Palm Beach Cabbie Wants to Launch Ride App to Rival Uber

Much like in Broward County, ride-sharing service Uber has created a controversial brouhaha over whether it should be allowed to operate in Palm Beach County. Recently, a court was to decide on whether that would remain the case. But county commissioners put a hold on that and on Tuesday decided…

13 Things Fort Lauderdalians Want Outsiders to Know

Fort Lauderdale is known to the outside world as an exotic locale, where yachts abound and spring breakers get arrested for DUI. It’s also known as the Venice of America and its proximity to the Intracoastal Waterway. But it’s also viewed, to many, as Miami’s little brother: the city that…

Florida Is the State With the Lowest Financial Gap by Race

On the heels of one study saying that Florida ranks at the bottom when it comes to taxation equality comes another study that shows the Sunshine State ranks number one when it comes to financial gaps between the races. The study, conducted by personal financial website Wallet Hub, measured the…

Five Valentine’s Day Date Ideas in Broward County

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, bruh; you better start formulating a plan. Last year, you waited until the last minute, and you ended up taking your girl to Outback. This year inevitably will be the same as every past Valentine’s Day in South Florida: long reservation lists at…

Florida Has the Second Least Fair Taxes in the U.S.

A big selling point to convincing people to move to the Sunshine State has always been that Florida has no state income tax. And that’s true. But the reality is that Florida ranks at the very bottom when it comes to the fairest taxes in the U.S. This means that…

Black Bear Hunting Might Be Allowed in Florida

Black bears make the news in Florida often, mostly because our residential areas are built around where they live and garbage cans smell like food. Whether it be something funny like a bear taking a nap in someone’s lanai or something not-so-funny, like a black bear attacking someone, the animals…

Jupiter Jewelry Thief Tells Police She Was Too High to Remember Her Crime

In the annals of criminal enterprise, this has to have been tried before. It’s the old I-don’t-know-what-you’re-talking-about-officer-I-was-blacked-out excuse. Unfortunately for one Jupiter resident who allegedly made off with a stash of expensive jewelry, when police confronted her with the evidence, this was all she could come up with. A successful…

Seven Reasons the Miami Dolphins Will Never Win the Super Bowl

In case you were trapped under something heavy, the big news is that the New England Patriots won their fourth Super Bowl last night by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24. Much to the chagrin of Dolphins fans everywhere, the Patriots are the picture of sustained excellence in the NFL. This…

Lance Bass to Help Lead Mass Gay Wedding in Fort Lauderdale

Update: Check out our review of the wedding ceremony. The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau is hosting a sunrise beach wedding and vow renewal ceremony for 100 LGBT and straight couples on Thursday, February 5, and former N’Sync pop artist Lance Bass will serve as the event’s ambassador…

Food Not Bombs Sues Fort Lauderdale Over Homeless Feeding Law

Food Not Bombs of Fort Lauderdale has filed a federal lawsuit against Fort Lauderdale over the city’s recent homeless feeding ordinance. The group is saying that the city violated its First and Fourth amendment rights through the regulations passed in October last year. Since the ordinance was passed, members of…

BSO Deputy Arrested for Drunken Drive-By Shooting From a Prius

Remember those wild and crazy BSO deputies who were suspected of leaving a West Palm Beach strip club and then shooting at a nearby Walgreens? Well, one of those deputies has turned himself in on charges of “discharging a firearm from a vehicle” — a second-degree felony. Deputy Norman Stepelton,…