On Monday, a state judicial panel recommended that Broward Judge Cynthia Imperato be reprimanded, fined and temporarily suspended following her DUI guilty verdict from last December. Palm Beach County Judge Mark Eissey originally sentenced Imperato to 20 days of house arrest, and one year probation, following the guilty verdict on…
Boynton Beach City commissioners are set to vote on adopting a civil rights ordinance that would would establish that the city opposes discrimination based on race, nationality, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among factors. But the city could have been voting on the wrong issue had it not…
A Palm Beach Shores police officer has been on paid administrative leave for nearly a year following allegations he sexually harassed a civilian. But officials have no explanation why the investigation has taken so long, even though only four people were interviewed and there’s no physical evidence to examine. Janice…
A Palm Beach County couple recently took their grievances with the Boca Raton Resort and Club to the courthouse, filing a bizarre lawsuit and using a you-shoulda-known-that-I-drink-and-not-served-me argument. Christopher and Karen Walsh were members at the exclusive club, a 1 percenters’ playpen nestled on 356 beachside acres. They were members,…
Adam Meyer, the sports betting pro to the stars and a Fort Lauderdale native, was arrested in December on racketeering, extortion and brandishing-a-firearm charges after he allegedly orchestrated an elaborate plot to con a man out of $25 million. Last week, a federal judge decided not to revoke Meyer’s bail,…
Canadians love to vacation in South Florida. As a token of appreciation for their tourism and love of hockey, the Florida Panthers put a Tim Hortons coffee stand in the BB&T Center. Tim Horton’s is a multibillion-dollar fast-casual restaurant chain. In Canada, it’s like the equivalent of Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts…
Canadians love to vacation in South Florida. As an token of appreciation their tourism, the Florida Panthers even put a Tim Hortons coffee stand in the BB&T Center. Tim Horton’s is a multibillion-dollar fast-casual restaurant chain. In Canada, it’s like the equivalent of Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts and Subway all rolled…
Ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft have been trying to find a way to operate legally in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, while amassing penalty fees for doing so. But now two companion bills have been filed to establish guidelines for each service, though both differ in some of the details…
Paris Hilton, the princess of crass capitalism visited Havana, the center of sinking socialism, in what is surely a sign that new policies between the U.S. and Cuba will tremendously benefit citizens of the Caribbean nation. The 34-year-old heiress of Hilton hotel wealth, posted photos to her Instagram of herself…
Update: Reached for comment by New Times, David Bishop, who does media outreach for the Florida Greyhound Association, has responded to Theil’s comments. “The Florida Greyhound Association fully supports reporting at-track injuries and deaths, but this is more than just gathering numbers,” Bishop says. “We want conditions at the tracks…
West Palm Beach’s the Hippocrates Health Institute has been in operation since 1987, offering alternative medical practices on its swanky spa-like campus. But according to Canadian news reports, the institute and its top man, Brian Clement, are responsible for smooth-talking cancer patients away from traditional therapy, with disastrous results. One…
Update: Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives have released the name of the victim as Kenol Jean, 51, of Pompano Beach. A married couple were looking at a home in Washington Park they were interested in buying with their real estate agent when a gunman walked in and fired his gun,…
The biggest companies in Florida — including Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation — pay less in state taxes than the 5.5 percent rate they should. So says a new study released by the nonpartisan government watchdog group Integrity Florida. The study says that 13 of Florida’s Fortune 500 corporations paid an average…
Before the Fort Lauderdale Police Department held a news conference to address the video showing one of its own slapping a homeless man for no good reason, one newspaper wasn’t allowed to attend: the Homeless Voice, Fort Lauderdale’s long-running publication dedicated to homeless issues. Sean Cononie, executive director of the…
Tensions in Fort Lauderdale have been on the rise since the city’s commissioners implemented the homeless feeding ordinance back in November. Since then, we’ve seen a 90-year-old war veteran cited several times for feeding the homeless, advocate arrests, protests at the mayor’s house, and national ridicule fall upon the city…
According to a news release from Beyond Pesticides, the EPA yesterday granted Florida farmers a 2½-year emergency exemption to use a powerful pesticide known to have a side effect of killing bees. Clothiandin is a neonicotinoid, a type of pesticide that has been linked to declines in honey-bee populations and…
A new report about school suspension rates finds that Florida suspends students at a higher rate than any other state in the nation. Broward County, however, has gone against the state trend by lowering school suspensions. But the same can’t be said for Palm Beach County. The report, Are We…
The Broward sheriff’s deputy who was caught on video dragging a mentally challenged woman across the floor of the Broward County Courthouse on Monday is under investigation. Attorney Bill Gelin, who runs the JAABlog, caught Deputy Christopher Johnson dragging Dasyl Jeanette Rios by the chains binding her feet across the…
A Brooklyn man has been arrested in Florida and accused of wanting to join the terrorist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Federal prosecutors say Abror Habibov, who operated mall kiosks in Jacksonville, and two other men were arrested early Wednesday on charges that they plotted to…
Bahama Mama, a cruise ferry that will offer three-hour tours between Fort Lauderdale and Freeport Harbour, Grand Bahama Island, is set to launch her maiden voyage on Thursday. The Bahama Mama, owned and operated by Spanish company Balearia Ferry Express, will feature economy and first-class seating, private suites, a swimming…
Mark Levinson, the prominent South Florida jeweler and founder of Levinson Jewelers, was found dead Tuesday morning, apparently of a suicide. Levinson, 60, and his wife, Robin, founded their jewelry store in the 1989, and the store at 888 E. Las Olas Blvd. has become a fixture in Fort Lauderdale…
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