Blogs and Blogging

Realtor Julian Frankel, Charged With Sexting Child, Remains Committed to Blogging About Real Estate

There are certain things one shouldn't do immediately after netting charges that are abhorrent and humiliating, à la bestiality or anything involving children. Like, say, blogging about real estate. Even if you're a realtor. The clients can wait. We promise.

The Taste Premieres Tonight: Local Blogger Sarah Schiear is a Contestant

You've probably seen the promos for ABC's new show The Taste, which brings cook-offs into mainstream, prime time television with big names, a big set, and a recycled premise.The Taste, which premieres tonight at 8 p.m., features four celebrity judges who vote for chefs' dishes by taking one bite of ... More >>

Rick Scott Aide Shuts Down RedBroward, Blogger Claims [UPDATED]

Anyone making the rounds through Broward County's political blogosphere earlier this week might have found an unexpected detour waiting for them over at RedBroward.com. Instead of the site's usual serving of GOP insider gossip and thought, browsers redirected here, to a gloomy bit of existential boi ... More >>

TSA Response to Viral Body Scanner Video Not Actually a Response

​An anti-TSA blogger from Miami Beach posted a YouTube video last night claiming he defeated Transportation Security Administration body scanners at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport by sewing an extra pocket onto the side of his shirt. His explanation is convincing (check out the ea ... More >>

Shit Foodies Say (Video)

Follow Me FoodieOh, the shit foodies say....​There are about a gazillion different Shit (Fill In The Blanks) Girls Say Videos. I love all, especially Shit Miami Girls Say.Anything that pokes harmless fun at our neighbors south of the border (and by border, we mean the Dade/Broward county line), be ... More >>

Burger Beast Burgie Awards: Broward Restaurants Represent

Courtesy of Burger BeastThe Third Annual Burgies is Tonight. Broward Represents.​Sef Gonzalez has turned eating burgers into a mission and a career. The man behind popular food blog, Burger Beast, has become a food critic, blogger, food truck roundup promoter, and host of his own annual award, The ... More >>

The Simpsons' Food Blog Rap: Blogging a Food Blog

Courtesy FoxMario Batali makes a guest appearance on The Simpsons​The Simpsons' episode The Food Wife aired last night, bringing the jaundiced cartoon family into the food blog world.When Marge, Lisa and Bart start their Three Mouthkeeters blog, they immediately turn into food snobs, taking Anthon ... More >>

Kate Gosselin Becomes a Coupon Blogger

Coupon Cabin.comYup, we get all dolled up to blog, too...​Kate Gosselin, mom to eight children (nine, if you count the big baby she divorced), is rocking some hair extensions and a new gig as a coupon blogger.The reality star alum, who's Jon and Kate Plus 8 (Kate Plus 8 after the divorce) kept us ... More >>

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Help Wanted: Full-time Food Writer in Fort Lauderdale

Flickr/ rosy outlook​Can you tell cumin from coriander? Do you have a nose for (restaurant) news? Can you spell "hors d'oeuvre"?  Are you willing to spend your life blogging, eating, and then blogging and eating some more? New Times Broward-Palm Beach is looking for a full-time food writer /b ... More >>

Jon Karl Can't Stop Asking Marco Rubio About The Presidency

What follows is a dramatic imagining of ABC journalist Jon Karl interviewing a blogger.

AOL-HuffPo Merger Threatens Tea Party Presence in "Internet World," Says Allen West

via the New York TimesAllen West says the AOL-HuffPo merger threatens tea party Internet presence.​Seizing the opportunity to rally his tea party troops, Allen West sounded off about AOL's $315 million purchase of left-leaning Huffington Post, insinuating that the large-scale merger is a threat to ... More >>

Swimming With Sharks: Rising GOP Blogger Is Funded by Campaign Cash

Last year, Javier Manjarres was a landscape designer who'd had a couple of "chainsaw incidents" -- one of which severely gashed a leg -- and was thinking that maybe fate was telling him to change occupations. Facebook Manjarres, far right, with Rush Limbaugh.​That's when Manjarr ... More >>

Samuel Burgos Goes National: An 8-year-old's Expulsion Becomes Tea Party Rallying Cry

Screenshots from NBC6Samuel Burgos has been held out of school for nearly a year for bringing a toy gun to school.​The national conservative blogosphere has picked up on a local story of an 8-year-old Broward County kid expelled for at least a year, maybe two, for bringing a toy gun to school. And ... More >>

Q&A With Jay Berkowitz, South Florida Techrepreneur

​The Boca Raton-based TenGoldenRules.com specializes in business to business (B2B) internet marketing between small, medium, and large businesses.Jay Berkowitz, its founder and CEO, is a true entrepreneur in the internet marketing field. He's promoted such companies as McDonald's and Coca-Cola. In ... More >>

South Florida WordPress Meetup and WordPress Security

​Last week, I attended the South Florida WordPress Meetup for the first time. The topic was WordPress security and the presenter was John Carcutt of West Palm Beach. The meetups are held in Pompano Beach every second Wednesday of the month.Carcutt is the group's organizer and is the search engine ... More >>

TechSqueeze: SheBlogs Shows That Girls Have All the Fun

SheBlogs.org founder Julie Wohlberg.A new startup in West Palm Beach is hoping to combine the more traditional public relations sector with the new media niche of women who blog. There are a lot of them, and they are likely more active than most of their male counterparts, some studies might suggest ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Lick My Spoon​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you need to read every day, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other local food blogs worth checking out.Fat Kids Club, aside from having an awesome name, also have a hell of a great idea for their blo ... More >>

Psystar, a Rebel South Florida Company, Takes On Apple

Weekend Blog Wrap

via Brown Eyed Baker​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only blog you need to read on a daily basis, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.Culinerapy is currently following the joys and trials of a pregnant blogger's journey through nine months of feeding ... More >>

Foodbuzz.com Brings Food Blogs to the Forefront

​This weekend, self-proclaimed "foodies" with a gift for prose will descend on San Francisco for the first ever Foodbuzz.com Blogger Festival. The three-day gathering will culminate with an awards ceremony where Foodbuzz will hand out golden forks to the top food blogs in a number of categories (e ... More >>

Weekend Blog Wrap

via Bakerella​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only blog you need to read every day, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.How can you possibly look at the picture above and not start craving snickerdoodle cupcakes? Lucky for you, you can click here and ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via cakewrecks.com​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you need to read on a daily basis, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs to keep you going.Chow and Chatter is a little cluttered with the banners and side bars, but the content is worth ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Good Is​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you need to read every day, some people just can't get enough. And some people don't like to read at all. This post is for you! This week, we're highlighting food blogs which focus on pretty pictures.Fast Food Ads vs. Reality puts the ... More >>

Bomb-Hurling Blogger Calls It Quits

Flickr: J.DoyonPhotography​The first time I heard Chaz Stevens' name, it was preceded by the words "Stay away from." I was talking to a person involved in Deerfield Beach politics, and that person was concerned that my interest in the subject would lead to an encounter with the man behind the curt ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Burger Beast​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only blog you need to read every day, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.Burger Beast is fast becoming my favorite food blog, especially after this post on the Mc Gangbang.Along with great blogging an ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.It's hard to call The Amateur Gastronomer anything but a professional. Well, maybe she's not getting paid for the blog, but with posts ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Whisk​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.The South Florida page of Dine Mag is packed with news of upcoming chef related events and plenty of reviews of eateries. Most ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Chadzilla.com​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.Will Jog for Food is keeping up with the whole "Let's exercise AND eat so we don't turn into huge hogs" thing. But don ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Stephencooks.com​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.By now, you're probably checking out Burger Beast regularly, thanks to its reviews of Checker's' Baconzilla Burgers ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Eating Local in the Tropics Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.Before you head out for a slice of pizza, you'll want to check out Worst Pizza. Despite the name, the ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Supersizedmeals.comAlthough Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.Woman's Day has a great article pointing out what we all already know: Food is always better when it's stuffed with ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch: Disaster Edition

From the website This Is Why You're Fat.Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs, this time with a focus on food disaster blogs:Cake Wrecks has countless pictures of cakes with th ... More >>

Weekend Blog Wrap: Recipe Edition

Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs, this time with a focus on recipe-focused blogs:Looking for something to bring to the upcoming Fourth of July party? Try this recipe from Re ... More >>

Weekend Blog Wrap

Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs, this time with a focus on dessert blogs:It's hard to tell what's more delicious on Cannelle et Vanille: the recipes or the photography. Take ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Cook To Bang... mmmm PoonchiladasAlthough Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs, this time with a focus on less-local blogs:Serious Eats is a... well a serious food blog. Professional ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Will Jog For Food Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs: Summer is just around the corner, and that means unbearable heat. Sounds like a good time to brush up on your Gazpach ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via Burger BeastAlthough Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs:Let's say you've already poured through Clean Plate Charlie, but still need more South Florida food blogging goodness. It's i ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs:Food photographer and critic Matthew Pace recently started his own food blog, loaded with recipes, reviews, and of course excellent photograp ... More >>

Tweet Tweet: Sun-Sentinel Getting Social

New memo from the Sun-Sentinel. Ladies and gentleman, newspaper's management lexicon gets a fairly new title: "Social Media Coordinator." It's all about Twitter and Facebook and what not. And the SMC for the newspaper is Chris Tiedje. Here's the memo:     Several weeks ago, Seth Liss ... More >>

Weekend Blog Watch

via i shot the chefAlthough Short Order is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other local food blogs:Eating Around South Florida focuses a little more on fast food and big chains, but it's a good place to check out if you' ... More >>

Gelber Will Totally Tweet the Legislative Session

Photo by Tracy RussoGelber will be your Twitter friend.Oh, it is a great day to be a Florida wonk! State Sen. Dan Gelber, vying to become U.S. Sen. Dan Gelber in 2010, has announced via blog that he'll be giving updates on the coming legislative session via Twitter, right here.Most of you know that ... More >>

Lauderdale Votes for Non-Obama Candidates, Democracy Ignored in Non-Twitter Format

Voters in Fort Lauderdale will elect a mayor and an entire city council today, while over in Fort Myers, President Obama is speaking. Approximately four dozen or so Fort Lauderdale residents are expected to turn temporarily away from their Twitter accounts to vote, and, oh, over on the west coast, t ... More >>

Black Kids

Weekly Purge: Edition #4

Blogged To Death

Miami New Times Gets Into The Act

Sallah Sounds Off, Sort Of

Help a Dying Man? Don't Bother

Blog and Pony Show

It's a Web phenomenon, but is it art?