Florida’s legislators are back on the job now that 2014 is rolling along, and one of the first pieces of business on the agenda is a big one: red light cameras. I know they’re a pain, you know they’re a pain, and — surprisingly — some lawmakers actually have our…
A limited but significant revision of sentencing guidelines for certain nonviolent drug crimes will be taken up by the Florida Senate this week. Another crack in the crumbling wall of Stone Age attitudes about drugs and criminal justice — even here in Florida — the proposal has bipartisan support and…
After six long years of perpetual failure, ineptitude, and building a team drenched in mediocrity, Jeff Ireland is no longer the general manager of your Miami Dolphins. The announcement that the Dolphins and Ireland had mutually agreed to part ways came Tuesday evening, one week after the NFL’s so-called Black…
A Florida man decided to go all Mike Tyson on his neighbor’s ear because he didn’t give him a cigarette. According to Boca police, the victim had a chunk of his ear bitten off after he turned down the man who had asked for a smoke. A thin piece of…
The push to legalize medical marijuana in Florida is nearing its final days, and the group responsible for collecting the petitions to force a vote in November is driving hard to the hoop to make that happen. United for Care, the group behind the massive petition drive, has until February…
Dennis Rodman was on CNN Tuesday morning, along with the former NBA players he took with him to Pyongyang, North Korea, in a supposed attempt to stay relevant unite the free world and Kim Jong-un with basketball. But Rodman flipped out during the live televised interview when CNN’s Chris Cuomo…
In little more than an hour yesterday, a field of 61 candidates for the presidency of FAU was winnowed down to ten. The two most high-profile aspirants, State Treasurer Jeff Atwater and former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, made the cut despite strong reservations voiced by two key members of the…
Whew, all right. You’re awake. Well, congrats; you made it through the night. Soon, the other survivors will be gathering in the light of day, swapping stories of the previous night’s struggle. This was a close one, South Florida, but we made it through. A lot of you SoFla natives…
Everyone knows that early January is the time to get the best prices on holiday decorations for the coming year. See also: “Festivus Pole” Made of Beer Cans Approved; Will Go Up in Florida Capitol Next to Jesus’ Manger The economic principles that apply to fake Christmas trees also apply…
While Rick Scott has been taking his sweet-ass time in choosing a lieutenant governor, he sure has been quick to get all up about tonight’s BCS Championship game between the Florida State Seminoles and Auburn Tigers. Scott has managed to make the requisite arbitrary bet between government officials whenever two…
Better cut down all the palm trees on your block and build a fire in your living room, because it’s going to be cold tonight. A cold snap is expected to hit South Florida on Monday evening into Tuesday morning, which means you can bust out the pajama pants at…
Back in 1996, Beach Place opened on Fort Lauderdale beach and was supposed to usher in a new age of retail goodness and restaurants and family fun on Las Olas. There was a Banana Republic retail store there, as well as a The Gap and a Limited Express. Now, there’s…
A Florida saltwater fish of legendary proportions, growing to weights of nearly 800 pounds, the goliath grouper was hunted to within range of extinction in the 1980s. A ban on its capture was enacted in 1990, and its population has begun to recover. But the goliath is under threat again,…
You spoke, we listened. Back by popular demand, welcome to this week’s Mug-Shot Friday, 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…
Trey Radel, the freshman Republican representative who was charged in November with cocaine possession, is getting ready to go back to work Tuesday when Congress’ new session kicks off. Radel had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession after getting busted and spent 28 days in an in-patient treatment program at…
Today is a very special day for FSU fans. No, Tim Tebow still won’t eat those poison apples we keep sending him, but tonight the Seminoles face Auburn for the national title. And if you couldn’t tell by the way we reacted to Jameis Winston’s trial, nothing is more important…
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When Adam Sohn came upon an accident scene on Oakland Park Boulevard yesterday afternoon, he saw a messed-up bicycle and an injured man on the ground. He took a few pictures and posted them to the Facebook page for Fort Lauderdale Critical Mass — a movement of cyclists who get…
The push is on to make Florida the next state to legalize medical marijuana. Organizers have one month to get 700,000 signatures on a petition to get the issue on the November ballot. But since state laws require that the petitions be paper petitions that are mailed in via snail…
If you live in the Tampa area, you may not want to answer your door if someone rings the bell and says it’s a candygram for you. Because it actually very well may be a lion. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is saying that a lion has escaped the Survival…
The No. 7 Buckeyes (12-1) and the No. 12 Tigers (10-2) take to the Sun Life Stadium field tonight for the 80th installment of the storied Orange Bowl. Clemson versus Ohio State doesn’t exactly scream “rivalry,” mainly because the two teams have met just once before. Thing is, that one…
A major winter storm full of frigid kick-ass named Hercules is bearing down on the northeastern United States, bringing with it record lows, canceled flights, snowfall, and blizzard conditions the country hasn’t seen in years. So everyone is miserable and whining about the weather. Except, of course, in South Florida,…
