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May 11, 2012
Florida Chock-Full o' Foreigners: Six Fun Facts From New Census Data
Sound the alarm! Slide down the polls! Gold Five to Red Leader, we have inbound data sets!That's right, ladies and gentlemen, the U.S. Census Bureau released a new batch of data yesterday, and the Pulp has done some spreadsheet surfing to bring you the hottest numbers from the report. You'll laugh, ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Spirit Airlines to Charge $100 For Carry-On Bag, Here's How to Pack
The penny pinchers at Spirit Airlines have come up with a new way to ruin your flying experience. Starting in early November, the Miramar-based discount carrier will charge up to $100 for a carry-on bag. The fee only applies if, like us, you procrastinate packing, sprint through the airport, and end ... More >>
News
February 23, 2012
South Florida Dining Dished Up in Our Food Issue
The penny pinchers at Spirit Airlines have come up with a new way to ruin your flying experience. Starting in early November, the Miramar-based discount carrier will charge up to $100 for a carry-on bag. The fee only applies if, like us, you procrastinate packing, sprint through the airport, and end ... More >>
Dining
February 23, 2012
South Florida's Status as the Country's Melting Pot Makes for Some Great Ethnic Eats
The penny pinchers at Spirit Airlines have come up with a new way to ruin your flying experience. Starting in early November, the Miramar-based discount carrier will charge up to $100 for a carry-on bag. The fee only applies if, like us, you procrastinate packing, sprint through the airport, and end ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2012
PETA Coffee: A Cruelty-Free Wake-Up Call
People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals is now in the coffee trade, selling organic coffee from Central America that's pesticide and beast of burden free. The animal rights organization has even set up its own website for the politically-correct java. PetaCoffee.com sells three differen ... More >>
Film
January 12, 2012
Contraband Review: Mark Wahlberg's One Last Job
People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals is now in the coffee trade, selling organic coffee from Central America that's pesticide and beast of burden free. The animal rights organization has even set up its own website for the politically-correct java. PetaCoffee.com sells three differen ... More >>
Blogs
November 28, 2011
Local Roaster Oceana Coffee Opens in Tequesta
Oceana Coffee debuted last week in Tequesta, one of the only local roasters in the area. It's the brick-and-mortar result of three years of work for Amy and Scott Angelo, who spent time tasting beans, learning sourcing, experimenting with roasters, and building the cash to start the shop. The cou ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Food and Drug Pairings: Hiding Contraband Edition
kvue.comThis being Florida, drug news seems to make headlines more often than elsewhere. And the trend will likely increase as South Florida will become an even more dominant hub for drug traffic. This week The Washington Post reports that old drug smuggling routes between our state and the Carib ... More >>
Blogs
September 23, 2011
First Bite: Dapur in Fort Lauderdale
jumponmarkslist.comThe outside of Dapur is smoker-friendly. Retro-chrome and vinyl bar tables frame one side of the entrance, a fountain with greenery on the other. Papery chandeliers light the mood: all this before a diner even opens the door. Inside, speakers that would dwarf a child& ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Saturday Three-Step
jumponmarkslist.comThe outside of Dapur is smoker-friendly. Retro-chrome and vinyl bar tables frame one side of the entrance, a fountain with greenery on the other. Papery chandeliers light the mood: all this before a diner even opens the door. Inside, speakers that would dwarf a child& ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2011
Rick Scott: Forget the Oil Spill -- Let's Go Fishing!
Florida Governor's OfficeSlick Rick catches his own BP Special.On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster that spilled 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Rick Scott celebrated by going fishing.Sounds strange, but Slick Rick didn't have much choice. He favors ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Are You a Believer in Miracles?
Florida Governor's OfficeSlick Rick catches his own BP Special.On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster that spilled 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Rick Scott celebrated by going fishing.Sounds strange, but Slick Rick didn't have much choice. He favors ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2011
While Some Couples Leave Florida for Surrogacy, It's a Choice Destination for Others
Michael McElroy for New TimesAndy and Todd Bludworth-McNeill, the subjects of this week's feature article.This week's cover story features a South Florida same-sex couple who traveled to Panama to start a family through surrogacy. They chose Central America because Florida surrogacy laws require ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2011
Surrogacy, From a Bioethics Perspective
via knowabouthealth.comThis week's cover story about a gay couple who had twins through surrogacy in Panama raises ethical questions inherent to the surrogacy process. Though the couple in the New Times feature took every precaution imaginable to ensure that agreements with their egg donor and su ... More >>
News
January 27, 2011
Gaybies: Gay Couples in Florida Turn to Foreign Surrogacy
via knowabouthealth.comThis week's cover story about a gay couple who had twins through surrogacy in Panama raises ethical questions inherent to the surrogacy process. Though the couple in the New Times feature took every precaution imaginable to ensure that agreements with their egg donor and su ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2010
Bay City Miracle: The School Board Shooting Video
This is the video from the school board shooting in Panama City. It's chilling to the bone, but one question stands out: Why didn't security guards knock this homicidal idiot off before he got off so many shots? (Gimmesamore in the comments says the guard is a hero and for the record ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2010
Gays Still Can't Marry in Florida, but Straights Sure Can Divorce
flickr.comThough certain Florida politicians would have you believe they are dutifully "protecting" marriage with laws preventing gay people from legally marrying, a new list of America's 50 Divorce Capitals has more cities from the Sunshine State than anywhere else.The website, The Daily Beast, ... More >>
News
September 16, 2010
Latin American Dictators Love South Florida
flickr.comThough certain Florida politicians would have you believe they are dutifully "protecting" marriage with laws preventing gay people from legally marrying, a new list of America's 50 Divorce Capitals has more cities from the Sunshine State than anywhere else.The website, The Daily Beast, ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2010
No License, No Food: Inspectors Shut Down Three Unlicensed Eateries
The State of Florida requires that every food-service operation be registered and licensed with the Florida Department of Business and Regulation. But that hasn't stopped a handful of local eateries from skirting state practices and operating entirely off the grid. But don't worry, intrepid eater ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Beverly Jacobs, Chef/Owner of Bamboo Fire Cafe, Dishes on the Six Best Things She Ever Ate
Jacobs feasts on a breakfast of red snapper with tostones in Nicaragua. Beverly Jacobs is well known among South Florida chow hounders as the chef/owner of Bamboo Fire Cafe, a cozy, home-style Caribbean restaurant in downtown Delray Beach. In addition to cooking up some of the finest, made-to-ord ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
And the Worst Beer in America Is...
A 40-ounce to freedom is the only chance I have...Drum roll please.Olde English "800" Malt Liquor. Yep, users at ratebeer.com have voted pretty much unanimously, giving the "swilly" malt liquor a dismal 0.97 average out of a possible 5 (the lowest possible is 0.5). Users of the website have ranke ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
Morning Juice: Quit Biting Me!
Sometimes bad news strikes, occasionally it creeps up from behind, sometimes it smothers, and every once in a while, it bites, like it seems to have done down in Key West and could start happening up here as well.One thing no one wants to wake up to is dengue fever, that tropical, mosquito-borne ... More >>
News
July 1, 2010
An Immigrant's Heart
To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big heart. But not this big.
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Greyhound at Palm Beach Kennel Club Tested Positive For Cocaine
flickr.comA greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the last two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009, ... More >>
Dining
March 11, 2010
El Guanaco Taqueria y Antojitos Brings El Salvador to Fort Lauderdale
flickr.comA greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the last two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009, ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
Animal Collective
flickr.comA greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the last two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009, ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2009
Morning Juice: Hollywood Finds a Beach Bum; Pythons 100,000 - Humans 39
Let's see what's in the news this morning.All these political scandals lately and none involving Hollywood? Well, the City Commission wasn't going to stand for that! Yesterday commissioners fired Gil Martinez, director of their beach community redevelopment agency, after accumulating evidence he ... More >>
Calendar
September 17, 2009
Latin Festival: Food, Music, and Blood Pressure
Let's see what's in the news this morning.All these political scandals lately and none involving Hollywood? Well, the City Commission wasn't going to stand for that! Yesterday commissioners fired Gil Martinez, director of their beach community redevelopment agency, after accumulating evidence he ... More >>
Calendar
June 4, 2009
Keeping Dance Kosher
Let's see what's in the news this morning.All these political scandals lately and none involving Hollywood? Well, the City Commission wasn't going to stand for that! Yesterday commissioners fired Gil Martinez, director of their beach community redevelopment agency, after accumulating evidence he ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2008
Epic Opening Tonight
Area 31 makes its debut tonight on the 16th floor of Brickell Avenue's Epic Hotel. Executive chef is John Critchley, who trained under Boston's renowned chef Ken Oringer (Clio) and was known to make a mean morcilla at his own Beantown tapas bar. The sommelier is Emily Wines (from San Franciscos's Fi ... More >>
Blogs
November 19, 2008
Culinary Travels in Costa Rica: Part 1
A view of Volcan Arenal from a hiking trail that traverses old lava flow from its 1992 eruption. Arenal is the third most active volcano in the world. We hiked through rainforests and gasped at volcanoes, lounged on white sand beaches and wound our way around perilous mountain passes. Oh yes, we al ... More >>
Calendar
September 11, 2008
Drink Coffee, not Elephant Urine
A view of Volcan Arenal from a hiking trail that traverses old lava flow from its 1992 eruption. Arenal is the third most active volcano in the world. We hiked through rainforests and gasped at volcanoes, lounged on white sand beaches and wound our way around perilous mountain passes. Oh yes, we al ... More >>
Dining
July 24, 2008
Guatemala Típico
Two miles, two wonderful meals
Blogs
July 11, 2008
Burger King Pitches Penny To Tomato Pickers
Two miles, two wonderful meals
Blogs
October 16, 2007
Sun-Sentinel Kills National/Foreign Desk
Two miles, two wonderful meals
Calendar
September 13, 2007
Think Big
Two miles, two wonderful meals
Dining
December 14, 2006
Your Fish Is My Command
Want it? McCormick & Schmick's can get it.
Dining
October 27, 2005
The Switzerland of Pupusas
Want it? McCormick & Schmick's can get it.
Music
July 28, 2005
Subtropical Spin
Five Worldwide (FNOM Recordings)
Restaurants
May 12, 2005
Best Salvadoran Restaurant
Atlakat
Dining
November 4, 2004
A Fruity Inebriate
Atlakat
Culture
September 30, 2004
Just Like the Rest of Us
"Hispanic heritage" is hard to find at ArtServe and Gallery Six By Michael Mills
Dining
September 30, 2004
A Savior Out West
"Hispanic heritage" is hard to find at ArtServe and Gallery Six By Michael Mills
Restaurants
May 13, 2004
Best Restaurant in Palm Beach
The Restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach Readers' Choice: 32 East
Calendar
October 2, 2003
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
The Restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort, Palm Beach Readers' Choice: 32 East
Subtropical Life
May 15, 2003
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners
Butterfly World
Music
January 16, 2003
Clear as Folk
Pickin', grinnin', lovin', and sinnin', playing music in the sun
Calendar
June 27, 2002
Fun with Fruit
The Tropical Fruit Festival sweetens the weekend
Dining
October 5, 2000
Serviceable Salvadoran
La Molienda offers tasty Salvadoran fare-if you steer clear of seafood
Calendar
July 29, 1999
Ricky Who?
Watcha Tour
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