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Jupiter-Based Food Yacht Is the Ultimate Waterfront Restaurant

By Nicole Danna
Sep 20, 2016

You always hear people say: "Do what you love, and love what you do." For Miami Beach native Justin Lindemann, it's not just a hopeful wish. Thanks to a 40-foot boat he's fashioned into a floating restaurant, it's become reality. "A few years ago, I went fishing with some friends...
Ten '90s Snacks to Nostalgically Enjoy With a Crystal Pepsi

By Ryan Yousefi
Aug 10, 2016

Remember when summertime used to mean something other than higher electricity bills and finding a babysitter? Back when the last day of school meant a seemingly endless vacation stretched out before you filled with whatever your little heart desired? Remember when snacks just magically appeared when you got out of...
Floating Tiki Bar Boats Cruising Down the New River Is the Most Florida Thing Ever

By Clarissa Buch
Mar 31, 2016

Picture a tropical-looking tiki bar, with a few stools and a large hut, situated on a slab of wood. Now imagine it floating in the water. No, this isn't an ill-advised escape attempt by the stranded crew of the SS Minnow. It's the Cruisin' Tiki that's been sailing down the...
Urban Apiaries Keep Bees Safe on Broward's Public Land

By Sara Ventiera
Mar 3, 2016

The Broward Beekeepers Association was worried when the possibility arose that it would lose the north-central Broward County tract where community apiaries are located. Some used it to temporarily house bees rescued from unwanted locations. If the association lost the plot, it would be harder find new homes for rescued...
Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club Sues South Florida's Rhino Doughnuts Over Logo

By Nicole Danna
Dec 17, 2015

Apparently, doughnuts are bad for the strip club business. Nope, the pastries aren't making strippers fat. Instead, Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club — an international strip club chain with more than 15 locations nationwide, including one in West Palm Beach — is claiming a local doughnut shop has been wrongfully profiting...
Bananapocalypse: It's Not the End of Bananas, Just the End as We Know Them

By Sara Ventiera
Dec 8, 2015

The world's favorite fruit is dying a slow, miserable death. A new study confirms that the bananas you know and love are going extinct. Since the 1960s, a new strain of fungus the known as Panama disease (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense or Foc), called Tropical Race 4, has been killing trees. Originating...
The Crazydilla Food Truck Was Stolen; Help Find It (Video)

By Nicole Danna
Nov 23, 2015

A Broward-based food truck known as Crazydilla has been stolen, and the owners are asking South Florida residents to aid them in the search for their mobile business using the hashtag #FindCrazydilla. According to owner Noah Tanner, the Fort Lauderdale food truck specializing in gourmet tacos and quesadillas was stolen...
Lake Worth Company Launches Interactive Mobile Performance Kitchen TRUCK!

By Nicole Danna
Nov 12, 2015

Call it over-the-top. Call it cutting edge. Call it an extreme interactive mobile kitchen. But whatever you do, don't call it just another food truck. Instead, T.R.U.C.K! stands as a traveling interactive performance kitchen, a custom created piece of equipment conceived by Lake Worth-based Culinary Performance Media (CPM), the company...
Trickstarter: Invest in Trick Daddy's New Seasoning Line

By Claudia Dawson
Nov 4, 2015

Trick Daddy knows what's good for you. Don't believe us? On "Thug Holiday," he cautioned us to not use drugs and to stay in school. So, when we heard that he teamed up with Miami-based JADA Spices to create three signature spice blends — Cajun, jerk, and chicken salt —...
Publix Offering Signature NFL Subs in Four Cities, Including South Florida

By Ryan Yousefi
Sep 1, 2015

In anticipation of the return of a brand-spanking-new NFL season Publix has decided to roll out a signature sub for each of the four NFL teams with which it has sponsorship deals; The Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Atlanta Falcons. Fans in each of these cities can...
American German Club Names the Grove Assistant Manager Miss Oktoberfest 2015

By Nicole Danna
Aug 19, 2015

This year's Miss Oktoberfest doesn't have a single drop of German blood running through her veins, but that didn't stop judges from awarding the official sash and tiara to the Italian-Irish beauty as the official American-German Club of the Palm Beaches good will ambassador and mascot. Delray Beach resident Christine...
Do McDonald's Minions Have Potty Mouths?

By Laine Doss
Jul 14, 2015

You could waste an entire afternoon on YouTube watching Siberian Huskies say, "I wuf you" to their owners and listen to goats screaming like children. As humans, we tend to anthropomorphize animals and even inanimate objects (haven't you ever picked up a rock that has a smiley face)? But what happens...
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Seeking Meat Bandits

By Laine Doss
Jul 13, 2015

The next time you get an invitation to a barbecue where there's an overabundance of food, take a good look at the man behind the grill. Does he resemble one of the faces in the above surveillance photo? If so, your chef for the evening could be a wanted man...
Arby's Creates Vegetarian Support Hotline for Those Tempted by Brown Sugar Bacon

By Laine Doss
Jul 9, 2015

You probably work with one or may even be friends with one of them. Who knows? With the world the way it is, you might even be living under the same roof with one. We're talking, of course, about vegetarians. According to Raw Food World, about five percent of Americans...
Miss Oktoberfest 2015: Could You Reign Supreme at the American German Club?

By Nicole Danna
Jul 1, 2015

Ladies of the Palm Beaches: Do you like bratwurst, beer, and look good in a dirndl? If you do, you might want to consider becoming this year's official female spokesperson for American German Club in Lantana. With the American German Club's annual Oktoberfest celebration a few months away, the search...
Lust Vodka: The First Women's Aphrodisiac in Booze Form?

By Laine Doss
Jun 23, 2015

There's no doubt about it - we live in a very sexy part of the world. From our world class beaches filled with bodies slowly roasting in the sun to palm trees swaying in the soft, gentle sea breezes, to sexy bars where beautiful people meet for cocktails, South Florida...
Gato Café: Help Fund a Cat Café With Adoptable Kittens on IndieGogo

By Patti Roth
Jun 17, 2015

Imagine walking into your favorite place to lounge with a laptop. Along with the usual amenities —- Wi-Fi, lattes and pastries —- there’s a fresh spin: fluffy cats nuzzle your legs. Establishments where kitties roam free are reportedly pulling in patrons in various parts of the world, from Asia to...
Sign the Change.org Petition to Make Ruth Bader Ginger a Ben & Jerry's Flavor

By Tana Velen
May 8, 2015

In a time where Change.org has cornered the market on making people feel better about themselves by signing an online petition and then sending it out into the ether never to be thought of again. Of course, there are plenty of Change.org petitions that deserve to be ignored and forgotten...
Man Drives Car Into Amante's Italian Cuisine in Deerfield Beach

By Laine Doss
Apr 1, 2015

A man drove his car into Amante's Italian Cuisine located at 2068 NE Second St. in Deerfield Beach. earlier today, and the Broward New Times obtained a striking photo of the accident. The incident occurred about 12:06 p.m. today after a man apparently drove his car straight through the restaurant's...
Thieves Steal Over $750 in Beer Supplies from Kapow! and The Dubliner UPDATED

By Doug Fairall
Mar 27, 2015

Those great ideas you get when you've had one too many really aren't all that great, as two St. Patrick's Day revelers will soon discover. Boca Raton's Kapow! Noodle Bar and The Dubliner were the subject to an alleged theft by two white men, pictured, who made off with over $750...

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