Jets Start Arriving Sunday for 2016 Fort Lauderdale Air Show

Beginning Sunday, if  you hear thunderous sounds in the air and catch glimpses of fighter jets, don’t freak out — it’s not Jade Helm. Most likely, it’s pilots getting ready for the Fort Lauderdale Air Show.  In fact, Major Scott Petz, the advance pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds —…

Scientists Wary of Fort Lauderdale’s Proposed Seawall Plan

Fort Lauderdale has over 200 miles of sea walls. During high tides and storms, sea walls protect properties from coastal flooding. Legally, a city ordinance dictates that sea walls be no higher than 5 and a half feet. As sea levels rise, especially during the really high tides in September,…

Cop Who Shot Corey Jones Will Go Before Grand Jury

The Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office could have charged Nouman Raja, the ex-Palm Beach Gardens cop who shot local drummer Corey Jones to death in October, with a crime by now, if they wanted to. Prosecutors have interviewed more than 230 witnesses in three countries about the case, and the investigation…

Drone Racing Becomes a Major South Florida Sport

Approach and the first thing you hear is buzzing. It’s like a swarm of food processors flying overhead. Look up. In the twilight sky, Tron-like flashes of neon turn circles, some stopping midair before diving close to the ground at breakneck speed. They’re like tiny comets or steroid-stoked fireflies. Suddenly,…

James Tracy, FAU Conspiracy-Theory Professor, Sues to Get Job Back

It took four entire paragraphs in James Tracy’s latest press release before he accused someone of orchestrating a conspiracy. We can only imagine how long that wait must have felt for him. Tracy, who was fired from his tenured position as a Florida Atlantic University professor in January after the…

Which Miami Neighborhood Will Be the Next Wynwood?

The low-rise warehouse district on East 45th Street in Hialeah is filled with noisy clutter from auto mechanics’ shops and cafeterias during the day. But on a recent Saturday night, the humid air was glued to the concrete. It was quiet. At 11th Avenue, the faint vibrations of hip-hop bass…