Charlotte

Sign Of The Times: John Rodstrom Laid Off

Green Eyeshade Award Winners

UPDATED: Gold Medal Wine Tour Stops in at Two Chefs Too

Shufflin' Off to Hollywood

Night & Day

May 13-19, 1999

Lost at Sea

May 13-19, 1999

Letters for August 1, 2002

Dance the night away

Mehkago NT Announces Tour

Pure crusty hardcore aggression, 305-style, hits the eastern seaboard on the heels of a No Idea split with Religious as Fuck. Mehkago NT is an admixture of some of South Florida's best known, most notorious HC/punk/sludge/metal musicians.  The band features members or ex-members of DNME, To ... More >>

The House That Madoff Money Built

You want to know how you would have been living if you'd hooked up with Bernie Madoff and started illegally raising for him right at the swindler's start in the 1960s? You have to look at how Fort Lauderdale's Michael Bienes lived. I've written a lot about the philanthropist who claims he, too, ha ... More >>

You're Fired!

Crossing the Donald

She Brings Home the Bacon

The celeb chef has checked out, but Erika Di Battista's Sunfish Grill is still in the swim.

Get Sexy in Your City

The celeb chef has checked out, but Erika Di Battista's Sunfish Grill is still in the swim.

Cheap Sex

Despite the labels and levity, big-screen SATC is a poor-man's knockoff

Nix the Knicks

Despite the labels and levity, big-screen SATC is a poor-man's knockoff

And They Make for Cool Tattoos

Despite the labels and levity, big-screen SATC is a poor-man's knockoff

A Thousand Shipwrecks

Despite the labels and levity, big-screen SATC is a poor-man's knockoff

The Music Men

Halfway through Sundance and still whistling a happy tune

Whip Smart

The new Castlevania lives up to its legacy.

Sunfish, Twofish

A Broward classic comes of age.

The Life of Riley

Pat's past catches up with him this Yuletide. But can it overtake his huge ego?

Whatever Happened to Lady Jane?

Fonda's humiliation is only one reason this Monster is such a dog

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Fonda's humiliation is only one reason this Monster is such a dog

The Steak Capital

Fonda's humiliation is only one reason this Monster is such a dog

Bombs for Babies

Stephen Jordi planned to blow up abortion clinics. Does that make him a terrorist?

Kidneys for Sale

Three scheming interns embark on a dark, funny quest for human donors in Mad Cat's latest

Shrink Rapt

The revival of a Christopher Durang play can send you back to dating hell, 1980s style

Ad-libbing on Tokyo Time

Sofia Coppola and her cast get Lost in Translation

Beauty and the Books

The hometown heroine goes for the tiara at the Miss Florida USA pageant

The Sunfish Also Rises

At Sunfish Grill, Tony Sindaco is still on top of his game fish

Out of Touch

You press the screen. The machine tells you that your vote has been counted. But how can you be sure?

Events for April 17-23, 2003

You press the screen. The machine tells you that your vote has been counted. But how can you be sure?

That '60s Show

Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols

Stage Fright

Frenchman worries that My Wife Is an Actress

Dang Those Nuances

Merchant and Ivory return, as rarified as ever

This Thing Called Love

Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing blurs the lines between lies and lust, art and life

The Art of the Deal

Skot Foreman brings big-name art to an unexpected seaside town

Almost Famous

Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell isn't Carrie Bradshaw. Like, really.

Grave Injustice

Do those who bury loved ones in Boca Raton's public cemetery have the right to decorate graves and erect markers? Apparently not.

Sentinel Editor Complains About Those Who 'Dance On Newspapers' Graves'

Just because I haven't seen this published anywhere else, I'm putting up this message from Tribune Co.'s Randy Michaels regarding Orlando Sentinel Editor Charlotte Hall's farewell speech as president of the American Society of News Editors. It's an okay speech, but who are these "pun ... More >>

New in Film for August 14, 2009

Just because I haven't seen this published anywhere else, I'm putting up this message from Tribune Co.'s Randy Michaels regarding Orlando Sentinel Editor Charlotte Hall's farewell speech as president of the American Society of News Editors. It's an okay speech, but who are these "pun ... More >>

In Carolina, Former Miramar Football Coach Finds More Money, Fewer Wins

Two years ago, the athletic director of Everglades High in Miramar was desperate to hang on to the school's promising young coach, Mike Palmieri. A 2007 article in the Sun-Sentinel (sorry, I can't find a link to a web version) details how Everglades lost Palmieri -- who it paid about $3,000 -- becau ... More >>

Honey, I Rigged the Vote: Broward Power Couples Screw Each Other; Then They Screw Us

Can Ritter and Klenet hold on to the top spot on our corruption watch list?​In light of the explosive findings Bob Norman's been posting over at Daily Pulp, it's time we identify a trend in Broward corruption: power-mad married couples, ruling the region like a king and queen, carving up our publi ... More >>

Classic Gender-Bending

Can Ritter and Klenet hold on to the top spot on our corruption watch list?​In light of the explosive findings Bob Norman's been posting over at Daily Pulp, it's time we identify a trend in Broward corruption: power-mad married couples, ruling the region like a king and queen, carving up our publi ... More >>

Morning Juice: Community Shocked by Predictable Youth Minister Plotline; Gay Adoption Case on Collision Course With Supreme Court

​It's Thanksgiving week. Let's check the headlines:Take a wild guess why a "youth minister" is in the news. (It's the only reason they're ever in the news.) [Sun-Sentinel]As classmates mourn the deaths of the three Coral Springs teens killed last weekend after their car plunged into the canal, pol ... More >>

Sexy Time

​It's Thanksgiving week. Let's check the headlines:Take a wild guess why a "youth minister" is in the news. (It's the only reason they're ever in the news.) [Sun-Sentinel]As classmates mourn the deaths of the three Coral Springs teens killed last weekend after their car plunged into the canal, pol ... More >>

Five More Demoralizing, Humiliating Ways for Spirit Airlines to Save Money

Flickr: FabricadeMagie​Alleged "low-cost" carrier Spirit Air will charge you 45 bucks if you want your luggage to make the round trip, and it's phasing out its recliner seats for newer, allegedly "pre-reclined" seats, which are 30 percent lighter, meaning Spirit can save some pennies on fuel.Here ... More >>

"Sex and the City 2" Ages Disgracefully

Flickr: FabricadeMagie​Alleged "low-cost" carrier Spirit Air will charge you 45 bucks if you want your luggage to make the round trip, and it's phasing out its recliner seats for newer, allegedly "pre-reclined" seats, which are 30 percent lighter, meaning Spirit can save some pennies on fuel.Here ... More >>

Can Boca Teen Be Tennis' New Bad Boy?

Photo: Eddie Herr Junior Tennis ChampionshipsThai Kwiatkowski​Times are tough for American men's tennis, which desperately needs a colorful character like John McEnroe or Andre Agassi to revive national interest in the sport. It's not enough for him to be talented; this player has to be a fiery co ... More >>

Interview with Chef Emeril Lagasse, Part II

Laine Doss Chef Emeril at his Miami restaurant​Yesterday, we shared Part I of our interview with legendary chef Emeril Lagasse. If you missed it, here it is. We now present Part II of our interview.  Clean Plate Charlie: Where did Bam! come from? Emeril Lagasse: Bam! came from the sec ... More >>

Sunfish Grill in Fort Lauderdale: Terrific Cuisine in a Fading Icon

Laine Doss Chef Emeril at his Miami restaurant​Yesterday, we shared Part I of our interview with legendary chef Emeril Lagasse. If you missed it, here it is. We now present Part II of our interview.  Clean Plate Charlie: Where did Bam! come from? Emeril Lagasse: Bam! came from the sec ... More >>