There are as many as four million animals put down in shelters every year in this country, according to estimates by the Humane Society of the United States. The problem is particularly bad in South Florida, where the recession has left many families unable to take care of the family…
The same women behind the recent protest of Michael Vick’s appearance at Gulfstream (at which Vick ultimately did not show) are now targeting at least two puppy stores in Hallandale Beach: Best Price Puppies and the newly-opened Baby Doll Yorkies Inc.Michele Lazarow, a longtime resident of Hallandale, organized dozens people…
U.S. soccer fans are probably still feeling the euphoric afterglow of Landon Donovan’s amazing, game-winning, team-advancing, legend-making goal yesterday against Algeria.Of course, the goal was set up by a crisp cross from the best soccer player South Florida has ever produced, 20-year-old Boca Raton product Jozy Altidore.And how did Jozy…
There it is, the moment, the golden goal. Boca Raton’s Jozy Altidore hit the cross. Clint Dempsey took the first shot on goal. Landon Donovan buried it in the back of the net, in the first minute of stoppage time, to keep the United States alive in the World Cup…
Yesterday’s episode in the ongoing protest/counterprotest drama centered at Puppy Palace in Hollywood was quieter and more peaceful than usual. The surreal battle, which started with regular animal-rights protests outside the store earlier this year, has included adults dressed as dogs, Hitler-vegetarian references, disputes over PETA, controversial photos of a…
After a solid World Cup debut against England, Boca Raton product and U.S. striker Jozy Altidore was a key in today’s amazing 2-2 draw with Slovenia.After an early run on goal, Altidore had a quiet first half. He wasn’t alone; the entire team looked sluggish out of the gate and…
Last week, we told you about Robb, the anti-tea partier who staged an impromptu counterprotest during a rally at Oakland Park Boulevard and Federal Highway last weekend.The video above is the latest from Robb, who returned to the scene with more friends and a camera a week after his initial…
A greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the past two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009,…
With the eyes of U.S. soccer fans focused on Boca Raton product Jozy Altidore as he prepares for the most important game of his life (tomorrow versus Slovenia), one local sports celebrity wants to see Altidore up-close. South Florida’s own Chad Ochocinco posted words of encouragement on Altidore’s Twitter account…
Yesterday, June 16, was Youth Day in South Africa, the national holiday commemorating the Soweto Riots–when the world discovered the brutality of apartheid. Yesterday was also the South African national soccer team’s second game in this year’s World Cup, against Uruguay. The Kalahari Bar, in Fort Lauderdale, claims on its…
Anybody who’s passed the corner of Federal Highway and Oakland Park Boulevard on a Saturday has seen the local tea partiers and their weekly demonstration. They started sometime right before the 2008 election and just never stopped.One Fort Lauderdale man named Robb (he asked that his last name not be…
We recently learned that Michael Vick could be facing a possible lawsuit over his Memorial Day weekend no-show at the MI-VI nightclub at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach. The protesters outside the club that night wondered why they never saw his entourage or never saw any news coverage of the controversial…
The Miss Florida USA program held a preliminary event in Hollywood over the weekend. And along with dozens of young women hoping to compete in the Donald Trump-owned Miss USA Pageant, there were a few dozen animal-rights activists outside the building, holding signs and yelling to the women as they…
There were no protesters standing outside the Puppy Palace in Hollywood this weekend. Most of the animals-rights activists who frequent the scene were telling the organizers of the Miss Florida USA that they shouldn’t support the fur industry.But a few days ago, there was another colorful scene in front of…
Oil from the disastrous BP spill in April has reached the west coast of Florida. It’s already washing ashore and showing up on animals. The South Florida-based nonprofit Planting Peace is doing something about it. Aaron Jackson, the charity’s founder, says they’ve already purchased oil booms, absorbent socks, hay, and…
Good luck getting onto a jury in the South if you’re black. And if you’re a black defendant, good luck challenging the fact that the prosecutor eliminated potential jurors just because of the color of their skin. Unless you live in Florida.The Sunshine State’s laws aimed at protecting jurors from…
Guess which Florida high school has produced the most Parade All-American football players.Miami Northwestern? Nope.St. Thomas Aquinas? Wrong.It’s actually Blanche Ely in Pompano Beach.Yes, Blanche Ely has had a bad week, what with the allegations of holy water assault. But Parade magazine just came out with a list of the…
The party is tonight at the MI-VI nightclub (pronounced “m-i-six”) at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach. The guest list includes names like T.I. and 50 Cent and Dwyane Wade. But most people will be there to see one man: Michael Vick.Plenty of people support Vick. Once the highest-paid player in the…
Michael Vick, quarterback and convicted dog fighter, is coming to South Florida. He’s the official celebrity host of a party tonight at MI-VI (pronounced m-i-six), a nightclub at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach. And with the tenacious vitriol of a fighting dog, out come the protesters. The animal rights advocates, the…
The hatch, the polar bear, the glowing cave, the smoke monster, the eternal battle for the soul of man, the perpetual five-o’clock shadows. It all ends tonight. Unless you’ve been (John) locked in a closet for the better part of the decade, this cryptic, enigmatic television show turned cultural phenomenon…
You probably came here to kill some time. So when you’re done reading each and every post here, you should check out Google’s Homepage PAC-MAN game. If you’ve been to google.com today, you may have seen it and not realized it’s a playable game. It is.This is Google’s way of…
Despite organized opposition from smoke shop owners across the state, the Florida Senate passed a bill that will effectively shut down most headshops in the Sunshine State. Under the so-called “Bong Bill,” the only shops allowed to sell water pipes will be stores where the sale of tobacco products constitutes…
