Best Sports Bust: Chad Henne — An Explanation

New Times Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition is here, folks.If you noticed that Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne took the cake for biggest sports bust, you might wonder if we’re second-guessing our selection of Henne over LeChoke LeBron James.We’re not…

Scott Rothstein Goon Howard Kusnick Enters Guilty Plea

Howard Kusnick, a former lawyer at Scott Rothstein’s now-defunct law firm, pleaded guilty yesterday to a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.Kusnick, a 58-year-old Tamarac resident, is accused of defrauding two clients of the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm by pretending to file litigation in their favor and…

The World According to GOP Presidential Candidates

In case you didn’t notice — between coverage of the Casey Anthony trial, Anthony Weiner, and Anderson Cooper probably wearing a skin-tight shirt — CNN held a debate between hopeful Republican presidential candidates last night.You can guess what happened when Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul,…

Best of Broward/Palm Beach Is Here

Do you know the best place to film a zombie movie? What about the best swingers club or the best spot to hit the reefer?You should now, because this year’s Best of Broward Palm Beach is live, folks.We’ve got power couples, girls gone bad, quixotic business moves, and insomnia cures…

Adam Hasner Thinks Being a Fringe Candidate Can Win Him a Senate Spot

Touting yourself as a lunatic has just become a political campaign strategy.Adam Hasner — the former Florida House majority leader who represented parts of southern Palm Beach County and northern Broward County — thinks acting like a right-wing extremist will get him elected to the U.S. Senate.Former U.S. Sen. George…

Allen West Violates Federal Law During Weekend Diving Trip

There’s nothing really bad to say about Rep. Allen West going diving off the coast of Deerfield Beach with a bunch of military veterans — except for the fact that he violated U.S. federal law in the process and provided a pictorial of himself doing so.During his diving session Sunday,…

Rick Scott’s Vacation to Canada Gets Even More Bogus

Here’s the new number of jobs Gov. Rick Scott actually brought to Florida during his “trade mission” to Canada last week: zero.That’s right, not a single one.Over two statements from Canada last week, the governor announced that 210 new jobs were coming to Florida from our neighbors to the north…

North Lauderdale Old-Lady Rapist on the Loose

The cops are looking for a man who they say climbed through the bedroom window of a North Lauderdale home and raped an 84-year-old woman last night.The woman told police she was watching television at her house around 10 p.m. yesterday when the man knocked on her front door.She told…

Allen West Intern Fired Over Gay-Friendly Retweet

Apparently Rep. Allen West can’t keep around an intern that’s friendly with the gays.Roll Call is reporting that West’s unnamed male intern — who retweeted a Twitter post from the gay-themed New York band Scissor Sisters that was originally discovered by New Times — has been canned.West was reportedly with…