A year in the making and with a lead-in quote from techno-visionary Buckminster Fuller, Miami-Dade County’s Sea Level Rise Task Force today made public its final report and recommendations to county leaders. See also: Sea Level Rise: Will Cities Be Held Liable for Failure to Plan? In the report’s introductory…
A short list of the worst ways to get back at an ex: poison the goldfish, glitter-bomb the car (shit never vacuums up), and here’s a new one: Have your mom write a tell-all book, then ship the skinny out to everyone in his or her life. That’s the scenario…
Well, how do you like that? It’s Hurricane Season. Yup. That soggy weather you’re driving to work in today is Tropical Depression One, which is spreading its large, unseemly clouds all over Florida and threatening to get us all wet. This trop dep is expected to gain strength and is…
Adam Kuperstein and Channing Crowder host the 1-3 p.m. midday show on 560-WQAM in South Florida. And over the last weeks and months as we creep ever closer to that glorious day when LeBron returns makes his decision, Kup (as he’s known) and Crowder (a colorful and honest former Miami…
Earlier today, newly drafted Miami Heat point guard Shabazz Napier appeared at a news conference and was introduced by Pat Riley, who told the media there would be no questions about free agency, then retreated to his office to work on getting LeBron back. Head Coach Erik Spoelstra and Napier…
Earlier today the lawsuit George Zimmerman had filed against NBC — and three reporters, on the basis of defamation — was dismissed by Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Zimmerman filed the suit in 2012 and accused the outlet of “yellow journalism”. This came after NBC…
Remember Jim Carrey’s 1998 hit The Truman Show? As pointed out by Justin King, the movie was filmed in a hushed and peaceful Northwest Florida town: “Walton County is a part of Florida that is so crime-free, you can leave your doors unlocked. When Hollywood location scouts were looking for…
The battle over oil drilling in the Everglades rolls on, having taken several new turns since mid-June, when officials with the Department of Environmental Protection tried to bully Collier County officials into dropping a lawsuit over a controversial oil-drilling operation in the Big Cypress Swamp watershed. See also: – DEP…
Although it flopped like a dead grouper when it hit in 2008, the straight-to-DVD “The Onion Movie” was a rare misplayed hand by the world leader in smart-ass news. Since launching in 1988, The Onion has burrowed a niche deep into the American news cycle by uncorking snark and scathing…
Ah, the Fourth of July. Fireworks, hot dogs, family, and ‘MERICA, dammit. It’s fun. But if you’re in Florida, it’s also dangerous. Down here, we look for illegal fireworks (that would be anything that flies through the air or explodes), and often we have too much fun take shit too…
At this month’s Critical Mass in Fort Lauderdale, there seemed to be more police present than cyclists. Cops on bikes, in cars, and mounted atop horses showed up at Holiday Park to herd several hundred riders along their group ride on Friday. Even (and oddly enough) park rangers were present…
In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an eight-foot buffer-zone rule outside of abortion clinics in Colorado. This eliminated the ability of abortion protesters to spew bile and venom (and often worse) at folks trying to enter the clinics. Yesterday, though, the court unanimously struck down a 2007 Massachusetts law…
Over the past few decades, Boca Raton — because of FAU’s growth and the city’s location, securely known as “really far away from busy Miami” — has filled with college kids and lots of old folks. But much of the city is still quaint and quiet and small. That’s about…
Leave it to South Florida 9-12, the local offshoot of political charlatan Glenn Beck’s 9-12 Project, to lasso a fraud like David Barton and bring him here to preach his bogus version of American history. Texas native Barton holds a degree in Christian Education from Oral Roberts University and is…
Anesson Joseph — the 28-year-old Palm Beach County native who went on a bizarre naked rampage last February that ended with a deadly police shooting — was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of his death, a new report released yesterday by Palm Beach County…
Remember when LeBron James was watching the NCAA Championship earlier this year and tweeted this about UConn’s Shabazz Napier? No way u take another PG in the lottery before Napier.— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 8, 2014 You know who did remember that tweet? Riles, that’s who. With James opting out…
Officials estimate that there are fewer than 200 Florida panthers roaming the state. Although the method of counting is imprecise, the big cat is — by any measure — far from getting off the endangered species list. When one gets hit by a car and killed, it’s a pretty big…
Moving to South Florida is no easy task. It takes gumption and balls, and you probably have to be a little nuts as well. Why? Because South Florida is insane. It’s also beautiful, sexy, sweltering, and sultry. But, mostly, insane. Now that you’re here, it’s important to understand that we’re…
At last month’s Critical Mass Fort Lauderdale — the once-per-month, 14-mile ride through the city — one cop tackled a cyclist and another officer knocked a rider off his bike after ramming him with his motorcycle, according to the biker. This month? Hopefully not that. Tomorrow, the monthly event to…
Nan Rich’s relentless campaign for the Florida Democratic Party’s nomination for governor touches down in welcoming territory tomorrow, the gay-friendly, multi-ethnic confines of Lake Worth, AKA “South Florida’s Coolest City.” See also: – Can Nan Rich Lead Democrats to Victory Over Rick Scott ? The former state senator from Weston…
It’s summer, ugh, that time of year when the Florida sun seems like a sweaty, wet mattress you’re constantly hiking up three flights of stairs. So if there’s a time to think seriously about solar power, it’s now. Despite the constant rays, Florida’s solar industry is still struggling to get…
The image that greets visitors to the Gold’s Gym in Deerfield Beach is that of Chasity Martin, a 17-year-old boxing phenom wearing pink gloves, with two championship belts draped over her intimidating, caramel-colored biceps. On the poster, which dominates the building’s beige façade, the disembodied torsos of male fighters orbit…
