Last night, city commissioners agreed to allow a new four-story parking garage on the Intracoastal lot north of the Las Olas Bridge. They also agreed to conversion of the beach parking lot at A1A and Las Olas to an entertainment venue with a drop-off/pick-up lane. But residents fear the $43…
Last week, DJ Khaled went on Snapchat wearing a Free Kodak Black t-shirt. Either he has god-like powers, or Atlantic Records has some really good lawyers, because yesterday, Kodak Black was released from jail. The 19-year-old Pompano Beach rapper, whose real name is Dieuson Octave, pleaded no contest to a…
A 70-page report released this morning by the Broward Office of the Inspector General shows that Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Robert McKinzie routinely accepted campaign contributions that were over the city’s $250 limit, and submitted campaign treasurer’s reports that contained false, inaccurate or incomplete information. Johnnie Smith, a Fort Lauderdale-based…
Barbara Crown was standing in a hammock in the middle of the Everglades, bow and arrow in hand, listening for the sound of feral hogs. It was her first-ever hunt. As day broke, she heard the rustle of passing pigs, saw the undergrowth shake and sway, and felt a tug…
On Sunday, the battle for Florida’s 23rd congressional district/proxy war between the Democratic Party establishment and Bernie bros hit live TV. Six-term congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and primary challenger Tim Canova faced off in a televised debate on CBS4 Miami. The most memorable, and perhaps most telling moment was a piece…
Thirty bored students bask in the glow of aging computer monitors under the ever-present hum of fluorescent lights. Some scroll through articles on health and fitness and fill in bubbles on multiple choice quizzes. Others furtively scour the web for online flash games that haven’t yet been blocked by Dade…
Dahrnaz Tigner’s little sister, Jade, once weighed nearly 300 pounds. She was ill. He was ambitious. So to bring attention to childhood obesity, the 27-year-old former high school athlete recently walked more than 1300 miles from his home in Pompano Beach to the White House. It took two months. “At…
Whatever your stereotype of a gun owner looks like, Gus Kein is probably not it. The 52-year-old Wilton Manors resident is both openly gay and a retired minister. As a 17 year old growing up in Plantation, “I shot a bird or a squirrel or something and cried like a…
Since 2003, the lush art garden behind the William Debilzan Gallery has been one of Delray Beach’s best kept secrets. Amid artist William Debilzan’s colorful paintings, the garden has become a serene, clandestine spot for many locals to escape Atlantic Avenue’s bustle. But now the future of the secret art…
As far as debates go, there are larger ones, but the question remains: Is Jennifer Tilly an actress who likes to play poker? Or is she a poker player who dabbles in acting? Tilly puts herself on the poker side of things, noting that after appearing in 79 films, playing 27 TV roles…
With the United States men’s and women’s national teams battling for Olympic gold in Rio, you may actually care about soccer these days. Well, good news fútbol fans; the first FL Clásico title will be awarded this Saturday at FIU Stadium. What is the FL Clásico you might ask? It’s the new…
“TRUMP IS DADDY AS FUCK,” the Indian-looking guy in a Family Guy T-shirt was yelling. Like everyone else at the Fort Lauderdale Trump rally, he had a “Make America Great Again” sign in his lap. But something seemed off. I tapped him on the shoulder. “Are you here like…ironically?” I…
The people of Pembroke Pines didn’t need number-crunching analysts from Cambridge to tell them how scary their city is to drive in. But after reviewing three months of data from 15,000 people driving 18 million miles across the country, the team at Cambridge Mobile Telematics concluded that Pembroke Pines is statistically…
A semicircle of balding military bureaucrats glowers across a mahogany desk at two 20-something stoners from Miami Beach. “Frankly, we were a tad concerned with your performance history against a deal of this size,” one of the bureaucrats intones. “But after meeting you two face-to-face, we feel like we’re in…
Last night, Hillary Clinton graced an undisclosed Miami Beach location with a $50,000-a-plate dinner hosted by sugar tycoon Alfonso Fanjul. This morning, as the dust from Clinton’s motorcade settles over South Florida, New Times examines a few of the candidate’s biggest local donors. The names come from a recently released list…
As New Times reported last week, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputy Jason Taylor is currently being sued by a couple whose three dogs he shot and killed. As it turns out, they’re not the first to raise concerns about Taylor’s behavior. We requested to see any complaints that have been filed…
Reza Baluchi was drifting in the Atlantic Ocean 23 miles off the coast of Florida. The sea was calm and the sky dark. The new moon had dipped below the waves to the west hours earlier. In the quiet night, the wiry, wild-haired 44-year-old rolled over the waves in a…
New Times has an immediate opening for a layout editor. This person will produce sophisticated and vibrant layouts for the print and online versions of the paper, produce and supervise interactive and multimedia features for MiamiNewTimes.com and BrowardPalmBeach.com, organize and manage digital assets, and assist and support the art director…
Although the state and courts have declared a game normally found in blackjack pits illegal, South Florida racetrack casinos just keep on dealing. Now an appeal will prolong this WTF Florida standoff. About 10 card rooms operate “designated player” games. Since poker is legal at racinos, but many wanted the simpler…
After 14 cases of the Zika virus were believed to contracted in Wynwood, the CDC, Florida Department of Health and South Florida’s local governments raced to mist and fog likely mosquito breeding grounds with chemicals. They launched an awareness campaign about turning over flower pots and covering vacant pools to…
As crowds stumble along South Beach’s most iconic strip of art deco hotels and restaurants on a hot Saturday in July, the chipper sidewalk hostesses do a quick mental calculation, looking for a phrase that might lure passersby. “Table for two?” they hawk. “Happy hour!” “Two-for-one drinks!” It’s 5:45 p.m…
After four Zika cases were confirmed as being locally transmitted in South Florida, one square mile of Wynwood has been cordoned off as the area of concern. Pregnant women are told to avoid the region, chemicals are being misted by workers on the ground and through aerial spraying, and the…
