Doing more than 29 years in prison, Robert Platshorn was the longest-serving nonviolent prisoner in America’s war on weed. He was once part of a small, homegrown smuggling outfit known as “The Black Tuna Gang.” Now out of prison, living in West Palm Beach, and active in the legalization movement,…
The ass in question.We just heard from Sgt. Carlos Bermudez, head of internal affairs at the Pembroke Pines Police Department, and Michael Cirullo, the city attorney, about the mooning incident during yesterday’s animal rights protest.They both say unequivocally that the man with his pants down in photos is not a…
Animal-rights advocates gathered outside the Pembroke Pines subdivision of the president of a controversial South Florida research facility Sunday afternoon. They waved signs and told passersby about the disturbing photos leaked from Primate Products, the embattled facility run by Donald Bradford.In addition to the 30 or so protesters, there were…
Harrington after her victory in the primary.Karen Harrington knows she has an uphill battle in front of her. But she also knows a thing or two about long, hard fights. After all, Harrington is a two-time cancer survivor and the sister of Billy Mitchell, the videogame whiz framed as the…
flickr.comVolstad versus Morgan was possibly the most memorable moment of the year.The Marlins mercifully finished their 2010 season this weekend, ending the year with 80 wins and 82 losses, good enough for third in the division. The longest winning streak of the year was all of four games, and other…
Facebook.comHe won’t share his real identity. Not yet, anyway. For now, the man known around the Florida Atlantic University campus as “Green Mann” enjoys the stunned reactions and awkward stares he gets as he dances around in a skintight, bright-green Spandex-esque costume.He doesn’t speak while wearing the green suit –…
Tara NieuwesteegWomen wore mangled fur and prom gowns covered in (fake) blood. People wrapped themselves in yellow caution tape. One woman dressed as the Grim Reaper. They held signs telling teenaged girls and their families as they entered the Miss Florida Teen USA pageant that they had blood on their…
Dr. Mark GeierThis week, Miami New Times has a story about Gary Kompothecras, the Sarasota chiropractor and close friend of Gov. Charlie Crist who’s been pressuring the Florida Department of Health to hand over sealed immunization records to a father-son team of anti-vaccination advocates.There are certainly multiple political factors at…
flickr.comThere was no Satanic altar. There was no blood. There was no animal sacrifice. And as far as I could tell from talking to people at the Pagan Pride Day Celebration Picnic, held this weekend at the at Unitarian Universalist Church in Fort Lauderdale, there was nobody who believed anything…
Disgraced Congressman turned West Palm Beach consignment-shop owner Mark Foley got a mention right in the middle of NBC’s Thursday-night prime-time lineup. Though it probably wasn’t the kind of shoutout he would appreciate.On last night’s season opener, 30 Rock made reference to Foley’s scandalous time in conservative politics. It happened…
C. StilesRob Van Winkle knows a thing or two about a media blitz. As a matter of fact, there had never been anything like the publicity machine behind Vanilla Ice when he exploded all over America 20 years ago. Compared to that, his recent publicity — in anticipation of his…
C. StilesMitchell and his wife at home in 2007.The video game champion framed as the dark-headed villain in the epic battle for Donkey Kong supremacy has been dethroned again. At least temporarily.Billy Mitchell, the veteran videogamer and owner of Rickey’s Restaurants in Hollywood and Pembroke Pines (and a brand of…
Andrea HuerfanoThis weekend dozens of undocumented immigrants took to the sands of Miami Beach to tell Congress to pass the DREAM Act this week. About 50 people formed human billboards spelling out the words “Dream Act Now” and “Call [Sen. George] Lemieux Now.”Activists in South Florida — a front in…
Tara NieuwesteegPickle eating in PompanoSeveral of the world’s top competitive eaters descended upon the Isle of Capri in Pompano Beach last weekend to see who could eat the most sour dill pickles. Before the event, the record was 2.99 pounds of pickles in six minutes. At least six people bested…
Lil Wayne is the Nostradamus of sports prognostication. And Weezy does it all from a jail cell in New York.Three weeks ago, he mailed a handwritten letter (pictured below) to the editors of Sports Illustrated in which he breaks down the top tennis players competing in the U.S. Open. He…
Nova Southeastern University in Davie will no longer do business with Primate Products, the controversial animal research facility in Doral, according to the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida.After the release of several disturbing photos depicting monkeys with serious injuries, local activists approached university officials about Nova’s relationship with Primate Products. An…
Tara NieuwesteegPat Bertoletti put down nearly six pounds of pickles for the win.On Sunday morning, the world record for pickle eating was 2.99 pounds in six minutes. By about 11:30 a.m., that record had been demolished. Held at the Isle of Capri at Pompano Park, the event was part of…
flickr.comThis week brought news that Bill Parcells is leaving his post as vice president of football operations for the Dolphins. Upon closer inspection, it sure seems like the Tuna was given the hook. And though he’s nothing short of a football legend — and it might sound almost sacrilegious to…
Another fine Rosh Hashanah is nearly over. Happy New Year! A few days of good food, old stories, not much work, and lots of family can really do you some good. Or, if you’re like us, you probably need a drink pretty soon. But what’s the right spirit for this…
To see more photos of Casey DiStefano, click here. To see more photos of Brianna Negron, click here. From the top floors of the White Egret, a luxury condo building in north Fort Lauderdale, you can look out over A1A, over the palm trees and the sunbathers, over the foamy…
There has never been an individual sports rivalry like the one between Chris Evert, from Fort Lauderdale, and Martina Navratilova. Ali and Frasier fought three times. Borg and McEnroe played 14 times. Evert and Navratilova played 80 times, including 60 tournament finals and 14 grand slam finals. Next Tuesday, ESPN…
The Miami Dolphins just issued a statement to the media saying that Jeff Ireland will “assume full control over all aspects and decisions in regard to the Miami Dolphin football team and support staff.”Ireland, who had some trouble this offseason, was always slotted to take over for Parcells, according to…
