All Aboard Florida, the private rail service that plans on running a passenger train from Miami to Orlando with stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, has written a letter to its biggest South Florida critic, addressing some of the bigger concerns. Congressman Patrick E. Murphy has spoken out…
Palm Beach County gas stations will have to start posting the exact amount gas costs for both cash and credit prices, thanks to a new ordinance that passed Tuesday. At it stands, gas stations usually charge extra for gas when it’s paid for with a credit card, mainly because of…
Uber, the app that connects people with cab and limo drivers at the tap of a button, has seen its fight to extend its business in Florida seriously watered down in the past week. The company, which at the moment operates only in Jacksonville, is upping its efforts to get…
Hollywood commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday for the construction of a $240 million luxury tower that will put the Hollywood Beach skyline on the map. The tower, which is planned to be called Hyde Beach Resort, will be a massive 40-story condo with 367 condo and condo-hotel style units where…
Two of the biggest Florida-based companies — SeaWorld and Publix — are pushing for changes in the full-time worker standards for Obamacare. Basically, with Obamacare, companies with 100 or more full-time employees must provide minimum essential coverage or pay a penalty of $2,000 to $3,000 per employee starting in 2015…
Extra bag? Hand over the credit card. In-flight soda? Fork it over again. On time? Ha. Right. Need to use the bathroom in flight? Gimme that card again. Ladies and gentleman, welcome to Spirit Airlines. If you’ve booked a flight on the fast-growing discount airliner in the past few years,…
Last week, we reported how in the span of 24 hours, 9,000 Floridians signed a petition to get Uber in Florida. But what appears to be a revolutionary way of melding technology and getting a cab is also a major potential threat to cabdrivers and the taxi industry as a…
Bitcoin has become hugely popular because its potential as a new type of currency that operates outside of any government control. Because it can be bought, sold, and traded anonymously online, outside of banking institutions, proponents say it can help make commerce fast and easy and empower people in third-world…
The nonprofit association known as SCORE has sent out an alert to Florida business owners to be on the lookout for a couple of notices that may end up fooling them into spending hundreds of dollars they may not need to. The notices may or may not be scams, but…
Ever wanted to own Scottie Pippen’s lavish mansion with basketball court and putting green? If so, now’s your chance. The former Chicago Bulls star and Michael Jordan sidekick has put his Fort Lauderdale mansion on the market, and it’s a humdinger of a house for anyone who ever wanted to…
Whether you’re in a postapocalyptic nuclear disaster or standing a little too close to the microwave, this radiation-blocking bra will provide lift and shape. It can also simultaneously protect boobs from harmful radiation, heat, and even biological and chemical threats. When was the last time you saw anything from Victoria’s…
Broward College administration must be brought to account for paying starvation wages to its faculty. I have taught American government and American history, primarily at Broward College, as an adjunct professor since 2004. Due to unannounced circumstances this semester, and as has been done many times to me in the…
You in the market for a new home? How about, instead of buying a house with a pool and a white-picket fence, you buy yourself and your family a prison that used to hold female serial killers? It’s plenty spacious! And it has a yard! Apparently the old Broward Correctional…
House Speaker John Boehner is apparently not orange enough, so he’s gone and bought himself a vacation condo right here in the Sunshine State. The luxury condominium is located in exclusive Marco Island, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Now Boehner will be able to be closer to his daughter and…
GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut Corrections) is the second-largest private prison company in the country. Guess where it gets a nice chunk of revenue? By taking kickbacks from the companies that put phone lines into its prisons. According to a letter it sent to the SEC, GEO Group received $608,108 in…
“I’m on a boat!” The last time you yelled that out was probably in your dreams. It’s true that booking a yacht for a charter cruise can take some serious cash — or bitcoin, the virtual currency that’s making waves in finance. The Advantaged Yacht Charters and Sales in Miami…
On Tuesday, I wondered aloud who was ready to make some money if medical marijuana becomes legal in Florida after November’s vote. There was only one corporation with “marijuana” in its name listed in the state so far. Since, then I heard from a few others who said they’re waiting…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court OK’d the language in a proposed ballot initiative, so Florida voters this November will get to vote on whether or not to legalize medical marijuana. Surely, stoners compassionate medical professionals are going are going to come out in full force to vote this thing through and…
I was officially inducted into ‘Bitcoin Land’ yesterday, and I’m not sure where the exit is. That’s OK though, I might have to hang out in this mysterious vortex for awhile. The folks are a friendly bunch. Heck, one guy set me up with a virtual wallet and gifted me…
Last week, I was having a cappuccino at Brew Urban Café in Fort Lauderdale’s Victoria Park when an acquaintance I knew only as Brian, who is about 40 and was wearing a bright-orange jersey, said hello. His tattooed friend plopped down at the table across from us. The friend opened…
Thanks to Congress’ not adding an extension to emergency unemployment benefits into the budget deal that’s going to pass the Senate this week, roughly 73,000 Floridians will lose those benefits come Saturday. This is in addition to the 1.3 million in other states who will get ganked when the federal…
It looks like those who work for minimum wage in Florida will be seeing an extra 14 cents on their paychecks come January 1. This means that the old rate of $7.79 an hour will be going up to $7.93 an hour as the New Year becomes official. The minimum…
