Just before Broward Sheriff Scott Israel took office, BSO employees apparently destroyed former sheriff Al Lamberti’s workplace computer with a hammer. This, according to a newly released internal affairs report. According to the investigation, there was no evidence that Lamberti ordered the destruction of the computer, but the BSO web…
LeBron James absolutely deserves the max contract he is reportedly asking for, while Dwyane Wade should not be paid like a superstar. This, according to common sense but also according to a statistical study put together by numberfire.com. According to the report, which breaks down how Heat players should be…
The six same-sex couples who sued the state back in January and are asking a state court to rule that Florida’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional will finally be heard today in a Miami courtroom. Eleventh Judicial Court Judge Sarah Zabel will preside over the case of Pareto v…
It’s officially summertime. Which means it’s time to get out and about and, you know, do stuff. But, hey, you’re broke (or cheap). So what’s a penniless schlub to do in the city known for its yachts? You get out there anyway. Because, believe it or not, there’s a ton…
Fort Lauderdale City Manager Lee Feldman released his 2015 proposed budget report and, according to what he writes, the city can add over 60 new positions without raising the tax rate. Among the proposed positions, Feldman says ten new Parks and Recreation jobs can be added to aid several initiatives…
On Monday, most of us had never heard of the arts and crafts store Hobby Lobby (there’s one in Davie on South University Drive). But now, thanks to a controversial 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that sided with the retailer’s religious rights, we’re all up to speed. And now the American…
Well, how do you like that? It’s Hurricane Season. Yup. That soggy weather you’re driving to work in today is Tropical Depression One, which is spreading its large, unseemly clouds all over Florida and threatening to get us all wet. This trop dep is expected to gain strength and is…
Moving to South Florida is no easy task. It takes gumption and balls, and you probably have to be a little nuts as well. Why? Because South Florida is insane. It’s also beautiful, sexy, sweltering, and sultry. But, mostly, insane. Now that you’re here, it’s important to understand that we’re…
Last May, we told you about a couple of Cocoa Beach dudes who decided it would not only be a good idea to cannonball themselves onto a manatee and her calf but also to post it on YouTube. Now, a little over a year later, those manatees are getting justice!…
Florida is apparently not as corrupt as it once was, and now it just might be getting even less so after Gov. Rick Scott signed the Government Ethics bill on Friday. The bill — SB 846 — is designed to make incremental changes and improvements to Florida’s ethics laws, including…
The latest edition of our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue is up and live, and it is chock-full o’ awesomeness. From the best dive bars to the best places to meet single men and ladies to the best local restaurants in town and even your readers’ choice votes, it’s…
A West Palm Beach psychic claims the $10,000 in cash a client had given her to pray over was burned up at a church altar. The psychic, Sonya Gallego, was given cash after she promised the client that the money would be returned once it had been prayed over in…
Gay rights advocates have been arguing for a while now that marriage equality and overall rights are not just a matter of allowing the LGBT community to be treated like all others but also a matter of the economy for the state.And now a brief put together by the national…
Miami Heat President Pat Riley held his annual State-of-the Heat address Thursday morning. And, as expected, he was a bit on the ornery side after his team got throttled in the NBA Finals last week. Still, Riley was Riley, showing his resolve and determination as a dynasty-maker, and dropped several…
The latest edition of our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue is up and live, and it is chock-full o’ awesomeness. From the best dive bars to the best places to meet single men and ladies to the best local restaurants in town and even your readers’ choice votes, it’s…
The owner of the Village at Gulfstream Park has been granted permission to build a 21-story, 182-unit luxury condo atop a parking garage next to the mall at the pari-mutuel casino. The project will cost $92 million and is expected to bring an estimated $523,000 a year in property taxes,…
The Florida Department of the Lottery — the department that hands out and handles billions of dollars — apparently can’t keep its books straight. This according to an audit conducted by the office of the state auditor general, David W. Martin. As first reported by FloridaWatchDog.org, the survey found that…
In what at one point had a bleak outlook turned into a symbolic victory for Fort Lauderdale’s LGBT community when commissioners approved a marriage-equality resolution Tuesday night. The measure, sponsored by openly gay Commissioner Dean Trantalis, is nonbinding and asks Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature to make gay…
Sheldon Adelson, the mega-rich casino magnate who last week donated $2.5 million to the anti-Amendment 2 group Drug Free Florida, also happens to have his own medical research group. And according to that group’s own studies, medical marijuana has been shown to aid those who suffer from multiple sclerosis. See…
A City Fort Lauderdale measure asking commissioners to openly support marriage equality and gay rights is in danger of not having enough votes to pass Tuesday. The measure, sponsored by openly gay Commissioner Dean Trantalis, is nonbinding. However, it would speak loudly for city officials to openly support marriage equality…
When someone thinks “government corruption,” one readily thinks “FLORIDA!” But as it turns out, our fair state of supreme malfeasance has been tanking a little in the rankings. At least, according to one study. Researchers at the University of Hong Kong and Indiana University studied more than 25,000 convictions of…
It’s finally here. The latest edition of our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue goes live, and it is chock-full o’ awesomeness. From the best dive bars to the best places to meet single men and ladies to the best local restaurants in town and even your readers’ choice votes,…
