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Tomorrow Is Your Chance to Buy Weird Stuff Seized by the Government

A warehouse in Pompano Beach is full of fancy stuff seized by the government: watches, wines, iPods, and diamond bracelets taken from criminals of every sort by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the IRS, and the Secret Service. And starting Friday, they wan ... More >>

Drinking for Art

A warehouse in Pompano Beach is full of fancy stuff seized by the government: watches, wines, iPods, and diamond bracelets taken from criminals of every sort by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the IRS, and the Secret Service. And starting Friday, they wan ... More >>

Sweet Rolls-Royce Limo From Arthur Will Be Up for Sale in Fort Lauderdale

​Full disclosure: I've never seen Arthur, the 1981 Steve Gordon film starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli. In fact, Moore's 2002 death occurred only days after I was born. But Wikipedia says the thing won a few Academy Awards, so I'll assume someone out there probably really likes the movie.Anyw ... More >>

Be Painfully Open

​Full disclosure: I've never seen Arthur, the 1981 Steve Gordon film starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli. In fact, Moore's 2002 death occurred only days after I was born. But Wikipedia says the thing won a few Academy Awards, so I'll assume someone out there probably really likes the movie.Anyw ... More >>

Orgy.xxx and Other Future Porn Websites Sold Yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Auction

sikworld.com​The future porn websites of American were sold at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Fort Lauderdale yesterday afternoon, with both normal ".com" suffixes and the newly released ".xxx" domain names up for auction.The company hosting the auction, TRAFFIC, had listed 120 domain names to be aucti ... More >>

Try Rosa Parks' Featherlite Pancake Recipe

​Can you guess what makes pancakes made from scratch extra-fluffy? Well, Rosa Parks can tell you. Yes, you read that correctly. Turns out Parks is famous for being more than just the mother of the Civil Rights movement. It appears she was also a pretty good cook, as well. The Gotham ... More >>

Casey Anthony Mask Winning Bidder, Unsurprisingly, Isn't Ponying Up the $1 Million

eBayThe Casey Anthony creepy mask number seven is still looking for a loving home.​It looks like the eBay buyer who won an auction for a Casey Anthony latex mask with a $999,000 bid just did it to leave some neutral feedback on the seller's page.eBay user "jnco6970" is no longer a registered membe ... More >>

Scott Rothstein's Watches at Auction: Even Better Than Bernie Madoff's Socks?

Sun-SentinelA man and his timepieces.​Ever since Scott Rothstein's billion-dollar Ponzi empire crumbled in late 2009, there's been a load of loot from his extravagant lifestyle sitting around. In a 2008 story, New Times visited his law offices and described his material wealth, including a bevy of ... More >>

12th Annual Culinary Creations is Monday, June 13 in West Palm Beach

Dps via Creative CommonsToast to a not-so-average Wednesday evening.​ There are a lot of nice things you could say about the culinary talents who call South Florida home, not the least of which is a willingness to lend their skills to helping others who are in need.

Bernie Madoff's Shiny and Expensive Stuff From Palm Beach Mansion Up for Auction

txauction.comSome of Bernie Madoff's junk from his Palm Beach house​If you've ever wanted to own a fishing vest, jumper cables, or a $169,000 painting that  once belonged to Ponzi scheme legend Bernie Madoff, now's your chance.The U.S. Marshals Service is holding a two-day auction on tons of ... More >>

Art Hearts Japan

txauction.comSome of Bernie Madoff's junk from his Palm Beach house​If you've ever wanted to own a fishing vest, jumper cables, or a $169,000 painting that  once belonged to Ponzi scheme legend Bernie Madoff, now's your chance.The U.S. Marshals Service is holding a two-day auction on tons of ... More >>

Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation Food & Wine Event Comes to Palm Beach

​On Wednesday, April 13, Share Our Strength's annual Taste of the Nation food and wine event will feature tastings from dozens of the county's top chefs and restaurants at the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach. New Times readers can receive 10 percent off! Learn more...

Shelby Cobra Lost for Three Decades Expected to Fetch Nearly a Half-Million at Auction

Photos by Eric Barton​Thirty years ago, Carl Lee Windham asked his father for money to buy the car he'd always hoped to own. An Arizona dealer was asking $30,000 for a 1963 Shelby Cobra the color of a candy apple. Windham's father reluctantly gave his son 30 grand in gold coins to buy the car.Wind ... More >>

4th Annual American Fine Wine Competition Saturday, February 12th at Pier Sixty-Six

Flickr/bugmonkey​How would you like the opportunity to taste 600 of the finest wines produced in the United States in one night? The 4th Annual American Fine Wine Competition at the Hyatt Pier Sixty Six promises just that. Any of the 600 wines in the competition can be tasted, poured tables ... More >>

Chef Zach Bell Leads Taste of The Nation Fundraiser

​Zach Bell, chef at Cafe Boulud in the Brazilian Court hotel, is known for his culinary acumen. He's top dog in Daniel Boulud's kitchen and he's been picked to chair the Taste of the Nation fundraising dinner in April at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.Share Our Strength, an organization dedi ... More >>

Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean Hosts Local Cooking Classes, Demos, and More

​We give a lot of props to Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean on this blog. The chef and restaurateur is one of South Florida's most prominent. He's a staunch defender of local foodways and recently took home the top price in the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in New Orleans. And this month, ... More >>

Time Machine: No Hot Tub Needed

​We give a lot of props to Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean on this blog. The chef and restaurateur is one of South Florida's most prominent. He's a staunch defender of local foodways and recently took home the top price in the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in New Orleans. And this month, ... More >>

Clarence Cares

​We give a lot of props to Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean on this blog. The chef and restaurateur is one of South Florida's most prominent. He's a staunch defender of local foodways and recently took home the top price in the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in New Orleans. And this month, ... More >>

South Eats

​We give a lot of props to Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean on this blog. The chef and restaurateur is one of South Florida's most prominent. He's a staunch defender of local foodways and recently took home the top price in the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in New Orleans. And this month, ... More >>

Drink and Pink

​We give a lot of props to Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean on this blog. The chef and restaurateur is one of South Florida's most prominent. He's a staunch defender of local foodways and recently took home the top price in the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in New Orleans. And this month, ... More >>

Because Limits Should Be Pushed

​We give a lot of props to Chef Dean James Max of 3030 Ocean on this blog. The chef and restaurateur is one of South Florida's most prominent. He's a staunch defender of local foodways and recently took home the top price in the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in New Orleans. And this month, ... More >>

Restaurant News: B.B. King's Opens, Cabana Re-Opens, Roxy's Auctions New Year's Booths

•    The entertainment scene at CityPlace just got a whole lot more interesting with the opening earlier this month of B.B. King's Blues Club. Taking over the spaces once home to Legal Sea Foods and Bar Louie, this sixth club in the B.B. King mini-empire boasts four bars, stages for ... More >>

3030 Ocean Hosts Kids in Distress Dinner

Photo by Flickr user je.mange​When Lea Kuhry, special events manager for Kids In Distress, started planning last year's annual fundraiser at 3030 Ocean, she came up with a crazy idea. She called up 3030's celebrity chef Dean James Max to ask him about it. "Chef, you know how they have those bachel ... More >>

Chops Ahoy

Photo by Flickr user je.mange​When Lea Kuhry, special events manager for Kids In Distress, started planning last year's annual fundraiser at 3030 Ocean, she came up with a crazy idea. She called up 3030's celebrity chef Dean James Max to ask him about it. "Chef, you know how they have those bachel ... More >>

Gulp, Rock & Munch

Photo by Flickr user je.mange​When Lea Kuhry, special events manager for Kids In Distress, started planning last year's annual fundraiser at 3030 Ocean, she came up with a crazy idea. She called up 3030's celebrity chef Dean James Max to ask him about it. "Chef, you know how they have those bachel ... More >>

Dan Marino Now Throwing to Dauphins

Courtesy Sotheby's International RealtyBehold, the Marino living room!Seriously, does that not look like a room in a castle where one might expect to see a French dauphin fanning himself? And in this economy, who else but royalty can afford the $13.5 million asking price for the Dolphin legend's Wes ... More >>

Pay to Play

Courtesy Sotheby's International RealtyBehold, the Marino living room!Seriously, does that not look like a room in a castle where one might expect to see a French dauphin fanning himself? And in this economy, who else but royalty can afford the $13.5 million asking price for the Dolphin legend's Wes ... More >>

Fanjul Family Hunts Art Thieves

According to the powerful Fanjul family, the State Department has launched an investigation into Bruno Scaioli, an Italian-Argentinian art dealer who is suspected of trafficking artwork the Fanjuls say is rightfully theirs. Not long after Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, the wealthy Fanjuls fled ... More >>

You’ve Got Good Taste!

According to the powerful Fanjul family, the State Department has launched an investigation into Bruno Scaioli, an Italian-Argentinian art dealer who is suspected of trafficking artwork the Fanjuls say is rightfully theirs. Not long after Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, the wealthy Fanjuls fled ... More >>

P.Diddy’s Got Nothin’ on Pet Set

According to the powerful Fanjul family, the State Department has launched an investigation into Bruno Scaioli, an Italian-Argentinian art dealer who is suspected of trafficking artwork the Fanjuls say is rightfully theirs. Not long after Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, the wealthy Fanjuls fled ... More >>

Chips, Dips, Chains, Whips: It’s a Party

According to the powerful Fanjul family, the State Department has launched an investigation into Bruno Scaioli, an Italian-Argentinian art dealer who is suspected of trafficking artwork the Fanjuls say is rightfully theirs. Not long after Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, the wealthy Fanjuls fled ... More >>

Beating Life Back Into This Damned Town

Musicians rock out to fight the big C

Street Pornographers: South Florida's Social Elite

Musicians rock out to fight the big C

Benefit For Arrested Photog Saturday

Musicians rock out to fight the big C

The Greatest Ticket Ever

Musicians rock out to fight the big C

The Art of Piracy

On the high seas, it may be best to resist the urge to buy a masterpiece.

Biff! Bang! Paint!

ArtExplosion is back with, well, you know

Tailpipe

Smokin' Hot

Artbeat

Smith's Picture Framing and Art Gallery

Who Ya Gonna Call?

Anybody but Wayne Huizenga's Maroone, says one unhappy buyer

Dead Man Driving

A hawker pays a high price. A drunk driver tries to pay a deep-fried bribe.

Mummy's the Word

The Met gets a massive makeover

Poke-Mondo

Norton's going Japanese

Tasty Panoply

It'll be a strong taste, for sure

Foodstuff

Gryphon

Going Once

The Boca Auction Gallery

Blue in the Face

Mickey Blue Eyes

The King of Titles

DMV Specialist Randolph Williams has a way with car titles. An investigation finds that way riddled with phony paperwork.

Night & Day

April 8-14, 1999