FlickrA bird’s-eye view of the Palm-Aire golf course.Typically, country clubs don’t need sophisticated security systems — mainly because smash-and-grab thieves don’t have the money to cultivate golf as a hobby, meaning there’s nothing in the clubhouse worth stealing. Usually, the only theft on a golf course is perpetrated by Ponzi…
I’m ill-informed and undecided, but I’m absolutely determined to vote on November 2. My name is Tom, and I’m a swing voter.I want to vote for Amendment 4, which would require developers in Florida to get voters’ blessing for projects that deviate from a city’s growth management plans. I greatly…
After Andrew Breitbart accused Shirley Sherrod of racism, based on a cleverly edited speech, there were many on the left who hurled that accusation right back at the conservative blogger and pundit.But I’m here to say, “Stand down, lefties!” Because Breitbart has boldly declared support of a black president. Just…
In September 2009, then-Florida GOP Chairman Jim Greer released a withering attack on President Barack Obama, who at the time was planning a speech for the nation’s schoolchildren about the importance of education. Greer said:As the father of four children, I am absolutely appalled [Editor’s note: appalled!] that taxpayer dollars…
Like all Americans, the Levinson family of Coral Springs is surely happy to hear of the release by Iranian authorities of Sarah Shourd, who was among three American hikers taken prisoner on espionage charges more than a year ago after they allegedly wandered into Iran.But as the Washington Post points…
FlickrCareful using the word plantation around Allen West supporters.Congressional candidate Allen West lives in Plantation. West is a registered Republican. And so earlier today, when Sun-Sentinel political columnist Anthony Man called West a “Plantation Republican,” the statement had some objective truth to it. Clearly, the phrase had nothing to do…
FlickrBurial at sea: One of those things the Navy’s better at.Daniel Lasky’s dead body was dumped in the sea, but not because he was murdered — though that’s what investigators first feared.Rather, the 63-year-old Lasky died of Lou Gehrig’s disease last week and was given a burial at his sea…
FlickrBreitbart wishes there were more microphones in the world.The man famous for calling Shirley Sherrod a racist is now trying to destroy the reputation of another prominent African-American, U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek. Andrew Breitbart, who passes for a hero among many in the tea party movement, didn’t call Meek…
Congressman Kendrick Meek has failed to galvanize the Democratic base, he failed to properly trounce wacky billionaire Jeff Greene, and now he may be abandoned by even the most die-hard Democrats, who may be leery of throwing him their votes when those same votes could help keep right-winger Marco Rubio…
She entered a guilty plea to charges that she assisted Scott Rothstein in a massive Ponzi scheme, and now it looks like a federal judge will be throwing the book at Debra Villegas. A presentencing report cited in a recent filing by Villegas attorney Robert Stickney suggests that probation officials…
The forensic auditor hired by Deerfield Beach to scrutinize payments by the city to festival performers and organizers has hit a dead end in the city’s finance department, according to an email acquired this week through a public records request.It appears the city’s finance department has no records of having…
A quick thank you to the judges of the Green Eyeshade Awards, a journalism contest that named the Juice the third-best blog at this past week’s annual banquet. The contest is open to media in 11 states in the Southeast. This particular category prized “outstanding commentary or reporting in an…
Commissioner Marlene RossLisa Bright is currently being investigated by Boynton Beach and by the Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office based on allegations that she harbored conflicts of interest in her role as director of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency. But now questions are being raised about whether she also has…
Photo: WMPDCan Perez hold on to his job as police chief?Richard Perez apparently thinks offensive racial stereotypes are hi-larious, but he’s not laughing as hard lately since the South Florida Times revealed a series of racially offensive emails that were circulated by the Wilton Manors Police Chief. Now it looks…
FlickrRon KleinFor seniors who enjoy Social Security checks and Medicare coverage, Congressman Ron Klein has a message: Vote for me if you want to keep those entitlements. Vote for Allen West if you’re willing to lose them. That’s the theme of an ad Klein’s campaign released this morning. It quotes…
He had a big game last week against UConn, but Michigan Wolverine (and Deerfield Beach native) Denard Robinson needed to wax Notre Dame this past weekend to establish himself as a Heisman Trophy candidate. How about 502 yards total offense and three touchdowns? Yep, that’ll do.Robinson wasn’t on anyone’s Heisman…
Allen West is doing his very best to make manliness an issue in the campaign for the 22nd Congressional District. He recently challenged his opponent, Rep. Ron Klein, to “man up” and to talk “how men talk.” In a video I’ve posted after the jump, from last March, West bemoans…
Jones in 1969Maybe there’s a course at Cape Girardeau Central High School that teaches students how to get famous using hateful, destructive ideas. Because it just so happens that Florida’s two most notorious bloviators, Rush Limbaugh and Qu’ran-burning pastor Terry Jones graduated from Cape Central High in 1969…
FlickrMaldonado’s Internal Affairs file contains allegations that he had sex with known prostitutes.During his eight years as a Fort Lauderdale cop, Jason Maldonado has had several episodes that could have cost him his career. It now appears Maldonado’s luck is running out. A reliable source indicates that the detective will…
An extramarital affair between members of the Fort Lauderdale Building Department sparked a confrontation at city offices in which one city worker threatened to shoot and kill his coworker, according to an anonymous letter sent to the City Commission this week.The writer, who claims to be a longtime employee of…
We’ve got a breaking story in suburban Boynton Beach where just after 6 a.m., a Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputy had a confrontation that ended in a man’s shooting death.At the moment, details are sketchy, but it appears the deputy was responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle at…
Nick O’Leary’s middle finger also helped him make this sensational catch.Dwyer Palm Beach Gardens lost this past weekend’s nationally televised game because of a bullshit call. And now Florida’s high school athletic association has added insult to that injury, suspending star tight end Nick O’Leary for two games because he…
