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Christmas

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2011

    Last Minute Christmas Shopping at Publix For Under $15

    All photos by Laine DossCotes du Rhone and Boujolais-Villages wines at a recession-friendly $12.19 a bottle.​It's Christmas Eve and you have to get a last minute gift. Maybe you've been busy, maybe you got a call to come over for a party tonight at your sister's house. Sure, walking in empty hande ... More >>

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    December 22, 2011

    12 Days of Torture

    All photos by Laine DossCotes du Rhone and Boujolais-Villages wines at a recession-friendly $12.19 a bottle.​It's Christmas Eve and you have to get a last minute gift. Maybe you've been busy, maybe you got a call to come over for a party tonight at your sister's house. Sure, walking in empty hande ... More >>

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    December 22, 2011

    Find Love on Christmas Eve

    All photos by Laine DossCotes du Rhone and Boujolais-Villages wines at a recession-friendly $12.19 a bottle.​It's Christmas Eve and you have to get a last minute gift. Maybe you've been busy, maybe you got a call to come over for a party tonight at your sister's house. Sure, walking in empty hande ... More >>

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    December 22, 2011

    The Other Tradition

    All photos by Laine DossCotes du Rhone and Boujolais-Villages wines at a recession-friendly $12.19 a bottle.​It's Christmas Eve and you have to get a last minute gift. Maybe you've been busy, maybe you got a call to come over for a party tonight at your sister's house. Sure, walking in empty hande ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Christmas Sweater Party at Biergarten, Florida Brewer Tap Takeover at World of Beer, and More Food Events This Week in South Florida

    Count down the days 'til Christmas with a pint in hand. ​The weekend looms large with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day overshadowing most other food and drink events in South Florida. Speaking of Christmas Day, you may still be able to score a reservation for a South Florida restaurant open on Chri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Five Holiday Cocktail Recipes to Boost Your Spirit

    Bad Santa respects your drink choices.​​Drinking on Christmas is encouraged, because when you're inebriated, Mom is a little more tolerable, Grandma's sexist rants are adorable, and your brother's constant cursing is almost endearing.No one wants to endure those awkward family dinners while sobe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2011

    Better Than Fruitcake

    Bad Santa respects your drink choices.​​Drinking on Christmas is encouraged, because when you're inebriated, Mom is a little more tolerable, Grandma's sexist rants are adorable, and your brother's constant cursing is almost endearing.No one wants to endure those awkward family dinners while sobe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Christmas 2011 in a Restaurant: Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, and Broward Restaurants Open on Christmas Day

    Allison.Hare via Flickr Creative CommonsClass up your Christmas meal by leaving it entirely up to someone else to handle. ​Here's the deal: For whatever reason, you don't feel like making your own damned Christmas meal this year. Maybe you're on vacation with the fam, enjoying a subtropical sojour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2011

    Vintage Cookbooks, Magic Thermometers, and Other Gifts for Foodies

    This vintage number looks Picasso inspired. ​The holidays are here. It's time to impress your friends with your thoughtful taste in gifts. To show your foodie friends how much you "get them," here are some of my favorite food finds in the world of cooking, grilling, and being a culinary nerd.

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Avril Lavigne Decorates Christmas Cookies (Video)

    Avril LavigneAvril Lavigne decorates a snowman.​Avril Lavigne is known for her bad little skater girl image more than her culinary skills. To be honest, we picture her getting a burger and shake at the local mall food court as a culinary adventure. It's just something about her black eyeliner that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Food Not Bombs Plans "Anti-Consumerist Festival" in Stranahan Park on Christmas Day

    proceedingboldly.blogspot.com​As the 99% draw attention to their less-than-equitable situation, sacrosanct holidays and traditions become a target for protests. Adbusters, the same (Canadian!) publication that launched the Occupy Wall Street movement, has advocated "buy-nothing day" on Black Frida ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Christmas on Las Olas: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Pictures)

    ​Close to 40,000 families and revelers converged on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale for the 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas celebration.The streets between SE Sixth and SE 11th streets were packed with people wearing Santa hats, kids wearing reindeer antlers, and dogs wearing ski sweaters, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Christmas on Las Olas Cookie Battle Is Tonight

    ​The 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas is tonight! Time to take a break from the mall frenzy (don't worry -- Target will have the same plastic crap tomorrow) and bundle up the family and friends.  Bundle up? In south Florida! Yup! Because tonight's forecast calls for snow! And cookies!Tonight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Cheap But Awesome Gifts From a Site Where Everything is $5 -- And We Mean Everything

    ​It happens every Christmas:  I look at my bank account. I cry. I decide that, instead of buying real presents, I will instead venture to Michael's Craft supplies, pick up some beads and glue sticks, and make something really special for people instead. Hence, the picture frames with glued-on ... More >>

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    November 24, 2011

    No Snow Doesn't Mean No Fun

    ​It happens every Christmas:  I look at my bank account. I cry. I decide that, instead of buying real presents, I will instead venture to Michael's Craft supplies, pick up some beads and glue sticks, and make something really special for people instead. Hence, the picture frames with glued-on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Christmas on Las Olas Cookie Battle: Gingerbread Wars

    Gingerbread men are lovers, not fighters.​The 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas celebration on November 29 will turn five blocks of Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale into a winter wonderland, complete with ice skating, snow, sledding, and some serious Christmas cookies battling it out.If y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    The Five Worst Halloween Candies

    ​Trick-or-treating as a kid was one of the most wildly exciting times of the year. Forget Christmas -- that was all about getting pajamas from Grandma underneath the Christmas tree. Forget St. Patrick's Day, because beer was for grown-ups.  You could even forget about Easter, because being d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2010

    You’re a Mean One, Mr. Black

    ​Trick-or-treating as a kid was one of the most wildly exciting times of the year. Forget Christmas -- that was all about getting pajamas from Grandma underneath the Christmas tree. Forget St. Patrick's Day, because beer was for grown-ups.  You could even forget about Easter, because being d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2010

    Christmas in Space

    ​Trick-or-treating as a kid was one of the most wildly exciting times of the year. Forget Christmas -- that was all about getting pajamas from Grandma underneath the Christmas tree. Forget St. Patrick's Day, because beer was for grown-ups.  You could even forget about Easter, because being d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Four Places to Hide from Christmas in South Florida

    alancleaver_2000I'd rather be doing karaoke!​Ahhh Christmas day...the smell of a Christmas tree in your house, opening presents, singing carols, sipping eggnog, laughing children....it's enough to make you want to lose your mind.  Christmas Eve is alright by me since it's usually a time to dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Bars Open on Christmas Day in South Florida: Five Places to Grab a Drink

    zazzle.com​Unless you are a member of some mythical non-dysfunctional family unit that I am pretty sure exists only in lands of unicorns and double rainbows, I assume that you are going to need a stiff drink this holiday. Most of us experience it year after year -- within 24 hours of the extended ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Five Delicious Holiday Cocktail Recipes

    flickr: melissaclark"What shall I order at the bar?" ​The holidays are a good time to dress in your finery and enjoy a smart cocktail instead of your usual beer and tequila buzz. These festive drinks are sure to get you in the holiday mood - just remember to sip, not gulp. The Grinch This green ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Five Broward Restaurants That Don't Care if it's Christmas

    ​This time of year is surreal in South Florida. It never really feels Christmas-y. Snowmen are extinct. Without cues from Mother Nature, Christmas week doesn't have the smoky whiff of holidays up north.Restaurants sometimes go all out and prepare a massive banquet, all of them basically on a big o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Christmas at a Restaurant: Five Deals in Fort Lauderdale / Aventura

    Nina Matthews Photography​Sure it's traditional to have Christmas dinner at home. Holiday movies and television practically make it mandatory to have a huge tableful of adoring friends and family gather around for Christmas dinner. Even The Who's from How The Grinch Stole Christmas shared a "roa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Matzo Ball 2010 in Delray Beach and Miami Beach

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 2010

    South Flocal Soundcheck to Showcase Rockers at Culture Room

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 31, 2009

    “I’ll Be Broke for Christmas”

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 24, 2009

    Single? Check.

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 24, 2009

    Sushi Claus

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 24, 2009

    Christmas Is Over. Kind of.

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 24, 2009

    For the Ungrateful Child in Your Family

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 17, 2009

    Santa! You Got My Letter!

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 17, 2009

    From Dusk Till Christmas

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 17, 2009

    To Mr. Santa Claus

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 17, 2009

    A Family Score

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 10, 2009

    One Meeeeellion Dollars

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 10, 2009

    Tick-Tock Goes the Holiday Clock

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    November 12, 2009

    Changing of the Trees

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    October 29, 2009

    The Dream Before Christmas

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 18, 2008

    Santa, Baby

    flickr: IstoletheTVMaybe Jewish Santa will be there!​It's Christmas Eve and just about everyone you know is busy singing carols, wrapping last-minute presents or preparing cookies and milk for Santa. Except for you -- because you're single and Jewish. What's a nice Jewish boy or girl to do on Ch ... More >>

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    December 4, 2008

    Festivus for the Rest of Us

    Café Iguana's office party puts the mas in Christmas

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    December 4, 2008

    ‘Tis the Season…

    ...to ramp up the violence!

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    November 27, 2008

    Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

    Breeze through your Christmas list and support great local art to boot

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    November 6, 2008

    Thrills! Rides! Games! Attractions!

    Make your annual pilgrimage to Miami’s Christmas HQ

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    December 27, 2007

    Give Your Tree an Honorable Farewell

    Make your annual pilgrimage to Miami’s Christmas HQ

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    December 20, 2007

    The Night the Earth Stood Still

    The Jews partied till dawn

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    December 20, 2007

    Christmas with the Queen

    The Jews partied till dawn

  • Calendar

    December 13, 2007

    Family Circus

    The Jews partied till dawn

  • Goods and Services

    May 13, 2004
  • Dining

    December 11, 2003

    Greek and Good

    Big and fat is the way you'll leave

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