Oh hey, Broward County. If there are sudden whispers in your office about a possible deadly chemical leak or some other man-made terror disaster, it’s only a rumor. So no need to hide under your desk. The Port Everglades Department and Emergency Management Division are conducting a “weapons of mass…
With the national media crowning the New York Knicks the 2013 NBA Finals Champions this past week, it was easy to forget that the Miami Heat are on the verge of breaking the all-time franchise win mark and clinching homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. It’s also easy to forget that…
Following one of the most unusual federal rulings in recent history, which barred a Haitian-American journalist from publishing the Haitian prime minister’s name, District Judge Ursula Ungaro lifted her judgment in Miami court yesterday, granting Leo Joseph his First Amendment rights. Which means: Booya. Grab your popcorn — this defamation…
Scientists and oceanographers say great white sharks are a rarity in Florida. In related news: A fourth great white shark has been spotted in Florida waters since January. In this case, it was right in our backyard. See also: – Great White Sharks Spotted in Florida Waters – Fishermen Catch…
New Times writers have been scouring South Florida for the best restaurants, bars, shops, and services (not to mention, the best drag queen, best pool, best place to meet single men, and other delightful categories) to include in our annual monster issue, Best of Broward – Palm Beach, which comes…
It looks like Stomp on Jesus-Gate at FAU is far from over. Around 60 protesters showed up at the campus to protest the university and Gov. Rick Scott over their handling of the incident and treatment of Professor Deandre Poole, who conducted the now so-called Step on Jesus class exercise…
It looks like Fleet Week went kaput thanks to the government sequestration, meaning that Navy battleships and crazy aerobatic airplanes won’t be coming to Port Everglades this year. However, local organizers are still planning to use local military personnel to have Fleet Week, so all is not lost. Unless you’re…
Last week, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office issued an Amber Alert for two boys after their grandmother was tied up and the boys were taken from her. Days ago, the department began receiving reports that the boys’ father, Josh Hakken, had arrived in Havana on his boat along with his…
Hallandale Beach Police Department needs to be reaccredited.And it wants to make sure it’s doing its job well. And so, it’s going to you, John and Joan Q. Public, to make sure everything is hunky-dory…
Archbishop Thomas Wenski grew up in Lake Worth and went on to become the head of the Catholic Church in South Florida; his archdiocese covers Broward, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties. As the battle heats up over gay marriage, Wenski has penned a letter outlining the modern Catholic stance on gays…
UPDATE 10:44 a.m. Boca Raton police spokesman Mark Economou said four people were arrested at GEO Group corporate headquarters this morning. “They chained themselves to the doors of the building,” he said, but “the locking mechanism has been removed.” Though activists Tweeted a photo showing at least six activists on…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Texas Gov. Rick Perry brought their zany comedy-duo routine to the Palm Beach Strategic Forum at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Monday when they both took the stage at the same time. It was like Lex Luthor and Montogmery Burns together in one…
Rick Ross’ Year of Difficult Bawsing continues. Since he was the target of a mysterious drive-by on January 28 in downtown Fort Lauderdale, the hip-hop superstar has found himself in the headlines a lot — and not for your typical Don-like behavior. Despite the attention, there’s been little new detail…
John D’Eri wanted to create a business where his autistic 21-year-old son, Andrew, could work and thrive. So John, along with his other son, Thomas, founded the Rising Tide Car Wash in Parkland, which opened last week. With 35 autistic employees, the company claims to be the “largest single-store retail…
As LeBron James has plowed through the league in a Heat uniform, laying waste to NBA teams and haters since arriving in the summer of 2010, one nagging “report” has continued to nag at the center of it all: LeBron might opt out of his 2014 Miami Heat contract and…
A couple of Davie robbers hatched themselves a foolproof scheme to rob some money.And since ATMs are just boxes of money, they decided to go gank them one from a fair.The would-be robbers did just that. Unfortunately for them, their plan went only as far as “stealing an ATM,” because…
In case you haven’t heard, rapper/mogul/Brooklyn Nets owner Jay-Z and his wife, Beyoncé (the girl who sang at the Super Bowl, Grandma), decided that it was 1950 and went and took a vacation in Cuba last week. And now Florida Republican Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart Ileana Ros-Lehtinen want to know what’s…
There are moments, in between stories detailing FAU’s most recent gaffe or a fresh Floriderp, that we stop for a moment and wonder. What’s happened to Loki Boy?…
First, FAU tried to name its stadium after a private prison operator, GEO Group. Then, FAU President Mary Jane Saunders struck a student with her car in a panic-stricken reaction to the sight of a mere handful of youngsters in the vicinity of her 2010 silver Lexus. Amid these events, the…
Witnesses called police after they saw a car speeding into a gas station convenience store parking lot, and then slamming on the breaks at 4 in the morning. According to the witnesses, the driver reeked of booze. Also, she had her three small children in the back seat. Also, she…
Considering how much money you have to pull out of your wallet for an island resort experience, there are a couple of industry standards you should probably expect. Blah knockoffs of local cuisine? Check. A discotheque? No doubt. Safety guaranteed from local thugs? Maybe not, according to a federal lawsuit…
I’ll say it: Soccer is the sport with the hottest athletes. (Is my U.S. citizenship revoked yet?) It’s true. They’re fit without looking like a bank vault. They don’t chew tobacco. They don’t chase people with chainsaws. Maybe it’s all that quality time with mom in the minivan instead of…
