Dec
01

Solution to the Herald Hunt

Here are the solutions to the 2012 Herald Hunt. Hunters were told that the answer to every puzzle was a number.The Signpost PuzzleIn Kenneth M. Myers Park, Hunters encountered a small forest of signposts, one of them marked as the starting point. A sign there said: FOLLOW THE HEAT TO VICTORY. Each signpost had two words on it, pointing in opposite directions....
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Buzzmakers: AJ is a Dad and Angus Apologizes

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. Charges Filed Against Lindsay LohanCalifornia prosecutors have officially filed charges against Lindsay Lohan.The charges, which include willfully resisting, obstructing, or delaying an officer in the course of their duties, supplying false information to a police officer and reckless driving, stem from the car accident Lohan was involved in last June when...
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'Macho' Camacho's devastated mother collapses as slain boxing champ son laid to rest

Jennifer L. GonzelesANGUISH: Maria Matias, mother or murdered boxing great Hector (Macho) Camacho, is carried away after becoming overwhelmed with grief at her son's burial in The Bronx today.She just couldn’t accept it was the final round. The wailing mom of slain boxing champ Hector (Macho) Camacho had to be dragged kicking and screaming from her son’s...
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Boat Show may block Miami’s 2016 Super Bowl bid

This winter, the biggest NFL match-up in South Florida might be Super Bowl versus Boat Show. As South Florida readies a bid for the 2016 Super Bowl, it must contend with a major potential conflict on the tourism calendar. The National Football League may move the Super Bowl to Presidents’ Day weekend, already home to the five-day Miami International Boat Show since the 1940s....
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Nov
30

Remembering the rhythm: Fans celebrate life of Jaco Pastorius

Tammy Goss is sitting on a park bench in a small patch of green wedged between Dixie Highway and the FEC railroad tracks. Staring down from the southeast wall of the corner community center is a huge blue-toned mural of a man’s face, his fingers curled around an electric bass guitar. She knows his name.“Jaco Pastorius, I think,” said Goss, 45.But that’s all she really knows...
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Jelly Bean update for DROID RAZR HD and MAXX HD set to roll out next week

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George Clooney on Ben Affleck's Campaign for Sexiest Man Alive

George Clooney and Ben Affleck have both directed big budget Hollywood movies and during a recent roundtable discussion, they revealed their thoughts on directing themselves as actors.In this sneak peek of The Envelope Directors Roundtable sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, Affleck points out that contrary to popular belief, there are only a handful of examples of directors acting in their own films.VIDEO:...
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'Devil' made firebug burn elderly woman to death

The evil firebug who burned an elderly woman to death in her elevator last year now claims he takes directions from the devil. Jerome Isaac, 48, was set to be sentenced today for the horrific murder of Dolores Gillespie, 73 – but then the judge revealed his hellish hallucinations.Isaac said he “hears voices” and “the devil tells him what to do” to Probation...
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Saying thank you to your boss can pay dividends

This season for counting blessings had barely begun when high-profile Miami event planner Karla Dascal got a message from her company’s controller, Raul Duran. He’d sent to her a text that read, at least in part, “Thank you for the opportunity to work and earn a living. I am so grateful.”Dascal actually receives communication from Duran expressing the same sentiment all year...
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Nov
29

Keys man gets prison for illegal lobster harvest

KEY WEST -- (AP) — A Florida Keys man has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for illegally harvesting spiny lobsters from artificial underwater habitats. The 16-month sentence was imposed Wednesday on Manuel Ravelo Jr., 40, of Big Coppitt Key. Ravelo had earlier pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting lobsters from about August 2007 to March 2009. As part...
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