Wanna get to know the shady, lesser-known ties between officials and developers and how this collusion has benefited corporate interests at the cost of the homeless people? Follow Food Not Bombs activist Nathan Pim to 10 sites from FAT Village to Riverwalk. They called it the corruption tour. The first one…
It’s been a busy month for South Florida’s Black Lives Matter activists. Two weeks ago, they rallied for justice in the wake of Greg Frazier’s shooting death in Pompano Beach. On Sunday evening, activists gathered once again, this time to protest the shooting death of Keith Scott Lamont, another black man…
The Port Everglades water distribution system supplies the cruise ships, Broward County Convention Center, and Harbor Shops (a plaza with a Publix, handful of eateries, and a gym for mothers and their babies). Now the Port is warning its users about their drinking water. The City of Fort Lauderdale once…
A foul stench haunts the South Harbor Plaza near Port Everglades on Southeast 17th Street. There’s a Thai restaurant, a Carrabas Italian Grill, a cafe, a dry cleaners, a cellphone provider, and other shops that couldn’t omit that odor, which can only be described as human feces with subtle undertones…
Before the housing bubble burst in 2008, the average person in the tri-county area spent only 28.5 percent of their income on rent. But by the end of 2015 that percentage shot up to 43.8 percent. After Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Miami metropolitan area is considered the third…
Broward Sheriff’s deputies are being called a bunch of crybabies. On September 11, four Dolphins players kneeled during the national anthem in a game against Seattle Seahawks. Now the Broward cop union president is offended and wants to stop escorting the team until every single player is forced to stand. …
During Memorial Day Weekend, Chrissy Randall came home and found 300 dead bees in her Dania Beach back yard. Randall, a local beekeeper, recalls piles of nearly 100 of their tiny striped corpses in front of each of her three hives. She was devastated. “It was very upsetting,” Randall tells…
After knocking down the famous 100-foot tall wooden rollercoaster at Boomers, developers have secured plans to build an $800 million shopping plaza in its place. Though heralded as a way to kickstart Dania Beach’s economy, the soon-to-be Dania Pointe has nearby residents concerned about its impact to their sleepy, affordable…
On the 15-year anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks yesterday, we honored the firefighters and police officers who continue to keep us safe. But what about the dogs that ensure explosives, firearms, and narcotics don’t make it onboard our flights? The sheriff’s office recently celebrated the retirement of two specially trained PBSO canines…
A Catholic church is suing the City of Oakland Park for infringing on its religious freedom by prohibiting its food sharing operation in 2014. All Saints Catholic Mission on Powerline Road has racked up more than $10,000 in fines for dodging a cease-and-desist order and continuing its daily 2 p.m…
After delaying development plans for nearly two years, Riverland residents might finally have a real solution to protect more than 400 trees that sit on a lush 5.19-acre private property that is up for sale. Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Romney Rogers has confirmed that he will introduce an amendment at tonight’s…
In the dim light of South Florida’s most famous gay hangout, two dozen men curl around the center bar to down two-for-one drinks on a Monday evening. Some are balding with graying hair. More rugged gents sport baseball caps. A few clean-shaven yuppies in suits scroll through social media feeds…
Waste Management Inc’s plan to shoot “garbage juice” thousands of feet underground into the Florida Aquifer has outraged environmentalists. They fear the run-off from the company’s Monarch Hill Landfill near Coconut Creek in unincorporated Broward County will pollute drinking water with toxins. “I don’t want this thing going anywhere near…
After another monkey death was reported by Hendry County’s Primate Products Inc., a national watchdog group is calling on the feds to revoke the animal dealer’s license. Stop Animal Exploitation Now! says the latest death is a part of a pattern of negligence and abuse. “There are over 100 animal research facilities…
Thursday will be the new Friday in Hollywood. To cut costs, commissioners yesterday passed a year-long pilot program that put most city departments on a 10-hour, four-day work schedule. Starting Monday October 3, City Hall, Annex, and old library, Visual Arts Building at Arts Park, and other departments will only…
Back in November, Broward Judge Matthew Destry sentenced 23-year-old Herb Smith to 60 years in prison after he broke his probation. That sentence—more than four times the prosecution’s recommendation—ignited a viral online petition (that garnered more than 45,000 signatures) calling for Destry’s ousting. After the outcry, Destry reversed the sentence…
Betty Osceola’s call to action didn’t come from a phone or Facebook. Instead, the Miccosukee grandmother says she sensed that her help was needed. When Osceola heard that hundreds of Native Americans were camped in North Dakota defending sacred reservation land from an oil pipeline, she knew that she had…
When Justin Bieber announced he’d be stopping in South Florida on his Purpose world tour, Melissa Matthai threw down $1,856.35 for two VIP tickets for her and her 14-year-old daughter. It was a steep investment but the Broward mom justified the price since they included a backstage “Meet and Greet”…
After hearing about $43 million, 75-foot parking garage proposed for a spot in front of her building, C. Ann Lanese attended the Fort Lauderdale city commission meeting last Tuesday night in opposition. But there were many items on the agenda, and residents commented on each one. The meeting lasted seven hours…
At 6:30 p.m. on a recent Monday, six folks from across the tri-county area met at a Delray Beach condominium to talk about death. It is believed to be the first gathering of its type in South Florida, and hosted by Suzy Anand Garfinkle, a kind Jewish mother of three…
On a recent Thursday at 10:30 a.m., one mother holds a plank position as her pig-tailed toddler breastfeeds from the yoga mat beneath her. Five other mothers (some pregnant) exercise beside her. Vanilla Ice’s “Ice, Baby, Ice” blasts from the speakers. Five toddlers scurry around the gym, chasing each other…
Florida’s Congressional districts were redrawn last year after the Florida Supreme Court sided with plaintiffs who claimed that districts were gerrymandered to favor Republicans and incumbents. But as early voting starts today for the August 30 primary, one Broward woman wants to expose the struggle to find a District 23…
