Former band teacher Heath Miller gained infamy last April for allegedly raping and molesting students in his classroom at H.L. Watkins Middle school in Palm Beach Gardens.But two months before he made headlines for those crimes, he also shot and killed an armed intruder who broke into his Wellington home.Miller…
Tell us the best hairstylist in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of our readers’ favorite hairstylists. And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll items…
Tell us the best museum in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles about museums.And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll items…
Ah, you fair-weather LeBron James fans. I saw you drooling over the King last night as he mesmerized the crowd at American Airlines Arena with his warrior layups and toe-to-toe combat with Dwyane Wade.You held those signs — “Come to Miami, LeBron. Work on your tan!” — and you wore…
As a tent city rises at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Station to house a possible influx of Haitian earthquake victims, speculation is swirling that refugees could also be sheltered in a less hospitable place: Gitmo’s Migrant Operations Center.The center is designed to house Caribbean people who are caught while trying…
This week’s New Times cover story explores the bizarre marriage between Michael Dippolito, a convicted fraudster; and his wife, Dalia, who’s accused of trying to have him killed. The Juice has been covering the Boynton Beach couple for nearly two months, so if you’re hungry for more details about their…
On July 31, a man called the Boynton Beach Police Department to report that a friend named “Delilah” was planning to kill her husband. The informant had once known Delilah well. She was lithe and slender, with long dark hair, green eyes, and a cosmetically enhanced figure. The two had…
When the Juice called Michael Dippolito in early December to ask about the 11-year-old son he fathered and abandoned, his response was simple: “I don’t even know what you’re talking about,” he said. “I can’t talk to you, I apologize.” Then he hung up.But of course, Dippolito did know that…
Tell us the best boutique in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles about boutiques.And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll items…
When Dalia Dippolito met with an undercover Boynton Beach cop to plan her husband’s murder, she revealed some interesting details about Michael Dippolito’s finances.Dalia told the cop — who she thought was a hit man — that Michael would be withdrawing $10,000 in cash from a Bank of America on…
It’s hard to watch the footage of injured, homeless Haitians without remembering the desperate Katrina survivors on the rooftops of New Orleans. Soon, the Katrina refugees were taken in by sympathetic citizens across the United States. But South Florida is no Houston. Our Haitian neighbors routinely drown trying to get…
Sometimes, truth in advertising is not a good thing. When New Times published its “Newspapers Are Dead!” cover story last fall, we never dreamed the Palm Beach Post would take us so seriously. But with the loss of more 130 jobs in its newsroom, Sunday circulation that’s dropped by 40,000…
For anyone with lingering doubts about Dalia Dippolito’s alleged plot to have her husband killed, this is required viewing.Dippolito doesn’t realize her longtime friend has become a confidential informant for the police, and his car is wired with surveillance equipment. At the end of their conversation,she gives him $1,200 to…
For critics who thought her best-selling travel memoir Eat, Pray, Love was a collection of self-indulgent ramblings from an overly privileged woman, Elizabeth Gilbert came prepared to live up to their worst expectations Saturday night.She began her talk at the packed Temple Israel in Miami by bluntly begging the audience…
It’s snowbird season, the weather’s chilly, and traffic is awful. As a public service, the Juice would like to remind our winter visitors that driving in South Florida is a health hazard, particularly since so few people here are familiar with the concepts of “turn signals” and “yield signs.” And…
When his wife was arrested for allegedly plotting to have him killed last August, Boynton Beach resident Michael Dippolito said he was shocked. He told police that he and Dalia Dippolito were on a “fast-track” relationship and got along so well that “we were together 24/7,” he told Matt Lauer…
In these bleak days for the newspaper industry, it’s rare to find a sliver of encouraging news. At South Florida’s dailies, more than 1,000 people have lost their jobs in the past few years, and more layoffs seem to be announced every few months.So one can hardly blame the top…
There’s been much speculation about the private life of Dalia Dippolito — her lovers, her cosmetically-enhanced body, her lust for cash — ever since she was arrested in August for allegedly plotting to have her husband killed.According to the confidential informant who first alerted the Boynton Beach police to Dippolito’s…
Just before 8 a.m. on April 2, the Boynton Beach police got a call from a neighbor who lived near Dalia and Michael Dippolito.The anonymous caller reported hearing screaming, yelling, and banging coming from the Dippolitos’ house, and said the fighting had been going on since the night before.It’s unclear…
As the gossip pages buzz with rumors that Tiger Woods was partying with his alleged mistress, Rachel Uchitel, this weekend at the Everglades Club on Palm Beach, it’s time for a reality check.First, Palm Beach’s oldest and most exclusive club is a gray-haired joint. According to one longtime member, the…
In 1921, Charles Ponzi began duping New Englanders with a bogus postage stamp investment scheme. He told them that by buying and selling foreign stamps — yes, stamps — they could see 40 percent returns. Instead, he simply took their money, and doled out a little cash to early investors…
He pleaded guilty to running an investment scam. He skipped out on a hearing on drug -related charges in Philadelphia. He was once arrested for soliciting prostitution from an undercover Broward sheriff’s deputy. He allegedly abandoned his son and has not paid child support for 11 years.That’s Michael Dippolito’s rap…
