The 2014 Miami Dolphins’ season almost over. And while lots of other sites will be breaking down each game and listing reasons the Dolphins will or won’t win while analyzing players, coaches, and match-ups against their respective opponent week to week, we won’t. Not us. Not here. Instead, we’re focusing…
Have you ever bought a ticket from Ticketmaster, saw the amount of extra money you had to pay, and then felt like starting a revolution against the corporate fascists who came up with the idea of charging exorbitant fees for basically nothing? Well, the Florida Panthers have your back –…
According to Florida law, internal affairs investigations are available to the public. Also, it’s illegal to destroy public records. Yet high-ranking Hollywood cops are not going to face criminal charges for admitting to deleting internal affair files from the department’s computers. Assistant Chief Ken Haberland, age 47, and Maj. Norris…
Update: Reached for comment by New Times, spokesman for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Gary Bitner, said that the growing and selling of marijuana on sovereign tribal land is “not on the Seminole Tribe’s radar.” Messages to the Miccosukee Tribe have remained unreturned. Florida remains one of the last few…
For Boyd Corbin, the long slog is over. After more than two years, five lawyers, and one quixotic mayoral campaign, the Wilton Manors resident has finally resolved the criminal charges filed against him after a 2012 Halloween brawl at Georgie’s Alibi. Corbin, dressed as a tiki-torch-wielding Ku Klux Klansman, faced…
On Wednesday, news came out that Florida ranks second in the U.S. in school shootings since the Sandy Hook tragedy two years ago. Also, Floridians took advantage of this year’s Black Friday and bought themselves a crazy amount of guns. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, it was…
It’s December, and you know what that means: lots of holiday parties. You know what else that means? Lots and lots of opportunities to completely embarrass yourself and erase everything you worked so hard for this entire year. Merry Christmas, everyone! Holiday parties are not created equal. Some are a…
Adam Meyer, the president and chief executive officer of sports betting consulting firm Real Money Sports Inc., has been indicted on federal fraud, racketeering, extortion, and brandishing-a-firearm charges by a federal grand jury in Milwaukee after allegedly orchestrating an elaborate plot that scammed the victim of millions over several years…
Update: Malika has returned home safe. Pembroke Pines Police have suspended their search for Malika James, a 28-year-old woman who went missing during Art Basel over the weekend. On Tuesday night, the Police Department released three photos of James that were taken at a Chase Bank in Winter Haven. According…
Six days ago, on December 4, the Florida Department of Education released its 2013-2014 teacher evaluations. These findings, which take into account student test scores and classroom evaluations, are useful for two reasons: 1) They provide parents with a comprehensive list that can help them choose the right school for…
Last Friday during Art Basel in Miami, Pembroke Pines graffiti artist Delbert Rodriguez Gutierrez — AKA Demz — was struck by an unmarked Miami Police Department car while fleeing from cops. Demz had run from the officer after he was spotted tagging a building in Wynwood. The accident caused severe…
Lake Worth Mayor Pam Triolo’s decision to walk out of a commission meeting before atheist Preston Smith gave his invocation last Tuesday is causing a ripple effect. In response to Triolo’s walkout, atheist and blogger Chaz Stevens has now asked the city for permission to give a satanic invocation at…
There are nearly 2 million people spread across 1,320 square miles and 30 cities in Broward County. That’s a lot of ground to cover. Chances are, you haven’t seen every inch of Broward, but that’s OK. Because we’re here to help make sense of it all. We’ve ranked all 30…
It’s looking likely that gay marriage in Florida can proceed after January 5, and court clerks around the state have been seeking advice from legal experts about exactly how and when they will issue marriage licenses and let weddings proceed. Yesterday, the Broward Clerk’s Office posted a memo on its…
The mayor of Lake Worth and a handful of commissioners walked out as an atheist was about to give an invocation before a meeting last week. Like many cities, the commission allows a religious invocations to be given before holding their meetings. But as atheist Preston Smith walked up to…
As with his first trial, convicted polo magnate John Goodman’s retrial wasn’t without drama. Among the bigger issues was over a Vermont con man who offered to screw up the trial for big cash. The man, James Perron, 48, allegedly texted a witness and Goodman confidant Kris Kampsen saying he’d…
If same-sex couples can get married in Florida, like everyone else, they can get divorced too. That’s what Broward Judge Dale Cohen essentially ruled on Monday when he overturned the state’s ban on gay marriage while presiding over the divorce of a same-sex couple who had been married out of…
A Royal Palm Beach man who called himself “King” was convicted of pimping women, keeping their money, and beating them when they didn’t do as he said, sometimes even using a hair iron. He got 37 years in federal prison. Jesse Lewis, 28, was sentenced to 30 years in federal…
The python — a speckled four-footer who’ll go down in the books as “Ibzan” — twists viciously in Tom Rahill’s gloved hand like a downed power line. Rahill sucks in his gut, stretches out his arm, and grips the snake’s tail. Wiggling furiously, the angry animal releases a shower of…
Inside a Miami Shores Starbucks, a 34-year-old with tangled hair and a slight limp shakes his head at the green-aproned baristas while he tries to order a simple coffee. “The one with milk. A latte? A macchiato?” Travis Donald has been homeless around Fort Lauderdale since 2011, though he prefers…
By Kat Bein Update: Police have suspended their missing persons search after photos of Malika James surfaced. In these photos she was alone and appeared unharmed. Original Post: Malika James, 28, is a regular face in the Miami nightlife scene but has officially been missing for about 38 hours. James’…
Tallahassee attorney Seven Andrews has been on a crusade to prove that Gov. Rick Scott used his private Gmail account to circumvent around Florida’s public records law. Andrews convinced the courts to have Google subpoenaed to turn over basic information about Scott’s private email accounts. And now, just a couple…
