Daytona Beach

Surfing Exhibit at FAU Should Be a Lot More Fun Than It Is

Darrel Horne Requested That Sheriff's Deputies "Taser Me, Bro" -- They Did

​It's been more than four years since Andrew Meyer's famous "Don't tase me, bro" moment at the University of Florida, but on Friday, bro, Darrel Horne wanted the Taser.According to Brandon Haught of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Horne's moment came after diving naked into a lake in an attem ... More >>

Cops: Babysitter Puts Kid in Stroller, Loads Him Onto a Truck Bed and Goes for a Ride (Video)

Volusia County Sheriff's OfficeKeyona Davis​The Daytona Beach cops got a few 911 calls yesterday when they happened to notice an 8-month-old boy in a stroller hanging out in the bed of a pickup truck that was cruising around town.According to an arrest affidavit, 23-year-old Keyona Nichole Dav ... More >>

South Florida Lags Woefully Behind in Spring Break Dangers

​In a recent survey of the most dangerous spring break destinations in the country, Fort Lauderdale -- birthplace of the modern spring break -- didn't even crack the top ten. West Palm Beach ranked fifth and Miami was tenth. The survey, conducted by the website lawyer website avvo.com, looked at c ... More >>

Exclusive: Feds Eyeing Lobbyist Ron Book, Fort Lauderdale Housing Authority

In Broward and Tallahassee politics, influence peddling comes in countless forms. Here's one currently under investigation by the federal government: A powerful lobbyist, seeking to curry favor with a state senator and benefit a major client, helps to secure the senator's boyfriend a job at th ... More >>

Proposed Miami Skate Park Pits Skaters Against Preservationists

In Broward and Tallahassee politics, influence peddling comes in countless forms. Here's one currently under investigation by the federal government: A powerful lobbyist, seeking to curry favor with a state senator and benefit a major client, helps to secure the senator's boyfriend a job at th ... More >>

South Florida Homes Safe From "Worst Cities for Real Estate Investing" List

Flickr: lexlevinradApparently in Port St. Lucie the foreclosure bus will come foreclose on your house in a hurry.Want to invest in some real estate? Don't start looking in Florida.Forbes.com writer Francesca Levy published a list recently called "The Worst Cities for Real Estate Investing." Out of t ... More >>

Burial at Sea Backfires After Corpse Surfaces

FlickrBurial at sea: One of those things the Navy's better at.​Daniel Lasky's dead body was dumped in the sea, but not because he was murdered -- though that's what investigators first feared.Rather, the 63-year-old Lasky died of Lou Gehrig's disease last week and was given a burial at his sea by ... More >>

Skarhead Holds Nothing Back at Ballers Rock Bar

FlickrBurial at sea: One of those things the Navy's better at.​Daniel Lasky's dead body was dumped in the sea, but not because he was murdered -- though that's what investigators first feared.Rather, the 63-year-old Lasky died of Lou Gehrig's disease last week and was given a burial at his sea by ... More >>

Star Is Born Thanks to Comedy Miracle in Fort Lauderdale

It's been decades since a young aspiring comedian named Brian Regan took the stage at an open-mic night in a Fort Lauderdale comedy club. He knew that his debut might be tough, but he never imagined a worst-case scenario like the one that occurred that night.

Statewide Tebow Crush Now Officially Creepy

Flickr User: jgirl4858Tebow, standing akimbo. ("Teebows" not pictured.)Florida is utterly besotted with Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow. The latest demonstration is Tebow's being appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to co-chair the Council on Physical Fitness. It's gotten so bad, that I defy you to get a per ... More >>

Death by Silicone

She served time for illegally performing plastic surgery. Now Donnie Hendrix tells her tale

Nonpoint Announces U.S. Headlining Tour, But Skips South Florida

She served time for illegally performing plastic surgery. Now Donnie Hendrix tells her tale

Save Me

One newly illegal substance, two short trips, and a different approach to the war on drugs

The Mayor's Private Dick

Al Capellini takes the Nixon route against his rival on the commission

Where the Kids Aren't

Al Capellini takes the Nixon route against his rival on the commission

Hitter Miss

Three little South Florida girls make costly bids to be America's next tennis champ

Dred Scott!

Spring Bling

What Would Bruno Eat?

Austria sits down with Italy at Josef's.

Letters for August 24-30, 2006

Austria sits down with Italy at Josef's.

Crush Me, Kill Me

To understand Florida's most bizarre unsolved murder, it helps to wear stiletto heels.

Dangerous Designs

That temporary tattoo could be with you for a long, long time

The Bad Bet

It turns out murdered gambling boss Gus Boulis had plenty to hide

Sleaze! Sex! Suspense!

South Florida writers live the life

Pulp Nonfiction

A whistle blower alleges that U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney might have rigged the election in South Florida

Hall in Flames

Strife at swimming's prime shrine threatens to wash away a local icon

Grinders

With bigger pots at stake in the track poker rooms, the workaday pros are lining up to get in

Tennis and Tight Pants

Scarred survivors of the 1980s rock scene, unite!

The Life and Crimes of Bam Jones

Henry Lee Jones is accused of two murders. That's only the beginning.

Little League at 60 mph

On supercharged go-carts, kids risk their lives to race like the champions

Jeb's Boy

Frank Brogan, Bush's man in academia, must defuse the FAU scandals. But where is he?

Twice Busted

A Pompano man and his family bum-rush a judge on sentencing day

Kid Cowboy

When youngsters grab on to 1500-pound bulls, injury is just a buck away

The Warriors

Combine a martial artist from Miami, a boxing trainer from Detroit, a mild-mannered Guyanese heavyweight, a dreadlocked ex-contender, and some Seminole money, and you get South Florida's hottest new boxing gym

Rock in a Hard Place

For South Florida's independent concert promoters, bringing cool music to town can be a losing proposition

Down and Dirty

The Dirty South documents the triumph of down-home hip-hop

The Miseducation of Wesley Armstrong

In the world of special ed schools in Broward County, drugs and tough love are the order of the day -- and academics are beside the point

Bandwidth

DJ Catalyst, Brian Renda, Cat Stevens, 'NSync, Gonemad appearing with Lost and Headway, Bandit, and the Fearless Records Tour

Letters to the Editor

Letters for March 16, 2000

No Bird Is an Island

Conservationist Paul Reillo has waged a one-man campaign to save Dominica's parrots from extinction

Titillating Talk

Conservationist Paul Reillo has waged a one-man campaign to save Dominica's parrots from extinction

Ear Infection

Conservationist Paul Reillo has waged a one-man campaign to save Dominica's parrots from extinction

Swamp Water in the Veins

Conservationist Paul Reillo has waged a one-man campaign to save Dominica's parrots from extinction

Connecting Dots

Conservationist Paul Reillo has waged a one-man campaign to save Dominica's parrots from extinction

Allman Joy

Conservationist Paul Reillo has waged a one-man campaign to save Dominica's parrots from extinction

Party Till Someone Gets Decked

Hungry for that excessively drunk and occasionally violent spring break ambiance? It lives on at the Bermuda Triangle.

Letters

Hungry for that excessively drunk and occasionally violent spring break ambiance? It lives on at the Bermuda Triangle.

Cleared for Takeoff

If Fort Lauderdale wants to keep the Baltimore Orioles in town for spring training, it just needs to come up with $36 million