Barbara Carroll just wanted to cash a check for $140. The 78-year-old former probation officer and assistant bank manager, who is black, stopped by a Wells Fargo branch in Fort Lauderdale last November for what she thought would be a quick errand. Instead, she says, she spent two and a half hours...
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This list is based on the best deals overall. Each spot serves a good drink, cheap eats, and all at a fraction of the regular price. Here's our list of the ten best happy hours in Broward County.
Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in Florida by slightly more than 100,000 votes. At least according to the official recount numbers, George W. Bush beat Al Gore in Florida in 2000 by fewer than 600 votes. Had the constantly ineffectual Florida Democratic Party gotten its act together decades ago and...
While our big, sweaty grandpa president is busy tweeting that immigrants don't deserve due-process in immigration courts, the business bearing his name (which he pretty much still runs) is trying to hire more foreign workers. According to federal Department of Labor documents BuzzFeed first dug up yesterday, the Trump Organization has...
When will domestic abusers such as Chris Brown get their reckoning?
Fourth of July happenings, Donny and Marie, Boy George with Culture Club and the B-52's, and more of the best things to do in South Florida this week.
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Freedom. America. Fireworks. Get off your rump and celebrate the red, white and blue in the best ways possible this Fourth of July.
This summer is a great time to be a music fan in Miami. From Britney Spears to the Smashing Pumpkins, some of the most important tours in America are making their way to South Florida. This roundup includes a list of brave souls who are willing to endure the Miami heat and who — in our opinion — are the best. From lesser-known acts to large-scale ones hitting venues of all sizes across the region, here are the ten best concerts coming to South Florida this June through August.
The Canadian pop-country singer known for her girl-power anthems, tragic childhood, and "perfect" face, Shania Twain, recently said in an interview with the Guardian that if she were a U.S. citizen, she would have cast a ballot for known pervert Donald Trump. "I would have voted for him because...
Puppy Collection Inc., a Broward County pet shop with interior decor like a Barbie Dreamhouse, sells a range of “teacup puppies” — the extremely small, $1,000 dogs you might find in Paris Hilton’s handbag. The store, whose slogan is “Where celebrities buy their puppies,” says it's a pet seller to the stars with “over 100+ celebrities” as clients.
Dressed in head-to-toe camouflage, Ron Bergeron emerges from a yellow thicket and gazes at the open pasture. A heavy rainstorm has left behind a field of black mud and wet grass in Big Cypress National Preserve. The sky is gray and the land bare, save for a herd of deer...
Instead of mourning the passing of loved ones, the Mexican holiday Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebrates them with huge bashes and colorful festivals. As South Florida gears up for next week's holiday, New Times has rounded up some of the region's best happenings. You can even win two round-trip tickets to Mexico. From block parties to workshops and exhibitions, the best Day of the Dead events in South Florida are here at your fingertips.
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There's something to be said about the rush a vinyl enthusiast gets after spotting that rare find. The sport of collecting records is all about the hunt. Or perhaps it's about the act of holding the record in your hands, admiring the album art, and dropping the needle that satisfies. Is it the best way to listen to music? It is for many.
Oktoberfest in Miami isn't the raging 18-day festival like the one in Munich, but there are still myriad fest-related events happening in town. Germany's festival began September 16, yet the annual revelry associated with excessive beer consumption is just getting started in the Magic City.
Good news! We've finally found a bipartisan issue that has united Democrats and Republicans across the state of Florida! Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have signed on to support a bill alongside Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ted Deutch, Alcee Hastings, Frederica...
Summertime means road-tripping and water-sliding. From South Florida's largest water park to Miami-Dade's only wave pool, the region has plenty of ways to stay cool for the summer. If your hot-weather plans include breaking the world record for most time spent floating on a lazy river, we're not here to judge.
This past Friday, Bill Todhunter was bringing in the trash cans from the driveway when he heard his wife screaming. He left the cans and rushed out back to the couple's deck at their home overlooking Port Everglades. There, just a short distance away, the 2,850-passenger Celebrity...
"We wanted to be campy. We saw Pink Martini as Breakfast at Tiffany's reincarnated, crossed with if the United Nations had a house band back in 1962." That's how Thomas Lauderdale describes the 1994 beginnings of his 12-piece orchestra Pink Martini, which will play at the Adrienne Arsht Center tonight,...
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Gary Catronio stands in the middle of his daughter Marisa's small bedroom inside a tidy Coral Springs home. A portly New Yorker with a head of white hair and a trimmed white beard, he is careful not to bump or knock anything over. He points to a pile of women's...
Christmas is right around the corner. How do we know this? Because our kids won't stop talking about it. They literally won't give it a rest. They want to know Santa's every move, and they demand an update on how many days are left until Christmas on a daily basis. You know...
With the Thanksgiving holiday mile-marker in your rear-view mirror, it's time to face the cold harsh reality that you've been trying to avoid up until today: Christmas and Hanukkah are fast-approaching, and it's time to get yourself in a holiday mood — if not for you, for your family, because...
As the shock of Hillary Clinton's defeat settles in, it's easy to feel powerless and hopeless. Though her supporters weren't able to keep Trump's backers from showing up to the polls in record numbers, it's crucial...