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Donald Trump Jr. Scheduled to Speak at a South Florida High School Tonight

By Jerry Iannelli

Even compared to other college conservative groups, Turning Point USA is a collection of some of the absolute worst pundits in America. Case in point: The group says it’s bringing American-Habsburg crown prince Donald Trump Jr. to a South Florida high school to speak at 6:30 tonight as part of TPUSA’s Campus Clash series, in which group leaders Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens appear at local schools and colleges to make libs mad or whatever it is they do.

Red Tide May Have Already Hit Broward County UPDATED

By Wendy Rhodes

Red tide was confirmed in Palm Beach County earlier this week, and all day Wednesday it seemed the deadly algae bloom had moved south to Broward County. Officials in Deerfield Beach, the county’s northernmost outpost, say that test results were planned for release at 4 p.m., but 6 p.m. they…

The Ten Best Things to Do in South Florida This Week

By Jesse Scott

Andy Grammer, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Thrice and Dashboard Confessional are music to our ears this week. And, there’s an Insta opportunity of a lifetime at.Bright Life during the Flagler ArtWalk. Here are the best things to do in South Florida this week.

The Five Craziest Kinds of Sports Fans in South Florida

By Ryan Yousefi

Let’s admit the obvious: South Florida is a special kind of crazy. When it comes to sports, though, South Florida ans have the opposite reputation: bland, forgettable, and oftentimes fair-weather. That’s a BS narrative, though. South Florida fans, too, are crazy. They’re just as passionate as those weirdos in Green…

Florida Invalidates More Absentee Ballots From Black, Young Voters

By Jerry Iannelli

Just before the November 2016 election, a federal judge forced the Florida Division of Elections to allow rejected absentee-ballot voters to correct mistakes on their mailed-in forms. Yet somehow even more ballots ended up being rejected in that election than in 2012 — and younger voters and voters of color, who overwhelmingly lean to the left, had their ballots invalidated at a far higher rate.

Thousands of Veterans Have Lost the Right to Vote in Florida

By Meg O'Connor

For the past ten years, Rhyelle, a 72-year-old Sarasota County resident, hasn’t been able to cast a ballot. He is one of the roughly 1.5 million Floridians who lost their right to vote because, in 2008, he was convicted of a felony for growing marijuana for his personal use in his home.

Ron DeSantis Slammed Asylum Seekers While Speaking at Anti-Muslim Event

By Tim Elfrink

When the Washington Post revealed earlier this month that Ron DeSantis, Florida’s #MAGA GOP gubernatorial candidate, had appeared at conferences organized by David Horowitz — a guy who has minimized the impact of slavery in American history and argued there’s a “race war” against white people — DeSantis lashed back and insisted he was the victim of a “smear campaign.”

The New York Jets Will Forever Be South Florida’s Most Hated Rival

By Ryan Yousefi

Welcome to Dolphins-Jets week, home of the most heated rivalry in South Florida sports. It’s more storied than Heat versus Knicks. More meaningful than Marlins versus Mets. More bitter than Dolphins versus Bills or Dolphins versus Patriots. It’s the bleeping New York Jets against the Miami Dolphins…