Dubai

Sushi-Thai in South Florida: An Americanized Throwback

Texas Barbecue Addiction and the Equivalent (or Lack Thereof) in South Florida

Photos by Robert SietsemaThis is where the barbecue addiction begins.​Right around 9 o'clock last night, a cheer was raised in the kitchen. The overworked FedEx folk had finally delivered the barbecue.It was Texas barbecue, and for one of the ten individuals staying in our home for the holidays&nb ... More >>

"Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol" Review: Tom Cruise, Bankable Movie Star, Lives Another Day

Photos by Robert SietsemaThis is where the barbecue addiction begins.​Right around 9 o'clock last night, a cheer was raised in the kitchen. The overworked FedEx folk had finally delivered the barbecue.It was Texas barbecue, and for one of the ten individuals staying in our home for the holidays&nb ... More >>

Nevada Lawsuit Sheds Light on Inner Workings of VIP Nightclubs

​In a lawsuit filed this week, a young woman who hostessed at a Las Vegas nightclub -- Jet nightclub at the Mirage -- claims her bosses at the Light Group and Dancing Monkey coerced her to drink at work, do massive amounts of coke, and get a boob job.According to Jane Doe's attorney, she was "pres ... More >>

World's Highest Restaurant Opens in Dubai

Flickr/Sarbeth 718 Atmosphere is the highest restaurant in the world.​Move over, Space Needle and Stratosphere restaurant! The world's tallest restaurant has just opened in Dubai, and the view and prices are as high as you can get without wings. Atmosphere is located on the 122nd floor of ... More >>

Black Violin Hits Revolution With Classical Hip-Hop

Flickr/Sarbeth 718 Atmosphere is the highest restaurant in the world.​Move over, Space Needle and Stratosphere restaurant! The world's tallest restaurant has just opened in Dubai, and the view and prices are as high as you can get without wings. Atmosphere is located on the 122nd floor of ... More >>

As Fitzroy Salesman Trial Ends, Many Want to Know Who's Next

Flickr/Sarbeth 718 Atmosphere is the highest restaurant in the world.​Move over, Space Needle and Stratosphere restaurant! The world's tallest restaurant has just opened in Dubai, and the view and prices are as high as you can get without wings. Atmosphere is located on the 122nd floor of ... More >>

Still Dancing On the Ceiling

Flickr/Sarbeth 718 Atmosphere is the highest restaurant in the world.​Move over, Space Needle and Stratosphere restaurant! The world's tallest restaurant has just opened in Dubai, and the view and prices are as high as you can get without wings. Atmosphere is located on the 122nd floor of ... More >>

UPDATE: Environmental Coalition Rallies Against Scott Maxwell: Maxwell Responds to Allegations of Racism

​We spoke by phone with Scott Maxwell just minutes after the PBC Environmental Coalition ended its news conference in Lake Worth this afternoon, where speakers alleged that Maxwell, who is running for City Commission District 1, had ties to racist and white supremacist groups, specifically the Fed ... More >>

Lake Worth Commish Hopeful Scott Maxwell Tied to White Supremicists?

Maxwell: The crusade temporarily suspended​The Lake Worth elections slated for November 3rd just get weirder by the minute. As if the flap about Mayoral candidate Rene Varela's role in the sales of wild dolphins to a marine park in Dubai weren't scandal enough, now the Palm Beach County Environmen ... More >>

Lake Worth Mayoral Candidate Rene Varela Responds to Dolphin Trafficking Allegations

Dr. Rene Varela ​Two days ago, we posted this story about how protesters in Lake Worth targeted mayoral candidate Rene Varela, shining light on his work with Ocean Embassy, an Orlando company (formed by ex-SeaWorld employees) that has plans to build a resort in Panama featuring marine animal attr ... More >>

Is Lake Worth Mayoral Candidate a Dolphin Trafficker?

Protestors at last night's forum ​It's not unusual for politicians to want to hide controversial details of their lives: adulterous affairs, DUI arrests, bankruptcies.  Leave to the reliably kooky city of Lake Worth to have this week's most interesting political scandal: rivals of mayoral can ... More >>

Roger Federer Makes Slightly Creepy Call to College Student in Boca

Flickr: hobbesdudeJesse Levine​Why would the tennis players who's arguably the world's greatest ever watch college players? Based on this article in the Sacramento Bee, Roger Federer was keeping tabs on Jesse Levine, the Boca Raton resident who two years ago was playing for the University of Flori ... More >>

In Muslim Drag, Wellington Man Makes Escape From Dubai

Flickr: gmdhHerve Jaubert (middle) was once the toast of Dubai's high society.​Sometimes you have to abandon questions of guilt and innocence and just admire the sheer audacity of a criminal suspect. Herve Jaubert is one of those cases.We told you about Jaubert, a resident of Wellington, a few wee ... More >>

The Most Wanted Man in Wellington

Flickr: gmdhJaubert: Doesn't miss the camels or the cops he met in the Middle East​The government of the United Arab Emirates was circling Herve Jaubert, growing increasingly certain that he was one among a cast of unscrupulous businessmen from the West whose collective greed brought an end to the ... More >>

Café Martorano, Broward's Most Successful Restaurant, Goes Global

Flickr: gmdhJaubert: Doesn't miss the camels or the cops he met in the Middle East​The government of the United Arab Emirates was circling Herve Jaubert, growing increasingly certain that he was one among a cast of unscrupulous businessmen from the West whose collective greed brought an end to the ... More >>

Q&A With John Legend, Performing at the Fillmore Miami Beach This Friday

New Times recently caught up with John Legend in between all kinds of action. After his high-profile appearances at the inaugural festivities, February will find the five-time Grammy winner playing Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the NBA All-Star Game, and the Dubai International Jazz Festival. Oh, ye ... More >>

The Agent From Iran

How a mother of two ended up in a plot to smuggle high-tech gear to the enemy

Broke Ballin'

To hell with the economy! South Florida's lawless exotic-rental-car industry keeps rolling.

Watch Out, Red Baron

The 'Pipe breaks loose

Ahoy, Yacht Lovers

The Boat Hustle Is Alive and Well

Lies We Can Believe In

Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

Q&A with Martijn Ten Velden, Appearing at Set this Sunday

Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

Play It Back

Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle proves why she's one of the most recorded voices in history

Mexi-Can't

Cantina Laredo sells mole to the middle

Daddy´s Dog

Saying she´s treated like a stray cur, the wife of ¨Daddy´s Girl¨ millionaire Bruce McMahan breaks her silence

Daddy's Girl

Fisher Island millionaire Bruce McMahan loved his daughter so much, he married her.

Bice-Slapped

Palm Beach memories didn't prepare us for this shock.

A Horse Race

Trainer Ken McPeek won the Sunshine State's biggest competition. That is, after he woke up.