The war of attrition between advocates for and opponents against medical marijuana in Florida entered another chapter this week, after the Florida Police Chiefs Association put out a media release on the dangers of medical weed legalization. In the statement, the FPCA cited studies and stats showing how the number…
Jack Laban swears a cat was out here raising hell just this morning. Mosquitoes slurp blood through the 94-year-old shirtless Gladesman’s baggy skin as he hobbles across a landfill of empty Pepsi cans and settles into a folding chair. The former Miami plumber with a full head of white hair…
For the last four years it hasn’t even been an argument. LeBron James (sigh) was the best athlete in South Florida. But now that the dirty liar/coward he’s gone, things get interesting (read: less good) again. For example, this potential conversation could happen at any South Florida bar tonight. Dude:…
We stand by our claim that Lake Worth is the coolest city in South Florida. But when it comes to local politics, the little seaside burg is anything but. White-hot is more like it, with a history of bitter disputes, chiefly about development. Lately, something as mundane as a bond…
Yesterday, Palm Beach County health officials sent out the alert: a second case of the mosquito-borne, bone-crushing virus everyone is having trouble pronouncing these days has been detected in the area. A single case of Chikungunya contracted locally could have meant anything; this second instance, however, is prompting health officials…
The Miami Marlins fell victim to the ridiculous and obscure Rule 7.13, dropping a 3-1 game to the Reds the Fish should have won. With the bases loaded and one out, Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier pelted a hit right at Giancarlo Stanton in right field for the out. Stanton then threw…
A Coral Springs couple were awakened by loud thumping outside their home in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Turns out, it wasn’t a door-to-door salesperson, or the member of a religious organization handing out pamphlets. It was a 9- foot alligator. HELLO! See also: Florida Man Shoots Home Intruder…
Six comedians took the stage this past Tuesday at Aroma’s Hookah Lounge in Wellington. Some were young — one, actually, was on the stage for his time ever — while others were 40, 50 years old like Perry Sak and Terry Wayne. South Florida comedy veterans. They were all, however,…
It’s in the very infantile stages. That is to say, it’s just an idea that’s come up. But the Fort Lauderdale organization Envision Uptown is working on a seedling of an idea to convince David Beckham to bring his MLS club to Lockhart Stadium. It’s bold as it is brash,…
New Times Broward Palm Beach is looking for video freelancers. Ideal candidates will have experience both shooting and editing video, and be able to work in Broward and Palm Beach. He or she should be able to collaborate with editors to come up with video concepts, work on tight deadlines,…
Moriah Barnhardt has a three-year-old daughter, Dahlia, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor last May. Anecdotal evidence suggests that a soon-to-be-legal brand of low-THC pot called Charlotte’s Web might help her condition. If not, legalizing medical marijuana as a whole would give her a plethora of treatment options by…
Boys must have fast-moving toys. And they absolutely have to play with them in the water. If any slow-moving marine mammals get murdered or mangled as a result…so what? How many manatees do we need anyway?! Freedom!!! That’s the situation in Citrus County, where the Koch Bros.-funded Pacific Legal Foundation…
Pat Riley ain’t got time to bleed. Asked by reporters on Wednesday if he was hurt by LeBron James’ departure for Cleveland, Riley answered, “I don’t hurt.” But it would seem that Riley didn’t see it coming. While meeting with the press as the Miami Heat officially re-signed Chris Bosh,…
It’s the dinner hour at Dolphin Mall, and the food court is a busy hive. Teenagers guzzle from Smoothie Kings while tables full of abuelitas fire Gatling-gun Spanish over steaming plates of Lotus Express. At the Segafredo Zanetti Espresso kiosk, a young girl in black shirt and pants offers a…
The man eating breakfast certainly looked like Nicholas Cutter. He had the same pale skin. The same shaved head. The same technicolor tattoos peeking from beneath his T-shirt like graffiti on a whitewashed wall. Yet, from across the kitchen table, his sister Rainy saw a stranger. Once an extroverted older…
Last week, Boynton Beach announced that it was putting the kibosh on the the Boynton Beach Art District (BBAD) monthly art walks. The art walks had revitalized what was previously your run-of-the-mill warehouse district. What was once a wasteland of old hollow buildings buried in the shadows west of I-95…
“It is all about equal pay for equal work,” says Rand Hoch, President and Founder of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council with the news that the City of West Palm Beach could become the first public employer in the county to enact an equal benefits ordinance. The ordinance…
When Jennifer Ringley first turned on her webcam in 1996, she had no idea she would be spawning a $1 billion industry. Although the 20-year-old’s show wasn’t explicitly pornographic, the genre of entertainment she spawned now makes up roughly 1/5 of adult content. Livecamming is easily the fastest growing segment…
Okay, so it ain’t even a Tropical depression yet. But after decades living in this steamy subtropical hurricane magnet of a land mass, we have an instinct for these things. A front located about 1150 miles east of the Windward Islands is showing “signs of organization,” according to the National…
If being a member of an online dating site wasn’t treacherous enough, there’s a sextortion scam going around that you should know about. The scammers apparently use a charm offensive to cozy up with a victim, make that person believe he or she is the one, and then asks for…
The lawyer representing three victims that were allegedly assaulted at Cameo night club July 11 filed a lawsuit days later, claiming NFL players Mike and Maurkice Pouncey had beaten and bruised his clients. Little has happened in the case since — police said they were waiting for the victims to…
Nothing brings an entire fan base together quite like LeBron James abandoning your team. And that’s been more evident this offseason as Heat fans have rallied around Dwyane Wade and his magical #HeatLifer hashtag. Wade put the hashtag out there when he announced his return to the Heat, breathing hope…
