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…
It’s the middle of July and it’s hotter than the surface of the sun outside. And that means we’re cranking up the A/C to eleven and trying to stay as cool as possible. That also means the electric bill has a few more numbers on it than usual. But, according…
In May, Emily Bloch, a student at Florida Atlantic University, wrote an article for the school’s newspaper, the University Press (UP), about an alleged campus gang rape. About one week after her article was published, a similar piece surfaced on the Boca Raton Tribune’s website. The byline said it was written…
Donald Burns, the Telecom millionaire and political activist who admitted to be extorted by a gay porn actor, has reportedly put his Palm Beach mansion on the market. Just last week, gay porn actor Jarec Wentworth was found guilty for trying to extort money and a car from Burns by…
Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who makes $124,851 even though he has no official duties as Gov. Rick Scott’s lieutenant — per the Florida Constitution — officially announced that he’s running for Marco Rubio’s soon-to-be-vacted U.S. Senate seat. Lopez-Cantera, 41, made the announcement on his YouTube channel, where he says he…
On Monday, the Coral Springs Police Department gave NBC 6 reporter Keith Jones some “behind the scenes” training on what it’s like to face real-life situations experienced by police officers on a daily basis. And in almost every situation, the reporter faced violent and belligerent person and either kills or…
Cab drivers and limo companies are expressing serious concern over Palm Beach County easing off on certain restrictions and allowing Uber and other ride-sharing companies to conduct their own background checks. Earlier this week, the county commission laid out a new proposal that will allow Uber to continue to conduct…
Fifty years of bloody conflict in Colombia — thousands of deaths from firefights, sniper attacks, bombings, assassinations, and mass executions — and it all comes down to this: a group of government negotiators and rebel leaders sitting around a big table, talking about land reform and crop subsidies and what…
Donald Trump wants to make America great again. And he’s going to do that by calling Mexicans rapists and marching his army of Nazi soldiers over to the borders to keep them out. Or, maybe. Probably not. But if Trump wants to be President of the United States of America,…
Fort Lauderale is among the worst satisfying places to live in terms of rental satisfaction accruing to a recently released Apartment List Renter Confidence Survey. In fact, Fort Lauderdale residents give the city a D grade for overall renters for city satisfaction. That’s not great. Out of 100 cities, Fort Lauderdale…
While Uber has suspended operations in Broward County, the ride-sharing company will continue to operate in Palm Beach County after a new temporary proposal that says Uber and Lyft will be able to conduct their own background checks. Background checks — and who exactly conducts them — has been a…
If any of Jah out there in internet-land are chilled-out rasta fans or just appreciate a good groove, you’ve probably got some Burning Spear in your iTunes. The Jamaican-born roots musician has been a mainstay on the scene since the 1970s, racking up Grammys and hordes of fanboys and girls over the years. …
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit to go forward claiming that Boca Raton-based GEO Group, the nation’s largest federal contractor of private immigration detention facilities, is guilty of violating human trafficking laws by forcing detainees to perform manual labor for a meager $1 per day or no pay at…
In case you weren’t aware, we’re about to reach the planet Pluto for the first time in history Tuesday morning. And Florida Atlantic University is all geared up to host free public events on the whole shebang. Early Tuesday morning, a NASA spacecraft known as New Horizons will be beaming…
Donald Trump has been unapologetic over his controversial statements about Mexicans coming into America illegally. And the news of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s recent jail break has only emboldened the GOP presidential candidate to tell the world that he’s right about the Mexicans and that everyone is…
A throng of Confederate flag supporters showed up to the “American & Southern Flag Rally” in Loxahatchee on Saturday to show support for the flag, which has been at the center of debate in the U.S. for the last month. Supporters adorned their cars and pickups with the rebel flag…
On Yelp, a commenter praised the Taco Bell at 1830 South Federal Highway: “For anyone visiting Fort Lauderdale, I would highly recommend that they make sure to experience Taco Bell not only for the nourishment but also for an experience they won’t soon forget,” Dave. M. from Washington wrote. His…
Summer is the high season for getting the hell out of South Florida. Hurricanes, mosquito clouds, daily Mars-like temperatures — pick your reason for why no one wants to be here in the middle of the year. That seems to be true also for the Broward-based crews of scammers who…
The BB&T Center, tucked away in a corner in Sunrise across the street from the Sawgrass Mills Mall, has been the home to the Florida Panthers since 1998, when the team moved from the old Miami Arena. This was two years after the Cats made their historic run to the…
While vacationing in a resort at Lauderdale-By-The-Sea on the Fourth of July, I learned that one of the turtle nests in front of our building was that of a leatherback. Each of the world’s seven species of sea turtles are classified as either threatened or endangered, but the leatherbacks are “critically…
Fan rankings, and deciding what makes a good sports fan and what doesn’t is dumb. But that didn’t stop the University of Emory from culling data and putting together a ranking of best and worst NFL fan bases. And — shocking news here — Miami Dolphins fans ranked dead last…
Teofil Brank, the gay porn actor who performs under the name Jarec Wentworth, has been found guilty of extorting Palm Beach tycoon, magicJack executive, and Republican political activist Donald Burns of $1.5 million. Brank, 25, had threatened to expose Burns over their relationship unless the millionaire forked over money and an…
