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New Times' Best of Broward - Palm Beach 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up 30 of our favorite tastemakers -- restauranteurs, chefs, bartenders, and other foodies -- that make the South Florida food scene what it is. We'll start with number 30 and lead up to t ... More >>

Election Day 2012 Deals: Free Food and Free Drinks in South Florida

Before you hit the bar on Tuesday night to watch the election results roll in (and either toast to victory or drink away defeat, provided this doesn't turn into the ongoing shit-storm some are predicting) why not put a little food in that belly? A few local restaurants and bars will be rewarding S ... More >>

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Free Coffee for National Coffee Day (It's Today, September 29)

Coffee fanatics can spend many, highly-caffeinated hours debating the merits of French roast versus American, iced versus hot, or shade-grown organic fair trade versus Folgers, but one genre of coffee is universally adored: Free. Today, Saturday, September 29, is National Coffee Day, and while som ... More >>

7-Eleven's Presidential 7-Election Returns; Free Coffee on Friday, September 28

7-Eleven is no stranger to clever marketing schemes, but their 7-Election campaign -- which kicked off earlier this month -- is, like, genius level selling. Now through Election Day (Tuesday, November 6) cast your vote by spending money while a subsidiary tallies the election; just like in real life ... More >>

Hard Knocks Season Finale: The Tannehills Make a Table!

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Hard Knocks Episode 2: Chad's Requiem & Penis Haircuts

Last night's episode of Hard Knocks featured gut-wrenching moments, scrappy white receivers, Sean Smith shutting people down, David Garrard getting injured, Chad Johnson getting fired, and rookies getting cock-and-balls-shaped haircuts.It was a jam-packed episode. Here's your recap:

Five New Dining Options in Deerfield Beach: Gimme A Burger, Ocean Drive Burrito, Agave Mexican Fusion, Crêpe Cafe, and Barracuda

When I was a kid -- a good 20 years ago now -- Deerfield Beach's waterfront scene didn't have many dining options. Sure, the Whale's Rib and Amante were there in the late '80s, but if you wanted something besides pizza or fried fish, a Slurpee at 7-Eleven was about all you could hope for.Well, all t ... More >>

Free Slurpees at 7-Eleven Today

Oh thank heaven for birthdays! 7-Eleven, our favorite late-night stop for beer and beef jerky is turning 85 today!To celebrate the day, the 24-hour chain is giving out free Slurpees. To mark the occasion, we've come up with enough 7/11 references in the offer to be considered conspiracy theorists:

BSO Deputy David Wimberley Lies on Arrest Reports, Must Now Bravely Endure 30-Day Sentence

When Broward Sheriff's Deputy David Wimberley arrested 44-year-old Troy Baldeo in a Tamarac 7-Eleven in 2010, he filed reports that said Baldeo was yelling with clenched fists and should be charged with trespassing, resisting arrest, and assault on an officer.Once prosecutors saw the convenience sto ... More >>

Video Released of Black Woman Set on Fire at a Boynton Beach 7-Eleven; Glenn Beck's Website Responds Quite Predictably

We told you yesterday about the first-degree murder charges levied against 52-year-old Roosevelt Mondesir, who police say attacked his baby mama and set her on fire before hiding in a bush for, like, three hours before getting arrested.Police haven't released anything new about the condition of the ... More >>

Roosevelt Mondesir Douses Son's Mother in Gasoline, Sets Her Afire at 7-Eleven, Police Say (Updated, Again)

Update 2, 11:40 a.m.: Added details of the crime to the bottom of the post, including details that were incorrectly reported by police earlier in the day.Update, 9:01 a.m.: Added info about locations of those involved.Original post, 7:48 a.m.:Police haven't released much yet, but something bad happe ... More >>

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Battle of the Pumpkin Spice Lattes: Comparing Four

Get in my belly you delicious, pumpkin devil.​Pumpkin is one of those fruits that is most emblematic of the Autumn season. Forget about its obvious benefits like being Atkin's Diet-friendly, full of vitamins, and a powerful digestive aid (fiber baby, fiber). We want to eat it, drink it, and s ... More >>

Richard Robinson's Night Included Robbing a Store and Shooting at Cops, Police Say

​Here's how 27-year-old Richard Robinson allegedly spent his Wednesday night: Robbing a 7-Eleven store, shooting at police, and getting into an hours-long standoff with the BSO's SWAT team until surrendering at 4 a.m. today.According to Fort Lauderdale Police Det. Travis Mandell, the cops got a ca ... More >>

Aboard the "Jungle Queen" in Fort Lauderdale: All-You-Can-Eat BBQ, With a Sideshow of Camp

Vegan Cooking Series: Dreamy Desserts

​What do Oreos, 7-Eleven apple pies and those Dollar Store staples Mrs. Freshley's Oatmeal Creme-filled Cookies all share in common? Besides their empty wrappers stuffed between my car's backseat? That's right, all three are vegan. But while these PETA-approved snacks can satisfy a sugar ... More >>

Seven-Eleven Offers Free Slurpies on 7/11

Oh thank heaven...for slurpies!​7-Eleven, everyone's favorite place to stock up on slurpies, beef jerkey, big gulps and coffee at any time of day or night, is celebrating its birthday on (what else) July 11th! That's crazy, huh? Like, 7-Eleven's birthday is July 11th (do you think that's ... More >>

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12 Songs About Booze

​There's no shortage of drinking songs -- here's a list of 360 of 'em -- but not all that many about specific liquors or cocktails. That's sort of odd, considering how alcohol and live music go hand in hand. According to musicologists, drinking songs can be Irish (like Ween's "The Blarney Sto ... More >>

Three Party-Planning Tips I Learned From Drag Queens

Twat LaRouge ​Throwing a party can be, for some people, a real drag. They create for themselves a whirl of faux stress, brought on by popping open a can of Pringles and procuring a five-pound bag of ice from 7-Eleven. Whew, exhausting! But it is the guests who suffer most. We've all been invi ... More >>

Report Released on Driver Accused in Hit-and-Run Death of 10-Year-old

Photo: Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficeFlores​The Boynton Beach Police Department just released the probable cause affidavit in yesterday's deadly hit and run. Leticia Flores, 28, is accused of accidentally killing 10-year-old Darness Brown, then leaving the scene.Flores, who is being held on $1 millio ... More >>

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Color Bind: Are Police Looking for Johnny Cash?

flickr.com Johnny Cash: Dressed in Black We've written about the local media's awkward refusal to mention the race of violent, uncaptured suspects in police stories a few times. (Here and here.) It's odd that a newspaper would inform its readers how violent an individual might be and menti ... More >>

The Finger That Robbed 7-Eleven

Flickr User: sm4rtusSeveral suspects in the robberyBroward Sheriff's Office detectives are searching South Florida for the human being who belongs to the finger who robbed a 7-Eleven in Pompano Beach. The BSO release does not say exactly what, if anything, was on the tip of that finger that made it ... More >>

Color Bind: The Search for a Blond Goatee and a Man Wearing Clothes

BSO sketch The metropolitan daily papers in South Florida continue to awkwardly avoid mentioning race when describing criminal suspects on the loose, seemingly without consideration for whether doing so might actually aid in apprehending some of them. I wrote about a few examples ... More >>

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