With no remaining options, Lazaro Rodriguez could only beg Miami-Dade County Judge Andrew Hague for mercy. But his pleas were in vain. Hague was yelling at him now — in English, a language Rodriguez barely understood.
Wednesday night, fans were introduced to the 2019-20 Miami Heat. There were T-shirt cannons, a pre-tip Justise Winslow speech, a new introduction video, and, uh, holy shit, like an entire roster of new-ish players who are apparently all going to win Rookie of the Year.
State Sen. Joe Gruters — a man who wants to protect hate speech online and has a racist poster hanging in his government office — just can’t stop himself. After pushing through a ban on so-called sanctuary cities earlier this year, Gruters vowed to introduce even more anti-immigrant legislation during the upcoming legislative session. Now, the leader of Florida’s GOP wants to check the immigration status of every new employee in the state.
Johnny Depp, Khloe Kardashian, The Chainsmokers and more celebrate the grand opening of South Florida’s new place-to-be.
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the release of “Empire State of Mind,” the smash-hit single featuring Alicia Keys from Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3. Is a star-crossed anniversary reunion too much to ask for a multi-platinum song that won two Grammys, netted Hova his first No. 1 single on…
The massive Florida Day of the Dead celebration returns to downtown on Saturday, November 2, for year ten, now expanded to include the Night of the Dead at Revolution Live.
You have wild Halloween options galore this week (duh). There’s a Harry Potter movie night, indie craft bazaar and the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is back, too.
When was the last time you stormed your parents’ bedroom in a fit of childish rage for not getting that thing you wanted? When you were a petulant little shit of a 6-year-old, maybe? So before diving into Rep. Matt Gaetz’s recent shenanigans, it’s worth noting he is 37 years old and, seemingly, a fully grown adult man.
The Broward Inspector General’s Office released a report alleging Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin repeatedly broke campaign finance laws during his 2018 run for office.
Hey, who turned on the heat? We thought this was October, but outside, it still feels like August. We think Halloween is still coming, if we don’t melt first. There are still a lot of pumpkins out there looking to become either Jack O’Lanterns or pumpkin pies. Scary holiday events…
A federal judge has dismissed complaints against a Florida Muslim advocacy group filed by Laura Loomer, the conservative conspiracy theorist with a history of Islamophobic comments who’s now running for Congress.
Winding down his current tour, with only seven dates remaining on his 2019 schedule after his appearance Wednesday at the Broward Center, Bill Engvall says he has no plans to retire or even slow down.
The horrors of slavery in United States history and its continued impact today are undeniable. Though Florida’s pristine beaches and palm trees aren’t typically regarded as part of America’s Deep South, the facts say otherwise.
New Times got a sneak peek at the Seminole Hard Rock’s $1.5 billion expansion ahead of the grand opening of the Guitar Hotel this Thursday and the Hard Rock Live Friday.
The Dolphins lost another football game yesterday, this time 31-21 to the Buffalo Bills. Rather than boring you with all of the statistics and takes about whether it’s good the Dolphins moved to 0-6 this season, we’ll just present video evidence of how Miami bookended the game with two of the worst football plays you’ll ever see.
Perhaps you’ve seen it in the newspapers, but for those who just returned from a backpacking trip through the Amazon, we have some very sad and unfortunate news: The 2019 Miami Dolphins are a hideous football team with which you should under no circumstances make eye contact.
Halloween is creeping up, but there’s still time to find a great pumpkin, a knockout costume, or a particularly ghoulish mask before All Hallow’s Eve is upon us. And there are lots of non-Halloween goings-on for the next couple of weekends, running the gamut from music, live stage performances, and…
Post Malone, ZZ Top, Cheap Trick and Melvins keep our ears happy this week. The 12th Annual Taste of Harbor Beach, among other culinary happenings, keeps our tummies happy, too.
We all know who Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is. Although she represents New York’s 14th congressional district, which includes the Bronx and part of Queens, in South Florida and across the country we even know her by her initials, AOC. But are our own elected leaders that well known, even to us?
Yesterday afternoon, Wall Street Journal politics reporter Tarini Parti was the first to announce that Wayne Messam — the mayor of Miramar, in Broward County — had raised just $5 this quarter for his incredibly long-shot bid for the 2020 presidency.
Two “gain-time” bills making their way through the Florida Legislature would reform the state’s harsh minimum sentencing laws — a move experts say would promote good behavior and public safety while saving the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
The message from Benjamin Leis, cofounder of Comic Cure, is simple and straightforward. “There hasn’t been a big comedy festival in South Florida in a long time,” he says. “We’re about to change that.” Beginning this Friday, he and his brother Richy will once again deliver laughs to the region, but now on a much more ambitious scale.
