We’re officially at DEFCON HOLY CRAP with the LeBron James Decision 2.0. As he is set to meet with Heat team President Pat Riley in Las Vegas Wednesday afternoon, comes news that the Cleveland Cavaliers dealt away a big contract to make salary cap space for LeBron. This either means…
Some backstory: Michael Irvin, former Miami Hurricane legend and ESPN NFL analyst, is tight with Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon. The young wideout has had a history of substance abuse troubles with marijuana, and he’s facing a potential yearlong ban for multiple failed tests. Cris Carter, a former Minnesota Vikings…
LeBron is leaving Miami. LeBron is staying in Miami. LeBron is going to Cleveland. LeBron isn’t going to Cleveland. LeBron is LeBron is LeBron is LeBron is . . . This is a snapshot of the pretzeled thought process of your average hoops fan right now. It’s nerve-smashing, torturous, and…
Citizen activists opposed to oil drilling in the Everglades claim the Florida Department of Environmental Protection has issued a “bogus” clean bill of health for Texas oil company Dan A. Hughes’ acid fracking operation in Collier County. See also: Dropping Acid in the Everglades: Fracking War Drags On in Collier…
One day after it was pointed out that we live in the most dangerous state in the country for lightning strikes, well, lightning struck. Nick Carman, a 25-year-old from Cooper City, was sitting in a tree yesterday at about 1 p.m. when he was struck and sent sideways from the…
Rick Scott seems to be a big target when it comes to the majority of Floridians fed up with the way things are run down here. Will that vitriol be enough to oust Scott in the election come November? Time (and the ballots) will tell. But another key figure is…
Earlier today, Broward and Fort Lauderdale officials, All Aboard Florida reps and architects spoke about the upcoming passenger rail service. The original All Aboard plan called for service from Miami to Orlando, but the trains will stop only in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach beginning in 2016. “As…
A pair of assistant public defenders who called Palestinians “cockroaches” and “swine” on Facebook have been fired, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Following a news item that claimed Palestinians were celebrating the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens, Gary Sheres and Bruce Raticoff took to Facebook to leave their derogatory…
Ok, so this is just adding crazy to all the other crazy. As LeBron James holds the NBA hostage with what his decision will be, news has begun to swirl that the reason fellow-free agent prize Carmelo Anthony has been slow to decide where he’s going is because he’s hoping…
He giveth unto South Florida what he taketh away from our neighbors to the north. Although Rick Scott refused $2.4 billion federal stimulus money in 2011 that would have funded a bullet train between Orlando and Tampa, he was one of the biggest supporters of All Aboard Florida. Either our…
Well hell, this is getting out of hand. Miami megastar LeBron James is gargling over his free agency options, and us lugs are camping out on our duffs all day, sweating and refreshing Twitter every 30 seconds or so. And what makes it all worse, for those of us from…
This past July 4 holiday, a South Florida man was struck by lightning while grilling in his back yard. He fell into a canal and family members told a local news station he couldn’t feel his legs. He survived, but so far this year in Florida, four people have been…
And just like that, Miami Heat free agency has gone plaid. ESPN’s Chris Broussard is reporting that the Houston Rockets have offered Chris Bosh a max deal for 4 years, $96 million. In addition to that, Broussard says Bosh is considering the offer after supposedly having had a conversation with…
A new Florida Watchdog report says that a computer software company found that 44 voter ID card were issued to the same person in Miami-Dade, raising questions and concerns about voter registration issues. The company, AddinSolutions Inc., says that Florida’s Division of Elections is not cross checking records in order…
Meet the newest threat to Florida’s face. The Argentine Black and White Tegu Lizard — native to Argentina and parts of South America — was found in Florida first back in the early 2000s. Thanks to an ability to withstand cold and reproduce rapidly, the lizards aren’t going away –…
When last we checked on the LeBron James, Miami Heat free agency situation, were were in a things are kind of all over the place scenario. So now the update: The things are kind of all over the place scenario has gone ludicrous speed. Over the weekend, things went nuts…
The environmental keystone of the South Florida ecosystem, the Everglades, remains the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and a landscape of almost mystical power. “Grassy Waters,” the Seminole first called it; “River of Grass,” the Anglos later said. See also: Dropping Acid in the Everglades: Fracking War Drags…
Valarie Joaceus looks beat. Inside her tidy living room in North Lauderdale, the blinds drawn tight against the July sun’s bite, she’s slumped on a leather couch, a heavy-set, middle-aged mom overloaded with worry. Joaceus’ two sons — 26-year-old Jonathan and 25-year-old Gregory — have had their trouble with police…
The first time Tim Morgan smoked Afghani weed, he thought, “I like this.” The 20-year-old college student was hanging out in his Gainesville apartment with his high school girlfriend and about ten friends. Everyone was huddled around a single measly joint. “I thought it wouldn’t last long, and I didn’t…
A 20-year-old South Florida woman named Melissa Acosta and one other woman (unidentified for now) were detained in Cuba this week for allegedly trying to smuggle in synthetic weed. El Nuevo Herald reported that Acosta’s mother — Jenny Valdes — had told a local CBS affiliate that her daughter has…
There’s a classic episode of Current TV’s Vanguard that takes place in Florida. “Oxycontin Express” took reporter Mariana van Zeller to Broward, where she talked to pill addicts and the people who travel here from out of state to purchase drugs and traffic them elsewhere. It’s so good! It won…
Happy Fourth of July everyone! Now that you have your entire day free and know how you plan to celebrate America’s butt-kicking of Britain, here’s what you need to know: The Broward Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a countywide DUI saturation patrol today and throughout the remainder of the holiday…
