New England Patriots football team owner Robert Kraft and other men are being offered a chance to have their solicitation-of-prostitution charges dropped as part of plea deal, the Palm Beach County prosecutor’s office confirmed Tuesday. The offer was extended not just to the billionaire, but to the other 24 men facing misdemeanor charges after Jupiter police said they were caught on camera soliciting sex at an illicit massage parlor. The men have been offered to get their charges dropped... Read More
Miami Beach holds emergency spring break meeting: ‘We need to make it a lot less fun’
A brawl on the beach, a young woman knocked unconscious near Ocean Drive, police officers injured, a driver on the MacArthur Causeway serving alcohol to passengers in another vehicle, and … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Bufarella battle brewing? Name confusion and a $250 ‘luxury pizza’ arrive with new Fort Lauderdale restaurant
New York had its Ray’s Pizza wars. Broward now has a Bufarella brouhaha. Bufarella Genuine Italian Gourmet is a small cheese and sandwich shop that opened in August 2018 in Oakland Park. Bufarella La Pizza Di Napoli is an 86-seat pizzeria restaurant that opened this week in Fort Lauderdale. The stores, about 3 miles apart, have different owners and are not affiliated. Both specialize in soft, creamy mozzarella cheeses made in house daily from curds shipped from Italy. Michael Mayo /... Read More
Ryan Fitzpatrick discusses why he picked Dolphins, the future of his beard and more
New Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick believes he still has plenty left in the tank after a 14-year NFL career. He wants to compete for the Dolphins’ starting quarterback job. And he plans to continue sporting his glorious beard in South Florida. Fitzpatrick, 36, said Tuesday the opportunity to be an NFL starter at this stage in his career was the most appealing option for him to join the Dolphins organization as a free agent on Sunday. “I’ve been in pretty much every... Read More
‘Rain is kryptonite to Miami drivers.’ There’s no saving us from stupidity on the road
Miami, you were warned. For days, TV forecasters breathlessly told us we were finally going to get some much-needed rain. They didn’t candy coat the warnings, either — that one … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Templeton Prize Winner: Marcelo Gleiser, Physicist Who Beholds the Universe’s Mysteries
The agnostic is credited with bringing believers and religious questions into the scientific realm. An agnostic theoretical physicist who has encouraged Christians to embrace the dual mysteries of science and faith is the latest recipient of the prestigious Templeton Prize. The 2019 honor goes to Marcelo Gleiser, a professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College. The 60-year-old researcher has suggested that science and spirituality represent complementary expressions of... Read More
Azusa Pacific Drops Ban on Same-Sex Student Relationships, Again
Revised code of conduct shifts in favor of “uniform standards of behavior for all students.” Azusa Pacific University (APU) has gone back and forth this school year on whether to allow students to date members of the same sex. Last week, the Southern California Christian college decided, once again, to remove a ban on “romanticized” same-sex relationships from its code of student conduct. APU had initially made the same change in the fall, only to reverse the decision when... Read More
Former Broward court clerk files to run for his old job — against his ex-wife, the current clerk
To get his old job back, former Broward Clerk of Courts Howard Forman is running against his former wife and current clerk, Brenda Forman. He filed papers Monday with the Supervisor of Elections Office. Howard Forman served as clerk for 16 years, before retiring in 2016. Brenda Forman, who was still married to him at the time, ran in his place and won. Both are registered Democrats. Howard Forman filed divorce papers in March 2017 to end their four-year marriage. The next day, Brenda Forman... Read More
Hollywood tax rate to go up as city borrows $165 million
Hollywood’s tax rate is already one of the highest in Broward County — and it’s about to get even higher. That’s because Hollywood voters approved a $165 million bond last week that will require $100 million in interest payments over 25 years. The new bond will help pay for a new police headquarters, upgrades to city-owned parks and golf courses and neighborhood improvements that include building sea walls where there are none now. Hollywood is already paying off a $54 million,... Read More
Three people arrested in scheme to create bogus tags for trapping Keys spiny lobsters
Florida fisheries investigators have arrested three people following a nearly three-year inquiry into alleged counterfeiting of lobster trap tags, required by law for commercial anglers to do business in the … Click to Continue » ... Read More