FanGate is only going to get more insufferably weird before it finally dies down. Debate organizers Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association said in their statement Thursday that Crist had agreed to not bring his fan if the temperature were cool enough. Organizers also say that both candidates signed…
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,…
Because Florida is Florida, the topic of the day Thursday is, of course, FanGate. And now debate organizers have released a statement saying that Charlie Crist did, intact, break debate rules by having his trusty fan with him onstage. The statement from the Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association…
On Wednesday, news broke that a Dallas nurse who had tested positive for Ebola flew on a commercial airline that made a stop at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately told the media via a conference call that neither the nurse, 29-year-old Amber Joy…
The room was cluttered with a dizzying array of voices. Bodies crushed in together. Lights flashed. Cameras buzzed. The so-called post-debate Spin Room — the designated area where politicians go and talk to the media about how their candidate won the debate — was a steaming goulash of pant suits,…
Hi. Hello. How are you? Ready for the debate between two candidates you’re not all that fired up to see become our governor? No? Well, fear not. Because we here at New Times are gonna be blogging the shenanigans live from Broward College. We’ll be bringing you every issue, and…
The Florida Department of Management Services can’t ban the Satanic Temple’s holiday display from the state Capitol rotunda just because ot thinks it’s offensive, says watchdog group Americans United for Separation of Church and State. On Wednesday, the group sent state officials a letter warning them that they must not…
When Adrian Wyllie is elected the next governor of Florida, he’s going to legalize all marijuana and have it regulated like alcohol. That’s just one of a plethora of libertarian ideas from the Libertarian candidate, who is looking to take down establishment candidates Rick Scott and Charlie Crist. Like any…
Tonight’s the night Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist bring their 2014 Election-Palooza to Broward and yell at each other indirectly by saying loud things at television cameras. Scott and Crist will face off at the Leadership Florida-Florida Press Association debate going down at Broward College at 7…
Hey, Fort Lauderdale. Hi. Hello. How are you? You’re beautiful. You know this. We know this. But now it’s actually official, thanks to a new study that names the Venice of America as among the most physically attractive midsized cities in the country. This, in addition to already being named…
On the eve of the second gubernatorial debate, Rick Scott is suddenly mired in several lawsuits that are asking him to simply be transparent about how much money he’s really making and where exactly he’s earning his money. Particularly, if that earned money is coming from corporations that have benefited…
The Florida Panthers apparently are a thing. And last night they had themselves an honest-to-goodness NHL hockey match at the BB&T Center in Broward. Unfortunately, not many people were aware of it because, according to the official tally, only 7,311 people showed up to the game. So maybe it’s because…
Te Andre Gomion, a candidate for the Lauderdale Lakes commission, was found over the weekend slumped behind the wheel of a vehicle that was still running. He was allegedly inebriated, according to police. According to a Broward Sheriff’s Office report, Gomion’s car was parked and his foot was on the…
Vice President Joe Biden is hitting up Boca and Broward on Monday to do a little campaigning for Charlie Crist. The vice president will be making the rounds with Crist, first at a synagogue in Boca Raton, then later at Broward College’s Coconut Creek campus. Biden’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden,…
Midway through the second half of the Dolphins-Packers game Sunday, Fox color analyst John Lynch compared Aaron Rodgers to Fins legend Dan Marino. Lynch told viewers that Marino’s release was the quickest he’s ever seen but that Rodgers’ release was right up there. Little did Lynch — or any of…
Rick Scott and Charlie Crist are all set to debate this Wednesday at Broward College. The polls show a close race between the two candidates, with razor-thin differences in the percentage points. But there’s another candidate in play as well, and he’s looking to get in on the debate and…
The John Goodman retrial has yet to start, but it’s already beginning to get a little nuts after a potential juror was placed under arrest for contempt of court Thursday. The juror, Travis Van Vliet, 23, of Lithia in Hillsborough County, Googled the Goodman case, which is a no-no, and…
With same-sex marriage on the brink of being legalized in Florida or getting forever mired in litigation, advocates and gay rights groups have been using news releases and the media to call on Gov. Rick Scott to lift the ban. But now one same-sex couple is going directly to the…
The 2014 Miami Dolphins season is well underway! And while lots of other websites will be breaking down each game and listing 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,…
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies busted thee people whom they’re calling a counterfeit crew who used phony credit cards at ATMs in Weston. The three suspects were caught withdrawing bundles of cash using the fake cards, albeit not in a very conspicuous fashion. All told, the trio was allegedly caught with…
Last year, the Satanic Temple put in a request to Florida’s Department of Management Services to have a display placed in the state’s Capitol rotunda along with a Nativity scene for the holidays. The Satanic Temple was rejected with extreme prejudice and told that its display was “grossly offensive for…
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject same-sex marriage appeals in several states earlier this week — opening the door to lifting the ban in a total of 30 states — the attorney general and Gov. Rick Scott are still sticking to their guns in trying to keep same-sex…
