So I’m finally getting settled in the press box my living room to call a fantastic evening of live basketball television watching. Our target demographic tonight: the lost souls who somehow have access to the internet, but not a television; and the very bored. A few months ago Thomas “I…
As an incredibly dogged responsible still-functioning news organization, The Juice editors knew we had to dedicate a great deal of coverage to the second Miami Heat playoff game tonight in Atlanta. So they flew me up to Atlanta for the week, booked me a nice hotel room with a view of downtown, and…
Who would have guessed that witnessing a tea bagging would be so hard to swallow? Honestly, I thought yesterday afternoon was going to be funny. I figured I’d stroll a few blocks from the New Times the Juice office down to the federal courthouse at Broward and NE Third Avenue…
[jump] Another bill the House passed Monday would eliminate blackjack at tribal casinos like the Hard Rock, but would increase betting limits in poker across the state (raising the maximum buy-in from $100 to $1,000), allow card rooms to operate 24 hours a day, and decrease taxes pari-mutuels pay on profits from…
If your Easter, Passover, Ostara (or whatever other religious holiday you may celebrate in Sspring) was filled with candy, it still wasn’t as sweet as the South Florida sports scene recently. Yesterday, Dwyane Wade dropped a career-high 55 on the Knicks en route to securing the fifth seed on the…
[jump] I met my new friend Dill (a nom de guerre he requested, after an alias Seth Rogen’s character uses in the movie) outside the theater for a 1:25 show. Though he says technically he isn’t a “mall cop,” he does work security at a big-box store attached to what he…
Embedded video from CNN Video Call Flo Rida. I did. And texted him. You know, just to say “hi, from The Juice.” Flo Rida (real name Tramar Dillard) gave his number out during a CNN interview, saying of his fans: “If they can go out and buy my albums,…
[jump] Calls to the supervisor at the Hollywood Clerk of Courts office were not returned. So I called Jeff Sutton, chief financial officer for the Broward Clerk of Courts. “This is news to me,” Sutton says of Michael’s claims that the cashier wouldn’t accept cash. He directed me to Orfelia Mayor,…
Around the Horn is ESPN’s fantastic game of competitive sports banter. Every day, sports columnists from large markets across the country shout at one another about men (and sometimes women) in colorful uniforms, trying to make valid arguments. Each good point gets a point. And the panelist with the most…
“He belly-flopped and falled down and lost the ball. And then he complained too much.” The sweet, simple words of an adorable girl. I couldn’t have described the end of last night’s Heat overtime loss to New Orleans any better. Well, yeah, I could have. (I type pretty sometimes.) But I…
The history books will show that more than 30,000 people attended the season opener yesterday, but those of us who watched the game on TV (or saw the highlights above) saw a lot of empty seats in the background every time the Marlins scored. And they scored often. Fantasy beast…
The party was also a fundraiser for New Times’ favorite philanthropist, Aaron Jackson, and his charity Planting Peace. We’ve written about his orphanages and shelters, and his efforts to rid the world (especially children) of intestinal parasites here, here, and here. It’s good to see the good folks at Reno…
The “resident” quoted as “Merle Lynn” in this week’s “The Our Town News” story about how residents and commissioners want homeless people out of Coral Springs is an employee of that community newspaper. Her name is Merle Rosenberg and she works in classified advertising. Her quote about the homeless people…
But really, it might have been the ref who missed an important call on that final shot of the 98-96 loss, the fourth loss in five games. As Dwyane Wade set his feet for the three that would have given the Heat the win over Dallas, the defender clearly slapped…
Judging by the front page story in this week’s edition of “The Our Town News”, yes. On the direct-mail community newspaper’s web site, the article about the city’s commissioners and residents disdain for the homeless men and women selling The Homeless Voice is featured next to a story about a…
Tourists stroll along the Promenade des Anglais. Tan bodies dot the beach. It’s a peaceful Sunday afternoon, August 5, 2007, and Nice’s wealthiest young partiers sip coffee at the Hotel Negresco, staring out into the sparkling blue waters of the Bay of Angels. Two blocks away, a motorcycle and a…
A Fort Lauderdale Police Officer on the scene said officers were using helicopters and K9 units to search for robbery suspects on the loose near Fort Lauderdale High School. Police cars have blocked off the area between Andrews and NE 4th Avenue, just north of Sunrise. There are at least…
