Florida may be one of the most generous states when it comes to giving, but the Sunshine State also happens to have the worst charities in the nation. According to a yearlong investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida has 11 of the 50…
Usually when a fisherman fishes out an unusual object from the water, it’s a boot or a tin can or a license plate. Except if you’re a fisherman in Florida, in which case the unusual object you fish out is usually a sack of drugs. Five fishermen found a large…
Fort Lauderdale Police say 22-year-old Alyza Rachel Russell was driving west on Broward Boulevard in a 2012 Porsche Panamera around 2 in the morning when she plowed through some bushes and into a parking lot, slamming into two men and killing them both. One of the men was dragged under…
When Randy Zipperer found that his mac and cheese was missing and his brother accidentally spilled his beer while helping him to look for the missing mac and cheese, Zipperer allegedly stabbed his brother in the stomach. Randy Zipperer is a simple man. All he asks is that ya don’t…
Roxanna Trinka is President/CEO of a company called Baseline Engineering. She’s also a Director of the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, an advisor to the school’s College of Engineering, and served on Palm Beach County’s Criminal Justice Commission. It’s a free country. So there’s no reason Trinka shouldn’t be…
The big national news item the last few days has been the controversy involving the National Security Agency’s surveillance of millions of cellphone users in the U.S. And while most Americans are outraged at the possible invasion of privacy by the U.S. government, at least one guy is banking on…
Taylor Chapman, who several days ago condemned a Dunkin’ Donuts employee in a racist and profane tirade over an alleged missing receipt, has several problems. One, the local gal is perhaps the most hated person on the internet right now, and she’s deleted her LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts…
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, New Times began a search for the best South Florida has to offer. In this distant past, there was lots of beach time and not much else. Our first Best of Broward/Palm Beach ® issue gave the people hope. They…
The Dan A. Hughes Company, an independent oil and gas exploration company headquartered in Beeville, Texas, apparently owns the mineral rights to an onshore oil reserve known as the Sunniland Trend, which stretches from Ft. Myers to Miami. And they fully intend on fracking the crap out of it. According…
The Broward County Health District has issued an emergency boil water alert for Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Park, West Park, and Dania Beach after E. coli bacteria was detected in a Broward County well. So, if you live in South Broward, you’re gonna want to adhere to…
You never know what you’re going to run into when enjoying Florida waters. Manatees, sharks, trash, drugs, and dead people are usually what people run into. In this case, a man who was riding a waverunner in the Intracoastal Waterway near North Miami Beach spotted a brass object bobbing up…
Around 180 people were treated to a free dinner at BuddyFreddy’s diner in Plant City on Sunday by a mysterious old lady who did not reveal her identity. Some say it might be 84-year-old PowerBall winner Gloria C. MacKenzie. Apparently she’s become the Zephyrhills Bruce Wayne. Except in old lady…
Taylor Chapman has two very different — and very hate-inducing — YouTube personalities. First there’s belligerent Taylor, who apparently has plans to nuke all of Dunkin’ Donuts from Mars, then put it on Facebook because she has many adherents following her happenings from Mars. This is the Taylor who this…
The Miami Heat entered San Antonio for Game 3 looking to build on its Game 2 19-point blowout win and take a 2-1 series lead. Instead, the Heat was routed 133-77, destroyed by a barrage of three-pointers from the Spurs that never seemed to end. Every time you looked, the…
Marco Rubio, the first person to deliver a response to the State of the Union in both English and Spanish (the English version was kinda dry, hey-ohhhhh) wants immigrants to be proficient in speaking English before being given permanent residency. “On the day we announced the principles that would shape…
A viral video of a woman berating a Dunkin’ Donuts employee over not getting a receipt for her order has been making the rounds the past couple of days. And apparently she’s from Florida, because of course. More specifically, she’s from Broward. See also: -Taylor Chapman, Racist Local Woman Who…
And now for a bummer of an animal news item: A pygmy sperm whale and her calf have died after washing ashore in Jupiter on Monday. The mother whale was spotted on shore shortly after 4 p.m. north of the Jupiter Reef Club. Her calf was found some distance away,…
Long before the prison guard was executed in the botched jailbreak and William Van Poyck, blood-streaked and clutching a pistol, zipped his Cadillac through West Palm Beach blasting several slugs into pursuing cop cars, there were clues of the impending chaos. Van Poyck — who was sentenced to death in…
You need to know where to find the best burger, the best beach, and the best place to pick up single men. Every year, we find the hottest new joints for you, check in on the old standbys, and spill the beans in our annual special issue, Best Of Broward…
Former Tea Party posterboy Allen West has a deft touch when it comes to names. Sure, some of this is luck. First off, you’ve got his legal tag, a double-barrel insta-brand for a Republican legislator — “Allen,” reeking of everything rock-solid and GOPish about middle-management America; “West,” with ’90s summer…
Great news, South Florida. This week, our latest Best Of Broward Palm Beach issue hits the stands, and it is a galactic-sized monster, packed with more than 180 picks for South Florida’s greatest restaurants, bars, clubs, people, and places. The issue hits stands Thursday, but in the meantime, we’re previewing…
Some say there really is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allowed to live. Yet when the Boy Scouts voted last week to allow gay scouts in the organization, it proved that Norris — in real life, an outspoken conservative who has advocated the exclusion…
