Jacksonville (Florida)

Florida Man Arrested for Punching Police Horse's Butt

A Florida man was talking on his cell phone in Orange Avenue in Orlando on Sunday when he went and allegedly punched a police horse in the rear, according to police. The mounted cops were trying to clear the streets of pedestrians, since it was 2:45 in the morning. See also: -Allegedly Drunk Man o ... More >>

Whole Foods Florida Hosting Best Butcher and Fishmonger Face-Off

We're not sure if you've heard, but butchering is kind of a big deal right now. Across the country butchers are teaching novices how to properly handle a nice piece of meat. We prefer watching the professionals to getting our hands dirty. There's just something about watching a man--or woman--worki ... More >>

Salt Life Food Shack: You've Seen the Bumper Stickers; Now Try the Restaurant

Craft Beer Cans Kick Bottles in the Glass

Ever crack open a bottle of beer that smells and tastes past its prime? That beer is probably "skunked," which will make it taste quite awful. (Beer nerd alert: "Skunked" or "light struck" beers occur when isomerized alpha acids imparted from hops get bombarded with ultraviolet radiation. That reac ... More >>

26. Mike Halker of Due South Brewing

New Times' Best of Broward-Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restaurateurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies who make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to South Fl ... More >>

Five Beers to Try in the Beergarden at This Year's Boca Bacchanal Bash

The 11th-annual Boca Bacchanal Bacchus Bash returns this weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The event, which raises funds for the Boca Raton Historial Society and Museum, has always been a bit of a high-brow affair.But this year, they're adding a new component, one that is likely to appeal ... More >>

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll Has Resigned

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has turned in her walking papers. Carroll cites her connection to Allied Veterans -- a non-profit that operates internet cafes -- and president of the Jacksonville Florida Order of Police, Nelson Cuba being a possible distraction to the Scott administration. Allied Vetera ... More >>

Florida Department of Transportation Sponsors NASCAR; $175K Wasted

Up north this weekend, they did that thing with the cars, a whole lot of them, going vroom vroom, around and around and around and around, in the big wide circle, and everyone cheering for five minutes and then they drink MGD, and country music and America and white people -- you know what we're tal ... More >>

"Drink Like a Local" Campaign Pushes Local Craft Brews

For more on South Florida's food scene, check out New Times' Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. For foodies, being encouraged to eat locally is nothing new. Farm-to-table as a culinary buzz term has been around a long time already. But supporting your local purveyors doesn't app ... More >>

Salt Life Food Shack in Coral Springs: A First Look

Have you happened to notice the increasingly prolific Salt Life stickers on the back of cars and SUVs? If not, we're wondering where the heck you have been. They're everywhere.Now the ubiquitous Salt Life brand has taken on a new life in the form of a small chain of restaurants. The second location- ... More >>

Jimmy Buffett Coming to BB&T Center: What to Bring to the Tailgate Party

It's almost time for the big day and Clean Plate Charlie is getting the cooler and the portable barbeque ready for some epic tailgate action.... before the Jimmy Buffett concert tomorrow, February 2 at BB&T Center in Sunrise.By the way, if you're a football tailgater and you think you've got it ... More >>

Darrell Gilyard, Pastor and Registered Sex Offender, Can Still Preach, While Kids Are Banned From Church

A Jacksonville pastor who confessed to sexual crimes against not one but two underaged girls and is a registered sex offender is still being allowed to preach at a church while children are banned from the congregation because Florida is as assed up as advertised. Former Shiloh Missionary Baptist ... More >>

Miami Bass Super Fest at BankUnited on November 10

Bill Nelson and Connie Mack Television Debate Is Set

The Bill Nelson-Connie Mack race is pretty much America's most closely watched Senate race. And now incumbent Nelson -- the Democrat -- and Mack -- the Republican -- have agreed to the only confirmed statewide televised debate on October 17. The showdown will take place at Nova Southeastern Univers ... More >>

How to Speak Republican: Leaked Document Reveals the Secrets of the GOP's Coded Language

Winds of Change: How Our Reporting on Pastor O'Neal Dozier Made Some People Very Nervous

I did not set out writing last week's feature -- about pastor O'Neal Dozier's connection to a plan hatched by the successor to Desmond Tutu, which just might save Africa -- with the intention of getting Dozier fired.All I did was try to find out what was going on, and why.The story centers around a ... More >>

Golden Opportunity: The Amazing True Story of a Scheme to Enrich a Continent

Miniature Golf as Art? I'm Not Buying It

Florida Quarantined Tuberculosis Patients in Some Random Jacksonville Motel

Remember how the Palm Beach Post figured out that Florida covered up the worst tuberculosis outbreak in 20 years and that "the itinerant homeless, drug-addicted, mentally ill people at the core of the Jacksonville TB cluster are almost impossible to keep on their medications" and that they were stum ... More >>

Florida Government Keeps Tuberculosis Deaths of "Poor Black Men" Secret as Disease Spreads

An outbreak of tuberculosis has spread from Jacksonville to as far south as Miami and was kept secret from the public, according to an expose by the Palm Beach Post. The CDC team investigating the spread said it is the worst it's investigated in 20 years. At the time of their report in April, 13 de ... More >>

Bankrupt Twinkie Manufacturer Warns of Hundreds of Florida Layoffs

Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, Ho Hos, and Ding Dongs that declared bankruptcy in January, has filed paperwork with the state warning of at least 479 potential layoffs all over the state.And it's not just a Florida thing -- reports of layoff warnings are coming out all over the country ... More >>

South Florida at the Bottom of New Job Creation Rankings

​More than one in five South Florida residents said their employers were firing workers in 2011, according a Gallup poll released this morning.In a Gallup ranking of the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas, the "Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach" area ranked 44th out of 50 for job creati ... More >>

Five Vintage Florida Surf Pics to Check Out at FAU's New Exhibit (Images)

​This weekend marks the opening of "Surfing Florida," a visual romp through the history of hanging ten in the Sunshine State. From bodacious beach babes of yesteryear to a teenage Kelly Slater, there's bound to be something that'll catch your attention. Hosted by Florida Atlantic University, ... More >>

Double-Header Derby

Lifted By 'Grass: Five Reasons Floridians Should Love Yonder Mountain String Band

As two buds in Urbana, Illinois, then playing as the Bluegrassholes​, Jeff Austin and Dave Johnston probably never imagined they would one day form the prized gem of the modern bluegrass scene. A chance meeting at a club in Nederland, Colorado, landed the duo a bassist with Ben Kaufmann and a guit ... More >>

Passenger Rail Coming to Downtown Fort Lauderdale and Its Soon-to-Be-Obsolete Bridge

Eric Barton​As long as we're talking ferries and bikes, we may as well point your attention to another exciting mode of alternative transportation that's making its way to South Florida's urban centers.That's right -- the people who dream up such things say that passenger rail is on its way. That ... More >>

New OxyContin Pills Are Cheaper on the Street, but Good Luck Getting Them Up Your Nose

Seattle Weekly​Florida residents probably know there are plenty of ways to buy prescription OxyContin over a counter. But for those bent on acquiring pills in the most shady way possible, they're still available from street dealers. Those street pills are getting cheaper -- thanks to a new fo ... More >>

Florida Designates Special Hunting Areas for Wounded Veterans

Hunting and fishing trips are becoming more popular for vets.​Stalking alligators in a swamp is not the only way veterans can bond and heal during outdoor adventures in Florida. In May, the Legislature passed a bill designating certain portions of state forests hunting areas for injured activ ... More >>

Top Chef Alums From Florida Offer Up Thanksgiving Recipes

GiltTaste​Floridians watching this season's Top Chef can cheer on Chris Jones, Fort Lauderdale native and chef de cuisine at Moto in Chicago and his Floridian sous chef Richie Farina, from Riverview. After round two of the show, should you feel inspired to do some cooking, check out this ... More >>

Florida's Death-Wish Jaywalkers: Now Interesting to the New York Times

The New York Times​The New York Times likes to discover things around the country, allowing hemmed-in Manhattanites to observe a little of the goings-on around our fair country without crossing the Hudson. So are born trend pieces on Portland's coffee, Chicago's restaurants, Pennsylvania's Dairy Q ... More >>

Rick Scott Asks Few Remaining Supporters to Mail Pre-Written Letter to Newspapers

Making a mockery of journalism, politics, and the practice of reading.​Rick Scott, apparently desperate to appeal to the thin slice of voters who a.) might consider supporting him and b.) still read newspapers, has orchestrated a fake-letter-writing campaign to ambush Florida's newspapers with uns ... More >>

Florida is a Great Place For a Walk -- If You Want to End Up Dead

nj.com​Fact of the day: You're more likely to wind up dead while on a walk in Florida than in any other state.That's according to what an advocacy group called Transportation for America released Tuesday, with Florida taking the cake for the highest "Pedestrian Danger Index" rank in the nation, an ... More >>

School Board Pay Comes Under Attack

Wild Art: A recent photo of disgraced Broward County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman, who continues to represent the county on state and national boards after being implicated as a player in the Chait scandal. This comes from a just-released video from the Florida Association of Counties aimed at prote ... More >>

Sun Sentinel: Child Molesters are Hilarious

It's not funny, sir.​Poor Barbara Hijek! She's been toiling away on her FloriDUH blog over at the Sun Sentinel for what, by her reckoning, is over 4,100 entries. That takes a lot out of a gal. So you ought to be nicer to her about the minor (yet boneheaded) flub she committed two days ago by repor ... 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 >>

Republican Pollster: 57 Percent of Floridians Support Legalizing Medicinal Pot

A survey conducted by GOP pollster Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates -- the same firm that conducted polls for Florida Gov. Rick Scott's campaign -- found that 57 percent of Floridians support legalization of medicinal marijuana. Daily BruinSoon coming to a strip mall near you? ​This news ... More >>

Justified's Raylan Givens Reveals the Secret to Pill Mills: Broward County

Raylan Givens is no fan of Broward.​If there's one truth about the FX show Justified, it's that every episode will include at least one great line from the main character, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens. Take the bar scene from season one, when he tells two unruly men to quiet down because "I didn't o ... More >>

Election Mantra: Que Sera Sera

​-- Ken Keechl, the outgoing Broward mayor, is getting some love on Facebook. Hey, it was good while it lasted. -- Speaking of former elected officials, Stephanie Kraft continues to lurk. She was spotted at the election victory party in Coral Springs for several politicians including A ... More >>

Gays Still Can't Marry in Florida, but Straights Sure Can Divorce

flickr.com​Though certain Florida politicians would have you believe they are dutifully "protecting" marriage with laws preventing gay people from legally marrying, a new list of America's 50 Divorce Capitals has more cities from the Sunshine State than anywhere else.The website, The Daily Beast, ... More >>

Reefer Revolution

Here's ground zero in the battle to decriminalize pot.

Lt. Gov. Candidate Jennifer Carroll Sponsored Bill to Essentially Break Florida Off From Feds

Carroll: Let's avoid those pesky federal laws.​State Rep. Jennifer Carroll had a pretty radical idea during the Legislature's last session: What if Florida just ignored federal laws that don't come attached with funding? The idea is widely supported among tea party types. So the Jacksonville Repub ... More >>

Jeremy Ford of 3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale: Interview With the 22-year-old Chef

Jeff Stratton ​Jeremy Ford sits in a prime spot, geographically and careerwise. He's chef de cuisine -- that means he pretty much runs the show -- at 3030 Ocean. The beachfront eatery inside the Marriott Harbor Beach hotel is perhaps the swankiest restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. Not bad for a 22-ye ... More >>

Whole Wheat Bread Punks Out Propaganda

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Roadkill: Florida Cities Dominate List of Most Lethal Pedestrian Zones

Flickr: gobayode​A recently released study by an agency for analyzing transportation policy found that the four most dangerous cities for pedestrians in the nation are Florida's four metropolitan areas. The very thin silver lining in this chalk outline in the crosswalk? Orlando and Tampa were both ... More >>

Go “Greener…”

You'll Never Work in This Town Again

Flickr User: mikelynaughSteve ForbesTheory: Someone big and powerful at Forbes magazine -- maybe Steve Forbes himself? -- is feuding with some other big and powerful person who has condos to sell in Palm Beach County. And that is why Forbes magazine is beating the local economy to death with its vic ... More >>

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