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1. Feature

   C'mon, Get Happy

   Does Mayor Jim Naugle still know Fort Lauderdale?

   By Deirdra Funcheon

   Published: August 23, 2007

   Long after Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle made the comments that ignited the latest and strongest backlash against his mayoralty and long after he'd had time to reconsider,...

2. Letters

   Letters for August 23-29, 2007

   Published: August 23, 2007

   It's Not a Freak Show The right to bare our arms: The rhetorical fireworks in Jamie Laughlin's piece about the Gun and Knife Show at the Fort Lauderdale War Memorial ("A Quick...

3. Bob Norman

   Storming the Castle

   Hallandale Beach and a Broward judge are trying to drive a man from his home

   By Bob Norman

   Published: August 23, 2007

   In Florida, the old adage about a man's home being his castle isn't just talk. It's the law. It's almost Holy Writ. The state's homestead exemption is so absolute that a...

4. Tailpipe

   Calling All Debtors

   As told to Bob Norman

   Published: August 23, 2007

   Beware Pompano Lawyer Randall Leshin — and His Alter Ego, "Jan Taylor" You don't know attorney Randall Leshin, but there's a good chance he knows you. He may have left...

5. Night Rider

   Wise Blood

   Drawing on the right side of the hip

   By Marya Summers

   Published: August 23, 2007

   You don't have to have a tattoo to enjoy the South Florida Tattoo Expo, but it probably helps. To the question "Got ink?" the Night Rider raises her ballpoint. But to the...

6. Music

   Word Up

   WP Fights the Hip-ocracy One Rhyme at a Time

   By Bryan Falla

   Published: August 23, 2007

   They represent two different parts of Florida, but the MCs of Word Perfect stand in line together as they wait to enter the big show. Dirty Dem of Fort Lauderdale and Wiseguy...

7. Short Cuts

   Common

   Finding Forever

   By Michael Roberts

   Published: August 23, 2007

   Unlike many of his rap contemporaries, Lonnie Rashid "Common" Lynn Jr. has matured artistically — but he did have a head start. When he released his Can I Borrow a...

8. Subtropical

   Against Me!

   New Wave (Sire)

   By Chris Gray

   Published: August 23, 2007

   Gainesville's Against Me! shares a hometown with Lynyrd Skynyrd and, discounting the redneck caricature Skynyrd became after frontman/spiritual leader Ronnie Van Zant's 1977...

9. Live Wire

   Funky Blu Roots

   By Jonathan Cunningham

   Published: August 23, 2007

   The Funky Blu Roots are a Fort Lauderdale-based quartet that is part Sly and the Family Stone, part B.B. King, and part Eric Clapton. They sound as crispy-clean on their live...

10. Outtakes

    The Most Fascinating Read Ever

    Particularly if you're into blow, hookers, and all things Crüe

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: August 23, 2007

    From Christmas Day 1986 through January 17, 1988, Mötley Crüe founder and songwriter Nikki Sixx kept a daily diary that chronicled his exploits as an unraveling drug...

11. Pub Stalker

    The Pirate Republic

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: August 23, 2007

    The Pirate Republic954-779-7677234 Almond Ave.Fort LauderdaleIt's a hidden treasure, buried in the side of a Las Olas beachfront building. Find it and you've got plenty of...

12. Dred Scott!

    Can't Stop, Won't Stop

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: August 23, 2007

    It was a hot Friday night in Fort Lauderdale and Dred Scott had hip-hop on the brain. It'd been a while since I'd found a comfortable place to enjoy beats, rhymes, and life in...

13. Dish

    All Greek to Me

    Can Three New Tavernas Give Old Opa a Run for It?

    By Gail Shepherd

    Published: August 23, 2007

    Most of us will put up with a lot so long as we're well entertained. And reasonably fed. Just give us our bread and circuses — and "Mitt Romney" could be the name of an...

14. Film

    Cheat the Rich

    Life as a Hot, Young, White Educated Nanny Is a Drag

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: August 23, 2007

    Shortly after graduating from film school, I took a part-time job as the assistant to a successful movie and television director who told me I'd be handling a mix of personal...

15. Night & Day

    Dancing to a Different Drummer

    By Reshma Kirpalani

    Published: August 23, 2007

    L.A. nightlife meets Hindu mythology on Saturday when the California-based Shakti Dance Company dolls up and dances for deities. You’re invited to push back on an audience seat...

16. Night & Day

    La Cosa Emo

    By John Linn

    Published: August 23, 2007

    T-shirt designers Laki Politis and Marc Edgar are still in college, but that hasn’t hampered their clothing-biz careers. Up in their hometown of Wellington, you might even call...

17. Night & Day

    When a Problem Comes Along...

    By Daniel Renzi

    Published: August 23, 2007

    Have you been naughty? Do you need to be punished? Are you sitting around thinking, “I’m in the mood to get spanked by a large hairy man dressed in leather. But where do I do...

18. Night & Day

    He Blinded Me -- With Science!

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 23, 2007

    Einstein had hormones and meiosis can result from frisky mattress conquests. While we rarely discuss the overlap between sex and science, the two are intimately linked, a fact...

19. Night & Day

    CSI: Dolphins Stadium

    By John Linn

    Published: August 23, 2007

    If last year’s Miami Dolphins team was a cast member on CSI: Miami, it’d have to be David Caruso – the poor bastards were trying sooooo hard to get all those lines right; and...

20. Night & Day

    “I’m a Hustler Baby, I Just Want You To Know…”

    By Terra Sullivan

    Published: August 23, 2007

    Party people, there’s something we need to address: organized dance moves have hit an all-time peak of laziness. Moves like the “Shoulder Lean” and “Walk It...