In a historical moment for the medical marijuana movement, Rick Scott signed the Charlotte’s Web bill into law on Monday. Back in April, the Senate approved the bill by a 36-3 vote, and Scott said he would sign it into law as soon as it hit his desk. Charlotte’s Web,…
Last time we checked up on Palm Beach County students, things weren’t looking too hot. The county’s school system saw a dip in its overall grades, according to the Florida Department of Education’s annual school grades. Two schools got D’s and two schools received F grades in Palm Beach. But…
Pat Riley once said, “There’s winning, and there’s misery.” After back-to-back years of winning, parades, pots and pans, parties, T-shirts, and jubilation, Miami Heat fans are on the miserable side of things this morning. And while this NBA Finals loss stings, it’s not as bad as the hurt we all…
From voting on a former governor who jumped parties or a governor with a low approval rating to legalizing medical marijuana, Florida has some interesting things to vote for come election time. But one election of real significance could be that of attorney general. Pam Bondi has already filed for…
In 2008, the ban of same-sex marriage was voted into the Florida constitution, the end of a process that was kick-started two years prior, when then-Gov. Charlie Crist signed a petition to get that prohibition approved. Six years later, the LGBT advocacy group Equality Florida is taking the state to…
For the second game in a row, the San Antonio Spurs absolutely blew up on the Miami Heat, won the game 107-86, and are now a win away from having all of America hold the world’s largest circle-jerk party to celebrate their unified irrational and stupid hatred for a professional…
Ahh, Palm Beach County. Sunshine shining on a cloudless day as palm trees sway lazily in the waft of putrid refuge in the breeze. Or, at least, that’ll be the picture of the town on some days after the county commissioners voted to allow the importing of garbage from outside…
Filomena Tobias, the Palm Beach socialite who became Internet Famous after she was caught shooting an angry bird at the Bulls’ Joakim Noah during last year’s NBA playoffs, has sold her home and changed her name. She’s the Keyser Söze of middle-finger ladies! According to a report, records show that…
Sure, the Miami Heat are currently in the middle of trying to defeat the 15-headed hydra known as the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals, but it’s never too early for so-crazy-it-might-be-true rumors. Also, it’s fun to keep making American super mad at us. Turns out, two separate reports have…
After receiving so many high marks on different rankings, this bit of news is kind of a bummer: Apparently, Fort Lauderdale is not an ideal place to raise a family. This, according to WalletHub, a personal finance social network that ranked more than a hundred cities across the U.S. in…
Tuesday marked the first Wilton Manors commission meeting since news broke of Commissioner Ted Galatis using the n-word on a black driver he was involved in a road rage incident with on June 1. About six speakers at Tuesday’s commission meeting stepped up and called for Galatis’ resignation, or at…
Drug Free Florida, the group that is putting on the full-court press to get Floridians to vote against medical marijuana, has been active in getting its message out, particularly with videos and with big-time donors coming from the woodwork to finance the cause. But as much as the group wants…
Well, that was rough. Game 3 started and the San Antonio Spurs rained down swords and knives onto the Miami Heat for the crotch-punching 111-92 win at American Airlines Arena. It was an onslaught from the beginning, as the Spurs hit 75 percent of their shots, obliterating NBA Finals records…
UPDATE: As the November elections near, Sheldon Adelson has dug even deeper into his never-ending pockets and donated another $1.5 million to the Drug Free Florida campaign. Big-money casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has jumped into the anti-medical marijuana fray by opening his deep wallet and donating $2.5 million to the…
For months now, polls have been showing Charilie Crist leading Rick Scott in the race for governor. In March, a Quinnipiac University poll showed Crist up by 16 points. Before that, in October, Public Policy Polling showed Crist leading by 12. Now all that seems to have changed, as a…
Earlier Tuesday morning, it was reported that Antaun Teasley, personal chef to and good friend of the Miami Heat’s Norris Cole, was shot and killed at popular Miami Beach nightclub, Mansion. Police say a fight broke out in the VIP section, and a weapon was fired, leaving Teasely the lone…
Dwyane Wade has been fined $5,000 for his Game 2 flop against the San Antonio Spurs. And deservedly so. The NBA says flopping is illegal and has tried to curb the act by fining players when they do. And Wade’s Game 2 flop was a doozy. Although it came against…
It looks like Floridians would rather have all the scientists run for president than Marco Rubio, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released last week. After the White House released the findings from the National Climate Assessment last month that said climate change was man-made and that Florida was…
The backlash over Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s opposition to the amendment to legalize medical marijuana in Florida has trickled into Monday with the vice chairman of the Florida Democratic Party publicly separating himself from Wasserman Schultz’s stance. Alan Clendenin sent out a news release proclaiming his support for Amendment 2 while…
On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott signed the DREAM Act bill into law, which will allow in-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants in Florida. According to the bill, undocumented immigrants must meet a certain number of conditions to qualify that include attending a secondary school for at least three…
A man jumped from the third level of the parking garage at CityPlace early Monday morning, police say. There are also reports of gunshots being heard at or around CityPlace Muvico at the time the man jumped. It’s unclear if he was running from the gunshots or if he was…
After he was forced out of Game 1 with cramps and had to be carried to the bench by Heat trainers, the Twittersphere began mocking LeBron James with a viral #LeBroning hashtag that showed people being carried in pain. In Game 2, LeBron took #LeBroning and bent it, torqued it,…
