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  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    How Coffee and Beer Geeks Are More Alike Than You'd Think

    We're still a ways from touting baristas and roasters as beer nerds celebrate Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery. Yet we're on the way, with baristas joining the festival circuit to make a name for themselves in the coffee world. Here in South Florida, our standout ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    South Florida's Best Coffee Shops

    ​ People are particular about coffee, whether they take it light and sweet, black, or muddy. Then there are the matters of beans: how recently they were roasted, whether they're fair trade, or whether any of it matters once they're in the cup, brewed by a Krups machine, a French press, or drip fun ... 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 >>

  • News

    October 13, 2011

    Griselda "The Godmother" Blanco's Lone Surviving Heir Ends Up Stumbling Into His Own Cocaine Arrest

    ​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 >>

  • Film

    October 6, 2011

    The "Machine Gun Preacher" Gets Right With the Lord and Helps Orphaned Sudanese Refugees

    ​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

    May 12, 2011

    The Conservatives Who Can't Stand Rubio

    Gage SkidmoreWatching the right flank.​When Marco Rubio talks foreign policy, it's hard not to get a little misty. The guy so obviously believes what he says and what he says are such good, noble, red-blooded and freedom-loving things that they could have been lifted from a fireside chat with Fran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Nude Sculptures Banned by Boca Prudes, and Other Stupid Art Controversies

    Sun-SentinelEiland with her offending nudes​South Florida may be the nation's capital for sex, sun, and artificial breasts, but apparently some people are still too prude to handle naked sculptures. Last week, city employees at Boca Raton's Patch Reef Park decided that two naked-lady torsos by loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Brew Masters Puts Craft Beer in the Spotlight

    Sam Calagione hosts Discovery Channel's new show about craft beer, Brew Masters.​All I have to say is, boy, am I thirsty.Update: Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought the Blue Moon commercials were ridiculous.Brew Masters, a new television show starring Dogfish Head Beer owner Sam Calagione ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Mayor Ken Keechl's Parting Gift

    ​ Someone constructed a mock memorial wall for outgoing Mayor Ken Keechl that included, yes, a bag of poop. You can see it in the photo, it's the "suitable parting gift. The wall, located not far from his "campaign headquarters" in Wilton Manors, was removed yesterday but we have it here pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    I'm Eating What?! Cultured Horse and Camel Milk Drinks

    Photo by Riki AltmanWe'll stick with the cow juice, thanks.​This is a first, and it's not something to be proud of, but I have to be honest: I didn't actually ingest this week's "I'm Eating What?!?" products. Yes, the whole aim of this column is to chomp down on unusual things, swallow, research a ... More >>

  • Film

    August 12, 2010

    "The Expendables" Review: Sly and the Family Stallone Get Nostalgic for Their Legacy of Brutality

    Photo by Riki AltmanWe'll stick with the cow juice, thanks.​This is a first, and it's not something to be proud of, but I have to be honest: I didn't actually ingest this week's "I'm Eating What?!?" products. Yes, the whole aim of this column is to chomp down on unusual things, swallow, research a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    No Beaches Allowed: Students Spent Spring Break in the Israeli Desert

    Photo courtesy: Meira KreuterMeira Kreuter with Elizabeth, an Ethiopian girl.​While her peers jetted off to sunny beaches or mountain ranges for spring break, one Florida Atlantic University student spent her vacation week playing with dirt.  Instead of following the crowd, Meira Kreuter and ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2010

    Lithium From Bolivia Could Reshape Miami and the World

    Photo courtesy: Meira KreuterMeira Kreuter with Elizabeth, an Ethiopian girl.​While her peers jetted off to sunny beaches or mountain ranges for spring break, one Florida Atlantic University student spent her vacation week playing with dirt.  Instead of following the crowd, Meira Kreuter and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Week's Top Food-Related Headlines

    Photo courtesy: Meira KreuterMeira Kreuter with Elizabeth, an Ethiopian girl.​While her peers jetted off to sunny beaches or mountain ranges for spring break, one Florida Atlantic University student spent her vacation week playing with dirt.  Instead of following the crowd, Meira Kreuter and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 8, 2007

    Beauty is Fleeting

    Photo courtesy: Meira KreuterMeira Kreuter with Elizabeth, an Ethiopian girl.​While her peers jetted off to sunny beaches or mountain ranges for spring break, one Florida Atlantic University student spent her vacation week playing with dirt.  Instead of following the crowd, Meira Kreuter and ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 2, 2006

    Art You Can Use

    Two Gateway galleries stretch the boundaries between the decorative and the sublime.

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2006

    Wasn’t Bob Marley a Rasta?

    Two Gateway galleries stretch the boundaries between the decorative and the sublime.

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2006

    Frame It!

    Two Gateway galleries stretch the boundaries between the decorative and the sublime.

  • Goods and Services

    May 13, 2004

    Best Pet Store

    Benny's Tropical Fish

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2004

    Oh My Stars!

    A night for the cosmically challenged

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Admitting Terror, Part 4

    The INS's Mary Schneider warned of the terrorist threat, but nobody listened

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