So, the whole Miami Dolphins-Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin-bullying situation has officially gone plaid. CBSSports is reporting that Incognito sent racially charged texts to Martin, including one in which he refers to Martin — who is biracial — as a “half n*gger.” There’s also a text in which he refers to shitting…
With the worst-kept secret in Florida politics becoming official with Charlie Crist announcing his run to be Florida’s governor (again!), the questions begin. Namely, now that he’s a Democrat, where does he stand on things he stood against when he was a Republican? More to the point, where does he…
Well, folks, they did it. They brought back home the title for Uncle Sam. This weekend, if you happened to stroll by Haulover Beach, you probably caught sight of a giant pasty mob of gravity-racked flesh bobbing on the tide. South Florida Free Beaches — the local group advocating for…
Albert T. Lambert, a 52-year-old emergency room doctor at Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, overdosed on drugs yesterday just before police could arrest him for the murder of his ex-wife, Kimberly Lindsey, a nurse at Bak Middle School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. Police records also mention…
Halloween is a time to get crazy, dress up however you want, get your freak on. Be fun, be shocking, be creative. There are no rules. Well, there is one rule. And it’s a fairly simple one to follow. DO NOT DRESS IN BLACKFACE. Not ever. Just this week, Ohio…
A teenage girl was shot Friday morning near Watkins Elementary School on 3520 SW 52nd Ave. in West Park. According to police, the girl, who is believed to be 15 or 16, was taken to Jackson North hospital by a family member. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening…
So our boys face off against the Celtics Nets tonight at 8 p.m.on ESPN and things are looking bleak. Firstly, Dwyane Wade sat out the last game and LeBron has been shooting like, well, not LeBron lately. Secondly, the Nets whacked the Heat twice in the preseason. Third, Nets center…
Everything you always wanted to know (but were too stoned to ask) about medical marijuana laws and marijuana use in the US of A is now available in a report from the good folks at a Florida official body called the Financial Impact Estimating Conference. For a government publication, it’s…
You spoke, we listened. Back by popular demand, welcome to this week’s Mug-Shot Friday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mugs from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, derp faces, and femmes fatale. In the spirit of Halloween, this week we tried to round up the scariest…
The 54th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicked off Thursday, and will run through the weekend. It’s a time for people to head on out to take a look at all kinds of boats, from small vessels to super yachts. The event is expected to bring in about half…
A rabid raccoon was found in Boynton Beach after a resident spotted the animal and noticed the symptoms. The raccoon was spotted Sunday in the 3000 block of Churchill Drive, just west of Seacrest Boulevard. The resident then called Animal Care and Control, who tested the raccoon and the Palm…
Looks like medical weed will finally have its day, as the Florida Supreme Court has set a date to hear arguments about whether a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana should be put on the ballot next November. The arguments have been set for December 5. Florida GOPers, for…
Not that this should be a shocker for a franchise that has been perpetually stuck in 7-9 purgatory, but the Miami Dolphins are coming apart at the seams. This according to the Miami Herald’s Armando Salguero. In a detailed blog post, Salguero chronicles the many internal issues going on with…
Ticket sales are up for the world’s largest in-water boast show, which starts today. Last year, 100,000 people attended but you may remember, the extravaganza was hampered by Superstiorm Sandy’s landfill in the Northeast,. The show, which runs through the weekend features crazy expensive yachts, big time boat dealers, and…
Last night’s “Great Debate” at Palm Beach State College on marijuana legalization was informative, entertaining and, for the most part, fairly predictable. Who won? If audience reaction was any guide — and the audience was by no means a crowd of freaks, more your typical American whitebread college-y and working…
Back in March, we unrolled the story of how a seemingly no-name guy from small-town Pennsylvania turned up in Key West with a 150-pounds of emeralds found on the bottom of the sea floor. Almost immediately people in the treasure hunting world began questioning Jay Miscovich’s 2010 find. Three years…
On Wednesday afternoon, reports surfaced that FAU football head football coach Carl Pelini had abruptly resigned. No immediate reason was given for Pelini’s departure, but following a press conference by athletic director Pat Chun Wednesday afternoon, it was revealed that Pelini and defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis were accused of using…
Huffing home on her green beach cruiser, Lekeithra Smith was already edgy about what might be hunkered down in the dark, waiting. It was near 9:30 p.m. in late April 2011. The 22-year-old was pedaling just a few feet behind her high-school-aged cousin Deadra, coming back from a party at…
Michael Frank, a 56-year-old Miccosukee Tribe member, points to Bone Island, a small tree-covered hammock in the Everglades that got its name during the Seminole Wars of the 1800s. When Frank’s ancestors arrived to check on relatives after the white man swept through, “All they saw were the bones,” he…
The Palm Beach Post’s Editorial Page Editor, Randy Schultz, who has been with the paper for 37 years, has agreed to take a buyout, according to a Gossip Extra report. Last week it was reported that that the Palm Beach Post had offered buyouts to 55-and-older staffers, in cost-cutting move…
A Florida man is accused of tying a pit bull to the bumper of his SUV and then dragging around in Brevard County. The man, Christopher Byrd, 43, was arrested on Wednesday morning. Upon his arrest, Byrd told Palm Bay Police officers that he had forgotten that he had tied…
FAU head football coach Carl Pelini has resigned, effective immediately, according to ESPN. A press conference is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. No reason has yet been given for Pelini’s departure, but his 5-15 record in two seasons might be a pretty good indicator…
