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…
Ornan Antoine was just trying to get home. It was a rain-laced July night around midnight in 2013. The stocky, gap-toothed Haitian was pedaling down SW 28th Avenue, heading from a buddy’s house to his own sea-green single-story bungalow a few blocks over in the Melrose Park section of Fort…
A defense attorney has a question: If it’s “justice” for his 16-year-old client to get 23 years in prison for shooting a retired police dog, what should happen to police officers who shoot civilian dogs? The subject of our feature story this week is Ivins Rosier, a juvenile who was…
Broward County Judge — and misdemeanor drug court judge — Gisele Pollack, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last May, has decided to resign rather than face being fired from her position. Pollack’s fate was in the hands of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, which, after reviewing…
Yesterday, Dean Parker, a West Palm Beach native who had gone to Syria to fight ISIS, announced on his Facebook page that he was going home, though it was unclear whether he was referring to West Palm Beach, Costa Rica, or another place. (In a December radio interview, he referred…
Several members of the Miccosukee Tribe are reporting that former chairman Buffalo Tiger has died. He was 94. He died at his home in Kendall due to natural causes, according to his family. Tiger was one of the founders of the Miccosukee Tribe — whose members organized separately from the…
After yet another mediocre season in which they missed the playoffs and lodged themselves firmly in the middle of the draft, the Miami Dolphins have gone ahead and hired Mike Tannenbaum to be their next head of football operations. Who is Mike Tannenbaum, you ask? He once ran the New…
With clerks handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples today all across the state, Attorney General Pam Bondi — who has spent a lot of time and energy trying to keep the same-sex marriage ban in Florida intact — has come out with a lukewarm endorsement of the overturning of…
Everything seemed quiet outside the courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale just before midnight. The only thing that hinted that there might be something monumental going on inside was the presence of about a dozen cops scattered around the entrance. In a huge waiting room on the third floor, about 300…
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz was roped into a international sex scandal, and now, in a court motion, he’s firing back against the “outrageous and impertinent allegations” that he victimized an underaged girl. Allegations that Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein kept underaged girls as masseuses/sex slaves are old news –…
