Gay Florida Couples Suing the State Will Be Heard in Court Today

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…

11 Ways to Be a Cheapskate in Fort Lauderdale

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…

ACLU of Florida Responds to Hobby Lobby Ruling

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…

First Tropical Depression Might Become a Hurricane

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…

13 Things You Learn When You First Move to South Florida

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…

Rick Scott Signs Ethics Reform Bill into Law

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…

Fort Lauderdale Commissioners Approve Gay Marriage Resolution

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…

Florida Is the Tenth Most Corrupt State

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…