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…
Activists with Earth First! are reportedly locking themselves to a disabled van to bring attention to construction happening in the almost-700-acre Briger Forest, one of the largest — but unprotected — forests in South Florida. “We’re here stopping a crime,” said Ryan Hartman in a news release. “The illegal destruction…
The 2014 Miami Dolphins season is well underway! And while lots of other sites will be breaking down each game and listing reasons why the Dolphins will or won’t win while analyzing players, coaches, and matchups against their respective opponent week to week, we won’t. Not us. Not here. Instead,…
Earlier this year, Fort Lauderdale declared the once-filled-with-promise open-air shops of Beach Place a nuisance following a string of drug-related complaints and arrests. Now the city is threatening to take away Beach Place’s entertainment district status unless it cleans things up by making a serious effort to make sure drug…
The Miami Dolphins are set to become the first (of two) teams to play a divisional game in London in 2015. On Thursday, the NFL announced its trio of games that are played annually across the pond, and the Dolphins are included in that batch. The slight difference this time…
Sean Petrozzino, a quadruple amputee, is considered a person of interest for the shooting deaths of his parents. Police are also saying that Petrozzino, 30, who grew up in South Florida, could be heading to Coral Springs. Petrozzino is missing parts of his hands and feet as a result of…
Across South Florida, cities are beefing up their statutes against the homeless. As Fort Lauderdale begins enforcing its restrictions on public feedings, now Lake Worth has jumped in with its own new law against panhandling. Despite the obvious questions about the legality of such a law, the Palm Beach County…
Arnold Abbott, the 90-year-old who was issued a citation earlier this week for feeding the homeless without adhering to new rules that would require him to obtain a permit and provide portable toilets, was cited again Wednesday night for the same reason. Abbott since 1991 has made it a weekly…
The man more than any other responsible for shaping Fort Lauderdale’s swim culture passed away this morning from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Jack Nelson, 82, was a championship swimmer in his youth and coached multiple champions in Fort Lauderdale, including five Olympic medal winners and four world record holders…
Arnold Abbott, the 90-year-old homeless advocate who was cited earlier this week for feeding the homeless, and could be facing jail time, is planning on returning to his old spot in Fort Lauderdale to continue breaking the law by feeding the hungry. Abbott, along with three others, was cited Sunday…
