The trappings of a tourist trip to South Beach have changed over the decades. White linen suits became “I’m in Miami Bitch” shirts. String bikinis became bizarre fishnet dresses (albeit still worn over string bikinis). The circle of life. Throughout it all, however, there has been one creepy constant: sharks…
Savage and Stacy argued in the park as the last light slipped from the sky, but there was no heat in the fight. He was just goofing around. That was Savage, his madhouse giggle always bursting from a wide grin, his jokes helping everyone pass the long, hollow hours on…
In an effort to sabotage development of Briger Forest, the last major tract of undeveloped land along I-95 in Palm Beach County, an anonymous band of self-described anarchists claims to have booby-trapped “countless trees” in the area and to have vandalized the work of surveyors. See also: Scripps Project at…
Broward commissioners passed a bill last night that can revoke permits of companies at the airport whose services get interrupted due to a work stoppage by employees, like a strike. This comes as a win for aggrieved airport workers — baggage handlers, sky caps, wheelchair attendants, cabin cleaners, ramp workers,…
Yesterday afternoon, police identified the man killed in a gruesome and harrowing wood chipper accident in Davie. Hernan Gutierrez, 42, was with two coworkers on Monday feeding tree limbs and branches into the wood chipper when, according to police, he either fell into or was pulled into the industrial-sized machine…
Back in 2012, President Obama’s Interior Department went forward with a proposal to list nine species of snakes as “injurious” — legalese that would ban the importation and selling of the animals. But when the announcement was made, only four species were put on the list: the Indian python (including…
It’s hard to believe that there are 12 universities in Florida’s system. We can remember UF and FSU, no problem (go sports!), but the rest might as well be alphabet soup. FGCU? UWF? FAMU? But at the bottom of the pile is our very own FAU, according to an analysis…
Stephen Brennan, a Brit, teacher, and soccer fanatic, will tell the World Cup’s craziest moments over the next few days. Read the others here. Cameroon Makes It to the Quarters, 1990 Teams outside the strongholds of South America and Europe had featured in the World Cup before. There had been…
On Tuesday, members of the Broward College Board of Trustees met to discuss typical things like budgets and other college affairs. But they also took on a bigger subject: Why they, along with other college administrations around America, continue to redistribute wealth and power to a small class of business…
Another day, another terrifying crazy animal arrives in Florida. The Daily Mail reported yesterday that a new ant native to South America, called Odontomachus haematodus, had been found across the Gulf Coast. Research conducted by North Carolina State University shows the nonnative species was found in populated places in Florida…
ESPN analyst Chris Broussard Tweeted this morning that LeBron James will opt out of his Miami Heat contract, throwing the NBA and Miami Heat into chaos. Broussard Tweeted at 9:23 a.m. that LeBron’s agent, Rich Paul, has told the Heat he will exercise the player option on his contract. LeBron…
Update: Police are still searching for what they believe to be at least two suspects. Palm Beach police have not yet confirmed that the suspects or the Honda are tied to the Salgar case, but are urging residents of the neighborhood to stay indoors while the search is going on…
Late yesterday afternoon, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Miami Dolphins dope with hugely questionable judgment center Mike Pouncey underwent hip surgery and would be out at least three months. It came as a jarring gut punch given that the injury now ensures five new starters will make up next…
“Where’s the crime?” — that’s the unfortunate refrain you hear from law enforcement and prosecutors when it comes to fortunetelling crimes and psychic scammers. As we documented last year in an in-depth investigation, too often these fraudsters construct elaborate schemes targeting emotionally fragile folks. When the veil drops, victims go…
After former state employee Dianne Parcell — who worked for the Department of Economic Opportunity — recently won a lawsuit for $250,000 against the state of Florida, taxpayers here could now be on the hook for up to $2 billion in legal claims. This comes after Parcell was fired for…
A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts points out that nationally, the number of inmates released without supervision has grown a staggering 119 percent between 1990 and 2012. But the biggest discrepancies the report found came in — you guessed it — Florida. The Pew study looked at, among…
If you’ve been following the journey of Dr. Mehmet Oz — a popular TV host made famous first by Oprah in 2004 — you know that he’s been grilled by senators recently for strongly endorsing ineffective weight loss products on his show. But you might not know about the Florida…
As you’ll notice, the turtle posted above has its head intact — as in, not blown to pieces by some trigger-happy person with a firearm and free time. But if you click through below, you’ll see a picture of a less-lucky critter that’s currently making the rounds online. So, uh,…
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…
Tomorrow, the Broward County Commission is expected to announce its final vote on a bill that would (in addition to preventing service distruptions) improve the standards of airline and contractor workers. This is clearly needed. Just last week at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, two workers — one of Bags…
Last May, we told you about a couple of Cocoa Beach dudes who decided it would not only be a good idea to cannonball themselves onto a manatee and her calf but also to post it on YouTube. Now, a little over a year later, those manatees are getting justice!…
Florida is apparently not as corrupt as it once was, and now it just might be getting even less so after Gov. Rick Scott signed the Government Ethics bill on Friday. The bill — SB 846 — is designed to make incremental changes and improvements to Florida’s ethics laws, including…
