Just a few paces from busy Brickell Avenue, Ishmael Bermudez crouches behind his little clapboard house and drinks serenely from a hose lowered into the ancient bedrock. Skyscrapers drape his property in shadows. Across the street, a Metrorail train clamors to a stop at an elevated station. All around, construction…
Brent Betterly of Oakland Park, one of three men associated with Occupy Fort Lauderdale who were arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges in 2012 on their way to a NATO protest, is being let out of state prison in Illinois this Thursday, his supporters have said. They are raising money…
Victor Ramirez, the Fort Lauderdale cop who was caught slapping a homeless man on video, has been charged with three misdemeanor charges by the Broward State Attorney’s Office. One of the charges includes falsifying reports. New Times reported last month that Ramirez had omitted the part where he slapped the…
When Hollywood Police arrived to Attucks Middle School Saturday afternoon, they found the Dodge four-door rolled over onto its back in the parking lot, the lone victim in the driver’s seat. The woman, a 19-year-old from Lauderdale Lakes, had in fact been in another accident just a block away before…
“Heb” Bush isn’t just a symbolic Hispanic candidate because he speaks Spanish. He’s also technically a Hispanic – according to his 2009 voter registration form. The New York Times obtained Jeb’s Miami-Dade voter registration form and found that the son and brother for former presidents (both of whom happen to…
Today is Opening Day. And that’s fun. The new-look Miami Marlins are poised to make a run in the National League and get back to the playoffs with a revamped lineup that includes extensions for Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich, while adding the likes of Martin Prado, Dee Gordon and…
Cooley’s Landing Marina might be a little closer to getting moderately safer for drivers. The group leading the cause to have retractable gates placed on the boat ramps to prevent vehicles from accidentally driving into the water met with the Fort Lauderdale Marine Advisory Board on Thursday, and so far,…
Two weeks ago, four Fort Lauderdale police lost their jobs after one of their ex-girlfriends turned in racist text messages between them as well as a video showing racist imagery: dogs siccing blacks, Ku Klux Klan hoods, etc. An interesting detail from the internal affairs report were allegations from the…
If you’re the type of guy who has lots of girlfriends in developing countries, it helps to have a buddy who is a U.S. senator to expedite travel visas. And if your friend happens to be New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, consider it done. Dr. Salomon Melgen, the Palm Beach…
Just as Indiana is scrambling to fix their Religious Freedom Act law, Florida could be one step closer in replacing the Hoosier State as the face of LGBT discrimination. On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would allow private adoption agencies to refuse same-sex couples from adopting…
Tea Party activists are encouraging people to “stop the land grab” — meaning stop the state from buying 46,000 acres of land south of Lake Okeechobee that environmentalists say would be critical to cleaning up the Everglades. Tea partiers held a protest yesterday at the South Florida Water Management District’s…
Las Olas and Downtown Fort Lauderdale is going cause a bit of a mess with traffic Thursday afternoon. That’s because the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run is being held in the area, which means roads will be shut down and chaos might be in your future. So, if your afternoon commute involves…
Florida is growing ever so closer to making it more difficult for a woman to have an abortion, with the legislature looking at least three different measures that would either restrict abortion rights, or eliminate them altogether. One of those measures has been fast-tracked this week. A bill that would…
As an athletic teenager living in Homestead in the early 90s, Vanessa Alenier had a secret she held on to tightly, scared she might be rejected by her friends, and even family, if discovered. She was same-sex attracted. Though Alenier attempted to fit into the social molds of the day by…
Fort Lauderdale businessman George Levin brought more money into Scott Rothstein’s Ponzi scheme than anyone else involved with the convicted ex-lawyer. And now, Levin himself has been convicted by a federal grand jury. On Wednesday, the jury found Levin liable for fraud in his roll with Rothstein’s Ponzi scheme. In…
A trio of bills snaking their way through the legislature will likely help close the door more on open government. Although each of the proposals was likely cooked-up in the spirit of well intentions, their effect will be rubbing away at the essential tenants of the Sunshine Laws, critics claim…
Democratic New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has been indicted on corruption charges and Palm Beach opthamologist Dr. Salomon Melgen is at the heart of the scandal. In a 68-page indictment, Menendez is accused of accepting lavish gifts from Melgen, including private flights, vacations in the Dominican Republic, cash contributions, and…
Three BSO deputies are facing criminal charges after allegedly accepting cash payment from the Pink Pony Pompano for allowing the strip club to remain open for longer hours, and covering up illegal drug use at the establishment. Deputies Reginald Arteta, Alberto Ferreras and Troy Wilkins turned themselves in on Wednesday, and…
Hollywood Police shave been trying to track down the suspect who struck and killed 31-year-old Jason Swanson on Sunday before driving off. Thus far, they’ve got little to go on. “Only a better description of the suspect’s vehicle,” Hollywood PD spokesperson Jamie Hernandez tells New Times. The one break…
President Barack Obama put a dent in America’s ridiculous reputation for insanely long sentences for drug offenses by commuting 22 federal prisoners, eight of which were for life without parole, including Pompano Beach woman Theresa Brown, who has been in prison since 1993 for a crack cocaine offense. Because she…
And just like that, the Florida Panther’s season is over. After a furious run and a season filled with anticipation of a playoff berth, the Cats saw their season essentially die at the hands of the Boston Bruins when they allowed a goal with 3:38 remaining in the third period…
The Florida Bar yesterday announced that it is suspending the law license of West Palm Beach attorney Janice L. Jennings for refusing to schedule a mental health evaluation. Jennings— a Florida State University law school grad who is now in her mid 50s — had said in previous court cases…
