In the first four years of his governorship of Florida, Rick Scott has apparently appointed fewer African-Americans to judgeships in the state than the past two governors in that same time span. This, according to new data released by Scott’s office over the weekend. In all, Scott has appointed none…
Talking With the Cast of The Maze Runner from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. Darkness. Vision is consumed by darkness and the sound of knobs turning and metal clashing. Light flickers in, and things start to come into perspective. It’s a lift; something is being carried up — but to…
Earlier this year, I-595 opened up reversible lanes in order to smooth over congestion during rush hours and generally make commuters’ lives a bit easier. In order to keep from having people accidentally drive into oncoming traffic at the wrong time, officials erected warning gates to go down during the…
In 2012, Jeffery London, a former youth pastor and charter-school dean of students, was accused of a vicious pattern of sexual assault with the poor kids he let stay with him at an unlicensed foster home dubbed “London’s Hotel.” The investigation reportedly involved up to 40 possible victims. When London…
Well, it was fun while it lasted. The Miami Dolphins got their butts pounded by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday to the tune of 29-10. And while the offense did put up a little bit of a fight in the second half, it was mostly a disaster. Terrible passes, blocked…
James “Barney” O’Donnell, 84, is a well-known greyhound trainer from Miami Lakes who has raced dogs around the country. In 2011, O’Donnell was accused of forging a dead veterinarian’s signature on paperwork for 94 dogs. In 2013, a raid of O’Donnell’s cages at Florida Kennels in Hialeah turned up hypodermic…
Update: United For Care campaign manager Ben Pollara released a statement on Drug Free Florida’s planned TV ads: “It’s no surprise Drug Free Florida Committee is making such a large buy so far out from Election Day. When your basic position runs completely counter to public opinion, millions in misleading…
The 2014 Miami Dolphins season is well underway! And while lots of other sites will be breaking down each game, and list reasons why the Dolphins will or won’t win, while analyzing players, coaches, and match-ups against their respective opponent week to week, we won’t. Not us. Not here. Instead,…
They say that your new boyfriend or girlfriend’s ex can always be a problem, but Ronald Attie probably didn’t expect his run-in with Anthony Dippolito to end up how it did. According to police, a Wednesday night confrontation between the two men ended in a bloody homicide. Although police haven’t…
Wakeboarding With Brad and Cory Teunissen from Voice Media Group on Vimeo. It makes sense that wakeboarding would have its world championships in a place like Fort Lauderdale. It’s a sport invented by and for rich people with boats — and Fort Laudy is nothing if not a mecca for…
Last month, cyclist Luis Escobar died after colliding with a car during a weekly group ride in Weston. At the time of his death, fellow cyclists speculated that he might have had a heart attack first, and then collided with the car. A medical examiner’s report concludes that Escobar, 5,…
Miami Marlins star slugger and current NL MVP front runner Giancarlo Stanton was hit in the face by a fastball from Milwaukee pitcher Mike Fiers during last night’s Marlins-Brewers game. Stanton was hit flush in the face, right on the cheek underneath the left eye, and immediately crumpled to the…
Joshua Montez, the 17-year-old who is accused of cutting a Royal Palm Beach High assistant principal, will face his charges as an adult. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Montez after a fight broke out at the school, and the assistant principal was injured. Montez, unlike the other students involved…
Yesterday we brought you news of poisonous caterpillars falling from trees. Well, it looks like the weird creatures invasion of Florida is nearly complete with the news that at least 50 giant African land snails were caught invading homes in the Davie area on Wednesday. The problem with these mollusks…
Intel Free Press via Wikimedia CommonsAs of last October 1, texting while driving in Florida is illegal. But almost one year after the ban went into effect, it seems the law has had little effect. Only 168 texting while driving citations have been issued in the county in 2013, a…
Le Palais Royal is a gaudy 60,000-plus-square-foot “palace” that will cast a garish shadow all across Hillsboro Beach with its supreme palatialness when it’s done being built by 2015. The home, which is inspired by the Palace of Versailles, boasts 11 bedrooms, 17 baths, a 4,500-square-foot pool with waterslide, a…
This is pretty amazing, considering we’re talking about a talent pool that contains Rick Scott, a man with the social poise of a 13-year-old in sex ed, and Charlie Crist, a man who probably would fail the replicant test from Blade Runner, but we might have The Derp Face of…
Two summers ago, Miami was the stage for one of the strangest FBI sting operations on record. On July 17, 2012, undercover agents set up a clandestine deal in a pricey South Beach hotel room. With hidden cameras recording his every move, an unwitting suspect carefully removed the much-coveted object…
United for Care, a pro-medical marijuana lobby backed by attorney John Morgan, faces its biggest opponent: Florida’s cops. In June, members of the newly formed Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot coalition assembled in Tallahassee to educate voters on the dangers of marijuana and discourage voters from passing Amendment 2,…
In April, New Times reported on the filing of a lawsuit that had everyone’s inner ’90s alt-rock fan paying attention. Back in 2013, Candlebox — the grunge chart-toppers of “Far Behind” fame — had been mapping out a comeback to mark the band’s 20th anniversary. The band’s then-managers, Atlanta-based Lujen…
Ernest Valdes is a 27-year-old from Pembroke Pines who’s been enamored with professional wrestling since he was a kid. In high school, he dreamed of becoming an R&B singer, but that aspiration was derailed, and at age 17, he discovered Body Slam University — a professional wrestling gym in Fort…
Inside a windowless warehouse across from the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, workers rip up carpet and pressure-clean AstroTurf. Construction of several film sets is underway. One is meant to look like a college library; another, a receptionist’s office. A third is modeled after a stereotypical 20-something girly-girl’s bedroom, complete with…
