72-Year-Old Sea Turtle Rescuer Shot on Beach

Just a few days ago, New Times told you about how groups including Audubon and Sea Turtle Oversight Protection (STOP) train volunteers who keep watch at night on Broward County beaches to ensure hatchlings make it to the water safely.  Around 11 p.m. Friday night, a 72-year old volunteer was…

Brie Gabrielle, of Palm Beach, Crowned Miss Florida USA (VIDEO)

On Saturday, Brie Gabrielle won the Miss Florida USA pageant at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale. Fifty-nine contestants competed in three categories: evening gown, swimsuit, and interview.  The 25-year-old told New Times this was her fifth year entering the contest.  “It’s unreal,” she said right after winning. “I seriously…

Florida’s Lieutenant Governor Is Violating Election Law, Group Says

The American Democracy Legal Fund has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Florida’s Lieutenant Governor, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, for allegedly violating the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. On June 20, Lopez-Cantera told a group of Republicans at a Miami-Dade fundraising dinner that on July 15 (today!), he’ll…

Curator Jane Hart Is Out at Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

Longtime curator Jane Hart is no longer with the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Hart, who was curator for approximately a decade, was known for bringing cutting-edge exhibits to the quaint, city-owned space, giving it a reputation that outmatched its small size and small-city locale. New Times this year…

Jason Budjinski, AKA Billy Boloby, Dies at Age 38

As further proof that life is deeply unfair, one of the greatest dancers and perhaps the most fascinating frontman of all time — a man who might have experienced riches and worldwide fame, but who instead gave the gift of his presence to a select lucky few like a secret…

Rapa Nui Reef Team: We Will Add More Sculptures to Dive Site

On Sunday, a $500,000 artificial reef, designed to look like the famous moai sculptures on Easter Island, was destroyed when the barge transporting it flipped over and sunk to the bottom of the ocean — an event caught on dramatic video footage.  Just over 24 hours later, the team behind…

PETA to Cryonics Leaders: Stop Freezing Dogs for Experiments

In a cover story published two weeks ago, we described the empire run by longtime business partners Bill Faloon and Saul Kent, who have built up a multimillion-dollar dietary supplement business called Life Extension, and who pump huge sums into projects and experiments related to extending human lifespans. These efforts…

Chubby Checker Sues Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom Over Kids’ Clothing Line

A Pennsylvanian man named Ernest Evans, better known by his stage name, Chubby Checker,  is suing a New York clothing company called Andy & Evan Industries for selling children’s clothing — some pieces of which, like “shirtzies,” are branded as “Chubby Checker” —without the singer’s knowledge or consent, or compensation…

FPL to Add Nuclear Reactors? Today is Last Day to Comment

Friday is the last day for the public to comment on Florida Power & Light’s proposal to build two new nuclear reactors at its Turkey Point facility, near Homestead, which powers all of South Florida. Turkey Point already has five power-generating units: two nuclear, two powered by oil and gas,…

Terasem: A Religion Tied to Transhumanism and Cryonics

Gabriel Rothblatt grew up building rocket ships on the floor of his living room, overhearing his father discuss with his buddies from NASA how they would manage to fund human civilization in space. Growing up outside of Washington with a dad, Martin Rothblatt, who was an attorney specializing in outer-space…

Military Ops in Fort Lauderdale: Part of Jade Helm?

Over the past few weeks and months, conspiracy theorist and prepper types around the country have been warning about a US military exercise called Jade Helm.   Jade Helm 15 is a real, and massive, special forces training project set to take place this summer over seven states: Texas, New…

Sunday: Join Indians Paddling Up the Himmarshee Canal

Robin Haines Merrill, the executive director of the Upper Room Art Gallery, came up with an unlikely idea. She imagined an evening where folks would row along the Himmarshee Canal in dugout canoes, taking in performance art along the water that nods to the traditions of the Miccosukee and Seminole…

Will Florida Let Gas Companies Keep Fracking Chemicals Secret?

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on two bills —  SB1582  and SB1486 — that opponents are calling “The Fracking Secret Chemicals bill[s].”  During the process of fracking, oil and gas exploration companies inject chemicals into the ground in pursuit of natural gas reserves. These chemicals could potentially end up…