Archive for October, 2009
Lights flashing, bass pumping, Democratic candidate Scott Maddox pumped up the party from the deejay's perch behind the dance floor.
"I want to see everyone on the dance floor because I got a feeling!'' he urged party activists who came to his reception at the Florida Democratic Party's recent conference in Orlando. Supporters line-danced to the "Cupid Shuffle" and shimmied to The Bee Gees' "Stayin Alive.''
Ah ah ah ah, stayin' alive, stayin' alive. Ah ah ah ah, stayin' aliiiive.
Who knew a campaign to be Florida's agriculture commissioner could be so much fun? More here.
And check out Maddox's dance video below. Inspired by the Black Eyed Peas, he's "got a feeling" he can pull this campaign off.
Apparently I was wrong about Joe Sanchez in last night’s post. He did bring up Regalado’s accent. Skip to almost 3 minutes on the tape. I am disappointed.
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Here is something we all can do to help our local farmers so that they don’t sell their land to developers: Buy their produce. You can identify Redland Raised Produce by this bright yellow sticker. Look for the sticker, buy the product. Lets hope it also tastes good. However, this is really important, pass it on to your friends. A successful farmer will not sell his land. Miami Dade has done
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Norman Braman what are you thinking?ALGER, JOHN – HOMESTEAD FL – $500 – FARMER (large tract landowner) ALVAREZ, CESAR – CORAL GABLES FL – $2400 – GREENBERG TRAURIG, L.L.P./LAWYER ANDREWS, CORY – CORAL GABLES FL – $500 – WHITE & CASE (Rock Mining Law Firm) ANDREWS, CORY – CORAL GABLES FL – $500 – WHITE & CASE LLP/ATTORNEY ANDREWS, CORY – ALEXANDRIA VA – $500 – WHITE & CASE LLP/ATTORNEY
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Note: Night Watch is a regularly-occuring feature by Broward/Palm Beach nightlife columnist Tara NieuwesteegOn a recent evening in advance of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, I …
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It’s the weekend, so the best you’re getting from the ole’ Riptide sports desk is a repost of a repost.Check out this video of former Miami Heat coach Stan Van Gundy, a.k.a. The Master of Pa…
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Despite winning the last two meetings against the New York Jets, the Dolphins enter Sunday’s rematch as 3-point underdogs. This is mainly because the Jets are coming off a big win against t…
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Friday night’s Halloween Critical Mass ride was yet another success with an estimated 300 bicyclists coming out for the event. The event was well organized without incident. For the most part pedestrians and motorists cheered us on as we cruised in costume down Calle Ocho, through Mary Brickell Village and the Design District. For a change cars were honking for us and not at us which was encouraging. Costumes that deserve an honorable mention include: Cool Runnings, the Mormons, and Rydel in fishnet stockings.
A source close to Transit Miami has informed us that 17-year-old Rodolfo Mex was hit by a car and killed on Friday morning between 2:00am-3:00am near 113th and Biscayne Blvd. Rodolfo was riding his bicycle with a 17-year-old friend in the right hand lane and both had lights on their bicycles. Rodolfo was hit from behind by a speeding car and passed away on the spot. No word if the motorist was charged with vehicular manslaughter. Unfortunately, incidents like this go underreported and this particular incident was not reported in the Miami Herald. Our condolences go out to the family of Rodolfo Mex.
Sen. Paula Dockery's hometown newspaper, The Ledger of Lakeland, quoting "multiple Republican sources," is reporting that she will enter the race for governor next week. The paper didn't talk to Dockery, who said on her Facebook page that she was attending a funeral on Friday.
The 48-year-old Dockery was elected to the state House in 1996 and the Senate in 2002 and chairs the Criminal Justice Committee, and would be term limited out of the Senate in 2012.
Her entrance would create a party fight with Attorney General Bill McCollum and set up the intriguing possibility that both parties would nominate women for governor for the first time in the state's history. (The Democrats' likely nominee is CFO Alex Sink).
– Steve Bousquet