Just weeks ago, a group called Regulate Florida unveiled the “Florida Cannabis Act” — a proposed law that would legalize recreational marijuana — and began collecting petitions to get it on the ballot in November 2016. Now, the opposition has come out to try to shut things down. Antidrug organizations…
After debating the state of Uber in Broward County for seven hours Thursday, commissioners couldn’t come to a definitive agreement on a new set of regulations for the ride-sharing company, and postponed a final vote for next month. Taxi cab company and Uber reps, as well as drivers, attended the…
“Can all kids do the things that I can do?” It was a simple enough question Logan Bratter had for his Mom on a drive home from violin practice: could other kids get to enjoy the after-school things that made him so happy? No, said his mom, Rebecca — “not…
Before he was the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination, Donald Trump was one of the most vocal “birthers” out there. In 2012, Trump went so far as to challenge Barack Obama to prove his U.S. citizenship for charity, and demanded the president hand over his college transcripts to prove…
The South Florida Wildlands Association says that twenty Broward County municipalities have passed resolutions that oppose Kanter Realty’s application to drill for oil in the Everglades. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, meanwhile, has requested more information from Kanter before the DEP can “fully consider whether the applicant’s proposal conforms to…
This spring, we reported on a troubling trend breaking out in some protected waterways in Florida: manatee abuse. Now, everybody loves the not-so-little sea critters. That’s the problem. In waterways around the state, various “swim with manatee” tours are potentially interfering with the manatee’s habitat — a possibility highlighted most…
Marco Rubio addressed the climate change issue during last night’s debate by saying that America is not a planet. Sea levels are on the rise, which os predicted to cause great peril to his home state, but Rubio continued to be flip about the environment, kicking off Wednesday night’s GOP…
Lots of things have transpired between the first two GOP Presidential debates. Things that most folks would never dream seeing. And one of those things is that West Palm Beach neurosurgeon Ben Carson has been surging in the polls. In fact, he’s actually lapping other Florida GOP candidates Jeb Bush…
West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio has taken the blame for the city’s posting of sensitive information on the city’s website that detailed information on local and federal law enforcement investigations. The main issue with the posting was that it compromised undercover officers involved in the investigations, as well as…
Just when you thought it was safe to not care about hurricanes, the National Hurricane Center is saying that there are not one, but two, systems out there with a good chance of development. Of special note is the first system that just came off the coast of Africa, which…
Fred DeLuca, Fort Lauderdale resident and cofounder of Subway, has died, the company announced on Tuesday. DeLuca had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2013. He was 67. “DeLuca was an active member of the International Franchise Association, a recipient of numerous awards and accolades,” a statement from the company reads…
While Kim Davis — the Kentucky county clerk who spent six days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples — has been hijacking the headlines, Florida’s marriage certificates are now officially gender neutral. A year after a judge said Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, and…
Donald Trump continues to plow ahead in Florida, while Jeb Bush continues to flounder. This according to a new Gravis Marketing poll. But the poll, released on Monday, revealed more bad news for the former governor. Ben Carson has vaulted ahead of Bush, leaving Jeb in third. Gravis polled 1,584…
Michael Minardi is on a mission to make recreational marijuana legal in Florida next year. Asked how he would do that, considering that a ballot measure to legalize even medical marijuana didn’t pass in 2014, he says, “We’re going to use science, and we’re going to use stats.” Minardi is…
We’ll take it! The Miami Dolphins managed to simultaneously have the biggest sad trombone sound game, and glorious comeback game in one fell swoop on Sunday, when they outlasted Washington 17-10. Entering the game the Fins were the talk of the NFL as a strong up-and-coming team that was going…
Broward and Palm Beach Counties are doing their part today to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The American Legion is hosting a free 9/11 Memorial Concert at ArtsPark at Young Circle, located at 1 North Young Circle in Hollywood, tonight. The concert, which will feature…
Holy smokes it’s finally upon us. FOOTBALL SEASON OMAH GAHH. More to the point, the Dolphins are back. And this time, they’re armed with a heck of a whole lot of analysts and experts picking them to actually, seriously, for-real make the playoffs this season. Some have even predicted them…
Back in June, organized labor notched an unlikely victory in perhaps the last place you’d expect: the strip club. A class action lawsuit organized by from savvy ex-dancers took on Scarlett’s, the popular gentleman’s club Hallandale. The club’s owners also had two other locations — Ybor City, Florida; and Toledo, Ohio —…
Fifty seven counties and 394 municipalities across Florida have yet to move forward with prohibiting discrimination against the LGBT community. But last night, Wellington — the largest village in Florida and the fifth largest municipality in Palm Beach County — unanimously voted to enact an LGBT-inclusive civil rights ordinance establishing that the…
The Palm Beach Kennel Club have banned a greyhound trainer and his kennel assistant for life after one of their dogs suffered a critical injury during a race and was left to die, according to an investigative report filed by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The dog,…
Everyone loves an underdog; a phrase not exactly true when it comes to the Presidential race, but definitely true if you’re a devout supporter of Bernie Sanders. You-Tube has entire wings dedicated to parody songs, but the Bernie Sanders corner is extra special — people love them some good-old Bern,…
The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office hit up social media to show video of a woman saying. “No wonder you people get shot” to a deputy who had pulled her over for speeding. The video, which PBSO posted on their Facebook and Twitter accounts, show a traffic stop video shot by…
