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Feature
West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel Took on Community Activists, and Dreams for Northwood Village Died
By Gail Shepherd
Published: October 15, 2009
One morning in 2002, Carl Flick got up early for a walking tour with architect George Perez. Flick wanted to show Perez every historic building in downtown Northwood, a...
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News
That's Foul
Hoops hero Rumeal Robinson blew a fortune on strippers, got indicted, and left his mom homeless.
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Published: October 15, 2009
With three seconds left in the game and his University of Michigan squad trailing Seton Hall by one point, 22-year-old guard Rumeal Robinson lined up for two all-important free...
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Crossfade
Tiësto Might Be "The One" or the one you'd like to throw in Mount Doom
By Tony Ware
Published: October 15, 2009
Dutch DJ Tiësto is like clubland's equivalent to J.R.R. Tolkien's one ring. The recipient of multiple DJ awards from DJ Magazine and other publications, this arena-sized...
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Live Wire
Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout
By Lee Zimmerman
Published: October 15, 2009
It could be a prelude to a punch line. How many harmonica players does it take to create a spectacular blues revue? When you're talking world-class musicians like Mark Hummel,...
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Music
Bela Fleck Strums the Strings Into Outer Space
By Christopher Lopez
Published: October 15, 2009
Over the course of his storied, nearly 30-year career as a professional musician, Bela Fleck has been recognized by many as the world's premier banjo player. It takes only a...
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Night Watch
A Tour of Fort Lauderdale's Waterfront Bars: Pelican Landing, Beachside Grill, and Yak-Zies
By Tara Nieuwesteeg
Published: October 15, 2009
I grew up landlocked and still get pretty intimidated by the great big ocean— and bathtubs, for that matter. My favorite way to experience massive amounts of water and...
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Dish
The Mustard Seed Bistro in Cooper City Works With a Very Specific Crowd
By John Linn
Published: October 15, 2009
Make no mistake; Tim Boyd is a lady's man. There's something about Boyd, the 42-year-old chef and owner of the Mustard Seed Bistro in Cooper City, that seems to attract women....
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Dish
Latitudes Beach Café Makes Us Wonder About that Top Chef Thing
By John Linn
Published: October 15, 2009
Haitian-born chef Ron Duprat lasted six episodes on Top Chef Las Vegas, eventually succumbing to some subpar paella. A jovial guy with a hearty laugh, Duprat is an easy person...
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Film
The Cohen Brothers' A Serious Man Aims Their Contempt at Members of the Tribe
By Ella Taylor
Published: October 15, 2009
The Yiddish shtick that opens Joel and Ethan Coen's new movie — a Jewish peasant stumbles on an old Hasid who may or may not be an evil spirit — is pretty clumsy....
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Film
Law Abiding Citizen Peddles Cheap Revenge Thrills
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: October 15, 2009
The movie wastes no time: Before the opening credits, a man watches two home invaders slaughter his wife and daughter — and we don't even know their names. And then:...
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Night & Day
Blues Birthday
By Bob Weinberg
Published: October 15, 2009
Matt "Guitar" Murphy may be best recognized as the short-order cook who walks out on an angry Aretha Franklin in 1980s Blues Brothers movie ("The Blues Brothers? Shiiit! They...
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Night & Day
Showcase for Champions
By Bob Weinberg
Published: October 15, 2009
When Laffing Matterz closed in April, Chrystal Hartigan found herself scrapping for a venue to host the monthly Songwriter's Showcase she’d launched in October 2008. So...
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Night & Day
Jokey-Oke
By Mickie Centrone
Published: October 15, 2009
Sure, all your buddies think you’re funny on Friday nights when you’re stumbling through Himmarshee. That dance you do? Bah-ha! Your Chris Rock impressions?...
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Night & Day
Quahog Clambake? No, Hollywood!
By Erin Hilburn
Published: October 15, 2009
You have a nagging urge for some chowdah, but you'd rather not drive the cah all the way to New England. Here’s some wicked cool news: You can sample some of the tastiest...
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Night & Day
Mazel Tov, Harry!
By Riki Altman
Published: October 15, 2009
The Boychick Affair, writer Amy Lord’s interactive show about a bar mitzvah boy, his socially impaired family and friends, and an event that comes together with the help...
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Night & Day
Fall-oween
By Erica K. Landau
Published: October 15, 2009
Without a calendar, it’s difficult to mark the beginning of fall in South Florida. There is no sweater weather or pretty foliage. Commencement of football season arrives...
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Night & Day
Now Starring: Rubber Doll
By Mickie Centrone
Published: October 15, 2009
How does an indie director get South Florida’s coolest nonconformists to star in his film? Persistence and a love for the titillating art world. Local director Aiden...
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Night & Day
Old Fruit of the Loom
By Mickie Centrone
Published: October 15, 2009
Unless you plan on a clan of ten, it's pretty useless to hold onto infant clothes when your kid is a toddler, toddler clothes when your kid is in second grade sniffing the...
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Night & Day
Greetings, Soldiers
By Nick Pinkerton
Published: October 15, 2009
Aron Gaudet’s documentary is a combination of sure-fire lump-in-the-throat subjects: soldiers returning from war and elderly folks contemplating The End. Traces of Death...
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Night & Day
The Over-the-Hill Gang
By Dave Landsberger
Published: October 15, 2009
The Casanova Freestyle Reunion, this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the James L. Knight Center (400 SE 2nd Ave) is like a Just for Men commercial with hip hoppers. Instead of Emmitt...
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