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A Brief History of South Florida Cops Harassing LGBTQ+ People

By Jerry IannelliJuly 30, 2018

Hollywood Police have now raided the same adult store twice in a single year. This past Thursday, Hollywood cops arrested 13 men for masturbating and having consensual oral sex in a secluded, private room — hardly the sort of police work that makes locals safer. Thanks to Hollywood PD, 13 men will likely be harassed or retaliated against by their families or employers simply for consensually enjoying themselves at a gay-cruising destination.

South Florida Media Outlets Smeared, Possibly Outed Gay Men

By Jerry IannelliJuly 27, 2018

Yesterday, Hollywood Police officers raided an adult store and — surprise! — found some dudes masturbating inside. Aside from finding 11 self-pleasuring gentlemen, Hollywood’s brave cops busted two additional men for the heinous, hideous, unspeakable crime of… [checks notes] having consensual oral sex inside a private building. This is the second time Hollywood PD has harassed patrons of the shop, Pleasure Emporium, this year.

Arc Tech in Broward Recycles Electronics, Employs Individuals With Disabilities

By Jesse ScottJuly 27, 2018

Each time the next cool computer/electronic thingamajig comes out, you’re excited to have a new toy and ditch the old ones. But what happens to that sad, suddenly outdated electronic gadget you loved yesterday? Will it inevitably collect dust at home or the office? It should probably be recycled, and there’s a uniquely excellent option in South Florida.

XXXTentacion Murder Suspect Robert Allen Arrested in Rural Georgia

By Tim ElfrinkJuly 26, 2018

Moments before a rented Dodge Journey swerved in front of chart-topping musician XXXTentacion’s BMW outside a Riveria Beach motorcycle shop June 18 and two men pumped the 20-year-old full of bullets, surveillance cameras inside the dealership captured a short, heavyset man nicknamed “Big Rob” walking around the store.

Miami Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Took $1,000 in NRA Money After Parkland Massacre

By Jerry IannelliJuly 26, 2018

Even in the “Gunshine State,” the National Rifle Association is rapidly becoming politically toxic. After the Parkland school massacre February 14, every politician closely aligned with the NRA took a rightful beating: Sen. Marco Rubio was ridiculed on live TV during a CNN town hall, and GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam has still not lived down calling himself a “proud NRA sellout.”

Booking Manager Sues DJ Irie Over Club Ban Following Alleged Assault

By Izzy KapnickJuly 26, 2018

Being blackballed by a half-dozen of Miami’s highest-profile nightclubs might not be catastrophic for the average South Florida reveler. On the bright side, you’d stay blissfully clear of strangers’ arm sweat and debris from Steve Aoki’s cake-throwing stage antics. But for booking manager Jason Kasten, getting banned from LIV, Space, Story, Komodo, E11even, and Mokai amounted to a professional disaster.

Andrew Pollack Is the Parkland Massacre’s Conservative Darling

By Tarpley HittJuly 24, 2018

It’s mid-June in Lakeland, Florida, and Andrew Pollack is hunched over in a pitch-black trailer, gripping a nine-millimeter pistol with both hands, preparing to hunt a school shooter. He assumes what’s known as an isosceles stance — feet square with his shoulders, knees flexed to absorb recoil, and toes facing…

Second Woman Sues Broward Massage Envy for Sexual Assault

By Jessica LipscombJuly 23, 2018

After a 2014 appointment at Massage Envy turned into a sexual assault, a South Florida woman filed a report with the Coral Springs Police Department. But it wasn’t until detectives began investigating that she learned she wasn’t the massage therapist’s first victim — according to police, Gabriel Mata had previously sexually battered another client at the same Massage Envy location.

Tenants of Riviera Beach Apartments Say Marco Rubio Is No Help

By Molly MintaJuly 19, 2018

A mop, a bucket, and bottles of bleach line the wall by the door in Kiara Canady’s barren, one-bedroom place at the Stonybrook Apartments in Riviera Beach. The slim African American 22-year-old says management at the housing complex located on Martin Luther King Boulevard just off I-95 mops the tile floor every…

Fort Lauderdale’s Two& to Close at the End of August

By Jesse ScottJuly 16, 2018

A Las Olas staple is tuning up for its last gig. Two&, the unique bar, music venue, and bicycle shop hybrid will cease operations at the end of August. According to co-owner Zoe Love, who runs the business alongside her husband, Elmo Love, the business reached the end of its…

Alleged Gunman in XXXTentacion Murder Arrested

By Jerry IannelliJuly 11, 2018

Michael Boatwright, a 22-year-old Broward resident, was arrested on July 5 on marijuana possession and probation-violation charges. Boatwright has been sitting inside the Broward County Jail ever since — and it now looks like he might wind up staying there for quite a while, since he was charged this morning…