After coming two percentage points of having medical marijuana legalized in last November’s election, United for Care quickly bounced back to get medicinal marijuana back onto the ballot for the 2016 election. It needed to collect 68,317 valid signatures for a Supreme Court review and 683,179 validated petitions to get…
The University of Miami Hurricanes was once known as a fierce, unbeatable team that dominated opponents, won National Championships, and was an NFL talent factory. That, sadly, is ancient history. And things have seemed to have gotten appreciably worse during the Al Golden era. But, no worries, Canes fans. A…
Citing what they call repeated labor violations by airline contractors, airport workers are holding a Pre-Labor Day Strike at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on Tuesday. American Airlines, Southwest, JetBlue, and Spirit are among the airlines expected to be impacted by the strike, which began at 5:30 Tuesday morning in protest over…
A measure to decriminalize marijuana possession across Broward County that was introduced by commissioner Martin Kiar is still being explored, the vice mayor tells New Times. After hearing of Miami-Dade’s plan to decriminalize pot possession in June, Kiar brought up doing the same before Broward Commissioners in July. Since then,…
A Palm Beach County family says they found their pet cat cut in half by someone using a knife. The family, which lives in Jupiter Estates, posted on Facebook last week that their cat Rocky was murdered, and that another cat was also found in the area killed in the…
While she’s a sloppy and disorganized system, Erika is bringing torrential rain and wind with her when she passes over Florida in a few days, and that has prompted Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency for all of Florida. “The National Guard is now partially activated and…
Dating in Fort Lauderdale is hard. Even with so many options to help you find your perfect mate, things tend to not always work out so great. You got your eHarmony, Tinder, Match.com, OKCupid, Chemistry.com, Zoosk, and a plethora of many other options. Add to this the fact that Fort…
On Thursday, the Miami Dolphins officially unveiled the newly renovated Sun Life Stadium with its sleeker, more fan-friendly look. And, so far, the reviews seem to be very good. After failing to secure $$00 million in tax-money to fund the much-needed renovations, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross dipped into his own…
Tropical Storm Erika wobbled a little last night, which could mean the storm might brush past us come Monday. Still, Florida remains in the “cone of uncertainty” even as Erika remains a tad disorganized. Bottom line, our chances of getting a direct hit just went down a bit, but Thursday’s…
Regulate Florida, a political committee that wants to amend the Florida constitution to legalize and regulate adult use of marijuana for recreational use, has been given the go-ahead by the Department of State, Division of Elections to work on getting their initiative placed on the 2016 elections ballot. This means…
Last month, the big brains at Harvard predicted that this season’s Superbowl would be a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins, so it’s never too early to start the trash talking. Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett called Fins quarterback “overrated,” and said that the Miami signal caller is…
It’s time to release the hurricane tracking sharks because we’re officially in the dreaded “cone of uncertainty” with Tropical Storm Erika, which is expected to arrive in our neck of the woods by Monday morning. Most models predict that Erika could be a hurricane by the time it reaches our…
Hey there, Fort Lauderdale. Say hello to your newest, giant neighbor. This offseason, the Miami Dolphins made 6-foot-4, 307 pound Ndamukong Suh the highest-paid defensive tackle in the history of football, when they gave him a sex-year, $114 million contract to anchor the defensive line. And now Suh has used…
So, Hurricane Danny was a thing last week that ended up being nothing (for us in South Florida, anyway). But another disturbance has emerged right behind Danny that is projected to get at least 200 miles of our neck of the woods by the weekend and into next week. That…
Convicted Polo magnate John Goodman will be sitting in a jail cell for the next 16 years after he was found guilty of DUI manslaughter last October in the 2010 death of 23-year-old Scott Wilson. It took two trials to get Goodman to pay for his crime, but he may…
Back in July, medical marijuana advocates United for Care shipped over 100,000 petitions to Florida Supervisors of Elections offices for Supreme Court review. Once the Supervisor of Elections verifies that petitions are valid, the Supreme Court can then schedule a review so that the initiative can start to make its way to…
It looks like, as predicted by the National Hurricane Center, Danny won’t be much of a threat to our neck of the woods after all. However, there are at least two disturbances brewing right behind Danny in the Atlantic. After reaching category 3 status as a hurricane over the weekend,…
On Tuesday, the Palm Beach County commission decided to backtrack on regulating Uber, and even decided to deregulated the taxi cab industry from Level-2 background checks. Cab drivers in Palm Beach are required to under go fingerprint as well as state and FBI background checks. The county was considering putting…
Exactly one year ago today, U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle of Florida’s Northern District in Tallahassee handed his 33-page ruling against the state’s same-sex marriage ban. After staying the ruling, and some challenges from state attorney general Pam Bondi, and some conservative groups, the ruling finally became official on…
It might be time to hit up the Home Depot for some supplies and canned tuna. Or, maybe not. Quick! Deploy the hurricane tracking sharks! The storm once known as Tropical Storm Danny has now become Hurricane Danny, making it the first hurricane to form in the Atlantic this season…
In 1983, a young Boy Scout met with two of his scout leaders, and some other scouts, at TY Park in Hollywood. The boy, now a 40-year-old man, says that the scout masters gave him and other scouts alcohol, showed them pornography, and had them run around naked. The scout…
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are taking Florida, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, released Thursday morning. More tellingly, despite all his bombast, controversial rhetoric, and Twitter meltdowns, Trump has overtaken Jeb Bush among likely voters in Florida. Bush was at a pretty healthy 20 percent when the poll…
