Broward commissioners voted on Tuesday to have a final vote for a new lax law that would allow Uber to return to the county. As has always been the case whenever the commissioners meet to discuss the ride-sharing app company’s operations, many showed up to voice their opinion, with the…
Miramar, Hollywood, Davie, Plantation, and Dania, meet your next state senator: 30-year-old Lauren Book. The Plantation resident, founder of a nonprofit, and daughter of influential lobbyist Ron Book — is running for office, she told New Times via phone today. “I’m going neighborhood to neighborhood to and lacing up my sneakers…
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…
Elijah Manley was daydreaming on the school bus again. The Fort Lauderdale High sophomore wasn’t thinking about homework or quizzes but about the 2016 presidential race. That’s when he decided he was going to run for president. Not school president — but president of the United States of America. Annoyed…
Pelting rain has glued red-and-yellow-striped jerseys onto the soaked bodies of 6,000 fans scattered around Lockhart Stadium’s metal bleachers. The waterlogged pitch looks more like a World War I battle site than a soccer field, but the true believers in the stands chant and sing ecstatically. For the first time…
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,…
Boca Raton’s Blue Martini is the go-to spot for Palm Beach County’s raging middle-agers — sun-cured old dudes looking for their next ex-wife and Botox-boosted ladies riding Appletini binges to bad decisions. So you can imagine that the customers at the Town Center bar expect a certain level of class…
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…
In late January 33-year-old Leroy Strothers took to the roof of his apartment building in Lake Worth and began screaming. He waved his handgun in the air, terrifying the people below, and then shot it toward the sky. Several people feared he was a sniper and called 911. Deputies from…
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…
Last summer, New Times spent some time hanging with Rick Wilkerson Jr., the South Florida pastor then sitting in the eye of swirling media attention thanks to his role in the wedding of the century. The fresh-faced Miami-based man of God presided over the May 2014 union of Kanye West…
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…
After the Charleston Church shooting this summer, there has been a push around the nation to remove racist symbols like the Confederate flag and monuments of Confederate soldiers. South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from its Capitol Grounds, but locally, as New Times pointed out, Hollywood streets are named after…
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…
Over the last few years, Sherryl Muriente noticed that almost every region of downtown Fort Lauderdale began to flourish with art and culture, except the historically black Sistrunk Boulevard area. She especially noticed the new trolley running between Sistrunk and FAT Village. Even though galleries were opening in Sistrunk, art…
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…
