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Palm Beach Newspapers Inc.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Florida Man Arrested for Pulling a Gun to Cut in McDonald's Drive-Thru Line

    Every once in a while, whatever deity-like being that controls crime in Florida (some religions refer to him as Saint Crackerious of Tallahassee) takes out three hats. One contains the names of every Florida town, the next holds the names of a fast-food restaurant, and the other has a series of comi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Forty-Five Live Cats, Two Dead Cats, and Mounds of Garbage Found in Florida Woman's Townhouse

    The scene inside a Greenacres townhouse might have been too extreme even for reality-TV exploitation shows such as Hoarders. After the home's owner was taken to the hospital for health problems, authorities found 45 live cats, two dead cats, and mounds of garbage inside. Officials say ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Rick Scott May Soon Sign Law Making It Legal To Dye Rabbits

    Think about all those times you were set to dye your pet rabbits pink and blue because it would be hilarious and great, only to look up the Florida state statutes and realize, "No! Dyeing bunnies is illegal in Florida, dammit!" Those dark days, thank God, may soon be over.The Florida House advanced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Miami Herald Has Less News Aggregation Ethics Than Huffington Post Miami

    ​There's a media fight brewing in Miami between the old paper giant and the new local iteration of a quickly growing Internet media monster. Random Pixels blogger Bill Cooke, ever the keen-eyed instigator, noticed that the recently launched Huffington Post Miami was cribbing quite liberally from M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Dwyane Wade to Dance in New Cameron Diaz and J.Lo Movie

    Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has filmed a dancing cameo in an upcoming ensemble comedy based on What To Expect When You're Expecting. Yes, an NBA star is dancing in a Love Actually-style ensemble movie based on a popular non-fiction pregnancy guide because Hollywood is horrible and out of ideas.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    The Miami Dolphins Even Suck at Sucking

    ​Finally, just when it mattered the least, when a win couldn't possibly do anything to change the fortunes of this season, this coaching staff, or this fan base's hopes, the Dolphins FINALLY pulled off a victory.Somehow, someway, led by one of the marionette puppets from Team America QB Matt Moore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Carl Paul Arrested By Florida Cops Who Still Believe Filming Police Is Illegal

    via Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficeCarl Paul was arrested yesterday for filming police during a traffic stop.​According to some cops right here in South Florida, the simple act of pointing a camera at a police officer on the job is a crime. Here's the absurd theory: In Florida, it's illegal to record ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Joe Rose, Jorge Sedano, Sid Rosenberg are racists

    via Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficeCarl Paul was arrested yesterday for filming police during a traffic stop.​According to some cops right here in South Florida, the simple act of pointing a camera at a police officer on the job is a crime. Here's the absurd theory: In Florida, it's illegal to record ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Eddie Dominguez Goes For the Cash! Good-bye Journalism! Hello City National Bank!

    ​The executive editor of the Daily Business Review, Eddie Dominguez, is jumping ship.He sent out this email yesterday:"After a decade as executive editor of the Daily Business Review, I've decided to leave the DBR and journalism and take a short stroll up Brickell Avenue to City National Bank wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Florida's Dwarf Tossing Law Could Be Repealed to Ease Dwarf Unemployment

    ​Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, is tired of Florida's Big Brother government standing in the way of people getting jobs. Jobs that include being tossed around by drunk dudes specifically, so he's on a mission to repeal the state's two-decade-old ban on dwarf tossing. 

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2011

    Logan Morrison And His Twitter Demoted As LoMo Rips Marlins For Move

    ​The Florida Marlins would have you believe they abruptly demoted fan favorite Logan Morrison after last night's loss to the Giants because his batting average has dipped below .250 -- an excuse so blatantly untrue that Jeffrey Loria must have been cackling in his Hamptons mansion as he helped gho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Oh Sh*t! Florida's Five Most Notorious Poopcrimes

    ​Yesterday, jollily bearded fellow Edmund Barksdale set the AP's Poop Alert Newswire (TM) ablaze with his bizarre tale of getting Tasered while taking a dump in a Destin park. Yet he's far from the first fecal-matter felon to snag Florida headlines.If George Orwell put thoughtcrime on the map, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Firework Sales Slump in Florida Thanks to Drought

    ​Well, Katy Perry, for your information Florida does feel like a paper bag. A dry, worn out paper bag that could catch fire at any moment and cause millions of acres of forest to go up in smoke thanks to the drought.According to The Palm Beach Post, while firework sales are up in pretty much every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Corpse In Poisonous Pesticide Truck on I-95 Opens Bizarre Homicide Case

    photo by Massimilliano Mariani via wikimedia commons​A truly strange murder case sprouted along I-95 yesterday when rescuers -- who had just saved a man and a boy suffering from chemical fume exposure in a pesticide truck -- found a corpse in a bag stuffed between containers of hazardous chemicals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Reports: QB Jacoby Brissett to Choose Gators Over 'Canes

    ​Al Golden was hoping for one more coveted player to really make his inaugural recruiting class shine, but it appears that four star quarterback Jacoby Brissett of Palm Beach Gardens' Dwyer High will announce his intentions to play for the Gators instead this year. Brissett was one of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Dolphins Media Members Cat Fight!

    ​Apparently, the local beat writers that cover the Miami Dolphins at the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald have been sniping at each other the last couple of days. It's mainly been done on twitter, because you can really zing a guy in 140 characters or less.You want to know what's going on with your M ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2010

    NFL helmet hits are OK

    ​Apparently, the local beat writers that cover the Miami Dolphins at the Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald have been sniping at each other the last couple of days. It's mainly been done on twitter, because you can really zing a guy in 140 characters or less.You want to know what's going on with your M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    NFL Is Too Soft For the Rest Of the World

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke addresses the NFL's crackdown on helmet-to-helmet hits.The No Fun League needs to stop fining defensive players for helme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Alex Sink Picks Up Endorsement From Every Major Newspaper in the State

    In an age when the broadsheets are struggling and anyone can make their own mini-endorsements on Twitter or Facebook, do newspaper endorsements still matter? The Democratic Governor nominee better hope so. She's walked away with the support of every major newspaper's editorial board in the state. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Adoptions of Black Cats Halted in Palm Beach Until After Halloween

    ​Palm Beach County is apparently full of sadistic weirdos and people who love exuberant parties, so it only makes sense that three animal shelters in the county have banned adoption of black cats until after Halloween. The shelters fear that the cats may be harmed due to All Hallow's Eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Well, Here's a Picture of Marlins Player Logan Morrison in a Baywatch Swimsuit

    ​The debate continues on about whether or not fans in Florida actually care about professional baseball. Not even DJ Kitty and the chance to clinch a play off birth can get more than a pathetic handful of fans out to see the Tampa Bay Rays. Florida Marlins attendance is also notoriously low. Does ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Marijuana Report: Florida Hunts Head Shops

    ​While the rest of the country -- or at least California, Colorado, and a few others -- virtually legalizes pot, Florida is going retro.Bills making their way through the Florida House and Senate would impose a 25 percent tax on pipes with carburetors. Worse, it argues that these pipes co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    "Slow Peace... Quick Death" and Other Classic Headlines From Miami's Former Tabloid

    Ah, the 1950s. An innocent time in Miami when a boxing fight at the Coral Gables Coliseum was just a buck, and a dog race at the West Flagler Kennel Club was only a quarter.​Care to travel to Havana direct? Choose from a $30 plane ride or a $46 steamer. Castro had just seized power, and the Miami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Marijuana Report: Florida Legislature Hunts Head Shops

    ​While the rest of the country -- or at least California, Colorado and a few others -- virtually legalize pot, Florida is going retro.Bills making their way through the Florida House and Senate would impose a 25 percent tax on pipes with carburetors. Worse, it argues that these pipes couldn't be s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Charlie Crist Urges You to Call "Hot, Horny Girls" Who "Love Nasty Talk as Much as You Do"

    ​Florida KidCare provides health insurance to children, but if you ask Charlie Crist for the phone number, he might send you to a sex line.The Palm Beach Post called the Gov and got a pre-recorded message in which Crist rattles off a bunch of numbers for state services. But the number he gives for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Dick Armey Sending Army of Dicks After Bill Nelson over Health Care

    ​Dick Armey, the former Republican House majorty leader who's not currently making an ass out of himself on Dancing with the Stars, was in Palm Beach Gardens today speaking to teabaggers, um, Tea Party activists. According to the Palm Beach Post, Armey told the crowd of conservative acti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Horse Killed in Miami Gardens - Does Black Market Horse Meat Cure AIDS?

    via wikimedia commonsThis horse is so sad it went and got an emo haircut.​ Another horse killed and stripped of meat in similar manner to the 20 or so others so far this year was found murdered Wednesday morning in the ranch where it lived in Miami Gardens. Its throat was slit and two legs were re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Archive Diver: John Stoll's Fantasma Productions "Bands Showcase" with Miss Conduct, Easy Access, Fortress and More, 1988

    via Miami New Times Archives week of August 17 - 23, 1988​ Fantasma Productions was one of the top independent promotion and performance companies in the United States. It was founded and run by John Stoll. He owned the Carefree Center in Broward which housed Comedy Corner, where Larry The Cable G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Crist Asks For Senate Application from Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Two Others

    Lincoln Diaz-Balart​The Palm Beach Post is reporting that Governor Charlie Crist has sent out a document entitled "Questionnaire for Senate Appointment," to three men [link to pdf]. The first two names have been mentioned widely before: former Secretary of State Jim Smith, and former US Attorney B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Two Divers Die During Lobster Mini-Season

    photo via Miamism's Flickr​Every year divers start off lobster mini-season with the same thought in their head, "Let's have some fun. Their meat is sick. I wanna take a dive with my tickle stick." Unfortunately things always seem to take a turn for the deadly. Two divers have turned up d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Attorney General McCollum Works About 22 Hours a Week

    The Palm Beach Post decided to check the time sheets of Governor candidates and current cabinet members Republican Bill McCollum and Democrat Alex Sink. Turns out, in the past two months neither has been working that hard. McCollum averages about 22 hours of work a week as attorney ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    What Exactly are the Limits of the Daily Papers' Story Sharing Schemes?

    Walt DisneyWill Florida's newspapers all dance in unison?So, the Miami Herald, the Palm Beach Post and the Sun-Sentinel still share stories as part of their agreement. The Sun-Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel share content because they're both part of the troubled Tribune Corp. The Miami Herald con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    House Majority Leader Adam Hasner Leaves Chamber During Muslim Prayer

    HasnerHere's is my personal take on officially lead prayer in public areas like legislative chambers, schools, and other government functions: If I had it my way, it wouldn't happen. Now, a bit of personal prayer is fine. Back in my school days I prayed to Jesus before many a test, and I'm not ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    It’s All About the Seeding

    HasnerHere's is my personal take on officially lead prayer in public areas like legislative chambers, schools, and other government functions: If I had it my way, it wouldn't happen. Now, a bit of personal prayer is fine. Back in my school days I prayed to Jesus before many a test, and I'm not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    City Limits to Close After April 10, Steve Kimock Show Moved to Revolution

    Image via City LimitsCity Limits goes dark April 10.The last show at City Limits in Delray Beach will take place on April 10, featuring the Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso. The club announced officially yesterday that it was closing. At least Palm Beach County still has Respectable St. Cafe, in West ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Does The Local Media Suck Because of Fark?

    Image via City LimitsCity Limits goes dark April 10.The last show at City Limits in Delray Beach will take place on April 10, featuring the Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso. The club announced officially yesterday that it was closing. At least Palm Beach County still has Respectable St. Cafe, in West ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    News Roundup

    Image via City LimitsCity Limits goes dark April 10.The last show at City Limits in Delray Beach will take place on April 10, featuring the Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso. The club announced officially yesterday that it was closing. At least Palm Beach County still has Respectable St. Cafe, in West ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    No One Cares That Randy Shannon Keeps Losing

    Image via City LimitsCity Limits goes dark April 10.The last show at City Limits in Delray Beach will take place on April 10, featuring the Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso. The club announced officially yesterday that it was closing. At least Palm Beach County still has Respectable St. Cafe, in West ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Local Papers Missed Out On Huge Biden Scoop

    Image via City LimitsCity Limits goes dark April 10.The last show at City Limits in Delray Beach will take place on April 10, featuring the Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso. The club announced officially yesterday that it was closing. At least Palm Beach County still has Respectable St. Cafe, in West ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2008

    Never Say Die

    The Marlins keep beating each other up, and they like it that way.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Burger King Pitches Penny To Tomato Pickers

    The Marlins keep beating each other up, and they like it that way.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Unleash the Power of the Mormon

    The Marlins keep beating each other up, and they like it that way.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    Fahrenheit 2007?

    The Marlins keep beating each other up, and they like it that way.

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    You Can't Handle the Truth!

    Law enforcement's attempts to muzzle the media help no one

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Riptide

    Publisher busted over the Boss

  • News

    September 2, 1999

    Vanity Fire

    A group of hot firewomen raised big bucks posing for a sexy calendar. The intended charity got only a pittance.

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Kulchur

    Dueling at the millennium

  • News

    May 6, 1999
  • News

    May 25, 1995

    Program Notes 6

    Dueling at the millennium

  • Music

    December 18, 1991

    On the Schmooze

    Talk to me. And make mine a Jack Daniel's.

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