Hollywood City Commission candidate Rick Valdez doesn’t want your money. He just wants you to vote. He also wants you to kick it at his hip-hop party on Wednesday night. “I was given a space where I could have a fundraiser or something,” Valdez tells New Times. “So I went…
Dion Robinson, a 43-year-old assistant coach for a West Park youth football team, didn’t like that a referee called an unsportsmanlike penalty on his team. So, in a perfectly reasonable response, he ran across the field and slapped the referee so hard, it knocked him down. “I was shocked!” referee Andrew…
The motto of the Broward Sheriff’s Office could be “if it’s uncomfortable, don’t talk about it.” The death of an inmate by suicide, with plenty of warning signs, in a Broward jail? Silence. The federal investigation into Lt. David Benjamin, who ferried Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein to his getaway jet? Silence.The…
Gone are the days of chalkboards, abacuses, and dunce caps. Nowadays elementary-school students (of a certain social stratus) tote iPads and laptops and get shamed for their stupidity on social media.And while the prospect of Little Billy jumping on Plantation Middle School’s wireless network to polish his social studies project…
Maybe it’s because he’s trying to temper expectations. Or, maybe it’s because he doesn’t want Republicans to get complacent and stop working. Or, maybe it’s because he’s naturally dickish and can’t help himself. But Gov. Rick Scott doesn’t believe the latest polls that say Mitt Romney is up by seven…
Here’s a heartwarming story of a mom, her kids, and a crapload of wine!A Boynton Beach woman was arrested on DUI charges after she got her wine on, then crashed her BMW into another car with her children onboard. Janet Malizia, 49, slammed her car into an SUV on I-75…
Apparently, Barry Obama’s debate performance was so craptacular, The Mittbot has gained some points with Latino voters in Florida. According to a ImpreMedia & Latino Decisions tracking poll released Monday, Obama’s lead among Hispanic voters in Florida has slipped from 72% last week to 67% this week. Among those polled,…
Bigeye thresher shark? Nope. Squid? Nope. Paul Ryan? Most definitely not. The freakishly beautiful giant eyeball found on Pompano Beach last week belongs to a swordfish, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. See also-Giant “Mystery” Eyeball Discovered in Pompano Beach…
A crash involving a Palm Tran bus and a pickup truck happened on the 14000 block of Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach shortly before rush hour this morning. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue officials report that 13 people had to be taken to the hospital with head and neck…
The Dolphins are 3-3 and locked into a four-way tie with the rest of the AFC East. Which means either the Dolphins are good again, or the AFC East really, really sucks. Either way. While 3-3 is as mediocre as it gets in the NFL, it’s still a vast improvement…
Edward Crisante Jr., a depressive 32-year-old, turned himself in at the Broward Main Jail on June 29, 2010, after failing to appear in court on traffic charges. He left the jail four days later on a stretcher, after hanging himself in his bunk with a bedsheet. He died in the…
Lionfish are nothing new. The vibrant and venomous invasive species has been screwing up local marine habitats since the first one was recorded in U.S. waters off our very own Dania Beach back in 1985. Their persistence prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to release a new reports on best practices for controlling…
Well, at long last it looks like John Goodman’s douche caught up to him, and he is finally going to spend some time in the slammer. The International Polo Club owner, who has been under house arrest on a DUI manslaughter charge for killing 23-year-old Scott Wilson back in February…
With November 6 a mere four weeks away, Florida decided it’s about time to do that thing where it screws up the election.LET’S DO THIS, FLORIDA! According to Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher, about 60,000 Palm Beach County absentee ballots that have already been mailed by the Palm Beach County Supervisor…
Oh, Florida. You were off to such a terrible start today (as is the case most days). With this, and then this. But now… you go and do something like this…and totally redeem yourself! No, really. According to a Washington Post poll conducted in September, 54 percent of Florida voters think…
A Jacksonville man was indicted on federal charges after he purchased a dozen enemas from a CVS store, used them, put them back into their boxes, resealed them, and brought them back to the store. So. Many. Questions. Oh, but that’s not all. Several of the used enemas were then…
Oh for crapsake, Florida. On Tuesday, the Florida Board of Education agreed on a new strategic vision for the next six years: By 2018, a student’s academic goals will be determined by race. For example: It will require 88 percent of white students to be proficient in reading but only…
GOP veep candidate Paul Ryan is known for his buffness and wonkery, but last night he managed an even greater feat, making Joe Biden look like a wise old man — and not that old either. Obama’s running mate was on fire, and Kid Ryan got burned.Fire Ant was back in…
Early in last night’s vice presidential debate, questions came up about what to do over Iran’s nuclear program. Things got fierce. Biden scrunched his brow and hammered away on Iran’s lack of missiles to deliver whatever it enriches and driveled on about diplomacy. Ryan’s giant wet eyes darted around as he feigned foreign-policy expertise, shoveling some…
Today is National Coming Out Day, and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is all about it. Wasserman Schultz, along with Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Boca), posed for NO8H in the group’s campaign supporting equal rights for gays and lesbians. “On National Coming Out Day I’m so proud…
Damian Gingerich, 30, of Hollywood, saw an idling car outside Lalani Grocery at 2412 Taylor St. So he decided, what the hell, I’m gonna steal it. According to police, the owner of the car, Shayla Marie Briggs, came out of the store and, to her horror, saw some dude sitting…
What in the hell is going in Broward County these days? First a guy dies from eating too many bugs, then this thing washes up in Pompano Beach.The above picture is of a giant eyeball that a Pompano Beach resident discovered and turned over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife…
