Aventura Mall

Macy's Security Guards Tackled, Strip-Searched, And Wrongfully Apprehended Black Man Wearing Hoodie, Lawsuit Alleges

A 22-year-old black man wearing a hooded sweatshirt was leaving Macy's in Aventura Mall when five Macy's security guards tackled him to the floor and later stripped him down to his underwear. The problem was? He didn't have anything on him. Duddeley Petigny, who had an afro and was scruffy, filed ... More >>

Fashion Night Out

Today Is Free Scoop Day at Häagen-Dazs

Haagen Dazs Get a free cone tomorrow afternoon at Häagen-Dazs.​Now that we've finished with Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day, we have one more food-related holiday coming up -- Free Scoop Day at Häagen-Dazs! Today, May 10, from 4 to 8 p.m., just walk into any participating Häage ... More >>

Interview with Bimini Boatyard Chef Michael Bennett, Part II

Michael Bennett​Yesterday we featured part I of our interview with Bimini Boatyard's chef Michael Bennett. If you missed it, you can read it here. In part II, chef Bennett talks about living in the Caribbean and what it's like to serve a ton of seafood in one weekend. Clean Plate Charlie: ... More >>

Happy Hour at City Oyster, Chef Demos at Macy's, Mondays at Tarpon Bend

​• Saturday and Sunday are decidedly happier days than any ol' weekday. So why is it happy hour is restricted to M-F? It's not at City Oyster and Sushi Bar in Delray Beach, where happy hour runs all week round. From 4 to 7 p.m., folks can get 2-4-1 on all drinks including top shelf liquor, wine, ... More >>

Photos From the Miami Dolphins Cheerleader Auditions

courtesy Miami Dolphins​Yesterday concluded the tryouts for the 2010 Miami Dolphins cheerleaders. After eight hours of competition -- mostly in the middle of the Aventura Mall -- 42 women were chosen from the field of 77. More than 10,000 online votes, 5,000 text messages, nine judges, and 8,000 m ... More >>

FriendsWithYou Brings Adorable Creations to Art Basel

Sugar-Coated Lollipop Art Collective Ready For Basel

Together, Sam Borkson, of Plantation, and Arturo "Tury" Sandoval III are the creative minds behind "Friends With You," a Miami-based artist collaborative producing a peculiar brand of modern art. As of late, FWY has been getting plenty of attention from the international art community and internati ... More >>

Morning Juice: Rothstein's $57 Million Counterfeit; Florida Sits on Economic Faultline

​Your daily dose of news from around Palm Beach and Broward:The FBI's due to hold a press conference this morning to ask for public assistance in agents' ongoing investigation of Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein. [Miami Herald]Curious about how Rothstein tricked Ed Morse into doling out $5 ... More >>

Sweet! Aventura Chocolate Festival in Pictures

C. Stiles​Dozens of local bakeries and chocolate shops participated in the Aventura Mall Chocolate Festival over the weekend, the gathering a monument to the world's greatest sweet. There were contests, fashion displays, and, of course, gobs and gobs of decadent chocolate -- on cupcakes, in truffl ... More >>

Feeding Faces

Food Events to Sink Your Teeth Into

​Have you been to Tryst yet? I visited Delray Beach's Official Beer and Tapas Clubhouse on Tuesday night, and I was reminded again how great this place is. With exposed brick, dark wood, and antique furniture, it has the vibe of a retro speakeasy (since there's no secret password, it's packed to t ... More >>

The Trail From a $6 Million French Art Heist Ends in Suburban South Florida

A Juice Economic Stress Test: How Are You Weathering the Recession?

South Floridians have been hit as hard as any other region by this economic crisis, reminders of which creep into seemingly every aspect of our daily lives. Assuming that humor really is the last refuge of the damned and because curiosity is recession-proof and Cosmo-style tests are highly addictive ... More >>

The Govind Burger

The barrage of burgers continues unabated. Two more Five Guys  are poised to proffer their patties to the public -- one in the old Dogma space at Washington Ave. and 15th Street in South Beach, the other in Aventura Mall. But a bigger burger banner headline is that Govind Armstrong and the folk ... More >>

Restaurant Preview 2

Michelle Bernstein's Sra. Martinez will be debuting this Monday in the  Design District. On Tuesday the Wynwood hood, which has been quiet as an empty canvas concerning food, will finally have a restaurant: Joey's, a contemporary Italian café at 2506 N.W. 2nd Avenue. Developer Joey Goldman and ... More >>

Eureka, Maybe

Adios, Unleaded

Married to the Sound

An acoustic duo reinvented with a new name, new album, and a bigger band

Sallah On Saigon

Show Me the Munny

Unpainted dolls stake their claim in local pop culture

Good Santa Hunting

You want face time with the Big Guy? Hand over some plastic, Mom.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Saint Aaron

Living like a pauper himself, a young man from Broward is trying to save Haiti's children

Ooh... ahhh

These cities aren't gonna run themselves, ya know

Don’t Get Holidazed!

Holiday Gift Guide 2001

The Widow and the Nurse

Part one: an intense bond between an aging widow and her nurse. Suspicious sons. Allegations of manipulation and rape. Stay tuned.

The Joy of Sect

For members of Soka Gakkai, the path to enlightenment (and maybe a new car) is through chanting

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