Without ever really knowing it, you might be sitting in the middle of an epidemic zone. That’s the sense you get studying a newly released map which lays out the rates and numbers of sexually transmitted diseases across the country. The following map, which is currently making the rounds online,…
When Kimon Korres’ friends came into town, the first thing they wanted to do was go boating. “Find a boat online, and I’ll take care of the rest,” Korres told them. But finding an affordable, reliable, and convenient boat was no easy feat. To rent a boat for the day…
About 6 a.m. on July 10, Ekaterina Juskowski was shooting a video of her friend, a model, near 36th Street in the heart of Miami Beach. She noticed that a blue-green boat in the background — she thought it was a scuba boat — was coming closer to shore and thought,…
The death of Greg Futchi — a dedicated and respected member of the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida — has sparked a rally that will take place in Wilton Manors City Hall today from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Those attending the rally will focus on demanding that the city to…
Do you want to get a jump start on figuring out who you might vote for next year? Next week is your chance. On July 29th at the 2015 National Urban League Conference a session titled “Off To The Races The 2016 Presidential Candidates’ Plenary” will take place. The…
Equality Florida has announced that Jim Obergfell, the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court decision that ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in the United States, will be the recipient of the group’s 2015 Voice for Equality Award. The award will be given to Obergfell at Equality Florida’s annual Broward…
Baseball is dumb. And the Marlins’ former general manager now manager Dan Jennings has just reiterated that for us all. On Wednesday night, the Marlins earned a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks behind a dominant performance from the usually-dominant Jose Fernandez. But Fernandez had a miscue in the bottom…
Since February, the Broward courts have been dragging their feet over the fate of a special needs 3-year-old who’s father has failed to cough up the appropriate financial support. But now that the story of Davia Bradshaw and her daughter Ashton has made a splash on the internet, the mother’s…
Good morning, America. Donald Trump is your current clubhouse leader for the GOP 2016 ticket. And it might be for good reason. Trump has dominated the media landscape for the last serval weeks, starting with his controversial comments about Mexican immigrants, and his disparaging Sen. John McCain as a war…
Colleen Lynn Berzok, 37, a children’s swimming instructor in Coral Springs, was struck by a car Monday night, on July 13th, and was pronounced dead the following afternoon. The collision, still under investigation, occurred at the 2800 block of East Sunrise Boulevard, a stone throw from Fort Lauderdale Beach, by…
After coming two-percentage points of having medical marijuana legalized in last November’s election, United For Care regrouped and came charging out of the gate with renewed energy to get medicinal cannabis back onto the ballot for the 2016 election. They needed to collect 68,317 valid signatures for a Supreme Court review…
The iconic cruise ship-shaped hotel known as the Yankee Clipper that became the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale is now becoming the B Ocean Resort via a total renovation beginning in August, announced B Hotels & Resorts. The 60-year-old iconic Yankee Clipper, best known for its Mermaid Shows at the Wreck Bar…
Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are investigating a deadly deputy shooting of a suspect on Tuesday afternoon. According to a BSO report, a deputy was on his way to patrol Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport when he spotted a man driving recklessly on I-95 near Cypress Creek Road at around 4:30…
The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office runs on a budget of almost a half billion dollars, with Sheriff Ric Bradshaw asking for $471 million next year. And apparently, part of that money is necessary so PBSO can hang out on Twitter and harass young females who just want to get a…
An environmental group is asking supporters to call Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson out on a bipartisan bill meant to streamline regulations on ballast water discharged by ships that come into port. Bilge water is the mix of salt water, fresh water, chemicals and sludge that accumulates within a…
Lil’ Wayne lit a joint on a private jet moments after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale. But the plane’s pilot was having none of that, turned the jet around and landed back on the tarmac where Weezy and his entourage were kicked off the flight. According to a report by TMZ,…
There’s nothing worse than a deadbeat dad. Well, actually, yes, there is: the deadbeat dad of a special-needs child who is wheelchair-bound thanks to a raft of developmental issues, including cerebral palsy. Especially when the deadbeat dad is a former NFL player who apparently tried to hide his money to…
The Miami Seaquarium is once again facing a lawsuit over their captive orca, Lolita. On Monday, a coalition of animal rights activists that includes PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and the Orca Network, filed a lawsuit against the park saying that keeping the orca in her small tank constitutes…
Two Miami-Dade Police officers approached the gate, their eyes level and their hands on their guns. The sprawling ranch sits on five acres deep in the rural Redland, up against the Everglades, where passing aircraft that come and go from a next-door glider port provide the only visible connection to…
A BSO detention deputy driving his personal vehicle fatally hit a pedestrian near a Motel 6 in Pompano Beach. According to Public Information Officer Gina Carter, the victim was fatally struck by the while crossing the street near 1201 NW 31st Avenue. The Pompano Beach Fire Rescue team responded to…
Dontavious Mingel Blake, and his former girlfriend, Tara Jo Moore, of Palm Beach, have each been sentenced to lengthy prison times for their involvement in a child sex trafficking ring, though neither received the maximum life-in-prison sentences, according to a press release from the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern…
The whole of South Florida is experiencing major drought, with parts of Eastern Broward County suffering drier than normal rainy conditions for this time of year. According to the Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division, eastern parts of the county ads under Stage 3 drought conditions. The rest of Broward…
