Remember when Charlie Crist hugged President Obama and all the GOPers lost their damned minds over it? It happened back in May of 2009 right here in Florida and pretty much signaled the end of Crist’s relationship with his fellow Republicans forevermore. Well, Crist appeared on The Colbert Report on…
Oh, hey, good news, everyone. Homeless people dying for no good reason is a bad thing, Pensacola has decided. So the city is going to go ahead and repeal its “camping ordinance.” On Tuesday, we told you about its law that made it a crime for homeless people to cover…
Earlier this week, Missouri defensive end Michael Sam’s college coach said certain NFL teams would likely not accept him as the first openly gay pro football player. And then he went and cited the Miami Dolphins by name as one of those teams. Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel singled out…
Developer Asi Cymbal became public enemy number one for Fort Lauderdale environmentalists, and for people who love trees and nature in general, when he announced he would dig up and attempt to relocate a 100-year-old rain tree to make way for a gaudy 960-unit apartment complex called Marina Lofts on…
Our justice system is the string that holds the fabric of civilized society together. There would be no repercussions for murder, rape, and all sorts of horrible things humans are capable of doing without it. And without punishment and discipline against those who commit these crimes, people would be forced…
It seems everything these days is in danger of being rendered useless by the internet. The mighty blue Blockbuster fell to Netflix. Bookstores were chewed up and spit out by Amazon. And now the U.S. Postal Service’s only job is to make sure Chris Christie never runs out of Oreos…
Pensacola has gone all-in in the run for Most Horrible City on the Planet with its “camping ordinance.” What is that, you ask? Why, it’s a law that prevents homeless people from covering themselves up with a blanket, and yes, this is a real thing, and yes, OF COURSE this…
A fish caught in Palm City over the weekend has been the focus of concerned environmentalists and scientists in recent days. Mainly because the fish has a giant pinkish tumor jutting out of the side of its head. Needless to say, a fish being caught in local waters with what…
Sen. Jeff Clemens and Rep. Joe Saunders introduced the Cathy Jordan Medical Cannabis Act Monday afternoon. The bill, named after Florida Cannabis Action Network President and ALS patient Cathy Jordan, is a more encompassing bill than the recently introduced Charlotte’s Web bill, a bipartisan initiative. Still, as Clemens pointed out…
As we reported last week, MMA standout Thiago Silva was taken into Broward Sheriff’s Office custody on Friday following a violent lover’s quarrel that allegedly ended in a SWAT standoff. The fallout for the Brazilian-born fighter has hit quick: The day of the arrest, UFC snipped all contractual ties with…
A Brooklyn guy who fell in love with the wilderness of off-road South Florida, Matthew Schwartz was alarmed to learn last spring of plans for oil drilling on the edge of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. The group he leads, the South Florida Wildlands Association, joined with others to…
A Weston native, 23-year-old Ryan Uhre, went missing early last week in his college town of Tallahassee. Though Uhre graduated Florida State University in December of last year, he is still enrolled in classes this semester, working toward law school…
The George Zimmerman-DMX boxing match that was set to set fire to our national conscience for good taste and integrity once and for all was canceled over the weekend by celebrity boxing promoter Damon Feldman. But now a new promoter has emerged and is he is he taking the Zimmerman…
Missouri star defensive end Michael Sam announced that he’s gay Sunday night. And, since then, the internet has been buzzing about what this could potentially do to the NFL once Sam, who is the reigning SEC Defensive Player of the Year, is drafted in April. For the most part, players…
The Miami Dolphins suck. And because they suck, they’ve had a hard time selling season tickets to the masses who refuse to pay big bucks to a perpetually mediocre team with no real direction or hope. They’ve pissed off a lot of people with the way they run their organization…
A little past 2 a.m. Sunday, Jada Wright was driving south on the I-275 in Tampa. When she looked over in the northbound lanes on the other side of the concrete barrier, she saw a white Ford Expedition traveling parallel to her on the wrong side of the highway. “What…
You spoke, we listened. Back by popular demand, welcome to this week’s Mug-Shot Monday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mugs from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, derp faces, and femmes fatale…
For the second time in days, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputies found themselves having to try to detain a naked erratic man who not only acted violently but was also nearly impossible to take down. On Saturday, cops needed a police dog, batons, and a Taser to subdue a 17-year-old…
The strain of marijuana known as “Charlotte’s Web” is closer to becoming legal in Florida, after House Criminal Justice Chairman Matt Gaetz of Fort Walton Beach filed a measure to make it so. Last month, state representatives held a legislative hearing on getting Charlotte’s Web legalized. The CW extract is…
Last night just before midnight, Broward Sheriff’s Office SWAT forces surrounded a house in Oakland Park. Initial reports had it that there was an armed individual bunkered down inside. The situation wound down without any dramatic raid or shots fired, but the big surprise was the ID of the guy:…
Civil and voting rights groups hosting a panel discussion in Lantana this weekend hope it will kick off a renewed discussion of Florida’s restriction of felons’ voting rights. An additional penalty on citizens who have otherwise paid their debt to society, the restriction has left one in ten voting-age Floridians…
Several candidates for Palm Beach County and Lake Worth municipal offices have taken money from a Political Action Committee largely funded by gambling interests. The money went to Melissa McKinlay, candidate for County Commission ($1,000); Lake Worth Mayor Pam Triolo ($500) and City Commissioner Andy Amoroso ($500); and School Board…
