It’s time to dust off those sweaters and bust out the leather boots, because a sudden and pretty strong cold front is about to smack us in the face this weekend. It’s also expected to last into next week. Sure, it’s a balmy 78 degrees right now, and you probably…
A bill that would allow campus students in Florida to carry a concealed weapon was passed by the House Criminal Justice Committee by a vote of 8-4 this week. The bill — HB 4005 — written by Rep. Greg Steube for the State Legislature, says that allowing college students to…
Somewhere, according to rumor in a supersecret lair hidden under an abandoned zoo, Jeb Bush is training. Curling phone books, running up cement stairs, practicing ancient Chinese martial arts — whatever it takes to prepare for that day when he’ll have to strap on a santo mask and tights and…
In two short news stories, there was so much shade thrown at Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene, the former U.S. Senate candidate might have to invest a few hundred million in solar power just to believe sunlight still exists. Greene was over in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum,…
The Miami Dolphins finally did something right, it would seem. After a three-year relationship with SeaWorld, the Dolphins are ending their marketing partnership with the theme park. For SeaWorld, it’s yet another company that has broken ties. Southwest Airlines, Virgin America, STA Travel, Hyndai, and Taco Bell have all distanced…
Just four days since police were called to Drew Rosenhaus’ home over a domestic incident, the superagent has filed for divorce from wife Lisa Thomson. According to TMZ, the brouhaha between the couple came after Rosenhaus learned that Thompson had been partying with Dan Bilzerian, the trust-fund playboy who calls…
An eighth-grade student at Polo Park Middle School was stabbed by another student Thursday morning. The student, a female, was transported by helicopter to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach with what reports say were minor injuries and released. According to WPBF, the girl was stabbed by a…
James Currie, the birding expert and host of National Geographic Wild’s Aerial Assassins, was apparently arrested for trying to defend Superman from cops after a multicar accident, and now the TV host is suing the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for wrongfully arresting him. OK, let’s back up. Currie, a…
You should probably recycle just because it’s, ya know, the right thing to do for the ecosystem, but Cooper City realizes that a few of us might need some incentive to throw jars into the recycling bin rather than the trash can. It’s instituting a program that rewards people for…
Sunshine, beaches, alligators, corruption — you name it, Florida’s got it. But now there’s another reason to love this place: We have the 12th cheapest marijuana in the country. The average price of pot in Florida goes for $9.09 per gram, according to stats compiled by The Economist, which compared…
While the Dolphins finished another year without making the playoffs and their owner has bungled things up yet again by building a confusing hierarchy, there’s been at least one bright spot: Ryan Tannehill’s emergence. And now reports from Dolphins camp have begun to surface that the team is ready to…
To generate extra buzz about the idea of saving water, Broward environmental officials are trotting out flashy, pun-worthy promotional tools. Number one — a plush toilet that prances and poses for pictures. Number two — an opportunity for the public to help name the friendly-faced bowl. A prize goes to…
An unconscious Brooke Lennon was lying on the ground, his head a massive bloody wound. Lennon’s young wife, Michelle, had smashed a baseball bat across his head. Her live-in boyfriend, Robert Tomassi, stood a short distance away, coaching Michelle on how to properly hold a bat for a more accurate…
Kratom, an herb found in Southeast Asia and banned in Thailand, Australia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and recently Indiana and Tennessee, is often used in a drink called kava here in Florida. But now, a new bill is proposing that the herbal drug be banned across the state. The bill, being filed…
Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union last night, and pretty much everyone is talking about the moment in the evening when the president did some trash talking at Republicans who sarcastically applauded his declaration of not campaigning anymore by claiming it’s because he won both elections. Boom. Mic…
Back in 2008, a woman claimed that she was pulled over for a blaring stereo in Belle Glade — and that her encounter with police ended with a beating in the back of a police car. She filed a lawsuit against the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. This month, a federal…
Instagram can be fun. It’s a social media outlet where you can share what you’re doing, where you are, and generally show off those hidden Annie Leibovitz skills. But like anything else, some things can get stale and played out — particularly in places like Fort Lauderdale, where the choice…
It was December 13, 2012, when 40-year-old Sunjee Louissaint, a soft-spoken woman with gentle eyes, looked across the front yard of her West Palm Beach home and saw two green-and-gold-striped Palm Beach County Sheriff’s cruisers. Two deputies had pinned her 17-year-old son, Devin, to the ground. She heard a bang…
Video by Mitchel Worley and Ryan Pfeffer Evil is bald. Evil is bearded. And today, Tamerlane — who passes for evil personified here at UltraCon — clunks his combat boots down the turquoise carpet of the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, swinging around a riding crop like a five-star…
Next month, Rick Scott will win the distinction of “Florida’s Most Deadly Governor” when he surpasses Jeb Bush in the number of executions under his watch since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Since taking office in 2011, Scott has signed 21 death warrants — the same number Bush…
One of the two couples who became the first to be legally married in Florida will be attending tonight’s State of the Union Address in Washington D.C. Hollywood residents Todd and Jeff Delmay were invited by congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz to sit with her at President Obama’s State of the…
Florida drivers are terrible. But you know this already. All it takes is a five-minute drive around the block to come to that realization. But now, we have definitive proof that not only are drivers in Florida a complete nightmare but that our fair state ranks as the riskiest for…
