The Pulp recently reported on a Broward woman who says that a cosmetic procedure ravaged her face and neck with keloids and that she never would have had the surgery if her doctor had mentioned the scarring risks.Lifestyle Lift, the medical center where Enid Perrins-Whittaker had the procedure, has just…
Enid Perrins-Whittaker wanted to be prettier. So she underwent a cosmetic procedure that she says wound up mutilating her face.Sometime in 2009, the Broward County resident came across an ad for Lifestyle Lift. The procedure claims to do exactly the same thing as a traditional face-lift but with less swelling,…
So what is it like to run naked, you might ask?Well, it’s lot like running with clothes on: a sweaty, dirty enterprise that is probably most fun when you’re done with a run or taking a break from a run or talking about a run but not actually on a…
James Herard, a rumored Crips leader who describes himself as soulless, barks at judges, and reportedly speaks openly about going “human hunting,” was sentenced today to nine life sentences and 125 additional years in jail for a brutal 2008 Dunkin’ Donuts robbery that took place in Delray Beach. On July…
Since last Friday, the Pulp has been following the legal saga of Cynthia and Forrest Bagnall, longtime City of Sunrise employees who claim they were harassed at work after Forrest completed military leave. Troubles began for the Bagnalls in 2008. Forrest Bagnall, who is an engineer with Sunrise, is also…
If the impending threat of a deadly monster doomsday storm such as Hurricane Irene isn’t enough of a buzzkill, the Centers for Disease Control has shared additional sobering information with Clean Plate Charlie. As it turns out, booze won’t prevent you from getting sick if you mix it with bad drinking…
Last week, the Pulp reported on longtime City of Sunrise employee Cynthia Bagnall, who claims that her bosses harassed her for following labor laws — even going so far as to reprimand her for using the ladies room during work hours.The Pulp had the chance Monday to speak with Cynthia…
This might come as a disappointment to animal hoarders, but well adjusted pet owners will be happy to learn that a local scientist’s research could slow pet overpopulation. William Ja, a Scripps Institute researcher who has a doctorate in chemistry, is working to streamline a cell-level cancer treatment. If he…
A longtime City of Sunrise employee says that her bosses harassed her for following labor laws — even going so far as to reprimand her for using the bathroom during work hours. Cynthia Bagnall, a secretary for Sunrise since 1988, says that her bosses started to mistreat her when she…
A handful of Broward hooligans has shown that some people think metals are a little too precious. Six storm drains have been stolen from Oakland Park in the last two nights, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The upswing in metal thefts — which includes a “Slinky” AC thief –…
Leopard leggings and neon tights. Candy-striped socks. Booty shorts and cat ears. Sparkly skull decals and paisley bandannas. Scuffed-up helmets and nappy body padding. Pouting lips swollen with plastic mouth guards. Suitcase upon suitcase filled with gummy, rubber wheels. A group of about ten chatty young women is seated alongside…
Naked End of Summer BashWith Funky Nuggets, the Soulbirds, the Leylines, Grassy Waters, Jungle Funk, and Mike Mineo.Sunsport Gardens, Loxahatchee GrovesFriday, August 12, to Sunday, August 14, 2011If you thought that the love, freedom, and camaraderie of the 1960s breathed its last during the Reagan era, you would have been…
You know what’s awesome about boating? Exactly the same thing that’s awesome about driving: You can totally mess shit up behind the wheel of a big, powerful machine, which is what this great nation is really all about. Thing is, if you’re going to be a total badass — wearers of Affliction…
A sickle cell anemia patient went to a Broward hospital for a life-saving, emergency surgery, but the operation she received might have lead to her death, according to a recently filed lawsuit.Ashley Polk, then 19, went to the emergency room on August 19, 2010, for abdominal pain and swelling, said…
A “slinky metal thief” has been caught on video stealing copper wires and tubing from Oakland Park air conditioning units, the Broward Sheriff’s Office reports. “It was just after 4 a.m. Wednesday when Amos Issac finished stripping another air conditioning unit for its copper tubing and wires,” according to the…
A Margate woman thought that her anticoagulant medication would keep her healthy and safe — free of life-threatening blood clots and embolisms. But Fela Netkin claims that a mishap at her neighborhood pharmacy — in which she may have accidentally been given five times the prescribed dosage of her medication…
Julio Iglesias — the talented, Spanish vocalist who spawned the not-so-talented, crooning, pretty-boy singer Enrique Iglesias — canceled a concert in Northern Cyprus but still kept nearly $300,000 in performance fees, according to a recently filed lawsuit. Voyager — a Turkish resort company — agreed to pay Iglesias $250,000 to…
Say you buy a house. You’re probably really excited about all the cool perks that come along with home ownership (you can garden naked and nobody can say anything, you can swim in your pool naked and nobody can say anything, you can change your oil naked and nobody can say…
Here’s some uplifting news if you have a healthy fear of elevators. A Palm Beach resident says that a freight-elevator door fell on her head, permanently maiming her, according to a recently filed lawsuit.Montisha Mann, then an employee of a Sunrise IKEA, says that Le Group Manufacturier d’Ascenseurs Global Tardif…
Two Boynton Beach police officers were arrested Tuesday on charges of lying and official misconduct. The State Attorney’s Office says that these officers were not truthful about the way they served an arrest warrant last November: They wrote that they’d knocked on a perp’s motel room door, but prosecutors say…
A woman’s work is never done, so they say. And if you’re Gov. Rick Scott’s kind of gal, you might be even busier these next few days planning your own anti-abortion house party. Indeed, what better way to connect with neighborhood right-to-lifers than a casual shindig, celebrating four new laws…
Gov. Rick Scott, whose administration has continually drawn the ire of journalists for its culture of secrecy and unwillingness to process public records, said it’s “inappropriate” for reporters to report.During a 60-minute question-and-answer session at the capital Monday morning, some 25 journos had an opportunity to chat with the typically…
