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Coveted Crib: Alys Beach Homes
I just came across Alys Beach, a community of resort homes on the Florida Panhandle, and I am completely infatuated with the place. With beautiful white stucco walls and white-ridged roofs, it's a cross between English and Spanish architecture with classic, old-world charm.
It's also outfitted with every modern convenience, and each home is built using green construction techniques.
Très Bizarre: Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Butt Implants
Hoping to put the whole ordeal behind her, Florida woman Sharhonda Lindsay plead guilty this week to administering illegal silicone butt injections. While the idea of butt implants might make you chuckle, Sharhonda's crime is pretty scary. Two women were hospitalized with serious injuries as a result of the dangerous at-home procedure.
City Workers Ordered to Wear Underwear in Florida Town
"They said you had to wear undergarments but who's going to be the judge of that? Sometimes when it comes to certain people going braless, it's obvious. But who's staring to see if that person doesn't have underwear on?"
Have You Ever Been Attacked By a Bird?
Look out below! This mockingbird is on the attack at the University of Florida and, according to a recent study, she remembers the person in the pic as someone who came too close to her nest a few days before. The study, which had test subjects touching and getting up-close-and-personal to the mockingbird nest, proved that the birds can recall faces since they only attacked the people who actually touched the nest and ignored other passersby!
Should Rape Suspects Always Be Charged As Adults?
It is hard to imagine how an adult could commit as disgusting a crime as rape, but when minors commit this act of violence, the law is challenged to confront it as well.
In Florida, four middle school kids accused of raping a 13-year-old boy in a school locker-room over a two-month period will be charged as adults. They each face up to 120 years in prison, if convicted of all counts.
Holy Sex Seminar! Church Teaches Believers How to Get Down
Is your sex life a bore? Then New Hope Church in Florida is here to help. The church sent out colorful flyers to 25,000 households inviting them to attend seminars on "how to have the great sex that God created you to enjoy!"
FL Judge: Droopy Drawers Are a Constitutional Right
In 2008, 72 percent of voters in Riviera Beach, FL, passed a ban on pants that ride below the waist exposing skin or underwear. But wait: turns out loose waistbands are a civil liberty. A judge ruled this week that the ordinance violated the 14th amendment of the constitution, because there was no legitimate government interest in the law regulating style.
Art Basel Miami Beach Kicks Off Today
Generally acknowledged as the most important art show in the US, Art Basel Miami Beach, the sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, kicks off today in Miami's hip Art Deco District, and will run through Dec. 7. Art collectors, artists, dealers, curators, and plain old art lovers alike come to this special mass exhibit to enjoy artwork from over 250 leading international art galleries, parties galore, and events featuring music (Yelle performed last night), film, and architecture.
Breaking News: 2008 World's Ugliest Dog Loses Cancer Battle
When I met Gus up close and personal moments after he won the title of 2008 World's Ugliest Dog back in June, it was clear he had gone through a lot. This 9-year-old rescued pooch endured radiation, surgery on a malignant tumor, and a leg amputation from his skin cancer – and what I remember most from my chat with his super-sweet owners was that the pup had a fondness for pizza . .
Gay Marriage Goes Down, But Not Without a Fight
California county registrars may have stopped issuing licenses to same-sex couples, but not all Californians are ready to accept the newly approved marriage ban. The city of San Francisco filed lawsuits challenging Prop. 8's passage, and California Attorney General Jerry Brown says he will fight to defend the legality of the marriage licenses already issued to 18,000 same-sex couples.
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