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1. Feature

   Towering Rage

   Luxury condo developers up the ante with critics

   By Amy Guthrie

   Published: July 26, 2007

   From his office on the 12th floor of the Las Olas Centre, Don Hall's view stretches across the New River to take in regal yachts, fine mansions, and open skies. Hall says he...

2. News

   Swamp Theme

   Everglades' old guard girds for county park fight

   By Thomas Francis

   Published: July 26, 2007

   Clint Bridges wrestles 13-foot alligators. He also builds airboats and drives them deep into the flat, featureless expanse of the Florida Everglades without ever getting...

3. Bob Norman

   Marital Law

   Does Stacy Ritter's lobbyist husband swing her vote?

   By Bob Norman

   Published: July 26, 2007

   When Stacy Ritter was elected to the Broward County Commission in November, her lobbyist-husband, Russ Klenet, promised to cut ties to companies that contract with the county...

4. Night Rider

   Dirty Country

   Why you should never invite your mom to a drunken birthday party where you're the main act

   By Marya Summers

   Published: July 26, 2007

   Nothing says party like a birthday bash, unless it's a birthday gig for Truckstop Coffee's frontman, Pete Stein. The Bamboo Room in Lake Worth hosted the shindig, and it not...

5. Music

   The Saint and the Sinner

   A godless heathen gets down with J.C.

   By Brandon K. Thorp

   Published: July 26, 2007

   Jesus Christ was everybody's favorite person on the evening of June 22 at Redeeming Word Christian Center, a big church way out near the end of Prospect Road in Fort...

6. Short Cuts

   Charlie Mingus

   Tijuana Moods (RCA/Legacy)

   By Mark Keresman

   Published: July 26, 2007

   When the great roll of American jazz composers is called, the late Charles Mingus (1922-79) will be near the tip-top. Mingus was and remains unique in that he drew on the...

7. Subtropical

   Sam Friend and the Melon Cauliflowers

   By Lee Zimmerman

   Published: July 26, 2007

   The University of Miami School of Music claims some notable alumni, two of the best-known being Pat Metheny and Bruce Hornsby. Only time will tell whether Sam Friend will reach...

8. Live Wire

   Morgan Heritage

   By Jonathan Cunningham

   Published: July 26, 2007

   This may come as a surprise to some, but there's more than one royal family when it comes to Jamaican reggae. It's obvious that the Marleys would be a shoo-in for this...

9. Pub Stalker

   Nectar at the Seminole Casino — Coconut Creek

   By Bryan Falla

   Published: July 26, 2007

   The Seminole Hard Rock set the bar pretty high with clubs like Spirits, Passion, and Pangaea. Now, casinos that want to offer a nightlife alternative will have to work hard to...

10. Dred Scott!

    Reggae's Compassion

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: July 26, 2007

    Apparently, reggae and dancehall music are nothing alike. This might sound confusing to casual fans of the genres, but international reggae star Freddie McGregor says a line...

11. Dish

    Split Decision

    Our meal at Limoncello ended in a draw

    By Gail Shepherd

    Published: July 26, 2007

    In every critic's life a moment emerges when she realizes that her carefully refined opinions — judicious and elegant as they may be — aren't worth doo-doo. The...

12. Film

    Charge of the Light Brigade

    Racing to reignite the sun — and our souls — in Danny Boyle's sci-fi collage

    By Nathan Lee

    Published: July 26, 2007

    In the observation room of the spacecraft Icarus II, passengers sit on a bench in front of a large, rectangular screen displaying a view of what lies ahead. They gaze at the...

13. Night & Day

    Secret Society

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: July 26, 2007

    It’s a living, breathing classroom of what cool is. Since it’s strategically placed in a strip mall in the middle of nowhere, it’s considered Oakland Park’s “little secret.”...

14. Night & Day

    Wind Beats Rocks

    By Sam Eifling

    Published: July 26, 2007

    By their meager standards, the Colorado Rockies are having a decent year in the toughest division in baseball, but to this point in the season they’re best known for their...

15. Night & Day

    18 Postcards from Paris

    By Phillip Valys

    Published: July 26, 2007

    A handful of cities could’ve inspired the 18 charming short films from Paris, Je T’aime, but only one pulled it off: the infectiously spellbinding City of Lights. Like sampling...

16. Night & Day

    Social Misfits, Political Buzzcocks

    By John Linn

    Published: July 26, 2007

    There was a time when punk rock stood for something. Not only was punk about the rebelliousness of youth acting in concert, it was also about gazing through the thin membrane...

17. Night & Day

    Grin as They Bare it

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: July 26, 2007

    Who do you love more than your bartender? He’s there with an extra heavy hand when times are tough. He makes you look loved and charming to out of town guests – even if he...

18. Night & Day

    Hot Legs ´n’ Blue Suede Shoes

    By Terra Sullivan

    Published: July 26, 2007

    Following South Florida’s tribute artists around town can feel like a Dr. Seuss riddle. Would you watch them on a boat? Why, yes, the Chris MacDonald Elvis cruise. In the back...

19. Night & Day

    Artvolution

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: July 26, 2007

    From New York to the Bahamas, creative types face the quandary: “How the hell do I find the people who want my cool art?” Like any type of evolutionary dilemma, adaptation to...

20. Night & Day

    I Only Have Jaws for You

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: July 26, 2007

    Ahh, Summer. It’s a time for lounging on the beach, cooling off in the ocean, and, and, and, SHARKS! Those poor little devils get such a bad rap; we judge their entire species...