A South Floridian with a colorful criminal history has been scooped up by authorities in Mexico after spending nearly four decades running from police. Robert Woodring, now 81, was picked up in Guadalajara, Mexico late last year and will finally face arraignment this week. Police had been looking for the…
This past November, Amendment 2, which would have made it legal for those with debilitating diseases to obtain medical marijuana legally, needed 60 percent of the vote to pass. It fell short by 2 percent. It was as close as Florida has ever come to joining 23 other states and…
Everybody knows Florida likes to lock people up. It’s the state with the third-highest prison population in the country that has the world’s highest prison population. But some recent data analysis by the Washington Post points out an interesting fact: Nearly every county in the Sunshine State has more than…
Lost in the midst of President Obama’s announcement last month that the U.S. would be begin to overhaul its diplomatic relations with Cuba is the Cuban Adjustment Act, passed in 1966. The policy was meant to be a humanitarian effort, allowing Cuban immigrants access to the United States, even illegally,…
Fort Lauderdale Jack Seiler, who has had a bit of a rough year with his handling of the homeless ordinance laws and his same-sex marriage stance, will be challenged by two opponents for his seat as mayor. Earl Rynerson, who has made it a habit of challenging Seiler for mayor…
Some Palm Beach County residents don’t want the county’s commissioners green-lighting the easing of strip club restrictions while a new strip club is being built. The restriction changes would allow this strip club, and others in the area, to serve food. But on Thursday, commissioners tentatively agreed to change the…
Remember when Alan Dershowitz was just a defense attorney defending a filthy-rich client from accusations of pedophilia and pimping instead of being accused of such acts himself? Well, back in 2006, when he was known just as a lawyer doing his job, Dershowitz tried to discredit one of the girls…
Target has started a fashion war! Total basics will soon be able to buy the Lilly Pulitzer brand in the Everyman’s department store; it will no longer be sold only at high-end outlets and exclusive boutiques! How will we know who sells Mary Kay?! #SaveLillyPulitzer !! Wednesday, Target announced that…
Rob Konrad, a popular former fullback for the Miami Dolphins, reportedly fell off a boat during a fishing excursion, then managed to swim nine miles to shore off the coast of Palm Beach. According to the Coast Guard, Konrad was out on the waters alone on Wednesday, fishing for about…
We’re not exactly fashion mavens here at New Times, but according to sources in the know, Judith Ripka is a big deal in the jewelry world. The New York City-based designer has 120 stores around the country and is promoted heavily on QVC. But she allegedly has an, uh, interesting…
In light of marriage equality coming to Florida, the River of Grass Unitarian Universalist Congregation (RoG) in Davie will be celebrating by performing free weddings for same-sex couples this Sunday…
The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a pregnant dolphin in Miramar Beach, in the Florida Panhandle (600 miles…
Jeb’s sour grapes about #gaymarriage in #Florida #FLmarriage (via @Chanlowe) http://t.co/YJ1XvCkAse pic.twitter.com/md8R4BFVsb— Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) January 7, 2015 At a time when political cartoons are the international symbol for freedom of expression and an art and journalistic form that is needed more now than ever, as well as the focus…
This week, Florida officially legalized same-sex marriage. And, in what is the least surprising news to come out of this historical moment, Sen. Marco Rubio has publicly decried it. Rubio went the route of most politicians who are antigay but don’t want to outright publicly oppose same-sex marriage and said…
The environmental threat of fracking has been looming over Florida for some time now, especially after the big utilities have tried to squash solar energy at every turn. But Florida Rep. Evan Jenne is looking to keep the practice of fracking out of the state by introducing a bill that…
Over the past year, Florida’s struggling solar industry has been knocked a number of blows that could seriously hurt the chances of making clean energy common. Most of those hits have come from the state’s utilities, which — despite claims as being pro-sun power — have continually obstructed the private…
Donald Trump says the Charlie Hebdo tragedy could probably have been avoided if the cartoonists who were shot down had been allowed to own guns. If France wasn’t so strict with its gun laws, The Donald says, the victims would at least have had a fighting chance. As he usually…
Two penny-pinching coupon-clippers paid a meager $16.7 milllion for a beachside estate — a measly $300,001 less than the most expensive home ever sold in Broward County. James and Jo-Anne Campbell are the thrifty deal-seekers who purchased the budget-friendly fixer-upper on 1093 Hillsboro Mile in Hillsboro Beach, according to property…
Fort Lauderdale isn’t called the “Venice of America” for nothing. The city’s maze of navigable waterways — from the Intracoastal Waterway to a series of canals to the New River that cuts through downtown — offers a scenic way to travel through the city, preferably by megayacht. Fort Lauderdale is…
A sex scandal involving underaged girls, a shady Palm Beach billionaire, and a member of the Royal family has suddenly turned into a battle of the Super Lawyers. In the last week, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has seen his name mixed up in international headlines dealing with the alleged…
In 2010, blathering conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said these words when discussing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare): “I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll…
With Florida basking in the glow of a historical day in which same-sex couples were granted the right to be married, two opposing views have emerged from the state’s Roman Catholic leadership. In one corner, we get the archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, sending out a letter threatening to fire…
