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Transportation

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    BREAKING: Portion of Fort Lauderdale International Airport Evacuated for "Unknown Substance"

    A section of Fort Lauderdale International Airport Terminal 2 has been evacuated and HAZMAT investigators are on the scene, according to Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Dani Moschella. At least three four victims have reported respiratory issues after being exposed to an "unknown substance ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Bride Says Spirit Airlines Ruined Her Wedding

    Rachael Barach and her fiancé spent months planning their dream wedding: a small ceremony on the remote Caribbean Island of Jost Van Dyke. Pulling it off would require some effort: flying from Fort Lauderdale to St. Thomas, then taking a ferry over to Jost Van Dyke; hiring a wedding photographer, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    FEC Train Operator Plans New Privatized Rail Service Between South Florida and Orlando

    ​It is, of course, essential Rick Scott lore that our budget-cutting governor nixed a federally funded high-speed rail project because it used too much taxpayer money. As little sense as that move made, the governor has always been clear that he favors private enterprise over the government provid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    More Than a Dozen Killed in South Florida Car Accidents

    ​If you saw the Miami Herald story this morning about the ten South Floridians killed in car crashes between Saturday night and Sunday night... it gets worse.In addition to the six deaths in Miami-Dade and four in Broward, there were three people killed in Palm Beach County over the weekend as wel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Gailen David, American Airlines Flight Attendant Behind "Dear Sky Steward," Finally Fired

    ​Gailen David, a snarky, Miami-based American Airlines flight attendant behind several videos making fun of the company, has been fired, according to a post on his Facebook.David's website, DearSkySteward.com, is a mix of travel "jetiquette" (airplane elbow etiquette, anyone?) and American Airline ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    TSA Response to Viral Body Scanner Video Not Actually a Response

    ​An anti-TSA blogger from Miami Beach posted a YouTube video last night claiming he defeated Transportation Security Administration body scanners at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport by sewing an extra pocket onto the side of his shirt. His explanation is convincing (check out the ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    TSA Body Scanners at Fort Lauderdale Airport Targeted by Broward Commission

    TSAImages from the "backscatter" machine.​The Broward Commission may request that the Transportation Security Administration go back to the old-school gropings pat-downs of passengers at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and ditch the use of body scanners.The item -- which was de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Rick Scott Now Doing Damage Control for American Airlines After Bankruptcy Filing

    movies.ign.comCaptain Mack of Nashawn Wade Airlines.​When you're the self-proclaimed "jobs governor," it's a little awkward when a major employer in your state files for bankruptcy.Recently, Gov. Rick Scott has either touted "new" jobs coming to the state or blamed jobs losses on other people, typ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Eat Up: The Top Five Airline Food Fails

    ​Eating a bad meal on a flight is adding insult to injury. Thanks to the post-9/11 security increases, you've already waited in a security line in your socks, slipped on urine in the restroom, and rushed across four different terminals to make it to an early flight... only to find out it had been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Markell Hollis, Boynton Beach Burglary/Car Chase Suspect, Turns Himself In

    Florida Department of CorrectionsMarkell Hollis is now in jail.​The Boynton Beach Police Department says 22-year-old Markell Hollis -- who escaped police after an alleged burglary and car chase on Tuesday -- turned himself in at the Palm Beach County Jail last night.Hollis, who police said "should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Rick Scott Finds a Train He Likes: $1.2 Billion SunRail

    blogomatic3000.com​He didn't like the idea of an almost-free high-speed train, and he vetoed plans to restore a Holocaust rail car, but Gov. Rick Scott finally found a train he likes -- the SunRail, with a price tag of $1.2 billion, including a cost of more than a half-billion dollars to the state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    New Yorker Accused of Slapping a Flight Attendant at Palm Beach International Airport

    examiner.comBryan Garnett allegedly did not have this coupon handy.​There's something to be said about a man slapping another man, but when the recipient of that slap is a JetBlue flight attendant -- that's going to be a legal problem.Police say 48-year-old Bryan Garnett, from Utica, New York, was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2011

    Florida's Loss: Rick Scott's High-Speed Rail Shoot-Down

    Art Seitz Wild Art: Congressman Allen West joins a motley collection of local politicians (including fellow Republican Chip LaMarca, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler, Charlotte Rodstrom, and Romney Rogers) in Fort Lauderdale for yesterday's St. Patrick's Day festivities. (Photo by Art  ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2011

    Trak Marks

    Art Seitz Wild Art: Congressman Allen West joins a motley collection of local politicians (including fellow Republican Chip LaMarca, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler, Charlotte Rodstrom, and Romney Rogers) in Fort Lauderdale for yesterday's St. Patrick's Day festivities. (Photo by Art  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    [UPDATED] Will John Goodman Play Polo This Season? Stay Tuned.

    PBSOGoodman's team is missing from the club's website.​UPDATE: New Times was kicked out of a press conference at the International Polo Club today. More details after the jump. Will criminal charges accusing him of causing a fatal, drunken car accident keep Wellington polo mogul John Goodman off t ... More >>

  • Music

    November 25, 2010

    Electronic Artist-Producer Amtrac Adds Local Flavor to the Dancegiving Music Festival

    PBSOGoodman's team is missing from the club's website.​UPDATE: New Times was kicked out of a press conference at the International Polo Club today. More details after the jump. Will criminal charges accusing him of causing a fatal, drunken car accident keep Wellington polo mogul John Goodman off t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Ron Klein Wants to Ban French Company From Rail Project for Holocaust Involvement

    ​If Allen "Higher Security Clearance Than the President" West wasn't formidable enough, Ron Klein has a new enemy in his sights: the French national railway company. And now Klein, like West, is talking about Nazis.Société Nationale des Chemins de fer, or SNCF, is basically France's version of A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Five Reasons Why Your Flight Attendant Hates You

    flickr.com​When America's newest folk hero, Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater, quit his job in one of the great workplace exit scenes in modern history, people had mixed feelings. Some smiled, fantasizing about how they might one day make a similar over-the-top departure. Others wondered wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Polo Mogul John Goodman, in Happier Times

    This week's New Times feature story is an in-depth look at John Goodman, the multimillionaire polo mogul accused of causing the fatal car accident that killed 23-year-old Wellington native Scott Wilson.

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Morning Juice: A Plan for Protecting Coast Without Relying on BP; Waterslides May Be Next Tourist Trap

    ​The news this Wednesday morning in Broward and Palm Beach:Palm Beach County doesn't trust BP to protect its sensitive marine life. The county is looking to hire a private contractor to install booms that can soak up oil along 14 miles of waterway. BP will be expected to pick up the tab. [Palm Bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Nickel and Dimed by Spirit Airlines

    Flickr user: Shirley Two FeathersWith all the hidden fees, maybe it's better to fly nude.​I'm new to South Florida, so I've never had the pleasure of flying on Miramar-based Spirit Airlines before. But as a die-hard bargain shopper, I was thrilled to discover last night that Spirit was offering a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    UPDATED: Derek Cook, Alleged Driver in Porsche Hit and Run, Surrenders to Police

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeDerek Cook​Since February 2009, Fort Lauderdale police have been looking for Derek Cook, the Tamarac man who was allegedly racing a Porsche on Sea Breeze Boulevard when he lost control and struck two tourists from Great Britain, killing them.This morning, just before ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Name of Plane Crash Victim Released

    Edmundo Velasquez is the name of the 49-year-old man whose plane crashed Sunday in the Everglades of West Broward. A resident of Oviedo, Velasquez's plane was found partially submerged, roughly 200 feet north of I-75. Here's the news release from Broward Sheriff's Office.And here's a link to the 911 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Fort Lauderdale Flight Did NOT Crash in Puerto Rico... Or Anywhere for That Matter

    BNONews.orgThe explosion in question.​This article on a breaking news website claimed that Spirit Airlines Flight 837 originating in Fort Lauderdale crashed near San Juan, Puerto Rico, and that it was the source of an explosion that firefighters are still putting out.I just got off the phone with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    New Airline in Delray Has First Crash; No Pets Were Injured

    Flickr User: the gentleman's gameNot an actual Pet Airways flight, but an approximation of what the airline's popularity has done to its server.Oh, the humanity! Or, technically, the lack of humanity -- because, technically, the passengers were pets and... oh... actually, the "crash" that caught my ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    MADtv’s funny man clears it up: He never starred in Grey’s Anatomy

    Flickr User: the gentleman's gameNot an actual Pet Airways flight, but an approximation of what the airline's popularity has done to its server.Oh, the humanity! Or, technically, the lack of humanity -- because, technically, the passengers were pets and... oh... actually, the "crash" that caught my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Spirit Airlines: Run by Red Sox Fans?

    Flickr user: maestraThe Miramar-based airline notorious for an ad that shows a post-coital cuddling session between a young man and a cougarish lady that advertises an innuendo-thick "three way" deal to its customers and treats its flight attendants as billboard space has -- if you can believe this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Seiler Wants to Revive Light Rail Plan

    jackseiler.comSeilerIt looks like Fort Lauderdale Mayor Elect Jack Seiler is enjoying his honeymoon. Five days after routing three other candidates in the municipal elections, he paid a Sunday morning visit to This Week in South Florida on WPLG Local 10. An unpugnacious and downright avuncular Micha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Best Of Readers' Poll 2009: Best Radio Personality

    Dirty jokes, canned fart sounds, rambling jibber-jabber -  some radio DJs rise above these standard industry tricks; others turn them into an art form. Which radio host has a crazy accent, an uncanny ability to rile up guests, or a knack for making you laugh on the Monday morning commute? Tell ... More >>

  • News

    July 31, 2008

    Stop Charlie

    Sell one of our most traveled freeways to some foreigners? Might as well just give 'em a Budweiser.

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    Ride 'Em, Cowboy

    Hell for Leather on Flight 48

  • News

    February 28, 2008

    Butts in Seats

    Hell for Leather on Flight 48

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2007

    DeGroot On The Big Pump Thump

    Hell for Leather on Flight 48

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Bro 18F

    We Are Airborne Family

  • Music

    July 6, 2006

    Engaging Music

    The Subways are all family, no feuding.

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best FM Radio Personality

    Andy Wagner, WLRN-FM (91.3)

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Next Stop, Nowhere

    Just wait till you see what this bad boy can do out on the open track

  • News

    October 23, 2003

    Shipped Off

    When you're down and out in West Palm, a free ticket to New York can mean just being homeless in another city

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Circular Logic

    The people watching the airlines should have and could have taken action... but didn't

  • News

    May 30, 2002

    Dr. Strange Train

    Or: How I learned to start worrying and hate the bullet train

  • Best of BPB

    May 16, 2002

    Best Place to Spot an Alligator

    Big Cypress Seminole Indian Rest Stop

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    WorldWide Negligence

    An airport security company received a surprise visit from the FBI. Here's why.

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Crash Landing

    Delta blew it when someone phoned in a bomb threat. Then the airline tried to cover it up.

  • Music

    November 8, 2001

    Critic's Pick

    Burning Airlines

  • News

    October 18, 2001

    Admitting Terror

    The immigration service's own describe how America failed to protect its borders from the September 11 terrorists

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    Red Alert

    Terrorism on the East Coast: It was predicted

  • News

    January 25, 2001

    Train in Vain

    Millionaire Charles Croffard Dockery dreams of creating a high-speed bullet train in Florida. Sound crazy? Wait until you hear the details.

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    Circular Logic

    The "roundabouts" planned for A1A along Fort Lauderdale beach may end up looking pretty, but traffic could get ugly

  • Calendar

    August 6, 1998

    Planespotting

    The "roundabouts" planned for A1A along Fort Lauderdale beach may end up looking pretty, but traffic could get ugly

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