You feel happy, West Palm Beach? Because a recent study by the University of British Columbia says you are. SO SMILE. Hell, West Palm is such a happy place, sharks migrate there in droves and hang out on the beaches. Know who isn’t so happy? Those fancy-pants New Yorkers and…
Paula Crews, a suburban mom with short black hair, dumps a stick of butter into a double boiler and stirs in her secret ingredient. Her 24-year-old son, John, waits expectantly at the white Formica counter in their West Broward kitchen, watching while his mom mixes the butter into a pot…
They were coming for him. At first, Nicholas Cutter could only see their shadows flitting behind buildings in the distance. Then he could feel their bullets thwacking into the walls around him. Finally, he could see them — men with AKs and rocket-propelled grenades. Dozens of them. Descending like locusts…
Stephen Ross doesn’t want to spend his own money to renovate Sun Life Stadium because he’s apparently too busy buying hotels. Specifically, Ross’ New York-based Related Cos. Related Fund Management is dropping a reported $90 million to buy the W Hotel & Residences in Fort Lauderdale. The group says the…
If the election for governor were held today, it would be a toss-up. Because, Florida! This according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, which was released on Wednesday. Overall, Crist leads Scott by 45 to 40 percent. But a third candidate has emerged to screw things up, as third candidates…
Despite the good news delivered by Chief Judge Luis Garcia this week, allowing gay couples like Aaron Huntsman and William “Lee” Jones to marry in Monroe County, the rest of Florida still awaits a similar day. Thanks to Skyy Vodka and, well, freedom, awareness is going to be raised for…
Can’t a woman sleep in her lingerie in her car in the parking lot of a Nordstrom in peace? Apparently not. Boca Raton Police officers asked one woman dressed in lingerie and sleeping in her car to get out of her vehicle. AND THEY NEARLY PAID WITH THEIR LIVES. According…
The news started filtering out to media outlets yesterday afternoon: Dan Borislow, the West Palm Beach tech entrepreneur who radically changed the telecom industry with an internet-based phone service, passed away on Monday evening. The former executive’s company confirmed the death, and already tributes are starting to flow in regarding…
John Paul Alvarez lives for the look in a student’s eye that shows he or she gets it. At Stirling Elementary School in Hollywood, the baby-faced teacher is known for working well with troubled third-graders. Perhaps it’s because he recognizes himself in them. Alvarez grew up in Miami, just south…
Financial sites, real estate blogs, and other websites that delve into figuring out the best places in the U.S. have been coming out and naming Fort Lauderdale to the top of their many best-of lists lately. But one site has come out and bucked the trend, naming Boca Raton the…
Former Broward School Board transportation department supervisor Ann Murray is running for reelection for the Broward School Board in August. But before voters decide between her and or her opponent — West Park City Commissioner Felicia Brunson — there’s the little matter of Murray’s past use of the “N word.”…
Being stuck in traffic sucks. But now, instead of having to look up why the traffic in Palm Beach suddenly got so wretched while still driving or waiting for the next update from the radio station, you can get an audio update thanks to a new traffic app. The PBSO…
Rick Scott attended the fundraiser held in his honor by GEO Group CEO George Zoley on Monday evening, but not before being met by a bevy of protesters. People from Florida for All, the Dream Defenders and Dreamers Moms, as well as other protesters unaffiliated with the group, gathered outside…
A 23-year-old cofounder of an iPhone and iPad web development company was riding his 2008 Yamaha motorcycle about 8 p.m. in Boca Raton yesterday when he was fatally struck by a silver Jeep. Raphael Caixeta was headed south on St. Andrews Boulevard (just behind the Boca Town Center Mall) when…
Last week, the victims of an alleged assault that took place at Cameo nightclub said they planned to file a lawsuit against Miami Dolphins player Mike Pouncey and his brother Maurkice for their role in the incident. While it’s unclear where the potential lawsuit stands now — messages for representatives…
A Monroe County judge yesterday said a Key West couple can’t marry despite his ruling that Florida’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. Chief Judge Luis Garcia said in an appeal by the State of Florida, “The automatic stay, currently in place, shall remain in place until completion of appellate…
As support for Amendment 2 picks up across the state, Floridians are eager to get their hands in the medical weed industry game. But it’s become clear recently that the Republican-controlled Legislature might cap the number of dispensaries and limit the number of people who can cash in. Consider California…
If the economy ever gets so bad that fish becomes our new currency, these two Dania Beach thieves are going to be Rockefellers. The Broward Sheriff’s Office says two men broke into the popular dockside restaurant Rustic Inn overnight and ganked themselves 200 pounds of Maine lobster, 100 pounds of…
All Aboard Florida — the passenger rail service promising train stops from Miami to West Palm Beach in 2016 — announced design plans for its West Palm Beach station earlier today. This marks the final station unveiling, after Miami’s and Fort Lauderdale’s were released earlier this year. The Palm Beach…
David Benjamin, the former Broward Sheriff’s deputy accused of accepting more than $20,000 from convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, was sentenced to five years in federal prison in Fort Lauderdale federal court at a hearing on Monday morning. Federal prosecutors filed criminal conspiracy charges against Benjamin last April after he…
Update: See also: Rick Scott Met by Protesters at GEO Group Fundraiser (Video) Original post: Rick Scott is in Boca all day Monday, kicking off something called Jobs for the Next Generation tour. And while he’s in town talking jobs and tax cuts, he’ll also be attending a big-money gala…
Paula Crews, a suburban mom with short black hair, dumps a stick of butter into a double boiler and stirs in her secret ingredient. Her 24-year-old son, John, waits expectantly at the white Formica counter in their West Broward kitchen, watching while his mom mixes the butter into a pot…
