a multimillionaire trust fund heir from Houston, not a…
Headquartered in a warehouse in Pembroke Park, film crews have been working for months on a new TV series set in a fictional South Florida town on the edge of the Everglades.”The Glades,” a cops drama, began filming in April, and is set to debut this Sunday on A&E. Creator…
At 1:30 a.m. on February 12, Lisa Pembleton woke to the sound of a man pleading for help. Groggy in the chill of a winter morning, she was bundled inside a thin metal camper. Thick, rural darkness surrounded her. No streetlights or glowing living rooms disturbed the view. Her beloved…
This week’s New Times feature story is an in-depth look at John Goodman, the multimillionaire polo mogul accused of causing the fatal car accident that killed 23-year-old Wellington native Scott Wilson…
The Great Recession and soaring unemployment rates haven’t stopped Florida businesses from hiring cheap, temporary labor from abroad, federal visa records show.In Tampa, one company imported 40 electricians. In Miami Beach, the Best Western Atlantic Beach hired 42 hotel clerks from other countries.And on Palm Beach, the swanky Everglades Club…
Over the course of its six-year existence, La Palma, the weekly Spanish-language spinoff of the Palm Beach Post, has seen plenty of ups and downs. The editorial staff grew to about 14 people, then shrank back down to four.Two weeks ago, that lonely group of four walked into a meeting…
Harry’s Banana Farm has been dispensing billboard wisdom for years, commenting on everything from Toyota’s safety scandals to corruption among Palm Beach County commissioners. The Lake Worth bar is famous for its pithy commentary — that, and the Penthouse designation as one of the sleaziest bars in America. But this…
Although the rumors swirling about LeBron James joining a dream team Heat lineup may be absurdly wishful thinking, it never hurts to do some practical planning. The King, who grew up in Akron, Ohio, will not leave his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers on a whim. To many Clevelanders, he’s considered as…
Multimillionaire polo mogul John Goodman has taken a lot of heat for leaving the scene of the Wellington car crash that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson this February. But interview records from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigation show that the founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach wasn’t…
This week the Palm Beach Post became the first major South Florida daily to shutter its Spanish-language publication, La Palma.The free, weekly Post spin-off will fold next month. The news didn’t come as much of a shock for journos who have followed La Palma closely. Born in 2004, as the…
On the cold February morning when horse trainer Lisa Pembleton woke to find a tequila-breathed, disheveled man in her camper asking for help, she was in for plenty of surprises.Pembleton, 26, soon learned that the man, multimillionaire polo mogul John Goodman, had been in a serious car crash near the…
After allegedly causing a fatal, drunken car crash in February that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson, polo mogul John Goodman disappeared from Wellington for awhile.For three months, the multimillionaire founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach was staying in posh Miami hotels, free to enjoy the finer comforts of life…
Any seasoned drunkard knows the drill: If you’re in a car accident and you’ve been partying, go have another beer. By the time the cops test your breath, they won’t be able to prove when you had the offending drink.John Goodman, 46, the multimillionaire trust fund heir and Wellington polo…
Polo mogul John Goodman asked a friend if she wanted to accompany him to get cocaine, and she refused shortly before Goodman left a Wellington bar alone and allegedly caused a fatal car crash this February, the woman told investigators.Stacey Shore of West Palm Beach was drinking at the Players…
A decade ago, a family feud forced Wellington polo mogul John Goodman to step down as overseer of a trust fund meant to benefit his nieces and nephews.The legal spat provides a rare window into the private life of Goodman, 46, the multimillionaire founder of the International Polo Club Palm…
The U.S. Coast Guard doesn’t want your hair floating in the Gulf, and neither does BP. But if you care about warding off oil from South Florida’s coastline, Christine Guyard needs your help.”I feel like we have to be proactive,” says the Palm Beach Gardens mother of two. “My whole…
