Florida

NBC News asks Mitt Romney to stop using footage in attack ad (Video)

1/29/2012
Daniel S Levine

For those that live in Florida, the past week has been filled with political coverage, with Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fighting for a win in Tuesday’s primary election. One of the advertisements Romney has been using is a 30-second attack ad on Gingrich that includes a 1997 NBC Nightly News report on Gingrich’s House ethics violations. However, the Romney campaign reportedly did not seek NBC News’ permission and the network is now asking that the ads stop being aired.

Strip club wants to give Casey Anthony a job, reports say she lives in Port St. Lucie, FL

1/17/2012
Daniel S Levine
Casey Anthony (left) walks out of the the Orange County Jail with her attorney Jose Baez (left) after being released at 12:08 am July 17, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Anthony was acquitted in the death of her daughter, Caylee. (UPI/Red Huber, Pool)

Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren has demolished her $12 million Florida mansion

1/5/2012
Daniel S Levine
Elin Nordegren follows Tiger Woods during the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club, in Augusta in this April 12, 2003 file photo. The now ex-wife of Tiger Woods has broken the silence she maintained through the ordeal of dealing with the torrid sex scandal that engulfed their marriage, saying she has been through "hell." Nordegren, the Swedish-born former model and nanny, spoke to People magazine after she and Woods issued a statement confirming the divorce two days ago, which had been widely anticipated for months after his public confession of infidelity.

Diana Nyad will not make another attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida

9/26/2011
Daniel S Levine
Nyad announced at a press conference today that she will not make a fourth attempt
Swimmer Diana Nyad prepares for an ocean swim in Key West, Florida September 24, 2010. Veteran long-distance swimmer Nyad looks as tough as nails as she talks about setting out soon on a treacherous swim of more than 100 miles (160 km) from Cuba to Key West, Florida. She is 61 years old but coils up like a middle-weight prize fighter as she speaks of digging in with her broad shoulders and powerful arms and "boxing the waves" on the swim across the Florida Straits.

The Fest 10 releases schedule, free compilation album

9/11/2011
John Woodruff

Gainesville, Florida will be taken over by punk rock for the tenth time with The Fest, on October 28-30. The Fest, sponsored by No Idea Records and Pabst Blue Ribbon, was first held in May 2002, and is expected to bring over 5,000 people this year. With over two months until the Fest begins, the schedule has been released, and 300 weekend passes have been released for early sale.

As Many as 300 Schools Containing 257,000 Students in Florida Placed on Lockdown

11/10/2010
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
Captain Dan Rakofsky of Pembroke Pines Police Department believes all children and school administrators are safe

As many as 300 schools in Florida’s second-largest county, which has nearly 257,000 students, have been placed on lockdown Wednesday in response to a phone call from an unidentified woman who warned that her husband intends to go to a school and open fire, the Associated Press reports.

‘Partridge Family’ Actor, David Cassidy, Arrested for Driving Under the Influence

11/4/2010
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
Cassidy, 51, was swerving off a roadway in St. Lucie County, Florida on Wednesday night

Celine Dion Heads Home from Hospital with 5-Day-Old Twin Boys

10/28/2010
TheCelebrityCafe.com Staff
Dion’s rep: ‘Celine and the twins went home last night. Everyone’s doing great.’

Over the weekend, Canadian recording artist Celine Dion gave birth to twin boys at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dion’s publicist has informed PEOPLE Magazine that the singer and her 5-day-old children have headed home from the hospital.

Jay Z's Roc-A-Fella Co-Founder Arrested in Marijuana Bust

10/16/2010
Valerie Warrington
Feds busted a major marijuana operation spanning 3 states and involving 44 people.

Forty-four people were arrested in drug raids involving California, Florida, and New York on Friday. Kareem "Biggs" Burke, co-founder of Jay Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, was one of the 44 people who were arrested.

Burke was arrested for allegedly talking over the phone with the ringleader about "grow houses," reports Yahoo News. Burke was arrested alongside a High Times Magazine employee. Burke faces a life sentence in prison with a minimum of serving 10 years.

John Mayer's 'Battle Studies' Finale Rocks Florida

9/13/2010
Isabel Betancourt
The Guitar Prodigy Exceeds Expectations

Life's little ironies...

Back in February when the first leg of the Battle Studies tour kicked off in Sunrise, Florida, I sat in my seat eagerly awaiting the guitar virtuoso only to be left a little underwhelmed.

Although he had just returned from doing various shows in the UK a few weeks earlier, he seemed restrained. There was little movement on stage, few riffs, and little crowd interaction. John Mayer was still getting his feet wet and had not yet loosened up.

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