After a couple hours under the knife, New Times has got a new website that’s not only easy on the eyes, but it’s specifically designed for you, the reader. We didn’t rest until we had created a site that was both simple to navigate and fun to read. Here’s a…
If anyone understands beauty upkeep, it’s you, South Florida. Yes, New Times is getting a little nip and tuck and coming back to you very soon looking a bit more, um, refreshed. While we’re gone, there won’t be any new content on our site until midday Monday, March 16. (It…
Frances is a young South Florida dog rescued this week with issues so severe that her bulging eyes needed to be removed and stitched shut. Her case is attracting attention and donations from people around the world. “Everybody that saw this dog… they were gasping for air,” said Amy Roman,…
Clean & Clear, a line of skincare products, has announced its new spokesperson: 14-year-old Broward resident Jazz Jennings, a transgender youth who has in the past written a book and has spoken to Oprah about her transgender experience. In a Clean & Clear video (below), she says middle school has…
Somebody call the Syfy channel, because a Lionfishnado is a thing and only Ian Ziering and Tara Reid can save us from impending doom. Researchers at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Center have discovered a new way in which hurricanes are a super pain-in-the-ass; they spread lionfish into the Florida…
The Miami Heat’s LeBron-hangover season is about to get really real. The Heat currently cling to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, sitting just a half-game ahead of the Charlotte Hornets, and one-and-a-half games ahead of the tenth-seed Boston Celtics. With 18 games remaining, now is…
It’s pretty likely 2015 will go down as a watershed year for transgender Americans. Thanks to a growing awareness and cultural acceptance, folks who identify as trans are feeling less sidelined. Still, some states are ahead of others. Refinery29.com recently dropped a study ranking each of the 50 states on…
A smooth senior citizen sauntered into an Oakland Park bank on February 9 and cashed a fake check worth $1,315. But he wasn’t satisfied with the money. He also took a few of those free lollipops. BSO is looking for the sly suspect. They say he was calm and cool…
The National Marine Fisheries Service has released a recovery plan for elkhorn and staghorn corals (which are mainly located near Florida and in the Caribbean) — a last-ditch effort to save these species, which have declined by 97 percent in over the last few decades. The Fisheries Service has protected…
Two South Florida brothers have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges stemming from their plan to blow up New York landmarks. Raees Alam Qazi, age 22, and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, age 32, both of whom once resided together in Oakland Park, have been charged with conspiring to support the al Qaeda…
Now that the Dolphins have officially signed Ndamukong Suh to a record-breaking contract worth $60 million guaranteed, the team can set its sights on making some other important decisions that will shape the team moving forward. With that much money committed to one player over the next six years, the…
Armor Correctional Health Services, the Miami-base medical provider embroiled in a lawsuit in Broward County, has been hit with another suit. This time, the legal action was filed in Sarasota County. Like the Broward case, it alleges that Armor staff failed to give proper medical attention to an inmate in…
Michael Mann, police chief of the Coconut Creek Police Department has resigned nearly three weeks after the controversial tasing death at the hands of police who did not have up-to-date certification to use Taser guns. Mann, 60, been with the department for more than five years, called his departure a…
Yesterday the Republican-dominated Florida House supported a bill that would officially remove Florida’s gay adoption ban from the state’s statutes…
Update, March 12: Christo Taoushiani.Associate Producer for Nancy Grace, says “Nancy ended up going long on our other topics and we sadly didn’t get to it… its not 100% for sure until we tape it!” He said they could return to the story another day. Original story: By now you…
South Florida residents, parents, students and the family of a young man that recently had racial slurs directed towards him by a Cypress Bay High School teacher have planned a protest outside the Broward County School Board this evening. From 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. protesters are planning to line up…
A new study released last week by the global real estate consultancy Knight Frank suggests West-Palm Beach is one of the top destinations for wealthy people and their wealthy-people planes. The Wealth Report lists New York to West-Palm with the fourth most private jet traffic, and West Palm-New York as…
The Islamic Center of Palm Beach is hosting what they are describing as a “highly important and much needed educational seminar” titled “Combatting the Rise of Jihadist Extremism, ISIS, its evil effects and the True Islamic Response.” The seminar will take place from March 13th-15th at the Islamic Center located…
A small coffee shop/church in Lake Worth has made headlines around the country after its pastor accused city officials of forcing him to have a “business license” to have worship services on Sunday. But it all seems to be either a slight misunderstanding or wild exaggeration. Pastor Mike Olive is…
On Tuesday, Palm Beach Commissioners agreed to allow Uber to operate on a temporary basis as they try to hash out an agreement on how to regulate the ride-sharing company. Broward County commissioners are also still trying to find a way to regulate Uber while lawmakers in Tallahassee are looking…
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County has confirmed that four new cases of the disease pertussis, better-known as whopping cough, have come to its attention over the past two weeks. Three of the newly infected patients are adolescents, and one is an infant. Health officials are stressing that…
By Alexandra Herrera Law enforcement officers are now on the lookout for Heather Hironimus, the mother of a 4-year-old boy who has been at the center of a circumcision case in West Palm Beach. She was again absent from court on Tuesday. The mother has been missing with her son…
