Last week, we reported that The Color Run had filed a lawsuit against an FAU student who photographed one of its races and later saw his image used on the company’s marketing materials. The student, Max Jackson, had agreed to let the company use his picture on Facebook but did…
Clarification 2/16, 3 p.m.. This article initially called Penn State “Penn” on one reference. The mistake has been fixed. The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Florida State University president Eric J. Barron is leaving to take the helm at another football-mad school — Penn State, home of the Joe Paterno/Jerry…
UPDATE Monday 2/17/14: The parties have settled. Read more from each side here. NOTE: The Color Run has repsonded. Scroll to end of post for the response, pasted in full. The Color Run is a race during which people wear white and get paint dumped on them along the course…
In 2007, 15-year-old Amber White was parasailing in Pompano Beach with her sister when winds picked up, the tow line broke, and White slammed into a building and died. Last year, 17-year-old Alexis Fairchild was parasailing in Panama City when again winds picked up, the line snapped, and she and…
The South-East Zoo Alliance for Reproduction & Conservation (SEZARC) is “asking the public to lend a hand to their sperm collecting efforts,” it announced yesterday. “Every day, all throughout the animal world, millions of sperm are going to waste, swimming their way to fruitless oblivion. This sperm, if properly harvested…
On Tuesday, I wondered aloud who was ready to make some money if medical marijuana becomes legal in Florida after November’s vote. There was only one corporation with “marijuana” in its name listed in the state so far. Since, then I heard from a few others who said they’re waiting…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court OK’d the language in a proposed ballot initiative, so Florida voters this November will get to vote on whether or not to legalize medical marijuana. Surely, stoners compassionate medical professionals are going are going to come out in full force to vote this thing through and…
Advocates of medical marijuana met their goal — they collected enough signatures to see that the issue gets posed to voters on this November’s ballot. Elections officials announced today they they verified 710,508 signatures that were submitted — enough to force a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment. If approved,…
In a 2012 cover story, we told you how scientists were proposing the introduction of genetically engineered mosquitoes to Key West. A for-profit British company called Oxitec promised that these creatures, whose genes would be tweaked to make them glow red and self-destruct, would help lower the mosquito population and…
The documentary movie Blackfish has brought a world of negative attention to SeaWorld. The film, which shines a light on the horrors of orcas in captivity, was aired to huge audiences on CNN and provoked protests around the country. In response, SeaWorld execs have alternately refused comment or blathered about…
You know how it is when new neighbors move in — you peek out the window and see what they’re unloading from the U-haul. Big speakers, heavy weapons, bongs, Justin Bieber records… all could spell trouble. But folks in Davie ought to be stoked about the new Mormon temple –…
When Boca Raton Police Officer Lora McHugh entered Sandra Snow’s bedroom around 4:30 p.m. July 22, 2008, she found the plump 62-year-old lying face up on the bed, a green blanket pulled up to her neck. Snow was dead. The officer checked for signs of foul play but found none…
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Lauren Tannehill, wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, rented a car for two hours and left an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in the back. The gun was found by the woman who rented the car next, Judith Fleissig of Rochester, New York. Tannehill is…
The saga of the Pabst Plue Ribbon Festivus Pole has a happy ending. This famous pole, which was built by activist Chaz Stevens and erected in the rotunda of the Florida Capitol as a counterpoint to Nativity scenes on public property, has sold on eBay for $455…
When Boca Raton Police Officer Lora McHugh entered Sandra Snow’s bedroom around 4:30 p.m. on July 22, 2008, she found the plump 62-year-old lying face up on the bed, a green blanket pulled to her neck. Snow was dead. The officer checked for signs of foul play but found none…
It’s a modern-day dilemma: You’re in the middle of a fracas. Cops show up. You whip out your cell phone. You hit record. The cops — worried that you might have caught them in unflattering actions, afraid you may have gotten their “bad side,” or just under lots of pressure…
A lot of people in South Florida’s biking community were upset to see that Ray Strack, a leader of the monthly Critical Mass bike rides in Fort Lauderdale, got hit by a car while riding to get a loaf of bread on January 2. He is currently home recovering from…
Yep — what the headline says. The US Geological Survey is reporting that there was an earthquake 38km N of Corralillo, Cuba. People in Key West reportedly felt it: LOL ! RT @PamNeedsCoffee: Whoa. Or someone just burped at Hog’s Breath? RT WHAT??? Earthquake felt in Key West? http://t.co/g3xTrPwrEr— Vice-Queen…
Happy birthday, Gitmo! Saturday, January 11, marks the 12th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility — the 12th anniversary of indefinite detention without charge or trial. Protestors from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Amnesty International USA, and some 20 other organizations will be marching in Washington to demand…
Everyone knows that early January is the time to get the best prices on holiday decorations for the coming year. See also: “Festivus Pole” Made of Beer Cans Approved; Will Go Up in Florida Capitol Next to Jesus’ Manger The economic principles that apply to fake Christmas trees also apply…
When Adam Sohn came upon an accident scene on Oakland Park Boulevard yesterday afternoon, he saw a messed-up bicycle and an injured man on the ground. He took a few pictures and posted them to the Facebook page for Fort Lauderdale Critical Mass — a movement of cyclists who get…
Pope Francis is quickly becoming the cool pope, with his socially progressive agenda and humble actions. He has lashed out at capitalists and said “who I am I to judge” gays if they are good people? He has blessed deformed worshipers, sneaked out at night to feed the hungry, invited…
