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Barack Obama wins -- and So Does South Florida

It's a victory just to have an election pass without a local embarrassment

Search Warrant Released in A1A Porsche Killings; LeVin to Be Cleared?

Fort Lauderdale Police have released the search warrant in connection with the deaths of two British tourists last month, struck by a white Porsche that was drag-racing on Seabreeze Boulevard. It appears that LeVin and his friend, Derek Cook of Tamarac, switched cars before the accident, the Sun-Sen ... More >>

Liquid Anecdote

Sensory overload and fruity cocktails provide the cure for what makes us blue.

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Schedule

Sensory overload and fruity cocktails provide the cure for what makes us blue.

Get Sexy in Your City

Sensory overload and fruity cocktails provide the cure for what makes us blue.

Maybe It Really Is America’s Venice?

Sensory overload and fruity cocktails provide the cure for what makes us blue.

Risky Business

Jinja makes a stab at CityPlace

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha

Refugees from the Blue Martini hook up with a hyperwarped Neil Rogers at the Mental Ward

Cottage Tease

Feeling dumpy, the Night Rider looks for cosmic acceptance in Lake Worth

Truth in (Sexual) Advertising

If only potential mates came clean before things got dirty.

Rules of Engagement

In the battle of the sexes, don't forget to make your beds, girls

Doing It to Your Earhole

Is waxy buildup muffling your tunage? Try sticking a flaming candle in your ear.

Head Games

A case study of the male in three parts

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A case study of the male in three parts

In with the New

Gumwrappers unwraps the rock

2004: A Club Odyssey

Where ya goin'? Where ya been?

Displaced from CityPlace

The folks who run the West Palm marketplace chase away black kids

Eat and Greet

The folks who run the West Palm marketplace chase away black kids

Head Spins: DJ Anthony Pisano

Broward and the Palm Beaches' most active head-spinner.

Why She Did It

Sunrise commissioner Sheila Alu exposed a judge's misconduct — at great personal risk.

Go Blue, Bitches!

Blue Martini is the place for lady hunting.

Truluck's brings its fresh-yet-simply-favored seafood to the Galleria Mall

Blue Martini is the place for lady hunting.

Dine Out, Wine Pairings, and More Upcoming Events

​There are so many food-related events going down in the next couple months, it almost makes you wish you had a doppelganger clone that you could send to do your bidding, er... tasting. At the very least, two stomachs could come in handy. You might need to outfit your clone with some kind of shock ... More >>

If the Sexy Shoe Fits...

​There are so many food-related events going down in the next couple months, it almost makes you wish you had a doppelganger clone that you could send to do your bidding, er... tasting. At the very least, two stomachs could come in handy. You might need to outfit your clone with some kind of shock ... More >>

Jim Leyritz Publicly Denies Responsibility For Drunk Driving Accident

ESPN's Jeremy Schaap (the best sports journalist in television for our money) put together a fantastic package on the former Yankees catcher and one-time World Series hero that included Leyritz's first televised remarks about the drunk driving accident that killed a Fort Lauderdale woman two days ... More >>

Jim Leyritz Publicly Denies Responsibility For Drunk Driving Accident

ESPN's Jeremy Schaap (the best sports journalist in television for our money) put together a fantastic package on the former Yankees catcher and one-time World Series hero that included Leyritz's first televised remarks about the drunk driving accident that killed a Fort Lauderdale woman two days ... More >>

Boca Raton: Real Life Cougar Town

PhotobucketPromo pic of ABC's hit show "Cougar Town"​Long before Demi met Ashton, Boca Raton has been a cougar's lair. You see those botox-boosted, silicone-pumped ladies prowling everywhere, especially Mizner and Blue Martini, occasionally displaying a barely pubescent piece of arm candy.That was ... More >>

Drinkin' Beer at Ye Olde Falcon Pub, the Lodge Beer & Grill, and Brother Tuckers

PhotobucketPromo pic of ABC's hit show "Cougar Town"​Long before Demi met Ashton, Boca Raton has been a cougar's lair. You see those botox-boosted, silicone-pumped ladies prowling everywhere, especially Mizner and Blue Martini, occasionally displaying a barely pubescent piece of arm candy.That was ... More >>

A Guide to This Weekend's Inaugural Miami Music Festival

PhotobucketPromo pic of ABC's hit show "Cougar Town"​Long before Demi met Ashton, Boca Raton has been a cougar's lair. You see those botox-boosted, silicone-pumped ladies prowling everywhere, especially Mizner and Blue Martini, occasionally displaying a barely pubescent piece of arm candy.That was ... More >>

Get Happy at CityPlace

​Like foreclosures, unemployment and pin-striped bankstas lugging home million-dollar bonuses, restaurant happy hours are a sign of these very unhappy economic times.  What you don't see much of--at least not yet, anyway--is an entire mall going happy for a few hours a night. But that is the ... More >>

Allen West Slinging Drinks for Forgotten Soldiers

If you noticed that the service at the Fort Lauderdale Blue Martini was really, really slow on Sunday, that's probably because it was amateur hour behind the bar. YouTube celebrity and congressional candidate Allen West was mixing drinks as part of the bar's Forgotten Soldiers Outreach event.That "R ... More >>

Vegetarian Lunch at Whole Foods, New Menu at Zed451, Boca Resort Wine Party

​• Lunch isn't always easy for a practicing vegetarian. Stop into Whole Foods Market Fort Lauderdale this Monday, August 9 for its Vegetarian Lunch Club. On the menu: Sweet corn soup with peaches, pasta with roasted tomatoes and "hidden" zucchini (insert joke here), and shortcakes with cherry c ... More >>

It's a Boozy Kind of Summer at These Events

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

Richard Lippner Had Two Beautiful Young Women Die in His Apartment Four Months Apart

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

How True Fort Lauderdaleans Celebrate 100 Years

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

Rok:Brgr in Fort Lauderdale Will Survive Long After the Burger-Joint Trend

Beer's the only thing sweating more than you this Summer.​This Summer has been crazy. It's either so rainy that the streets look like giant Slip and Slides, or so hot out that even your sweat is sweating. I guess, if anything, that translates into good boozing weather. When you're stuck inside by ... More >>

Bar Talk: Bartender Jeff Catalano at Deck 84 in Delray Beach

Nicole DannaBar Speak with Jeff Catalano at Deck84​Jeff Catalano has been bartending since his college days in Connecticut. No experience necessary, he landed his first gig about five years ago at the Thirsty Dog in Storrs, a popular bar and favorite among University of Connecticut students.  ... More >>

Top Ten Signature Cocktails at Local Bars

Barrel O' Fun at the Mai-Kai.​You already know South Florida is delightfully alcohol-soaked: We've got dives that boast 23-hour licenses and clubs that don't shut down until 4 a.m. We've got ubiquitous fishbowls of syrupy beach booze, robust beers found at snobby gastropubs and microbreweries, and ... More >>

South Florida's Best Cocktails: We Travel Between Beaches and Barstools to Find the Best of What's Shaken and Stirred

Barrel O' Fun at the Mai-Kai.​You already know South Florida is delightfully alcohol-soaked: We've got dives that boast 23-hour licenses and clubs that don't shut down until 4 a.m. We've got ubiquitous fishbowls of syrupy beach booze, robust beers found at snobby gastropubs and microbreweries, and ... More >>

Chris Hansen Caught on Camera Cheating With WPTV Reporter, According to Daily Mail

photobucket.com user frightnight_02​In what could possibly be the quintessential display of irony in our generation, Chris Hansen -- famous for letting perverts know to "have a seat over there" on his Dateline NBC show To Catch a Predator -- was reportedly caught on camera in a rendezvous with a w ... More >>

Chris Hansen Busted at Manalapan Ritz-Carlton

​"Hey, why don't you have a seat right over there?" Think that's what Mary Joan Hansen, wife of Dateline NBC's Chris Hansen, might say when they next meet?On Dateline's "To Catch a Predator," a sad and predictable little affair where Hansen sets up men who want to have sex with underage females an ... More >>

Guy DiBona, Good Samaritan, Needs Your Help With Medical Bills

Police say that Brian Krebs, pictured, killed one man and attacked five others​A man who tried to breakup an April 17 bar brawl that left one man stabbed to death and five others injured has learned that being a Good Samaritan comes at a high price.Guy DiBona, 44, was one of the Fishtales patrons ... More >>

Drinking and Being Driven

Police say that Brian Krebs, pictured, killed one man and attacked five others​A man who tried to breakup an April 17 bar brawl that left one man stabbed to death and five others injured has learned that being a Good Samaritan comes at a high price.Guy DiBona, 44, was one of the Fishtales patrons ... More >>

Happy Hour: YOLO in Downtown Fort Lauderdale

​"You only live once, but if you drink enough, once is enough." - A drunk I met in Europe YOLO in downtown Fort Lauderdale is the swanky spot you take someone you want to impress. Maybe the upper management after work? Maybe the cute new girl from work? (Though I'd caution on the latter, as r ... More >>

Delray Beach's Buddha Sky Bar Launches "Pink Menu" for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

​In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we've taken the liberty of finding the best places to eat, drink -- and donate -- for a good cause.Here, a few local establishments that will be cooking -- and pouring --for a cure:

Cocktail Culture Exhibition Now at Norton Museum of Art

​Kirti Poddar via Flickr Creative CommonsWhet your appetite for drink at "Cocktail Culture."​As if you need an excuse to partake in a festive martini or highball this time of year, Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach is hosting an ode to all things shaken and stirred with Cocktail Culture. ... More >>

'90s Food Trends: Have These Ever Died?

​The ubiquity of plaid and the renaissance of Pearl Jam, U2, and Nirvana in some circles is making me nostalgic for the '90s. What's a food writer to do but eat and drink a way through the decade? Though some '90s food and drink are making a comeback, many dishes are decidedly dormant. After the j ... More >>

Delray Beach Garlic Festival, Fort Lauderdale Greek Festival, and other Food and Drink Events this Week in South Florida

ButterflySha via Flickr Creative CommonsSingle, coupled, or somewhere in between, there is something for everyone this weekend. ​Things to do this week include booking a reservation for Valentine's Day -- something that needs to happen quickly if you don't want to be shut out of the game -- or mak ... More >>