It’s finally here. The latest edition of our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue goes live, and it is chock-full o’ awesomeness. From the best dive bars to the best places to meet single men and ladies to the best local restaurants in town and even your readers’ choice votes,…
Score one for your constitutional rights. Until last week, it was pretty much open season in terms of the police keeping track of your cell phone records in the Sunshine State. But now, thanks to a court decision that started here in South Florida, law enforcement must pass through more…
Stephen Brennan, a Brit, teacher, and soccer fanatic, will tell the World Cup’s craziest moments over the next few days. This is the fourth installment. Read the others here. West Germany versus Hungary, Final 1954 It is difficult to believe now, but in the 1950s, Hungary possessed one of the…
Last night against the Cubs, Miami Marlins right fielder Your browser does not support iframes.” target=”_blank”>Giancarlo Stanton hit his 19th home run (best in the National League), a low line drive that soared just over the right-field fence. It looked different from most of his 136 career bombs in a…
In a historical moment for the medical marijuana movement, Rick Scott signed the Charlotte’s Web bill into law on Monday. Back in April, the Senate approved the bill by a 36-3 vote, and Scott said he would sign it into law as soon as it hit his desk. Charlotte’s Web,…
Last time we checked up on Palm Beach County students, things weren’t looking too hot. The county’s school system saw a dip in its overall grades, according to the Florida Department of Education’s annual school grades. Two schools got D’s and two schools received F grades in Palm Beach. But…
When your nickname is “Fat Boy,” you might as well, uh, roll with it. Christopher Mitchell, a 450-pound Volusia County man, was pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt on Friday. Although he told officers he was too large to strap himself in, he and passenger Kethian Roberts were acting…
South Floridians love their tricked-out, high-end rides, including those sport utility vehicles that are always hogging two spaces in the Publix parking lot. But more than anything, it looks like South Floridians like stealing SUVs, according to a new analysis released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The new numbers…
Stephen Brennan, a Brit, teacher, and soccer fanatic, will tell the World Cup’s craziest moments over the next few days. This is the third installment. Read the first one here and the second here. Italy versus West Germany, Final, 1982 Italy is a team that seems to thrive on low…
Pat Riley once said, “There’s winning, and there’s misery.” After back-to-back years of winning, parades, pots and pans, parties, T-shirts, and jubilation, Miami Heat fans are on the miserable side of things this morning. And while this NBA Finals loss stings, it’s not as bad as the hurt we all…
Back in March and into May, Fort Lauderdale was considering a new ordinance granting powers to police officers to take the property of homeless folks after a 24-hour notice as well as ban groups from sharing food with the homeless. The ordinance even had tricky language that would have allowed…
From voting on a former governor who jumped parties or a governor with a low approval rating to legalizing medical marijuana, Florida has some interesting things to vote for come election time. But one election of real significance could be that of attorney general. Pam Bondi has already filed for…
How grand was Charlie Crist’s arrival at yesterday’s Democratic Party rally in Boynton Beach? See also: – Is Charlie Crist Florida’s Next Governor? The silver-haired politico entered handshaking, working his way through the crowd as it rose to its feet; then he spotted, across the hall, the Rev. Edrena Houston…
What else is there to say about Lil Terrio? Back in April, the 7-year-old Vine star filmed his debut music video outside of Grand Central Station in Miami. Since “Ooh Kill ‘Em” dropped, the kid’s social cachet has escalated dramatically. His upcoming album reportedly features Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, and…
In an ominous public statement this week, regulators at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection told Collier County officials to back off a legal challenge to a controversial oil-drilling operation in the Big Cypress Swamp watershed. In effect, the DEP told the Collier Commission “Trust us; we got this.” See…
Stephen Brennan, a Brit, teacher, and soccer fanatic, will tell the World Cup’s craziest moments over the next few days. This is the second installment. Read the first one here. On the eve of the 1958 World Cup finals in Sweden, the Brazilian team’s psychologist, Dr. Joao Carvalhaes advised the…
In 2008, the ban of same-sex marriage was voted into the Florida constitution, the end of a process that was kick-started two years prior, when then-Gov. Charlie Crist signed a petition to get that prohibition approved. Six years later, the LGBT advocacy group Equality Florida is taking the state to…
For the second game in a row, the San Antonio Spurs absolutely blew up on the Miami Heat, won the game 107-86, and are now a win away from having all of America hold the world’s largest circle-jerk party to celebrate their unified irrational and stupid hatred for a professional…
Ahh, Palm Beach County. Sunshine shining on a cloudless day as palm trees sway lazily in the waft of putrid refuge in the breeze. Or, at least, that’ll be the picture of the town on some days after the county commissioners voted to allow the importing of garbage from outside…
Filomena Tobias, the Palm Beach socialite who became Internet Famous after she was caught shooting an angry bird at the Bulls’ Joakim Noah during last year’s NBA playoffs, has sold her home and changed her name. She’s the Keyser Söze of middle-finger ladies! According to a report, records show that…
Sure, the Miami Heat are currently in the middle of trying to defeat the 15-headed hydra known as the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals, but it’s never too early for so-crazy-it-might-be-true rumors. Also, it’s fun to keep making American super mad at us. Turns out, two separate reports have…
When you’re entering middle age and working at a strip club, you have to know that your window for gainful employment is quickly closing. It must be incredibly stressful to watch your money-making looks just slip through your fingers like so many particles of sand. But just because you’re pushing…
