Bahamas

Marissa Karp Case: Father Comes Home From Bahamas Disappointed

"It didn't go the way it was supposed to." That was the news from a clearly-disappointed Gary Karp about his trip last week to the Bahamas. After spending a decade squeezing out every tiny scrap of information possible in the still-unsolved murder of his daughter, Karp was hoping a Hail Mary swing t ... More >>

Bahamas Express Ferry: Adding a Miami - Bimini Route

When it launched in 2011, we told you about the Bahamas Express fast ferry service out of Fort Lauderdale, serving Grand Bahama Island. Last year, we gave the company the award for Best Weekend Getaway, since the trip is quick and kids up to age six travel free. Though other fast-ferry services ... More >>

You Care, You Cure, You Run

Marissa Karp Murder: A Decade of Investigation Pays Off

Hurricane Sandy: What's Closed, Canceled, Re-Scheduled and Operating in Broward-Palm Beach

That Hurricane Sandy is quite a nuisance.Even though the storm is hitting Cuba and the Bahamas directly, she's still sending her winds and rain all over our faces. And, as it usually goes with these kinds of storms, rumors of cancellations, closings, and re-schedules run rampant.So far, we've s ... More >>

Eat Lionfish at the 2012 Palm Beach Lionfish Derby

Like the lions that roam the African planes, the lions of the ocean are mighty predators.Well, not really. But these ferociously finned nonnative fish have managed to eat our tropical reefs bare. Which is why Key Largo-based REEF -- short for Reef Environmental Education Foundation -- has launc ... More >>

Bahamian Men Sink Boat While Smuggling Six People Into Florida, Including A Potential Drug Dealer, Plead Guilty

On Friday, Rico Jerome Miller and Wardell Hall, both of the Bahamas, pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle six people into Florida.One would think that the craziest part of the story is that Miller and Wardell managed to sink the 22-foot vessel and had to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. It's n ... More >>

Sharks at Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale: Sprawling and Surprisingly Satisfying

Sharks at Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale: Sprawling and Surprisingly Satisfying

Tight Quarters While Cooking on a Yacht Ends With Visit to the Poop Deck

Chef Sara Ventiera is on a three-week trip to the Bahamas, manning the kitchen on a 91-foot yacht. She will file regular updates from the waters about what it's like to work on a yacht, from pretrip provisioning to seaplane produce delivery. Click here for previous reports. This week was the first ... More >>

Rough Seas Ahead, So How About That Lobster?

Chef Sara Ventiera is on a three-week trip to the Bahamas, manning the kitchen on a 91-foot yacht. She will file regular updates from the waters about what it's like to work on a yacht, from pretrip provisioning to seaplane produce delivery. Click here for previous reports."What would you like for l ... More >>

High Seas Cooking Lesson of the Day: Salads Become Flying Objects in Windy Weather

Chef Sara Ventiera is on a three-week trip to the Bahamas, manning the kitchen on a 91-foot yacht. She will file regular updates from the waters about what it's like to work on a yacht, from pretrip provisioning to seaplane produce delivery. Click here for previous reports."Let's get up and get out ... More >>

"We're Turning Back to Key Largo," Said the Captain; Time for Lamb With Mint Sauce

Chef Sara Ventiera is on a three-week trip to the Bahamas, manning the kitchen on a 91-foot yacht. She will file regular updates from the waters about what it's like to work on a yacht, from pretrip provisioning to seaplane produce delivery. Click here for previous reports."We're turning back to Key ... More >>

Cooking on a Yacht: An Insider's Guide

On April 16, chef Sara Ventiera heads out for a three-week trip to the Bahamas, manning the kitchen on a 91-foot yacht. She will file regular updates from the waters about what it's like to work on a yacht, from pre-trip provisioning, to sea plane produce delivery.It has happened to every South Flor ... More >>

Holy Ship! Boat Runs Aground in Bahamas, Drinkers Mostly Unfazed

​The inaugural Holy Ship! cruise, which sailed this past weekend from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas with a huge cast of electronic music artists and fans in tow, hit a serious snag on Saturday morning. Like, the MSC Poesia literally snagged land, and things got shaky for a while for Skrillex, Fat ... More >>

Oil Drilling off the South Florida Coast: The Bahamas and Cuba Stake Their Claims

​They didn't have much reason to do it before, but the Bahamas and Cuba have defined an international boundary in the waters off the coast of Florida. Now, the reason is clear: both countries are poised to start drilling for oil from floating rigs.Former Florida Senator Bob Graham co-chaired a com ... More >>

New Fast-Ferry Service to Bahamas Will Cost About $100 for a Day Trip; Starts December 9

Baleària​A Barcelona-based company that offers fast-ferry service to the Balearic Islands has set up shop in Port Everglades and will soon offer fast-ferry service to the Bahamas in two and a half hours, as we reported Monday.The ferry Pinar del Rio will travel at 32 knots and carry up to 463 peo ... More >>

Express Ferry Offering High-Speed Boat Trips to Bahamas From Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades

Hate flying? Lost your yacht in the recession? But sure as hell would love a decent rum runner and a handmade straw hat?If so, you are so in luck, because a new boat called the Bahamas Express Ferry is about to start high-speed service from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas. A massiv ... More >>

Calling All Servers, Line Cooks, Bartenders, and Hosts: Burger Bar, Steak 954, Old Calypso, and Sugarcane Need You

​Burger Bar by Chef Allen, slated to open November 15, seeks servers, bar backs, hostesses, runners, line cooks, and dishwashers. The space is across from Scripps, offering indoor and outdoor seating. It's the second of his burger restaurants, with the first located in the airport. Susser's custom ... More >>

Information on Immigrants Deported in Raid Is Heavily Censored and Vastly Incomplete

ICE​After a statewide immigration raid in December netted 95 arrests -- eight of whom were supposedly in Broward -- New Times submitted a request to the federal government under the Freedom of Information Act for the records containing any biographical information about those arrested in Broward o ... More >>

Chef Victoria Allman's New Book Mixes Yachts and Food

​Chef Victoria Allman does most of her cooking while traveling around the world on a yacht. Her first book, Sea Fare, was full of travel stories and recipes, which is what her new book, SEAsoned, is about as well.Actually, this is what it's about:"Add two inexperienced crewmembers, an anorexic div ... More >>

Q&A with John and Lisa Ciulla, Owners of West Palm's Bahama Mama's

Nicole DannaJohn and Lisa Ciulla, owners of Bahama Mama's in West Palm Beach​A trip to the islands may only be an hour or two boat ride from the coast of West Palm Beach, but if that's still too far away, Charlie's got an idea for you:Head on over to Bahama Mama's, the new Caribbean-style restaur ... More >>

Umi Fishbar Grill Opens in Palm Beach Gardens

Umi Fishbar's Bahamas roll​One of Palm Beach County's best-known restaurateurs has teamed up with one of Palm Beach County's best-known chefs to create a contemporary, Asian-esque eatery in the space once home to Noche restaurant-niteclub in Palm Beach Gardens.  Carmine Giardini and chef John ... More >>

Caribbean Comes to Clematis

​It's Bahama Mama's, mon.  That's the latest eatery to set up shop on West Palm's very own Restaurant Row (340 Clematis Street; 561-659-2912) a Caribbean-themed, seafood-oriented spot only a block from Reef Road Rum Bar, another island-inspired restaurant.  Proprietor John Ciulla "has be ... More >>

Chef Angelo Elia of Casa D'Angelo: "I Am Here Seven Days a Week"

​Chef Angelo Elia epitomizes the American dream. After moving from Italy to the U.S. as a teenager, he worked his way through some of New York and Florida's prestigious kitchens. Along with the original Casa D'Angelo, Chef Angelo and his wife, Denise, now find themselves at the head of their own r ... More >>

Viva Biba

Palm Beach Mayoral Candidate Has Corrupt Past In Bahamas

Even by Florida's loose ethical standards, Palm Beach mayoral contender C. Gerald Goldsmith has a corrupt past that should make his candidacy a joke. Goldsmith, who served on the Palm Beach town council back in the mid-1990s, survived the Feb. 3 election ... More >>

For You Al Lamberti Quote Collectors

Speaking about the ill-fated efforts of the Dunkin' Donuts suspects to board a ship bound for Bermuda, a trip for which they would have needed passports they didn't have and which was a stupid choice anyway because the Bahamas would have arrested and extradited them. Nudge. That's your cue, Al."They ... More >>

Shark Huggers

Tourists can't wait to get next to them – even if they are eating machines

Smoke, Drink, and Gamble: It’s for the Children

Jah Cure Concert Postponed

Finding Jairo

Another family has a story of loss in the Bahamas -- and it could help solve the Gary Weaver case.

Finding Gary, Part 3

Donna Weaver's search for her dead mate reaches a crescendo

Pipe It to Me

Hold on a Bahamian Minute

Entrapped

Hollywood police used a Bahamian Casanova to set up Valarie Curry

Art Beat

The Beatles

Photographs by Harry Benson

Now on Display

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Broward art scene.

Artbeat

Best Place to Paddle

Whiskey Creek

Best Weekend Getaway

Eden House

Best Place to Gamble

The Resort and Casino at Bahamia

Best Bowling Alley

Holiday Lanes Bowling Center

Jose Lambiet

Jose was a gossip columnist for Fort Lauderdale's Sun-Sentinel newspaper before moving to a similar post at Star magazine

Best Boating

Peanut Island

Letters

The Other Side of Paradise

The Bahamas. Sun, fun, and upscale resorts, right? Add murder to the mix, and throw in a Third World-style underclass.

You Don't Have to Travel Like a Refugee

Forget rickety rafts and inner tubes. The well-heeled illegal immigrant is coming here on a luxury cruise.

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