The Miami Dolphins won their third-consecutive game on Sunday by thoroughly trouncing the San Diego Chargers to the tune of 37-0. It was one of the most complete beatdowns the Dolphins have handed an opponent in some time, which not only made Sunday an absolute riot but also brought us…
Earlier this year, JetBlue replaced the contractor that cleans its cabins at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. One of the workers who was displaced was evicted from her apartment, while another couldn’t afford rent. Six others are still waiting for more than $10,000 in lost wages. According to a spokesperson for…
Friendly service reminder — There are three things you should do today: 1. Move your clocks back an hour and get an extra hour of sleep partying in! Daylight savings time is ovah at 2.a.m! (OK technically this is “tomorrow” not “tonight.”) It begins again Sunday, March 15, 2015 at…
So according to the internet, catcalls have become as pressing and dangerous an issue as the spread of ebola. The web is up in flailing arms over the complete and unacceptable horror of being hit on in the public realm by unattractives, possible perverts, maybe molesters, and total fucking creeps,…
Hal Kreitman, the subject of a New Times story just a few weeks back, was arrested this week in a sting conducted by Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers. The KeysNet.com reports that Kreitman is facing a felony conservation charge, and currently has a $2,500 bond…
With Election Day a mere five days away, the governor’s race continues to look like a photo finish. But, in a seemingly last-minute twist, Qunnipiac University’s latest poll (and last before the election) has given Charlie Crist a slight edge over Rick Scott. The number increases a bit when Libertarian…
If you’d like to recycle your plump and fresh Halloween pumpkins, some playful possums, squirrels, and raccoons would be pleased to put them to good use. For pouncing. For gnawing. And best of all, for poking around intriguing eye and mouth holes…
The 55th-annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicked off Thursday and will run through the weekend. It’s a time for people to head on out to take a look at all kinds of boats, from small vessels to superyachts. The event is expected to bring in about half a billion…
Fort Lauderdale’s controversial “sharing ban” goes into effect today, putting restrictions on where and how homeless people can be fed. But in defiance of the law, several groups will begin a “week of resistance” and continue to provide food for the needy. Food Not Bombs will kick off the protest…
A Boynton Beach Police officer is being charged with kidnapping and raping a 20-year-old woman who was a passenger in his patrol car. Officer Stephen Maiorino was officially charged with armed sexual battery, armed kidnapping, and unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. A criminal complaint was filed against Maiorino…
Brace yourself, everyone. South Florida is about to get all Planet Hoth on us with a cold front swooping in over the weekend that could be bringing temperatures as low as mid-50s. So get ready to bust out those winter coats and boots…it’s gonna be CRAZY. An arctic blast is…
Jazz Jennings has the mind of a girl but the body of boy. So reads the back cover of her 32-page autobiographical book, I Am Jazz. The book, which was released in September, chronicles Jennings’ struggles as a transgender child, opens up the dialogue on gender identity, and has helped…
Digital Domain, the Florida-based visual effects company that gave the world Titanic, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and a Tupac hologram, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy recently. This after Port St. Lucie officials gave the company a $40 million bond issue and West Palm Beach officials gave it f…
Election Day on Tuesday is going to decide an important local issue that could impact schools in Broward. Voters are being asked to decide on a referendum that would help fund safety projects for public schools in Broward. Taxpayers are being asked to foot the $800 million bill that will…
Today is Halloween Eve, so if you haven’t decided on your costume yet, congratulations, you’re probably cutting eyeholes out of a bed sheet tonight! I get it: You’ve been too busy; Halloween sneaked up on you. It happens. If you think you have no time to go browsing the aisles…
The families of the two women killed in the “2 drunk 2 care” accident have filed a lawsuit against the T-Mobile store where Kayla Mendoza worked. On November 17 last year, Mendoza had drinks at Tijuana Taxi Co. in Coral Springs with her T-Mobile coworkers before driving a Hyundai Sonata…
Around 5:30 on a recent morning, Fort Lauderdale resident Cal Deal grabbed his camera, roamed the Poinciana Park neighborhood, and recorded a man washing his backside with a garden hose. In that video, which Deal sent to Mayor Jack Seiler and several other city officials, the homeless man rummages through…
The Miami Heat kicked off the post-James era Wednesday night by having their new James — James Ennis — absolutely obliterate Washington Wizards guard Rasual Butler with a devastating dunk that shook the Earth and rattled the jewelry of those sitting in the lower bowl at the American Airlines Arena…
Ex-ballplayer and ‘roid-user Jose Canseco shot his own finger off in a shooting accident Tuesday night. The former major league slugger/book author/time traveler/baby-goat owner was apparently cleaning his semiautomatic pistol at his home in Vegas when the weapon discharged and blew off the middle finger of his left hand. His…
Update: Justin Copertino, the director of communications for the Panthers, tells New Times “Hispanic Heritage Night” has more than just a radio broadcast: “We will have a mariachi band playing pre-game and at the first intermission and salsa dancing,” he says. “We will be offering several featured food items including…
UPDATE: More alleged abuse victims have come forward in the case against former Nur-Ul-Islam Academy teacher Tariq Ahmad. New details are shaking out over the alleged off-limits activities of one Broward private school teacher and his students. Last week, Pembroke Pines Police announced they were looking for Tariq Ahmad, a…
You can tell a lot about a city by the way its residents speak. The ever-colorful Bostonians might ask you to pahk the cah. A sassy New Yorker will tell you to fuggedaboutit! And a masked Detroiter may say something along the lines of, “Empty your pockets!” South Florida is…
