The Miami Dolphins did something rare on Sunday. They won a second-consecutive game. That’s two wins in a row! It was as if we had almost forgotten you can do that. But the Dolphins did and now stand at 4-3 on the season and well on their way to winning…
Beer is awesome. Festivals are awesome. IT’S ONLY NATURAL TO COMBINE THE TWO. And that’s exactly what’s going down Saturday at the 17th-annual New Times’ Original Beerfest, presented by Isle Casino. What is Beerfest, exactly? Well, it’s only a time when breweries from all over the U.S. convene in our…
Back in September, we told you about the Satanic Temple’s plan to hand out pamphlets to school kids in Florida titled The Satanic Children’s Big Book of Activities in response to a recent Orange County School Board decision that allows for the distribution of religious materials in public schools. Now…
Rick Scott is supposed to be in California today for a deposition in a lawsuit his lawyers filed to block the release of emails from the governor’s Gmail account to allegedly circumvent Florida’s public records law. It’s a serious issue that puts more light on Scott’s shady ways. But instead…
The 2014 Miami Dolphins season is well underway! And while lots of other sites will be breaking down each game and list reasons why the Dolphins will or won’t win while analyzing players, coaches, and match-ups against their respective opponent week to week, we won’t. Not us. Not here. Instead,…
On Tuesday, news broke that the South Miami City Commission voted to have Florida split into two separate states, citing Tallahassee’s lack of effort in doing something about the climate change threat. But now a former Ronald Reagan aide has taken that idea up a notch with a radical idea…
Pam Bondi is once again opposing same-sex marriage rights in Florida. On Wednesday, the attorney general filed papers in Broward County Circuit Court saying that Palm Beach resident Heather Brassner and her former partner, Megan Lade, should not be granted a petition for divorce. Brassner and Lade were joined together…
Last year, Deerfield Beach activist, blogger, and self-proclaimed “militant atheist” Chaz Stevens made headlines when he put up a Festivus Pole in the Florida Capitol rotunda. Last year’s pole — which was an eight-foot-tall pole made of Pabst Plue Ribbon beer cans — was inspired by Tallahassee officials allowing Christian…
Florida Power & Light wants to use public funds to fight off clean water rules. FPL went before the Florida Public Service Commission on Wednesday, asking it to allow the utility company to collect $228,500 from ratepayers to lobby against proposed water rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The…
In September of 2013, we brought you the story of Attorney General Pam Bondi asking Gov. Rick Scott to postpone the execution of an inmate on Florida’s death row so she could throw herself a fundraiser. Scott honored Bondi’s request, and the execution of Marshall Lee Gore was stayed so…
In what came down to an all-nighter, Fort Lauderdale commissioners voted to approve a new ordinance that sets restrictions on how churches and groups can feed the city’s homeless. Commissioners met on Tuesday and went well into Wednesday morning, ending their meeting at 3:30 a.m. after having heard from advocacy…
Bethune Elementary School of the Arts is about to name a new principal approved by a selection committee. But a growing number of parents and faculty say they’re unhappy about this. The current principal, Michelle L. Alvarez, who was chosen as an interim principal at the beginning of the school…
We sling a lot of poop at the Miami Dolphins around these parts. And for good reason. They suck. They tend to stuff all our Sundays, loyalties, and hope into a cannon and fire it into an active volcano like Xenu. But screw that. We’re going to forge ahead and…
Listen up, Palm Beach County scofflaws! Got a bunch of unpaid tickets from long ago that have since been sent to collections? If so, now’s your shot at being able to pay off that ticket — or tickets — without having to pay the 40 percent fee that comes with…
Rick Scott and Charlie Crist are set to have their third and final debate tonight on CNN, two weeks from Election Day. And this time, there will be no fans. CNN has made it clear to both candidates that no fans are allowed in tonight’s debate, and Crist has agreed…
Fort Lauderdale city commissioners will be voting tonight on the proposed ordinance that could cripple groups that distribute food to the city’s homeless. The crux of the ordinance deals with applying rules on food handling, providing toilet facilities and hand-washing areas, and requirements on how and when the food should…
Another day, another juror in the John Goodman retrial has screwed up. According to a report, a man identified as Juror 3 apparently broke court rules by accessing the internet on his laptop in the privacy of his hotel room. This was a no-no. The jury, which has been sequestered…
Boca Raton resident and all-around internet sensation Vitaly Zdorovetskiy has struck a viral nerve once again with a gruesome and terrifying chainsaw-massacre prank. The 22-year-old Russian prankster, whom New Times profiled last year, has taken his pranking ways up a notch by fooling poor unsuspecting people into thinking they’re not…
With Election Day three weeks away, the decision over whether medical marijuana will be legalized in Florida hangs in the balance. And today, in what is a first for Florida, a jury will be deciding if marijuana is medically necessary for someone. The trial of Jesse Teplicki, which started Monday…
Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill stepped up against the Chicago Bears on Sunday and spoonfed everyone a giant heap of STFU with a brilliant 277-yard-passing, 48-yard-rushing, two-touchdown performance, leading Miami to a 27-14 victory. Tannehill, who has had it rough as of late, dissected the Bears defense, completing 25 of 32…
As it is with everything in life, Barack Obama’s new Ebola Czar has a Florida connection. On Friday, Obama announced that former Al Gore chief-of-staff Ron Klain would be his new Ebola Czar. Klain’s objective is to basically be ahead of any new updates on the virus, as well as…
Well, this is one way to try to stall your sentencing. A Broward County courtroom was forced to clear out Friday morning when an inmate told the judge he had Ebola during the morning bond court hearing. Judge John “Jay” Hurley, who conducts the hearings with inmates over a video…
