Ever been to a strip club and thought to yourself, “Boy! This place is great! I sure like looking at all the boobies! If only it were open until the sun came up so I can look at boobies till breakfast!”? Well, Hallandale Beach resident who loves boobies, you’re in…
Late last year, a Deerfield Beach High School teacher named Juliet Hibbs was hurled into the international spotlight when a set of parents accused her of encouraging their daughter to become a lesbian. Soon, her name materialized in the Huffington Post, the U.K.’s Daily Mail, and the National Examiner. Hibbs…
Republican donor Jay Odom, a Panhandle developer who was a key person in the downfall of former House Speaker Ray Sansom, because Odom wanted a new plane hangar, has been indicted on charges of violating federal campaign finance laws. Derp. The federal indictment alleges that Odom, 56, laundered more than…
Going to Fort Lauderdale beach can be quite awesome. Not so awesome, however, is the ban of allowing alcohol on the beach. Sitting on the sand by the water is an activity that needs to be done with booze, damn it! But there seems to be some good news on…
The Miami Heat’s Shane Battier hosted his second-annual “South Beach Battioke Celebrity Karaoke Contest” on Monday night. The event has turned into a must-see as members of the Heat get up on stage and sing karaoke for charity, with proceeds going to the Battier Take Charge Foundation. And while LeBron…
A young Osceola County girl was alone at a mailbox located at 4750 Cirento Drive in the Siesta Lago community. She was allegedly approached by a man who asked her for the time. The unidentified juvenile reached for her phone to see the time, and when she looked up, the…
If you found yourself saying, “Hey! He’s talking about me!” during Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, it’s because you either waited in line to vote for many hours or you’re gay or both! During the speech for his second inauguration, Obama made references to two items that are of great importance…
After a weekend of some top-quality football, the Super Bowl face-off is all sealed up: On February 3, the San Francisco 49ers will knock heads with the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans for all the marbles. Wrapped up in a soundbite, that news doesn’t seem to have a lot of…
Valyn Calhoun posted a photo of himself, looking pale and weighing 95 pounds. “I put up a picture of my body,” the 29-year-old wrote. “It may scare some, but this is something I see everyday.”Calhoun, a photographer who runs in Fort Lauderdale’s music and art scenes, contracted HIV and hepatitis…
On the national stage, Florida has a golden reputation for its broad-ranging public records laws, called “Sunshine Laws.” But in practice, our government institutions are often piss-poor, stonewalling citizens with noncompliance and intimidation when they request to see certain documents.Proving that point has become the life’s work of Joel Chandler,…
The Miami Heat, in desperate need to have someone grab more than four rebounds a game (seriously, the Heat are currently ranked 29th in rebounds, which is just straight-up ass), worked out Chris “Birdman” Andersen two weeks ago and apparently liked what they saw enough to sign him to a…
Gun lovers around the country designated this past Saturday, January 19, a “gun appreciation day.” In Utah, a guy celebrated by bringing an assault rifle into a JC Penney, and five others celebrated by getting shot at gun shows in Ohio, Indiana, and North Carolina. Locally, the Delray Shooting Center…
Today, a less popular, but in some ways, stronger Barack Obama will become our president for four more years — well, kinda. Sure, he already took the oath yesterday, but that was just the wedding ceremony without the reception. Today’s the party. So what can we expect? Exactly that: a…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has been on the lookout for an escaped grizzly bear in Naples. The 125-pounder named Booboo apparently escaped from a private ranch near Naples in the Golden Gate Estates area on Tuesday. Which means this little guy’s been hanging around, going through people’s…
Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent says the county will add about 30 school police aides to increase security at schools. As it stands, the district will spend about $400,000 to do so. See also: Palm Beach Mayors Call for Metal Detectors in Schools The district will also wrap…
Some dog owners are cruel, which is bad enough on its own. But some dog owners are just assholes. West Palm Beach resident Reginald Johnson was unhappy about something his gray pitbull Trinity did, so he decided to punish her. By hanging her on a tree…
Ricardo Davis and his girlfriend got into a verbal spat, as some couples are apt to do. And sure, sometimes the arguments between you and your lady end badly, like someone calling the other’s mother a bad name. But according to Palm Bay Police, Davis apparently decided to end this…
Whenever a showdown between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant goes down, the suddenly-not-all-that-important regular season becomes ALL IMPORTANT. That’s because Kobe apologists and Laker fans crawl out of the woodwork to remind everyone that he has RINGZZZ and is so badass he nicknamed himself Mamba. But then there’s LeBron, who…
The local personalities, egos, and public figures who swung through the news cycle this week, ranked by New Times’ crack research department using a highly scientific algorithm (i.e., a statistical flow chart documenting which of your buddies’ “girlfriends” you’ve actually seen in person)…
The ladies of the Palm Beach Gardens Women’s Club are perturbed. They are resentful and suspicious of our county’s environmental activists and their anarchist tendencies. Naturally enough.In alliance with the City of Palm Beach Gardens, the club is celebrating Arbor Day today, gathering at 9:30 this morning for a tree…
With the Great Python Purge Challenge Hunt Thing 2013 well under way, it seems all kinds of folks are joining in to try to win themselves some cash for killing a python. One of those folks is apparently Sen. Bill Nelson himself. And, like pretty much everyone else involved in…
Following a day of rambling testimony, tales of cocaine and hookers, accusations of subterfuge and sprawling CIA conspiracies, Thor Holm Hansen was convicted yesterday of a 1981 bail-jumping charge after he walked out of his own trial, sailed a boat to the Bahamas, and caught a plane to extradition-free Norway…
