At tonight’s commission meeting, the City of West Palm Beach is planning to ban “conversion therapy” on minors. It’s a cruel practice that essentially stigmatizes homosexual attraction as a mental illness. Similar bans have recently passed in Miami Beach, Miami, and Wilton Manors. Conversion therapy is predominantly regarded as a…
Ever since a whistleblower pointed out that there might be some serious flaws in the DNA analysis performed by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the crime lab has been in a tailspin. Its leaders are fighting to maintain accreditation and the Broward state attorney’s office has been forced to re-open as many…
With the election just two weeks away, things got weird this week — with one survey showing Green Party candidate Jill Stein surging in South Florida and Donald Trump targeting Fort Lauderdale for what some say will be intimidation at the polls. Trump pushed hard this week on claims that…
Miami Heat fans are loyal, that much can not be disputed. Before LeBron James came to Miami in 2010 no one even thought to dispute it. The Miami Heat had progressed pretty perfectly since 1988 from the lovable underdog to a happy-to-be-there contender on to a serious contender all the…
Donald Trump repeatedly declares that this election has been “rigged” against him and, at Wednesday’s debate, announced that he’d leave the country “in suspense” on whether he would accept its outcome on November 8. Yesterday he said he would only accept the results “if I win.” Now the Guardian reports…
In auditoriums, gymnasiums, and recreation centers throughout the United States, men and women in spandex costumes grapple with one another in rings assembled by volunteers. Unbeknownst to the average Floridian, there is an entire world of independent wrestling kept alive by thousands of fans, hundreds of wrestlers, and no fewer…
As if it wasn’t painful enough that the Miami Hurricanes lost to the Florida State Seminoles by one point earlier this month, Broward County Mayor Marty Kiar, a lifelong UM fan, spent Tuesday’s eight-hour commission meeting uncomfortably dressed in a white and garnet FSU jersey. “I just tried not to…
With Halloween less than two weeks away, it’s officially crunch time for anyone who hasn’t come up with a costume. Which is why we need to offer this PSA: if you are a white person, please, for the love of god, do not dress up as Kodak Black. Here are…
Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party’s presidential nominee, may poll only 2.5 percent nationally, but locally she has become increasingly appealing for many voters frustrated between their pick of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. When Stein recently toured the Sunshine State, her supporters packed venues to see her speak, and…
Fort Lauderdale’s parking scofflaws beware; the City has found a strange new way to strong-arm drivers to pay outstanding parking fines. By blocking a driver’s view, The Barnacle uses two commercial grade suction cups to latch onto windshields with 750 pounds of force. This peculiar bright yellow contraption is supposedly more efficient…
When Westley Williams started working as a sandwich maker at the McDonald’s on South University Drive in Miramar two years ago, he quickly noticed his new coworkers had an unfortunate habit of making fun of gay people who came into the store. Williams, a 41-year-old Hollywood resident who is gay…
Yachts are becoming bigger and more luxurious, forcing the marinas were they dock to adapt, too. As the yachting capital of the world, officials say that Fort Lauderdale must upgrade, expand, and redevelop the Las Olas Marina to maintain its title. It’s a move that could cost $25 million and…
In late June, some 2,500 Boca Raton residents received a notice in the mail telling them that they’d be heading to the Islamic Center of Boca Raton to vote in the August primary and November general election. It shouldn’t have been all that noteworthy: churches and synagogues have been used…
Dear Stoner: I was at my neighborhood “gardening” store recently and noticed an ingredient I was not familiar with: bat guano. What is that? L.L. Pot Seed Dear L.L.: The answer is poop. Bat poop, specifically. While bats may be disease-carrying flying rats with poor eyesight, their excrement is like…
Approaching the high tide at 10 a.m. Sunday, a fleet of concerned residents waded through severely flooded Hollywood streets to document the effects of sea level rise during the king tide. Marching down Adams Street, the group was armed with soggy sneakers, rulers, and cameras. They were optimistic that their photos could…
There’s a lot of frustration among Bernie Sanders supporters regarding their presidential options for the general election. In a recent nationwide survey of 461 former Bernie delegates, less than half— 37 percent to be specific— of them said they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton come November 8. Although Sanders is…
The Donald’s campaign has cracked. Watch one of his rallies. Most of what he says are off-the cuff paranoid rants. Neither he nor his campaign seem to have much of a grasp on reality, And his followers, even in big groups, act like folks in a frenzy. This became clear…
Garrett Siegel, a local artist and graphic designer, had a novel idea for yesterday’s rally in West Palm Beach. He wanted someone to stand outside with a sign that said “Grab ‘Em By The Pussy.” “It’s kinda performance art, it’s kinda not performance art,” he explained. “I thought it would be…
It’s time for Dolphins fans to argue about whether the team should tank to gain a higher draft pick. The debate is heated. one side is thinking long term while the other insists they are better fans. So will the Dolphins be better off losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday?…
Every October, the King Tide sweeps across South Florida as the full moon orbits closest to Earth. This planetary alignment causes the highest water level of the year. Toads and yards flood. But scientists say this could be one of the worst Fort Lauderdale has faced, a perfect storm of an…
Less than a month after Corey Jones was shot dead beside his broken down car by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens police officer, Corey’s older brother, C.J. Jones, used his sibling’s drums in a performance. Though he had been playing percussion since he was 5, C.J. says he did something…
This should be fun. The Donald arrives in West Palm Beach this morning for his first rally since March. To be held at the South Florida Fair Expo Center, it is his fourth Florida appearance this week following a Tuesday rally in Panama City Beach and Wednesday rallies in Ocala and Lakeland…
