On the heals of South Carolina voting to take down the Confederate flag from its Capitol grounds, and Marion County voting to fly the Confederate flag again, and a New Times article reminding everyone that the City of Hollywood has several streets named after Confederate generals, a group calling itself #BlackOutWhiteSupremacy…
Fred DeLuca, Fort Lauderdale resident and co-founder of Subway, has seen his fair share of controversies hit his sandwich chain empire. From Hepatitis A contaminations, to trademark court battles, to what the sandwiches are made from, to the supposed false claims that the subs are actually 12-feet-long. But nothing has…
The Delray Beach City Commission unanimously voted on Tuesday to enact an LGBT-inclusive civil rights ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, pregnancy, familial status, or age. The vote came as a culmination of work…
On November 14, 2014, three men flew a 1976 Gulfstream II jet from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to Venezuela, making stops in the Cayman Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago. The jet returned to Fort Lauderdale nine days later, stuffed with over 485 pounds worth of cocaine — a load worth…
On the same day the South Carolina Senate voted to remove the Confederate flag from it’s Capitol, comes news that a pro-Confederate flag rally is being held in Loxahatchee this Saturday. As first reported by the Palm Beach Post, the rally and march has been planned to run through Loxahatchee, Seminole Pratt…
On Monday, Donald Trump decided to put the kibosh on all the hullabaloo over his controversial statement about Mexicans being rapists who bring drugs into America by releasing a statement saying that Mexicans bring diseases into America. Trump, seemingly unhappy his comments are being misconstrued, released the statement to clear…
After saying it couldn’t do business in Broward County after commissioners pushed through new regulations to be imposed on ride-sharing app companies, Uber has announced that it will suspend operations in Broward effective July 31. Back in April, in a statement provided to New Times, Uber spokesman Bill Gibbons said the…
Despite being fired from several jobs and having his “brand” harmed, Donald Trump is not only not backing down from his Mexican immigrant comments, he’s going nuclear against fellow GOP Florida candidate Jeb Bush. At least he was, until he realized that’s probably not a good idea. Over the weekend,…
After hurdling over legislative red tape and squabbles over spending, it looks like a new spring training complex will be built in West Palm Beach after Gov. Rick Scott held a ceremonial bill signing Monday morning. The 160-acre facility, which will be home to the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros,…
For the last couple of years, Deerfield Beach activist and blogger, Chaz Stevens, has made it his annual goal to have a Festivus pole erected in the Florida Capitol rotunda during the holidays. Now, Stevens is gunning for a third-straight time. But with a twist. Stevens has decided that this…
Donald Trump must disclose how much money he made from his so-called Trump University, San Diego U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled this week. The judge ruled that one of several plaintiffs that had signed up for Trump U is allowed to question the current GOP presidential candidate about the…
If it’s an animal found in Florida, you can be sure it’s trying to kill us. With flesh eating bacteria floating around off our beaches comes more good news from Florida waters — scientists have found that a rare toxin carried in certain spices of edible local fish have been…
As it goes with every major holiday where heavy drinking is a part of the festivities (i.e. pretty much all of them) AAA, along with partner Bud Light, is once again offering free towing for anyone in South Florida who’s going to need it this Fourth of July weekend. And…
With Miami-Dade taking the first step in making it a civil offense for anyone caught with marijuana this week, Broward County Commissioner Martin Kiar is confident Broward isn’t far behind. The new measure, passed on Tuesday, will allow Miami cops to issue a citation to anyone caught with 20 grams…
Anthony “Big Tony” Moscatiello, who, along with Anthony “Little Tony” Ferrari, had been accused of having Miami Subs founder Konstantinos “Gus” Boulis rubbed out in a Mob-style hit was convicted of first-degree murder and guilty of murder conspiracy Wednesday in the 2001 killing of Boulis. Ferrari was was found guilty for his…
The former Palm Beach County prosecutor who bear his mother to death with a crowbar thought his mother was the devil. Thomas H. Schnieders, 49, was arrested Tuesday night on first-degree and attempted first-degree murder charges after police say he killed his mother and almost killed his father in their Lake…
The River of Grass Greenway (ROGG) is a planned hard-surfface path that would cut through the Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades and serve as a bike path stretching through 76-miles of natural habitat. The proposed project has garnered the attention of indigenous people, conservationists, and concerned citizens that say…
To the absolute shock of no one, the Miami Marlins have been pretty terrible this season. And things got progressively worse this week when star slugger Giancarlo Stanton was forced to the 15-day DL with a broken hand. But every now and then, the baseball gods’ benevolence shines through and…
Donald Trump is going all-in on his stance against Mexicans coming into the United States illegally. This after being fired not once, but twice, for saying that those very same Mexicans are rapists and bringing drugs into the country, even though Trump assumes some are pretty OK people. As per…
Three months after four Fort Lauderdale cops were fired for their role in racist videos and text messages, another Fort Lauderdale cop, Jeffery Feldewert, was let go over racist comments he made on his Facebook. Officer Feldewert, 45, was suspended on June 11 for comments he made on his Facebook in…
The 4th of July is a time to celebrate America’s birthday by hitting up your favorite spot, kick back with a cold one, and watch the night skies light up with explosions and fanfare. But what’s a Fort Lauderdale resident to do when it’s all been done? Sure you can…
Donald Trump, who proclaimed that he will become the greatest jobs president in the history “God ever created,” has just been fired from his second job ever since announcing his candidacy for the presidency. According to multiple reports, NBC has dropped Trump for comments made at the very same announcement…
