Update: Uber has responded to SEIU’s criticisms. “Insufficient service plagued neighborhoods for decades before Uber,” spokesperson Taylor Bennett tells New Times. “Today, trips originating in underserved areas have been growing faster than ever in South Florida, because residents simply didn’t have another option before Uber. The fact is, Uber is…
Fort Lauderdale’s Municipal Primary Election is going down this Tuesday, February 10, which will have residents hitting up the polls to decide if they’ve had enough of Jack Seiler and want a fresh face representing them or if they’re going to stick with the establishment and let it ride. It’s…
Update (Tuesday 2:30 p.m.): Broward Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who drowned early Monday morning as Gerdle Moise, 27, of Margate. Original post: A man jumped into a canal and died after running away from Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies as the officers stopped him and a friend to ask…
Last week, it was announced that the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will not move forward with Florida’s gay marriage case until after the U.S. Supreme Court decides the issue nationally, which likely won’t be happening until some time in June. SCOTUS is set to hear and rule on…
Bill Cosby has fallen far and hard from his days as America’s Dad. Dozens of women have emerged to tell stories about how the comedian allegedly drugged and raped them or fondled them. The victim list includes at least one West Palm Beach woman. And now, a sculptor is sharing…
In January 2013, an anonymous tipster lead authorities to the home of Jesse Teplicki. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies found 46 marijuana plants there. Teplicki was promptly arrested and charged with a felony count of possession. Prosecutors gave him a probationary offer to keep him out of prison. Teplicki turned it…
Check out our other interviews with Fort Lauderdale mayoral candidates Jack Seiler and Chris Brennan. Earl Rynerson knows what it’s like to go toe-to-toe with Jack Seiler. The openly gay Republican challenged Seiler for mayor in 2009 and in 2012. And now the retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel is back…
Much like in Broward County, ride-sharing service Uber has created a controversial brouhaha over whether it should be allowed to operate in Palm Beach County. Recently, a court was to decide on whether that would remain the case. But county commissioners put a hold on that and on Tuesday decided…
Fort Lauderdale is known to the outside world as an exotic locale, where yachts abound and spring breakers get arrested for DUI. It’s also known as the Venice of America and its proximity to the Intracoastal Waterway. But it’s also viewed, to many, as Miami’s little brother: the city that…
“Someone please call my sister,” Leroy Strothers yelled out as he stood naked and armed on a building rooftop last Friday. “I feel delusional, and I’m hallucinating!” As New Times first reported on Friday, Strothers was spotted naked and armed with a handgun on an apartment building rooftop located at…
On the heels of one study saying that Florida ranks at the bottom when it comes to taxation equality comes another study that shows the Sunshine State ranks number one when it comes to financial gaps between the races. The study, conducted by personal financial website Wallet Hub, measured the…
South Florida sports fans have not had a lot to be excited about this year. LeBron left, the Heat are racked with injuries, the Marlins are an enigma, the Panthers are a roller coaster of crazy, and the Dolphins are forever mediocre. But all is not lost. Because hope has…
A big selling point to convincing people to move to the Sunshine State has always been that Florida has no state income tax. And that’s true. But the reality is that Florida ranks at the very bottom when it comes to the fairest taxes in the U.S. This means that…
Black bears make the news in Florida often, mostly because our residential areas are built around where they live and garbage cans smell like food. Whether it be something funny like a bear taking a nap in someone’s lanai or something not-so-funny, like a black bear attacking someone, the animals…
In case you were trapped under something heavy, the big news is that the New England Patriots won their fourth Super Bowl last night by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24. Much to the chagrin of Dolphins fans everywhere, the Patriots are the picture of sustained excellence in the NFL. This…
Update 3: According to PBSO spokesman Eric Davis, the man has surrendered and is in custody. Update 2: According to PBSO spokesman Eric Davis, police are negotiating with the man to surrender his weapon and come down off the roof. No one has been harmed, and there are no hostages…
Thursday saw the opening statements in the Aaron Hernandez first-degree murder trial, where prosecutor Patrick Bomberg said he has surveillance video of Hernandez and a couple of his friends with victim Oldin Lloyd on the night Lloyd was murdered. Hernandez has also been named as a person of interest in…
Update: Check out our review of the wedding ceremony. The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau is hosting a sunrise beach wedding and vow renewal ceremony for 100 LGBT and straight couples on Thursday, February 5, and former N’Sync pop artist Lance Bass will serve as the event’s ambassador…
Food Not Bombs of Fort Lauderdale has filed a federal lawsuit against Fort Lauderdale over the city’s recent homeless feeding ordinance. The group is saying that the city violated its First and Fourth amendment rights through the regulations passed in October last year. Since the ordinance was passed, members of…
Chins up, strip club aficionados. Because thanks to the Palm Beach County Commission, you can now get a steak with your lap dances. On Thursday morning, commissioners approved a zoning change that will allow the Double D Ranch and Saloon strip club to serve food. Despite some Palm Beach residents…
“A vote for Amendment 2 is a vote for legalizing marijuana forever in the State of Florida,” Florida Sheriffs Association President Sheriff Grady Judd said in a vehemently anti-medical marijuana video released last April. With the video, titled The Devil Is in the Details, Judd’s anti-medical weed group No on…
With Fort Lauderdale’s mayoral election just days away on February 10, Jack Seiler is looking to likely retain his seat. But coming off a time when his popularity has taken a serious hit — particularly with the city’s handling of the homeless ordinance — Seiler might be vulnerable to a…
