1. Artbeat

In the Pink: Dorothy Draper, America's Most Fabulous Decorator

By Marya Summers

Published: March 20, 2008

What defines tacky in double-wide decorating can redefine grand in the airy space of grand hotel or luxurious mansion. Defying both minimalism and conservatism — and, some would...

2. Dish

Your Questions Answered

Why I'd never skewer La Brochette

By Gail Shepherd

Published: March 20, 2008

What's your favorite food? Whatever I'm eating at the moment. Whatever I just ate. Whatever I might eat tomorrow. Right now, faced with a cuisine you might call Austro-Mideast-global...

3. Dish

Clematis Lays Golden Egg

By Gail Shepherd

Published: March 20, 2008

The week they opened in downtown West Palm Beach, the staff at Forté di Asprinio (225 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561-833-3330) were happily startled when a small party spent...

4. Dred Scott!

The SXSW highlights reel

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: March 20, 2008

My brain's on fire. It's the Monday after the madness of something like 1,100 bands playing 2,200 shows in four days. That why I was in Austin, Texas, last week, which is where they...

5. Feature

Priestin' Ain't Easy

For a couple of Delray padres, the high life allegedly got in the way of their priestly duties

By Amy Guthrie

Published: March 20, 2008

It all began with an anonymous letter from "a concerned parishioner." There was a small matter of missing funds from St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach. Would Palm...

6. Film

Not Taylor-Made

Owen Wilson's a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard

By Luke Y. Thompson

Published: March 20, 2008

Rare is the star vehicle that is as poorly matched to its star as Drillbit Taylor, which casts Owen Wilson as a homeless army deserter and con-man, able to fool people into believing...

7. Game On

Fuzzy Fights

The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

By Chris Ward

Published: March 20, 2008

Sometimes it's the terrible ideas — say, a TV show about nothing, or stirring corn into your mashed potatoes — that turn out to be genius. Super Smash Bros. landed on...

8. Letters

Letters for March 20-26, 2008

Published: March 20, 2008

Waive the Waiver How that fresh lemon scent could turn you off: That was a great piece on Maroone and Auto Nation ("They Can't Be Beat," Bob Norman, March 13). I was surprised the...

9. Live Wire

DJ Spinna

By Bernard Hacker

Published: March 20, 2008

Spinna is one of the busiest working producers and DJs on the planet. Not many can keep their hands on the pulse of the next shit when it comes to both hip-hop and dance music, but...

10. Live Wire

The Heavy Pets

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: March 20, 2008

Call them a jam band or consider them eclectic, but the Heavy Pets' propulsive blend of rock, reggae, blues, and grooves is perfectly attuned to South Florida's diverse musical mix....

11. Live Wire

Kenny G

By Tom Hull

Published: March 20, 2008

With over 30 million records sold, the G-man, (and, no, we're not talking Rudy Giuliani here) is by far one of the most popular, and simultaneously most hated, men in jazz. Hell, even...

12. Live Wire

DJ Colette

By Tamara Palmer

Published: March 20, 2008

L.A. is full of starlets, celebutantes, and wannabe Playboy bunnies. Wannabes that are only too happy to besmirch the name and good reputation of a real female DJ like Colette Marino,...

13. Music

Down Under DJ

Australia's Ean Sugarman finds dance-floor bliss in South Florida

By Lucy Orozco

Published: March 20, 2008

There are a lot of DJs in the club scene who get off on controlling a crowd. They're in the booth keeping dance music lovers enthralled with club bangers, but ego sometimes gets in...

14. Music

Cause Way

Parties can be about more than egos

By Tamara Palmer

Published: March 20, 2008

All of the Winter Music Conference activity over the next two weeks can be fun, but there's an annoyingly incessant air about it, too. There are countless singles, albums, and DVDs...

15. News

Solar Eclipse

Early-rising photographer becomes "cruising for cock" suspect

By Thomas Francis

Published: March 20, 2008

It was still dark when Patrick Neptune arrived at Fort Lauderdale Beach, just before 5 a.m. on Friday, February 22. Neptune, who had come from his home in Plantation, steered his black...

16. Night Watch

Breakup Bash

This was so much fun, we can't wait to get a divorce

By Tara Nieuwesteeg

Published: March 20, 2008

Growing up, I'd come home after school, say hello to my stay-at-home mommy, give her my empty lunch box, tell her about my day, and start my homework (so Dad could check it over before...

17. Outtakes

Bunny Hop

Here comes Roxy Cottontail

By Tamara Palmer

Published: March 20, 2008

Roxy Summers prefers to be called Roxy Cottontail, a name that she says perfectly encapsulates her love of drugs and booty. Two years ago, the New York-based DJ/party promoter and...

18. Outtakes

Freestyle Gets its Propers

The First Annual Freestyle Awards Kicks Off

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: March 20, 2008

We here in South Florida have an appreciation for freestyle music that doesn't always translate to others around the rest of the country. The once popular upbeat style of electro-pop...

19. Outtakes

Defecating on Dando

New Lemonheads reissue gets the story half-right

By Jason Ferguson

Published: March 20, 2008

For some Lemonheads fans, their album It's A Shame About Ray was the end of the line. 1990s Lovey album crystallized the fusion of tightly wound pop, punk energy, and acoustic flourishes...

20. Pub Stalker

Beirbrunnen Pub

By Bryan Falla

Published: March 20, 2008

Beirbrunnen Pub 425 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 954-462-1008 Bierbrunnen means "beer well." And when you're talking beer, well, you're probably speaking...