A few months ago, we detailed the questionable behavior of the state’s for-profit colleges, and how they were under state investigation for deceptively luring students into educational programs of questionable value.Key to the schools’ success is an aggressive sales policy, in which “admissions” representatives are just salespeople in a big…
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show runs through this weekend. And while the show exhibits all kinds of boats and water crafts, the main attraction are going to be the yachts. Fort Lauderdale is the Yacht Capital of the World, so it’s only appropriate that the show carries not only…
When the subject of equal pay for women was broached during the second presidential debate, President Obama touted his support for the Lilly Ledbetter bill while Mitt Romney bragged about binders full of women and stressed how important it is for working moms to be home in time to cook…
The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets have apparently gotten into a war of words in the past couple of days. It all started on Wednesday, when Jets Coach Rex Ryan declared his anger toward Reggie Bush after the running back made some comments following their first game a few…
That Hurricane Sandy is quite a nuisance.Even though the storm is hitting Cuba and the Bahamas directly, she’s still sending her winds and rain all over our faces. And, as it usually goes with these kinds of storms, rumors of cancellations, closings, and re-schedules run rampant.So far, we’ve seen flights…
With the election a mere days away, Willard Mittington knows that winning Florida is going to be crucial, especially with the numbers settling down across the country and Ohio maybe possibly being a must-win state for the Mittbot, where he is down by as much as five in some polls.So…
The 53rd Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicks off today and runs through Monday, but Hurricane Sandy is threatening to make a mess of it.C’mon, Sandy!Buckets of rain and forecasted winds of up to 35 to 40 mph are looking to screw up plans. But organizers say that the event…
Less than a week before Buju Banton walks into a Tampa courtroom for re-sentencing on a gun charge, the reggae singer’s attorney has asked the judge to reconsider the ten year sentence that he’s currently serving on two drug charges.It’s the latest development in a drawn out and complex legal…
Sheriff Al Lamberti’s Democratic challenger Scott Israel looked like a long-shot candidate, but he’s been pulling out all the stops recently, flinging whatever poo will stick to Lamberti, and the Sheriff isn’t ducking fast enough.In fact, the sheriff has skipped out on two debates with Israel, one on Channel 10…
If you’ve been outside yet, you’ve noticed a couple of things. It’s raining. It’s windy. It’s a little chilly. And it’s raining. Mostly, though, it’s raining. Yes, the crappy weather this morning and pretty much throughout the rest of today is courtesy of Hurricane Sandy, who is right now plowing…
Two Activists Infiltrate a Facility Where Illegal Immigrants Are Held
Two Activists Infiltrate Broward Transitional Center, Where Illegal Immigrants Are Held
Gay Athletes Go Public
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about how 60,000 Palm Beach County absentee ballots got screwed up by a printing error, and how said ballots had already been mailed out to voters, and visions of the nightmare that was the election of 2000 are dancing in everyone’s heads…
If you recently made a purchase at one of ten different Barnes & Noble stores throughout South Florida, you may want to check your bank statement for any unusual purchases. You may also want to change your PIN number. According to the FBI, identity thieves breached PIN pad devices at stores in…
College students have a lot of sex. This much you already knew.But what you might not have known is that they’re being smart about it. Especially here in Florida.Safe sex awwriiight!!Trojan Condoms did their annual rankings how healthy college students’ sex life is on 141 U.S. colleges and universities. And,…
A “mystery man” with press credentials gave the middle finger to hundreds of thousands of Fox News viewers on Monday. Former General and presidential candidate Wesley Clark was being interviewed by pundit Shepard Smith at Boca’s Lynn University. At about 2 p.m., Clark was answering questions from Smith about that…
Deaths in Florida caused by oxycodone dropped nearly 18 percent, yet the pain drug remains one of the top killers in the state, according to a report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.The report, released Wednesday, shows that deaths from benzodiazepines jumped 13 percent in 2011 and were the…
Donald Trump will be making a “very, very big” announcement today that might change the course of the presidential election but probably won’t because Donald Trump is an attention-whoring dipshit. But that isn’t keeping us from talking about it because everyone loves to stare at a train wreck. Particularly a…
Both Obama and Romney have promised to overhaul the country’s cumbersome and costly immigration system. Yet there was little talk about how they would actually do so over the course of three debates.The Dream Defenders were one of the groups protesting the debate at Lynn University, and they sent along…
Hey, everybody! More rain on the way! Yoopeeee!! The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm watch from Jupiter Inlet down South Florida’s east coast to the Keys. No need to grab those flashlights and board up the house, but it is going to get crazy wet. Forecasters expect storm…
Twenty Palm Beach County young-professional organizations have come together to host a pretty impressive roster of local and state political candidates for a free evening of schmoozing and stumping tonight in West Palm Beach.It’s probably worth stopping by if you’re interested in politics, as long as you RSVP beforehand. Guests…
A day after taking a horse to Mitt Romney (or was it a bayonet?) in the third and final presidential debate, President Obama hit up Delray Beach for a Romnesia party. Barry Barack held his rally at the Delray Beach Tennis Center, where he harped on Romney’s forgetfulness and flip-floppery…
