The image that greets visitors to the Gold’s Gym in Deerfield Beach is that of Chasity Martin, a 17-year-old boxing phenom wearing pink gloves, with two championship belts draped over her intimidating, caramel-colored biceps. On the poster, which dominates the building’s beige façade, the disembodied torsos of male fighters orbit…
It’s hard to believe that there are 12 universities in Florida’s system. We can remember UF and FSU, no problem (go sports!), but the rest might as well be alphabet soup. FGCU? UWF? FAMU? But at the bottom of the pile is our very own FAU, according to an analysis…
Update: Police are still searching for what they believe to be at least two suspects. Palm Beach police have not yet confirmed that the suspects or the Honda are tied to the Salgar case, but are urging residents of the neighborhood to stay indoors while the search is going on…
The image that greets visitors to the Gold’s Gym in Deerfield Beach is that of Chasity Martin, a 17-year-old boxing phenom wearing pink gloves, with two championship belts draped over her intimidating, caramel-colored biceps. On the poster, which dominates the building’s beige façade, the disembodied torsos of male fighters orbit…
Everyone’s seen the moms who treat their children like really high-maintenance pomeranians and drag them around shopping malls on leashes. That is, however sadly, a thing. What’s definitely not a thing is branding your children with a hot stick like cattle. Nope. Not even a little bit. That’s what Port…
Apparently, laser pointers are huge problem for both local law enforcement and the FBI. Nope, not your high school physics teacher who just realized she had a red LED light on her forehead the entire time some smart-ass was asking when the class would be “learning about lasers.” Not your…
In 2011, the Center for Biological Diversity struck a huge legal settlement with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that meant the agency needed to decide whether to put 757 different animals on the endangered species list. They bragged, using animals that would pull at people’s heartstrings, touting photos of…
When your nickname is “Fat Boy,” you might as well, uh, roll with it. Christopher Mitchell, a 450-pound Volusia County man, was pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt on Friday. Although he told officers he was too large to strap himself in, he and passenger Kethian Roberts were acting…
What else is there to say about Lil Terrio? Back in April, the 7-year-old Vine star filmed his debut music video outside of Grand Central Station in Miami. Since “Ooh Kill ‘Em” dropped, the kid’s social cachet has escalated dramatically. His upcoming album reportedly features Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, and…
When you’re entering middle age and working at a strip club, you have to know that your window for gainful employment is quickly closing. It must be incredibly stressful to watch your money-making looks just slip through your fingers like so many particles of sand. But just because you’re pushing…
Hazel Sobti dashes to center stage carrying a microphone pole, barely skirting a collision with another contestant. Two beautiful women follow her. As a guitarist in a Hawaiian shirt hams up “Rollin’ on the River” for an audience bathed in blue light, the luminous beauty from India shimmies in a…
Hazel Sobti dashes to center stage carrying a microphone pole, barely skirting a collision with another contestant. Two beautiful women follow her. As a guitarist in a Hawaiian shirt hams up “Rollin’ on the River” for an audience bathed in blue light, the luminous beauty from India shimmies in a…
South Florida looks a lot like a Renaissance painting today. The skyline and the cityscape bleed into each other with the most minuscule of brush strokes. But no, an imaginary Leonardo did not restyle South Florida to look like the Mona Lisa. What you’re seeing is not sfumato; it’s smoke…
It seems that the farther from the ocean you are in this country, the more relaxed you are. Sounds counterintuitive, considering that beaches are our collective vision of paradise, and seaside communities are where old people go to decompress before they die. But hey — science is science, or something…
More than 100,000 cases have been reported in the Caribbean. About 53,000 have cropped up in the Dominican Republic. And South Floridians traveling to those two places might be responsible for bringing an epidemic home. Chikungunya, the oddly named disease that’s spread through mosquitoes, has infected 18 people in Florida…
Italo Morales is on the run. The 27-year-old from Honduras is trying to scrape up the cash to sneak through the border from Mexico to El Paso, Texas. After that, he plans on speeding through the southern United States on his way to Florida. He’s headed to Hollywood — home…
The first dozen headed to Gainesville hospitals last Thursday and Friday. Although the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office has yet to release the victims’ names or ages, the one thing they certainly had in common was an affinity for Spice. Although the drug typically produces a short high that can mostly…
Chuck Wielgus has been executive director of USA Swimming since 1997. During his tenure, about 100 coaches have been accused of alleged misconduct that has ranged from placing video cameras in swimmers’ bathrooms to dealing steroids to molesting young girls. A five-month New Times investigation into the claims published in…
Last Friday marked the first Fort Lauderdale Critical Mass in which the police offered to help direct traffic. But instead of showing up on bikes, officers policed the area in cars and motorcycles. Although video circulated on Saturday of a 30-year-old accountant being tackled from his bike after blocking a…
Italo Morales is on the run. The 27-year-old from Honduras is trying to scrape up the cash to sneak through the border from Mexico to El Paso, Texas. After that, he plans on speeding through the southern United States on his way to Florida…
Dan Littell was crossing Las Olas bridge as part of last night’s Fort Lauderdale Critical Mass when a police vehicle whizzed by him and his fellow riders. He knew bridges were particularly dangerous places for cyclists in an already inhospitable town. In the past, Littell had been hit on both…
As corny as it sounds, Malcolm Glazer pretty much lived the American dream. He started working in his family’s watch company at 8 years old and eventually became the 400th richest person in the world, according to Forbes. He lived in Palm Beach and owned both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
