Edward Cocaine said he was very happy, and on a natural high, after prosecutors dropped the Fort Lauderdale man’s drug charges. But with a name like Cocaine, and living in South Florida, some kind of arrest was imminent. Cocaine was arrested last month after cops pulled him over and found…
Commie pinko libs that we are (except for El Jefe, our editor in chief — he’s a company man), we feel duty-bound to tell one and all there’s a big nationwide protest against Monsanto on Saturday, with marches slated for West Palm Beach and Miami. We feel that duty if…
John Thrasher, a Florida Senator and now the lone candidate for president of Florida State University, doesn’t deserve the job. Thrasher, a Republican lawyer, was reprimanded on the House floor back ithe 1990s after appearing as a lobbyist for his longtime employers, the Florida Medical Association. A year after leaving…
South Florida’s best-known media brand is packing up for shinier digs elsewhere. Nope, not talking about the Miami Herald or the august New Times Broward Palm-Beach. The National Enqurier, the supermarket checkout rag that basically created the tabloid game 30 years ago, is leaving its longtime Boca Raton headquarters for…
At least he won’t have to deal with any other mosquitos for a while. That’s the silver lining for one Florida man who has Palm Beach County officials scrambling to remove any and all bugs from his home. The reason he has professional fly swatters at his beck and call…
On Wednesday, the good folks over at Buzzfeed put together yet another one of their massive listicles that get read by billions of people all over the Interwebs. This one, titled 18 Reasons You Should Cheer for the Pacers Over the Heat, was a doozy. We assume this is some…
A local mother is fighting an order from the court that her 3-year-old son be circumcised. Heather Hironimus of Boynton Beach and Dennis Nebus of Boca Raton had a child together in 2010 and entered into a parenting agreement more than a year later. The agreement clearly stated the father…
Gildas Dousset, a student at Florida Atlantic University, has filed suit asking an appellate court to recognize his same-sex marriage after he says he was denied in-state tuition. The appeal, filed with the Fourth District Court of Appeals, argues that state law barring recognition of valid out-of-state marriages from other…
When the ribbon was snipped on the brand-spanking-new Dania Casino and Jai Alai in February, one of the biggest grins beaming during the ceremony belonged to Cristóbal López. The Argentine businessman had already cobbled together an impressive international portfolio of 29 big-money businesses, from waste management companies to oil refineries…
The goat doesn’t want to wear the undies. Can’t blame him. Plus-sized, bleached-white tighty whities are not very chic. A tall man, blue shirt tucked neatly into his jeans, holds up the animal’s brown-and-white-mottled back end, while his teammate, a squat woman, tries to work the underpants on. The goat’s…
The six same-sex couples who sued the state back in January and are asking a state court to rule that Florida’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional will have their day to present their case on July 2. Eleventh Judicial Court Judge Sarah Zabel will preside over the hearing in…
A local economic consulting firm released a study on Wednesday that says All Aboard Florida will add nearly $2.4 billion in jobs over the next eight years to Florida, and $653 million in tax revenue. All Aboard Florida, which is a private rail service that plans on running a passenger…
Fort Lauderdale is beautiful. Lots of beaches. Lots of yachts. Great nightlife. And pretty damned deadly when you’re crossing the street. Welp, you take the good with the bad! This according to a new report by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition ominously titled “Dangerous by Design…
So far, 39 nurseries have been approved to grow low-THC marijuana under the Charlotte’s Web bill recently passed by the Florida Legislature. It hasn’t been easy to get on the list, which requires — among other things — that a nursery has operated continuously for at least 30 years…
By 2018, American ground troops might be able to do anything but fly. People weirded out by the concept of Google Glass will probably get the heebie-jeebies when hearing about the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS for short. The Army project will definitely be bulletproof. But it also…
Down 0-1? Lance Stephenson hitting ridiculous shots? The Pacers offense suddenly looking like the Showtime Lakers? Pffft. No problem. Not when you’ve got a perfectly good Dwyane Wade and LeBron James whom you can unleash on your enemies. The dynamic duo once again blew up shit with their awesomeness, combining…
Broward County Public Schools has sent a letter to the Liberty Institute, ensuring it that students are permitted to read their Bibles in school as a part of free-reading time and during the Accelerated Reader Program. Just a couple of weeks ago, we brought you the tale of Giovanni Rubeo,…
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra announced Tuesday that Udonis Haslem would be starting Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. It’s a move that, frankly, should’ve been done in Game 1. UD brings height, defensive intensity, and a scowling badassery to the Heat that they…
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that Fort Lauderdale is the most awesome place on Earth. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen different national outlets taking notice of the Venice of America and ranking Fort Lauderdale high in some important categories, such as greenest midsized city, best downtown, best city to…
Over the years, we have come to expect weirdness from Rick Scott, just as we expect an egg from a chicken. And, just like the chicken, Scott always delivers, pulling things out of his ass that make us scratch our heads. But even we are a little confused by some…
Irene Secada sat in the back of the campaign headquarters doing mental math. About 80 people were crammed and sweating inside of a Weston shopping mall suite to see Nan Rich, the 72-year-old former state senator and lifelong Democrat, open her gubernatorial campaign headquarters. Although the majority of the Nan…
When the ribbon was snipped on the brand-spanking-new Dania Casino and Jai Alai in February, one of the biggest grins beaming during the ceremony belonged to Cristóbal López. The Argentine businessman had already cobbled together an impressive international portfolio of 29 big-money businesses, from waste management companies to oil refineries…
