Marco Rubio appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on Tuesday night. The senator was there to hock his new book, American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone, and talk up some of the policies he writes about. But before that, in the show’s intro segment, Stewart took on…
One Broward college campus was rocked yesterday morning with grisly news of two students being victimized during a sexual assault. Two Nova Southeastern University students were allegedly attacked the night before, sending some nasty shockwaves through the campus. Although only a little information has squeezed out about the situation. This…
On March 6, 2014, a gray-haired Japanese-American man in wire-rimmed glasses swept past a swarm of television crews that had been staking out his home. He jumped into a car and led a chase through Los Angeles, the likes of which had not been seen since O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco…
Jamal Rutledge, a 17-year-old Fort Lauderdale teen, is being hailed as a hero after he helped save the life of the police officer who was booking him into jail. Rutledge, who was being booked for criminal mischief and burglary probation, was being processed by Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Franklin Foulks…
Deputy Shatara K. Shatara shot and killed his 21-year-old son, Khamis, in his Delray Beach apartment last Christmas Eve. Other than that, not much is known about the shooter or the investigation, which is being conducted by the Delray Beach Police Department. But Deputy Shatara’s personnel file reveals he had…
Broward commissioners have been hearing from Broward cabdrivers and Uber representatives Tuesday about the possibility of seeking a court injunction against Uber and Lyft, which cabdrivers say are playing by a different set of rules than regulated taxi cab companies. In December, the county sent Uber and Lyft a letter…
Sen. Eleanor Sobel, who represents the 33rd District in Broward, will be honoring the six same-sex couples who sued the state last year over Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage. The suit was key in ultimately lifting the ban on same-sex marriage in the state, which began issuing marriage licenses earlier…
In a month that has been both historical and joyful for LGBT Florida comes some more good news: West Palm Beach comes in third in The Advocate ‘s Queerest Cities in America 2015 list. While many immediately think of Fort Lauderdale when it comes to gayest cities in Florida, recent…
Donald Trump says the Palm Beach International Airport is routing planes over his Mar-a-Lago club just to spite the millionaire mogul, so he’s suing the county for a whopping $100 million. In the lawsuit, filed last week in Palm Beach County court, the toupee-rocking real estate caricature says the planes…
On a cloudy afternoon in late October, South Florida’s most recognizable fast-food magnate approaches a chainlink gate outside a waterfront property on ultra-exclusive North Bay Road in Miami Beach. Christian de Berdouare scrolls his finger and thumb along a large padlock. After several seconds, the lock drops with a clank,…
Kindergarten is the new university. Or at least that’s what it feels like, with families having to apply to a wide range of schools months in advance and biting their nails in anticipation that Junior will get into that public Montessori — or at least his “safety” elementary school…
A visibly shaken and emotional Rob Konrad held a news conference in Palm Beach to recall his nearly 16-hour ordeal of being forced to swim nine miles to shore after he had fallen off his fishing boat. Konrad, 38, was aboard his 36-foot boat last Wednesday when he tripped and…
With SeaWorld seeing attendance dips, its CEO step down, and people protesting the Miami Seaqiarium’s captivity of Lolita, more and more people are getting involved in trying to save aquatic animals from being used as playthings for tourists. Now a new petition, this one targeting “swimming with dolphins” programs, has…
A South Floridian with a colorful criminal history has been scooped up by authorities in Mexico after spending nearly four decades running from police. Robert Woodring, now 81, was picked up in Guadalajara, Mexico late last year and will finally face arraignment this week. Police had been looking for the…
This past November, Amendment 2, which would have made it legal for those with debilitating diseases to obtain medical marijuana legally, needed 60 percent of the vote to pass. It fell short by 2 percent. It was as close as Florida has ever come to joining 23 other states and…
Everybody knows Florida likes to lock people up. It’s the state with the third-highest prison population in the country that has the world’s highest prison population. But some recent data analysis by the Washington Post points out an interesting fact: Nearly every county in the Sunshine State has more than…
Lost in the midst of President Obama’s announcement last month that the U.S. would be begin to overhaul its diplomatic relations with Cuba is the Cuban Adjustment Act, passed in 1966. The policy was meant to be a humanitarian effort, allowing Cuban immigrants access to the United States, even illegally,…
Fort Lauderdale Jack Seiler, who has had a bit of a rough year with his handling of the homeless ordinance laws and his same-sex marriage stance, will be challenged by two opponents for his seat as mayor. Earl Rynerson, who has made it a habit of challenging Seiler for mayor…
Some Palm Beach County residents don’t want the county’s commissioners green-lighting the easing of strip club restrictions while a new strip club is being built. The restriction changes would allow this strip club, and others in the area, to serve food. But on Thursday, commissioners tentatively agreed to change the…
Remember when Alan Dershowitz was just a defense attorney defending a filthy-rich client from accusations of pedophilia and pimping instead of being accused of such acts himself? Well, back in 2006, when he was known just as a lawyer doing his job, Dershowitz tried to discredit one of the girls…
Target has started a fashion war! Total basics will soon be able to buy the Lilly Pulitzer brand in the Everyman’s department store; it will no longer be sold only at high-end outlets and exclusive boutiques! How will we know who sells Mary Kay?! #SaveLillyPulitzer !! Wednesday, Target announced that…
Rob Konrad, a popular former fullback for the Miami Dolphins, reportedly fell off a boat during a fishing excursion, then managed to swim nine miles to shore off the coast of Palm Beach. According to the Coast Guard, Konrad was out on the waters alone on Wednesday, fishing for about…
