The Broward Sherrif’s Office Deputies Association has sent out text messages, email alerts and social media posts, asking off-duty officers to come to the Broward County courthouse Monday morning for a hearing in the case of Deputy Peter Peraza, the first Broward police officer indicted for killing a civilian in…
On Saturday, December 12, at a yoga studio in Doral, a dozen barefoot people hold PVC pipes covered with foam. They break off into pairs and then swing their DIY weapons as hard as they can at each other. After a few minutes, they take a break. Their knuckles hurt…
The City of Fort Lauderdale is the sixth most searched for U.S. city by home buyers outside the country looking to move to America. This, according to statistics released by the Miami Association of Realtors. Among the nations searching real estate purchases in the U.S. are Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, India…
The Florida Supreme has made a final approval on the 2016 version of United for Care’s medial marijuana petition. This means that getting legalized medical weed on next November’s ballot is nearly a done deal. Back in July, United for Care shipped more than 100,000 petitions to Florida Supervisors of Elections…
Broward County Public Schools is investigating a threat made against their schools similar to the threats made to schools in L.A. and New York earlier this week. Schools in Houston have also reportedly received threats. The threats all came via email. Miami-Dade Schools, meanwhile, has received the same threat, though…
It’s winter break at Florida Atlantic University, which means its campuses are deserted. On Tuesday, the few students who could be found strolling the university’s Boca Raton campus seemed entirely unaware that their school’s least-distinguished professor, outspoken conspiracy theorist James Tracy, was, yet again, locked in a shameless fight with…
2015 South Florida sports. It was a year of some good and lots of awfulness. But mostly, lots of awfulness. The football teams continue to wallow in mediocrity, the basketball team got struck by lightning several times, and the baseball team is an absolute travesty. Sure, there were some good…
Fort Lauderdale attorney Brian Silber has started a petition in support of Peter Peraza — the Broward Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed Jermaine McBean. Peraza’s fellow officers are also raising money for him. Last week, a grand jury decided that Peraza be charged with felony manslaughter with a firearm…
On Tuesday, we reported on a story that shows Florida rent is too damn high. But, evidently, that doesn’t seem to be swaying most Americans looking to move out of their current states because, according to a new poll, Florida tops the list of states people most want to move…
Keith Wallace’s stepdaughter and mother passed away on the same day. Twelve-year-old Shania Jackson—whom Wallace called his daughter and helped raise since she was 3— crossed the street in Hallandale when a car swerved into her, striking her, and then sped off. A few hours later, Wallace’s mother succumbed to…
Rush Limbaugh, the nation’s best-known conservative talk radio host and most famous pile of sentient ham, is, as one would expect, something of a skeptic when it comes to climate change. This being Limbaugh — a man with a supernatural talent for turning the smallest issues into multinational conspiracies —…
Brace yourself, everyone. South Florida is about to get all Planet Hoth on us with a cold front swooping in over the weekend that could be bringing temperatures as low as mid-50s. So get ready to bust out those winter coats and boots…it’s gonna be CRAZY. A cold blast is…
A fight at Coral Springs High School that was caught on video Thursday is causing a stir in the community. In the video, apparently shot in the halls of the school, several boys can be seen fighting with another boy. The students filming were chanting “Worldstar” — a reference to the…
Back in October, Apartment List put out a study on rent cost-burdened cities and, turns out, Fort Lauderdale is among the most burdened in the U.S. And now a new study shows that the entire state is in dire straights when it comes to rental affordability. The recent analysis via…
Three years ago, a female graduate student at the University of Miami accused her professor — the most prominent member of the philosophy department — of sexual harassment. Monica Morrison’s case against Colin McGinn, a married, world-renowned author of 25 books, grew into a contentious battle detailed by New Times…
Palm Beach County Commissioners will be holding a public hearing today to decriminalize marijuana possession. Specifically, the discussion will center around an ordinance that would make the possession of 20 grams or less of pot a civil offense rather than a criminal one, as it currently stands. The county has…
A PBSO Deputy shot a man in Lake Worth who they say had been on a crime spree, including armed robbery and a stolen car. According to PBSO spokesperson Teri Barbera, the suspect, Olie James Goad Jr., was spotted just before 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning driving a vehicle he had…
It was three years ago today that 20 little children were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Not long afterward, Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy began spreading the idea on his blog that the shooting was a hoax. He sparked, or at least inflamed, a growing…
On Sunday evening, a throng of activists strutted down A1A on Fort Lauderdale Beach. They were waving dozens of hand-painted posters of world leaders: Donald Trump, Rick Scott, Bernie Sanders, Raul Castro, Bashar al-Assad, Robert Mugabe, Hitler, and others. They also lugged with them a small crate filled with used…
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a stabbing that happened Sunday morning at Sunsport Gardens Naturist Resort in Loxahatchee. The victim is said to be an 18-year-old woman who was staying at the resort for the weekend, passing through from Georgia to the Florida Keys. She was…
The Miami Dolphins are set to host the New York Giants tonight in what is essentially a meaningless game for the home team. The Dolphins, in case you haven’t noticed, suck. They are currently 5-7, and any hope of reaching the playoffs lie in a bunch of things falling in…
Congressman Alcee Hastings, is asking the Customs and Border Protection asking them to take steps to make sure that the U.S. stops the importation of gloves made from dogs into the country. Hastings, who reps the 20 congressional district, which includes Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, wrote a formal…
