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Last Guardian Angel Asked to Leave Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

By Brittany ShammasOctober 10, 2018

Since the day after the February 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, David “Cobra” Clemente has been a constant presence, standing guard when students arrive at 5:30 a.m. and when they leave around 2:40 p.m. In the beginning, he was surrounded by other red-beret-topped Guardian Angels who patrolled the school as volunteers — and won the affection of many worried parents and shaken students.

Donald Trump Jr. Scheduled to Speak at a South Florida High School Tonight

By Jerry IannelliOctober 10, 2018

Even compared to other college conservative groups, Turning Point USA is a collection of some of the absolute worst pundits in America. Case in point: The group says it’s bringing American-Habsburg crown prince Donald Trump Jr. to a South Florida high school to speak at 6:30 tonight as part of TPUSA’s Campus Clash series, in which group leaders Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens appear at local schools and colleges to make libs mad or whatever it is they do.

Red Tide May Have Already Hit Broward County UPDATED

By Wendy RhodesOctober 3, 2018

Red tide was confirmed in Palm Beach County earlier this week, and all day Wednesday it seemed the deadly algae bloom had moved south to Broward County. Officials in Deerfield Beach, the county’s northernmost outpost, say that test results were planned for release at 4 p.m., but 6 p.m. they…

The Ten Best Things to Do in South Florida This Week

By Jesse ScottSeptember 27, 2018

Andy Grammer, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Thrice and Dashboard Confessional are music to our ears this week. And, there’s an Insta opportunity of a lifetime at.Bright Life during the Flagler ArtWalk. Here are the best things to do in South Florida this week.

The Five Craziest Kinds of Sports Fans in South Florida

By Ryan YousefiSeptember 26, 2018

Let’s admit the obvious: South Florida is a special kind of crazy. When it comes to sports, though, South Florida ans have the opposite reputation: bland, forgettable, and oftentimes fair-weather. That’s a BS narrative, though. South Florida fans, too, are crazy. They’re just as passionate as those weirdos in Green…

Florida Invalidates More Absentee Ballots From Black, Young Voters

By Jerry IannelliSeptember 19, 2018

Just before the November 2016 election, a federal judge forced the Florida Division of Elections to allow rejected absentee-ballot voters to correct mistakes on their mailed-in forms. Yet somehow even more ballots ended up being rejected in that election than in 2012 — and younger voters and voters of color, who overwhelmingly lean to the left, had their ballots invalidated at a far higher rate.

Thousands of Veterans Have Lost the Right to Vote in Florida

By Meg O'ConnorSeptember 19, 2018

For the past ten years, Rhyelle, a 72-year-old Sarasota County resident, hasn’t been able to cast a ballot. He is one of the roughly 1.5 million Floridians who lost their right to vote because, in 2008, he was convicted of a felony for growing marijuana for his personal use in his home.

Ron DeSantis Slammed Asylum Seekers While Speaking at Anti-Muslim Event

By Tim ElfrinkSeptember 17, 2018

When the Washington Post revealed earlier this month that Ron DeSantis, Florida’s #MAGA GOP gubernatorial candidate, had appeared at conferences organized by David Horowitz — a guy who has minimized the impact of slavery in American history and argued there’s a “race war” against white people — DeSantis lashed back and insisted he was the victim of a “smear campaign.”

The New York Jets Will Forever Be South Florida’s Most Hated Rival

By Ryan YousefiSeptember 14, 2018

Welcome to Dolphins-Jets week, home of the most heated rivalry in South Florida sports. It’s more storied than Heat versus Knicks. More meaningful than Marlins versus Mets. More bitter than Dolphins versus Bills or Dolphins versus Patriots. It’s the bleeping New York Jets against the Miami Dolphins…