At a time when climate change is the big topic of discussion and debate between scientists and politicians, Fort Lauderdale is at least doing its part to make sure things get green. The city is doing so much for the environment, in fact, that it was named among the top…
The Miami Heat took a 3-1 lead in its Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against Brooklyn on Monday night, beating the Nets 102-96. While there are plenty of game and series recaps to peruse, we at the Pulp like to dig deeper and get into some specific stuff you may or…
The Miami Heat became the last team to lose a game among those remaining in the playoffs on Saturday, when the Brooklyn Nets took Game 3. And now that it’s leading the best-of-seven series only 2-1, the Nets’ Paul Pierce has decided to do that thing where he chirps up…
Floridians who go out and purchase hurricane supplies can expect not to pay any sales tax, thanks to Rick Scott signing the hurricane tax-holiday bill, HB 5601, on Monday. The tax holiday means that things like batteries, generators, radios, tarps, and first-aid kits will be sales-tax-free during hurricane season, which…
The Federal Aviation Administration says an unmanned drone nearly collided with a commercial US Airways jet over Florida several weeks ago. The FAA says the possibility of drones and planes crashing into one another is becoming more and more a threat. According to reports, on March 22, the 50-seat airliner…
Update: Authorities have given the all-clear after the package the bomb squad inspected was ruled not to be a threat. Suspicions arose after a bag was found in the school parking lot. A bomb squad robot inspected the bag and found there was nothing in it. The bomb squad took…
It’s getting to the point where it’s almost become its own parody. But it’s no joke. For the second time in a week, a Miami Dolphins player tweeted out something dumb concerning a player in the draft. Safety Don Jones tweeted out disapproving comments about Michael Sam — the NFL’s…
You can now add Margate in the growing number of Broward County and Palm Beach cities extending benefits to same-sex couples. In a 3-2 vote earlier this week, Margate’s city commissioners approved to extend benefits to same-sex couples who were legally married in another state, or are in a domestic…
Earlier this week, the White House released its National Climate Assessment, and, judging by the results of that assessment, things are looking pretty bleak for the environment. Particularly in South Florida. Sea levels are on the rise, and South Florida is sinking. But Sen. and presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has…
Jocks are dumb. This is pretty universally accepted. It might be unfair, but sometimes the evidence is overwhelming. Or maybe it’s just a Dolphins thing? Either way. With the 19th-overall pick, the Miami Dolphins selected yet another offensive tackle in Tennessee OT Ja’Wuan James. Not long after, center Mike Pouncey…
The Miami Heat took a 2-0 lead in its Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against Brooklyn on Thursday night, beating the Nets 94-82. While there are plenty of game and series recaps to peruse, we at the Pulp like to dig deeper and get into some specific stuff you may or…
In a 114-page report, the Broward Office of Inspector General lays down the hammer on the Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Division, accusing the shelter of recurring “misconduct and gross management.” Among the report’s findings: the shelter mishandled controlling a drug for euthanized animals that known on the streets…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office DUI Task Force will be out task-forcing on Friday and Saturday with a DUI checkpoint scheduled from 9 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday. The DUI checkpoint will be set up at 380 S. Federal Highway in Deerfield Beach. Officers from the BSO as well as…
In case you haven’t noticed what with all the Miami Heat awesomeness lately, the NFL Draft is going down Thursday night. And, as is pretty much the case every year, your Miami Dolphins have the 19th overall selection because nothing rewards mediocrity more than mediocrity. The Fins have been going…
LeBron James is all up in you. He has his own app, he’s all over commercials, and he is currently chasing a third-straight NBA title. And now, he’s all set to take over Hollywood. LeBron is currently reportedly involved in not one but two productions, including a docudrama about his…
Last week, it was a Broward judge. This week, it’s a Broward prosecutor. Molena Mompoint, a Broward State Attorney’s Office prosecutor from Fort Lauderdale, was arrested Monday evening on a possession-of-methamphetamine charge. It’s the second time within a week someone who is tasked with practicing and enforcing the law was…
Weston native and FSU student Ryan Uhre, whose body was discovered on the rooftop of a building in Tallahassee in February after he had vanished for nearly two weeks, had cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana in his system. This according to the toxicology report and documents released by the Tallahassee Police…
On Tuesday, we brought you the tale of Giovanni Rubeo, a fifth-grade Park Lakes Elementary student who was told by a teacher that he was prohibited from reading his Bible in school. Whatever anyone’s thoughts and feelings on religion on school grounds might be, this was clearly a violation of…
Echoing sentiments he made a couple of months ago, Florida gubernatorial hopeful Charlie Crist says race was a big reason he chose to bolt the Republican Party. Crist sat down with Fusion TV on Tuesday and said the GOP’s hostile treatment of President Obama was a big reason he decided…
Broward School Board members are set to vote on whether the county should update its public school’s sex education curriculum. Proponents of an update say that Broward’s students are lagging behind the rest of the nation when it comes to sex ed. As it stands now, the county’s sex education…
Kayla Mendoza, the 20-year-old woman who tweeted out “2 drunk 2 care” before driving a Hyundai Sonata the wrong way on the Sawgrass Expressway and crashing into a 2012 Toyota Camry, killing two people, pleaded not guilty during an arraignment hearing Tuesday morning. Mendoza is charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular…
There are a good six months before Election Day, and Scott is not holding back on attacking Charlie Crist. He’s also not holding back on how much money he’s willing to spend doing it, nor in what language. Scott is eyeing a full-on campaign of wooing Hispanic voters by launching…
