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Ah, the Fourth of July. Fireworks, hot dogs, family, and ‘MERICA, dammit. It’s fun. But if you’re in Florida, it’s also dangerous. Down here, we look for illegal fireworks (that would be anything that flies through the air or explodes), and often we have too much fun take shit too…

At this month’s Critical Mass in Fort Lauderdale, there seemed to be more police present than cyclists. Cops on bikes, in cars, and mounted atop horses showed up at Holiday Park to herd several hundred riders along their group ride on Friday. Even (and oddly enough) park rangers were present…

In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an eight-foot buffer-zone rule outside of abortion clinics in Colorado. This eliminated the ability of abortion protesters to spew bile and venom (and often worse) at folks trying to enter the clinics. Yesterday, though, the court unanimously struck down a 2007 Massachusetts law…

Over the past few decades, Boca Raton — because of FAU’s growth and the city’s location, securely known as “really far away from busy Miami” — has filled with college kids and lots of old folks. But much of the city is still quaint and quiet and small. That’s about…

Leave it to South Florida 9-12, the local offshoot of political charlatan Glenn Beck’s 9-12 Project, to lasso a fraud like David Barton and bring him here to preach his bogus version of American history. Texas native Barton holds a degree in Christian Education from Oral Roberts University and is…

Anesson Joseph — the 28-year-old Palm Beach County native who went on a bizarre naked rampage last February that ended with a deadly police shooting — was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of his death, a new report released yesterday by Palm Beach County…

Officials estimate that there are fewer than 200 Florida panthers roaming the state. Although the method of counting is imprecise, the big cat is — by any measure — far from getting off the endangered species list. When one gets hit by a car and killed, it’s a pretty big…

Moving to South Florida is no easy task. It takes gumption and balls, and you probably have to be a little nuts as well. Why? Because South Florida is insane. It’s also beautiful, sexy, sweltering, and sultry. But, mostly, insane. Now that you’re here, it’s important to understand that we’re…

At last month’s Critical Mass Fort Lauderdale — the once-per-month, 14-mile ride through the city — one cop tackled a cyclist and another officer knocked a rider off his bike after ramming him with his motorcycle, according to the biker. This month? Hopefully not that. Tomorrow, the monthly event to…

Nan Rich’s relentless campaign for the Florida Democratic Party’s nomination for governor touches down in welcoming territory tomorrow, the gay-friendly, multi-ethnic confines of Lake Worth, AKA “South Florida’s Coolest City.” See also: – Can Nan Rich Lead Democrats to Victory Over Rick Scott ? The former state senator from Weston…

It’s summer, ugh, that time of year when the Florida sun seems like a sweaty, wet mattress you’re constantly hiking up three flights of stairs. So if there’s a time to think seriously about solar power, it’s now. Despite the constant rays, Florida’s solar industry is still struggling to get…

The image that greets visitors to the Gold’s Gym in Deerfield Beach is that of Chasity Martin, a 17-year-old boxing phenom wearing pink gloves, with two championship belts draped over her intimidating, caramel-colored biceps. On the poster, which dominates the building’s beige façade, the disembodied torsos of male fighters orbit…

The trappings of a tourist trip to South Beach have changed over the decades. White linen suits became “I’m in Miami Bitch” shirts. String bikinis became bizarre fishnet dresses (albeit still worn over string bikinis). The circle of life. Throughout it all, however, there has been one creepy constant: sharks…

Savage and Stacy argued in the park as the last light slipped from the sky, but there was no heat in the fight. He was just goofing around. That was Savage, his madhouse giggle always bursting from a wide grin, his jokes helping everyone pass the long, hollow hours on…

In an effort to sabotage development of Briger Forest, the last major tract of undeveloped land along I-95 in Palm Beach County, an anonymous band of self-described anarchists claims to have booby-trapped “countless trees” in the area and to have vandalized the work of surveyors. See also: Scripps Project at…

Broward commissioners passed a bill last night that can revoke permits of companies at the airport whose services get interrupted due to a work stoppage by employees, like a strike. This comes as a win for aggrieved airport workers — baggage handlers, sky caps, wheelchair attendants, cabin cleaners, ramp workers,…

Yesterday afternoon, police identified the man killed in a gruesome and harrowing wood chipper accident in Davie. Hernan Gutierrez, 42, was with two coworkers on Monday feeding tree limbs and branches into the wood chipper when, according to police, he either fell into or was pulled into the industrial-sized machine…

Back in 2012, President Obama’s Interior Department went forward with a proposal to list nine species of snakes as “injurious” — legalese that would ban the importation and selling of the animals. But when the announcement was made, only four species were put on the list: the Indian python (including…

It’s hard to believe that there are 12 universities in Florida’s system. We can remember UF and FSU, no problem (go sports!), but the rest might as well be alphabet soup. FGCU? UWF? FAMU? But at the bottom of the pile is our very own FAU, according to an analysis…