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Koch Brothers' Tribune Co. Sale: Activists Protest in the Streets

The media "Kochtapus" could soon be a reality. The clock is running down on the sale-time for the Tribune Company, a package of some of the most venerated newspapers in the country, including our own Sun-Sentinel. The troubled company is expected to go to the highest bidder this month, and, as we re ... More >>

Michael Bay, Mark Wahlberg, and Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Talk About Miami's Twisted Version of the American Dream

Suede Dudes as Part of Block x Blog at Revolution Live April 20

Cinemark and Bogart's: Moviegoers Can Eat and Watch 3D Movies For Under 35 Bucks

Just in case you haven't noticed, the whole luxury dining theatre thing is really in right now. Gone are the days in which moviegoers are deigned to tiny seats with nothing more than a quadrupled-size soda and five pound box 'o popcorn. To elevate diners movie experiences even higher, Cinemark ... More >>

Jeb Bush Tried to Buy the Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins held a fan/player meet-and-greet at the Hollywood Dave & Busters last night where they literally could have dressed the guy who hands out prize tickets in a suit and told people he was one of the new players and no one would have batted an eye. Meanwhile, word from the Miami H ... More >>

Godzilla and Flowers: The Films of Kim Jong Il

Rage Against the Machinima: As YouTube Becomes Increasingly Wealthy, Its Stars and the Networks Who Contract With Them Battle for Money and Creative Control

An Easy Bake Oven for Everyone

Let's get serious. Even in 1950s, when the woman's place was supposedly in the kitchen, men still had a role in home cooking. Take summer barbecues for example. Manning the grill was a matter of pride. Men staked their reputations on everything from the way the charcoals were arranged and lit to the ... More >>

A Wicked Wonderland

First Annual Family Holiday Festival

13 Year Old Girl Wants Easy Bake Ovens To Be Marketed To Boys

If you ask any chef working in an American kitchen today, you'll probably hear that the industry is male-dominated. Though there are a fair share of women behind the burners, the kitchen is physically demanding, sometimes dangerous, and usually off-color. There's no time for crying, feelings, or eve ... More >>

As A-Rod Battles His Neighbor, Miami Beach's Film Renaissance Hangs in the Balance

Digital Domain: The Fall of a Movie Empire

Cover Presidential Debate? Pay $3000 or So.

The only people allowed in the audience at Monday night's presidential debate at Lynn University will be Lynn students, selected by a lottery to sit on risers in the Wold Performing Arts Center.But the real party will be next door, where an estimated 4,000 journalists from around the world will cram ... More >>

Porn Companies "Blackmail" Illegal Downloaders

Citizen Cope Hits the Road Again, One Lovely Day at a Time

Woman Alleges Sexual Abuse By Royal Caribbean Cruise Employee Caught On Surveillance Footage

It's been a rough year for the cruise ship industry. From a showboating captain who jumped ship after crashing off the coast of Italy to passengers falling down steps and dying to outbreaks of norovirus and other diarrhea-inducing ailments, the industry has seen its fair share of woe.Now, a woman is ... More >>

Smelling Saltz: Howard Saltz Bailed on Millions in Debts -- and Now He's Running the Hometown Paper

Strip Club Suing to Make Octomom Keep Her Clothes On

There's been a lot of drama -- too much, really -- surrounding Nadya "Octomom" Suleman's alleged contracts to strip at South Florida gentlemen's clubs -- first she was going to do a five-night engagement at T's Lounge Palm Beach, then she got mad and changed her mind, and then, according to Gossip E ... More >>

Table Tennis Tourney and Drink Specials Tonight at SLAM in Boca Raton

This is not the wobbly Ping-Pong table in your cousin's basement or the warped setup you'll find in a smoke-filled dive bar. The home court at SLAM Table Tennis Social Club at Bogart's in Boca Raton is pretty swank as far as Ping-Pong is concerned. The club -- on the second floor of Cinemark 20 Thea ... More >>

Disney's "Brave" Strays From Traditional Pink-Princess Heroines

What if the Sun-Sentinel's New Owners Decide to Sell the Paper?

For a long time, South Florida has been a three-newspaper land. The Palm Beach Post, the Sun-Sentinel, and the Miami Herald all overlapped to some degree, giving this stranger-than-fiction region a little competition in the newspaper business. That sets us apart from the rest of the country, but it' ... More >>

The Craft-Beer Craze Finally Finds Florida

Warren Buffett Buys 63 Newspapers From Media Company, Says It Can Keep the Florida Ones

A U.S. media company announced today that they would be selling 63 newspapers to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company for $142 million, according to the Associated Press. Berkshire Hathaway will also be loaning the company, Media General, $400 million to pay off other debts.Buffett's ... More >>

Ninety-Seven F-Bombs From Ozzie Guillen Won't Erase That Awful Stadium Deal

Showtime released a 30-minute preview on Saturday to its show The Franchise: A Season With the Miami Marlins, which will chronicle the travails of baseball's version of a court jester. There's a scene near the start of the show where loudmouth manager Ozzie Guillen is addressing his new players for ... More >>

Twist Lick & Dunk For Oreo's 100th Birthday at BJ's Warehouse in Boynton Beach

It's hard to believe the Oreo is 100 years old.  In a world where people are obsessed with the "next new thing", this simple chocolate sandwich cookie is still favored by everyone who needs something to go with their lonely glass of milk.Oreo has gone all out at birthday time. Manufacturer Nabi ... More >>

Walmart Choice Steak Challenge Pits Two Local Chefs In a Fiery Battle

Two local South Florida chefs are competing in a fiery battle to see who has the best grill skills in the Walmart Choice competition. The grill-off, sponsored by Kingsford charcoal and Coca-Cola, will have the executive chef and sous chef of Miami's Red Fish Grill battle it out in a head-to-head com ... More >>

Jewelry Sale at the Museum

Whitney Houston's Grammy Performance Highlights

​As the music industry and world mourns the untimely death of music legend Whitney Houston, it's been reported that tonight at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards various performers will pay tribute to her. Whitney Houston herself is no stranger to being on stage at the Grammys. With a career spanni ... More >>

Florida Panthers May Owe $30.8 Million if Team Hasn't Sheltered Homeless Since '96

​Here's an audit Florida's professional sports franchises may not have expected -- records of housing the homeless at their facilities over the years.The chances of that audit happening depend on a bill that's working its way through the Legislature, and if the Florida Panthers haven't been housin ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Commission Signs Off on Laundry List of Complaints About Casino Plans

​Fort Lauderdale commissioners voted unanimously to complain send off a resolution saying the city's not exactly a fan of the "destination resort casino" bill in the state Legislature -- which is sponsored in the Senate by Fort Lauderdale Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff.Aside from that little rift in interes ... More >>

Give a Little Art

Starbucks to Serve Wine and Beer (in Select Cities)

StarbucksStarbucks to serve Starbooze?​Do you hear a chorus of angels singing "Hallelujah"? If so, it's because Starbucks has announced that it will start selling wine and beer in select markets, according to the Seattle Times. According to the article, Starbucks has been serving beer and wine at ... More >>

Cyber Monday Targeted by at Least One Legislator for Not Helping to Create Jobs

​Apparently the only argument coming out in favor or against any bill this session in the Florida Legislature is related to whether it creates jobs.(See: dwarf tossing, ban on.)Today, when people head to the interwebs to buy things at a price that doesn't require setting up a tent outside of Best ... More >>

Toys For Tots Food Truck Fundraiser in Miramar

Donate a toy, get a discount off dinner at the Toys For Tots food truck roundup​Christmas is already upon us. To us at Clean Plate Charlie, that means drinking lots of eggnog, wearing ugly reindeer sweaters, and making frequent stress-filled trips to the mall to buy presents.It's also the time of ... More >>

Rick Scott "Gets to Work" by Playing "DJ Govvy Gov" (Video)

YouTube"DJ Govvy Gov" and his crew.​Gov. Rick Scott may not think Florida needs more anthropologists, but cruise-ship DJs -- that's a different story.The governor held another one of his borrowed "Let's Get to Work" days this Friday at the Port of Miami, and among his duties, the governor's office ... More >>

Free Popcorn at Regal & Muvico Theaters

The only think better than popcorn at the movies is free popcorn at the movies​There's only one rule to live by - you must have popcorn while seeing a movie. But, after paying over $10 to get into the movie, sometimes shelling out another $10 for popcorn and a soda turns a simple night out into a ... More >>

Meet "Cris Cummando," Porn Star Who Allegedly Had Sex With a 15-Year-Old Girl

menofporn.com"Commando" may be in some trouble.​Last week, we told you about the lawsuit filed against a South Florida porn production company claiming that one of the female stars of a movie called Cum Fiesta was actually a 15-year-old runaway from Palm Beach Shores. Producers claim the girl know ... More >>

Disney Cruise Crew Member Is Missing at Sea [UPDATE]

via Disney Cruise LinesA crew member on the Disney Wonder is missing.​A crew member on the Disney Wonder went missing Tuesday morning. The ship disembarked from Los Angeles on Sunday and had been on the water for two days when the employee did not show up for work. Cruise officials searched every ... More >>

Why Greyhound Racing Could End in Florida This Year

​Last week State Sen. Maria Sachs, a Democrat from Delray Beach, proposed a new bill that would allow greyhound tracks to keep their slot machines and poker tables, even if they don't actually race dogs on-premises. The bill (SB 1594) would end the 15-year-old live-racing requirement established i ... More >>

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at the Fillmore Miami Beach on March 20

Fort Lauderdale to Sell Booze on Sunday Mornings, All Your Dreams to Come True

Flickr: vissago​Ever wish you could have a mimosa before noon at Sunday brunch? Try to check out at Publix with a six-pack at 11:45 on Sunday, and be told you need to hang around and wait for 15 minutes? Fear not, problem drinker. The Fort Lauderdale city commission is on your side.Florida's citie ... More >>

Walmart's "Love, Earth" Jewelry Line Doesn't Live Up to Green Promises

South Flocal Soundcheck to Showcase Rockers at Culture Room

Girls’ Club

Every Avenue Cruises Into Culture Room

"Zappa Plays Zappa" Performs the Classics at Revolution

Newspaper layoffs, partnerships, and the Net conspire to kill South Florida dailies

Waiting for Bacchus

The Boca Bacchanal is only nine months off

Disloyalty Is Job One

Bob Horvath was the ultimate company man for GM and sold their cars for 40 years. The thanks he got? The auto giant put him out of business.