A West Palm Beach teenager’s conviction for possessing a half gram of weed was reversed because the cop who arrested him says he stopped the kid for truancy — but the kid wasn’t actually skipping school at the time, making the initial stop unlawful and the evidence obtained inadmissable. According…
Fort Lauderdale is one of the most vibrant and dynamic cities in the world. It’s the Venice of America. It’s the yachting capital of the world. It’s eco-friendly. Unfortunately, all those accolades don’t always extend to its opinions. This is a city that has a thriving downtown vibe and is…
Although the issue of sharing food with the homeless is viral right now, when the TV news station vans drive off, the city’s businesses in downtown will still be there. Some-business owners like Robin Merrill from the Upper Room Art Gallery are taking their support for the new food sharing…
Sean Petrozzino, a quadruple amputee who had been considered a “person of interest” in the shooting deaths of his parents, has committed suicide, according to Memphis police. Authorities had initially believed Petrozzino was headed for Coral Springs in his dead father’s car after police found his parents, Nancy Petrozzino, 64,…
Rush Limbaugh, a man who has made a living slamming people by saying vile things about them, is threatening to sue the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for what his lawyer says were attempts to paint the conservative talk show host in a bad light. According to the Daily Caller, Limbaugh…
The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office has been selectively taking names of police officers who get arrested off the booking blotter, effectively giving busted cops special treatment over regular folks who get their names, mug shots, and personal information put online for all to see when they get thrown in jail…
Polo mogul John Goodman’s second trial for DUI manslaughter may be done, but there are still some big unanswered questions hanging over the proceedings. New information is now trickling out over a Vermont man’s offer to sway the jury, a scam that could tee up the trial for a potential…
Aaron Jackson was prepared to be arrested for handing out 30 boxes of Little Caesars pizza in front of City Hall yesterday. Instead, Fort Lauderdale Police officers cited Jackson, the president of Planting Peace who is known as a “CNN Hero” for his work deworming kids in Haiti and for…
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on March 3, 2011, 16-year-old Susan Jackson returned to the Vanguard School in Lake Wales after a trip to Starbucks with a classmate. The girls’ dorm monitor, Kami Land, had driven them in her car to the coffee shop and then dropped them off near Boyd…
Like plenty of their fellow northerners, ospreys — which are fish-eating birds that resemble eagles — tend to skip the frosty season and fly south. Typically they use their wings. One of these birds, however, soared to Fort Lauderdale aboard a private airplane. “He was a perfect passenger. He didn’t…
“I wonder if Chase wants his penis cut? I know I wouldn’t!” On Facebook, those words are transposed over a picture of an infant boy, along with hashtags including #foreskinisnormal. As we reported in the spring, Boynton Beach mom Heather Hironimus was ordered by the court to have her then-3-year-old…
In case you haven’t been aware, Fort Lauderdale has a professional soccer team. And, as it turns out, it’s one win away from winning the league title after upsetting top-seeded Minnesota this past weekend. The Strikers, who make their home at Lockhart Stadium, pulled off the upset Saturday when they…
The Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills could have headed into this Thursday’s matchup looking to go 7-3 and positioning themselves for a strong push to win the AFC East. Instead, both teams were beaten and now both teams are staring at a game that, should they lose, will bury them…
Activists Stopped From Feeding the Homeless in Fort Lauderdale from Voice Media Group on Vimeo.Ninety-year-old Arnold Abbott may have grabbed international attention last week when he defied a new ordinance designed to restrict the feeding of homeless people, but other activist groups are just warming up. Jillian Pim, 30, from…
Underneath a beautiful photo of seashells on the beach with a sunrise-splattered ocean in the background, angry comments are spewed all over the “Visit Fort Lauderdale” Facebook page. “Feel free to add my name to the rapidly growing list of those who will not visit due to your Mayor arresting…
After losing back-to-back elections, a candidate’s tank of political capital probably is running on empty. But Charlie Crist isn’t your regular pol. Currently smarting from last week’s loss to Rick Scott, a sequel to his 2010 U.S. Senate defeat to Marco Rubio, Crist is likely trying to figure out a…
Arnold Abbott, the 90-year-old homeless advocate cited twice for feeding the homeless in Fort Lauderdale, met with Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler on the WPLG program This Week in South Florida Sunday morning for a friendly debate over the city’s homeless ordinance. Abbott has made headlines around the world after…
Ninety-year-old homeless advocate hero Arnold Abbott has quickly gained a lot of attention this week after being cited twice for feeding the homeless. He’s gone from local news story to the lead story on the Colbert Report and making national headlines. Now the folks over at PETA want to get…
The weekend is finally here! Aww yeah… Time to get out there and unwind. Also time to get your drink on. Only, don’t get your drink on and then get behind the wheel of a car. Because that would be dumb. Not only could you cause a tragedy for yourself…
Stephen Colbert kicked off Thursday night’s episode of the Colbert Report by diving headlong into the recent reports of 90-year-old homeless advocate Arnold Abbott being cited twice by Fort Lauderdale Police for feeding the homeless in violation of the city’s new restrictions on the practice. The story, which New Times…
Florida’s favorite Tea Party congressman, Allen West, is taking his talents out of Florida and heading to Texas, where he’s landed a new gig as head of a Dallas-based think tank. West, who repped the 22nd District in Broward and Palm Beach and made headlines with his outspoken manner such…
Election Day’s coast-to-coast drubbing of Democratic candidates may have party leaders reeling elsewhere, but Florida’s blue brigade is at home with adversity, having endured minority status in the state Legislature for almost two decades. See also: – Rick Scott Is Governor Again Because Broward Didn’t Show Up at the Polls…
