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December 2, 2011
LaSpada's Hoagies Unseated in Zagat's Top Food Rankings
The end of the year means lists of all sorts, including Zagat's, the dinosaur of reader generated rankings. Nice weather and a range of affordable dining options encourage South Floridians to eat out 3.4 times a week says the dinosaur, compared to Boston, where residents eat out 2.5 times a ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Google Maps Now Covers the Inside of the Fort Lauderdale Airport -- Why?
Why you would need a map from Google of the inside of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is beyond us, but it now exists.The airport is one of a handful of locations now mapped on the indoors for the Google Maps application for Android devices, and we're still trying to figure ou ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
November Restaurant Openings and Closings
Though November restaurant openings were not as prolific as earlier this year, a couple of restaurants that made their debut inspired speculation and commentary from readers, in particular Tundra and Tap 42 in Fort Lauderdale and Kapow! Noodle House. Have you visited yet? Let us know your thought ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Christmas Cookie Competition, City Link BeerFest, and Other Food Happenings This Week in Broward and Palm Beach
When the thought of yet another leftover turkey, mashed potato, and pumpkin pie sandwich makes you green around the gills, it's time to travel outside the house for sustenance. This week, you can officially start getting your Christmas on with holiday activities in Fort Lauderdale -- including a ... More >>
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November 25, 2011
Florida Cities Occupy the Forbes List of "America's Millionaire Capitals"
If you've ever wondered where all the members of that oh-so-loathed "1%" that's not too hot with the Occupy Wall Street movement, look no further than Florida -- mostly South Florida.Forbes decided to use an interesting method to figure out the rankings for its list of "America's Millionaire Capi ... More >>
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November 25, 2011
Borgore: Skrillex Is the Metallica of Electronic Music
Israeli dubstep producer/DJ Borgore has garnered somewhat of a cult following with his eccentric and personality driven form of distorted bass since appearing on the scene in 2007. Formerly the drummer in a death metal band, he produces a distinctive grimey and textured sound -- defining him from ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Getting Kicked Off of City Hall Property
According to a communique received from a protester with Occupy Fort Lauderdale, the group will be kicked off of City Hall property (100 N. Andrews Ave.) at 5 p.m. today. The Occupiers find it reprehensible that the city would do such a thing on Thanksgiving Eve, when most people are busy with ho ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
The Drinkers on the Bus Go Round and Round
According to a communique received from a protester with Occupy Fort Lauderdale, the group will be kicked off of City Hall property (100 N. Andrews Ave.) at 5 p.m. today. The Occupiers find it reprehensible that the city would do such a thing on Thanksgiving Eve, when most people are busy with ho ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Thanksgiving 2011 in a Restaurant: Fort Lauderdale, Broward Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving
Gavin St. Ours via Flickr Creative CommonsThanksgiving in a restaurant: all of the reward, none of the work. Thanksgiving dinner is great, but what about all that weighing the turkey and calculating how many hours per pound you have to cook it and then figuring out all of the sides that will comp ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale on Monday Afternoon: Five People Short of a Ghost Town
After reading a tweet this morning from Occupy Fort Lauderdale about "desperately" needing people at their occupation site (City Hall), we decided to check out exactly how many people were hanging around.Shortly before 3 p.m., there were five people at the occupation site, although we were as ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Dean Max of 3030 Ocean: After-Hours Eats
Be on the lookout this afternoon for my review on 3030 Ocean and the cuisine inspired by chef Dean Max, the local celebrity toque whose name has been behind the restaurant for more than ten years. Max, who has earned this newspaper's Best Chef and Best Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, drives s ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Broward Commission to Consider Anti-Occupy Policy: "Expressive Activities" Need a Permit
legaljuice.comWell, "everyone" may need a permit.The Broward Commission loves the First Amendment right of the people to assemble, as long as you get a permit two days in advance, don't bring tents or sound amplification, don't have more than the maximum people allowed, are out by 5 p.m., and don ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Asking Residents to "Get Lit" With Mayor Jack Seiler
corbisimages.comThis guy's lit.Here's an opportunity you don't get every day -- "get lit" with the mayor of Fort Lauderdale.Unfortunately, the November 18 event appears to be related to turning on Christmas lights, not getting wasted with Mayor Jack Seiler -- which is sort of a letdown.Apparently ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Five Post-Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Restaurants Where Rich Yachters Will Dine
Hey girl, want to see my yacht?Yesterday marked the end of the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. If you missed the show we can give you a small yet correct synopsis now:Many extravagant yachts floated through the intracoastal waterways from Oct. 27-31. Those yachts were hosted by ya ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
Restaurant Openings and Closings for October
Every month, we round up the openings, closings and up next for restaurants around our area. October ushered in the opening of some highly anticipated restaurants such as Glen Manfra's SpoonFed, though a slew are wrapping up final details for November debuts. The two most anticipated: the ne ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Dance With the Devil
Every month, we round up the openings, closings and up next for restaurants around our area. October ushered in the opening of some highly anticipated restaurants such as Glen Manfra's SpoonFed, though a slew are wrapping up final details for November debuts. The two most anticipated: the ne ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Getting Jacked w/ Jack-o'-Lanterns
Every month, we round up the openings, closings and up next for restaurants around our area. October ushered in the opening of some highly anticipated restaurants such as Glen Manfra's SpoonFed, though a slew are wrapping up final details for November debuts. The two most anticipated: the ne ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Occupy Palm Beach Remains in Occupation Mode Despite Curfew Warnings
Occupy Palm Beach remains in occupation of Flagler Park in downtown West Palm Beach, as the city's warning of a curfew on the park has gone unenforced -- for now.Unlike their Fort Lauderdale counterparts, Occupy Palm Beach has run into some leniency from the city in its occupation campaign.Occupi ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale: Will It Float? (Or, When the 1% Makes You Become a Pirate)
Wikimedia CommonsThe future of "Occupy?"Some organizers with Occupy Fort Lauderdale are debating whether to hold a demonstration at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show next weekend, possibly by banding together a flotilla of small boats and kayaks and peacefully floating by the marina.But a few days ag ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Gets the Boot Again
Photo by Ian WitlenOccupy Fort Lauderdale's residency in Wilton Manors was a bit short-lived.After the Downtown Development Authority informed protesters it was going to close Bubier Park in Fort Lauderdale from 2 to 6 a.m. and ban tents and tarps from the park, the group picked up and moved to E ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Orgy.xxx and Other Future Porn Websites Sold Yesterday at Fort Lauderdale Auction
sikworld.comThe future porn websites of American were sold at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Fort Lauderdale yesterday afternoon, with both normal ".com" suffixes and the newly released ".xxx" domain names up for auction.The company hosting the auction, TRAFFIC, had listed 120 domain names to be aucti ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Sets Date for "Solidarity Demonstration"
Photo by Ian WitlenA scene from the first general assembly meeting of Occupy Fort Lauderdale.Occupy Fort Lauderdale has set an official date for its first demonstration -- a ten-hour stretch on Saturday.The group's first "solidarity demonstration" is slated to begin at 11 a.m., with a march start ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
It's Like a Carnival for Zombies
Photo by Ian WitlenA scene from the first general assembly meeting of Occupy Fort Lauderdale.Occupy Fort Lauderdale has set an official date for its first demonstration -- a ten-hour stretch on Saturday.The group's first "solidarity demonstration" is slated to begin at 11 a.m., with a march start ... More >>
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October 9, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Protesters Defy Rain as Hundreds Turn Out to Express Grievances
Amid the unfavorable weather that hovered over Fort Lauderdale last night, a couple of hundred people still gathered near the Broward Main Public Library to express their distaste, distrust, and disdain for the state of the country.There's a common misconception that the Occupy movement is a rein ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Gathering Momentum; ACLU Sends Out Pamphlet of Protesting Rights
UPDATE: As of 10:20 a.m., there are now 250 people who say they're showing up on Saturday.Occupy Fort Lauderdale appears to be picking up steam -- when we wrote Monday evening that the group announced its first meeting would be held on Saturday, there were about 20 or so people who confirmed on F ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Sets Its First Date of Assembly
The "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration that's been catching on across the country in recent weeks is just days away from the introduction of the Fort Lauderdale movement.Saturday, October 8 is the inaugural date of Occupy Fort Lauderdale, as protesters will gather outside the Broward Main Public ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Restaurant Roundup: Openings and Closings for September
September matches August for the numbers when it comes to restaurant openings and closings: slowed by the off-season, an iffy economic outlook, and the dog days of summer. This month, I've also included restaurants on deck, since a handful of restaurateurs aspire to October openings for in-season ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Your Fix of Whimsy
September matches August for the numbers when it comes to restaurant openings and closings: slowed by the off-season, an iffy economic outlook, and the dog days of summer. This month, I've also included restaurants on deck, since a handful of restaurateurs aspire to October openings for in-season ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
First Bite: Dapur in Fort Lauderdale
jumponmarkslist.comThe outside of Dapur is smoker-friendly. Retro-chrome and vinyl bar tables frame one side of the entrance, a fountain with greenery on the other. Papery chandeliers light the mood: all this before a diner even opens the door. Inside, speakers that would dwarf a child& ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Aboard the "Jungle Queen" in Fort Lauderdale: All-You-Can-Eat BBQ, With a Sideshow of Camp
jumponmarkslist.comThe outside of Dapur is smoker-friendly. Retro-chrome and vinyl bar tables frame one side of the entrance, a fountain with greenery on the other. Papery chandeliers light the mood: all this before a diner even opens the door. Inside, speakers that would dwarf a child& ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
Drink and Food Events This Week in Broward, Palm Beach Counties
This magical bus -- or one kind of similiar to it -- is waiting to take you away. See Friday events for details. As the great fall migration marches ever nearer, it's a good time to enjoy that sweet spot for dining out in South Florida. The temperature is comfortable enough at night that it's not ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Mexican Independence Day at Rocco's Tacos and Tequila Bar
That bar looks like it's just asking for the Tequila Dance.Never ones to let a good "drinking" holiday go by unobserved, Rocco's Tacos and Tequila Bar will commemorate Mexican Independence Day on Friday at its three South Florida locations; Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Each pa ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Restaurant Jobs: Biergarten Boca Raton, Boat Show, Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House and More
Are you In the Biz but out of work? Check here every week, where we round up some of South Florida's most promising job leads. (you're welcome. Just be sure to tip us off when you hear of any juicy scandals in the kitchen.) Just in Time for Octoberfest, Biergarten Boca Raton will open September 2 ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Named the Second-Happiest City for Young Professionals
via Wikimedia CommonsIf you're a young professional, you're allegedly happy here.If you're a young professional in Fort Lauderdale, you probably don't hate your life -- at least according to research done by a company called Career Bliss.The company took surveys from a few thousand so-called youn ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Run to Remember
via Wikimedia CommonsIf you're a young professional, you're allegedly happy here.If you're a young professional in Fort Lauderdale, you probably don't hate your life -- at least according to research done by a company called Career Bliss.The company took surveys from a few thousand so-called youn ... More >>
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September 2, 2011
Happy Hour: YOLO in Downtown Fort Lauderdale
"You only live once, but if you drink enough, once is enough." - A drunk I met in Europe YOLO in downtown Fort Lauderdale is the swanky spot you take someone you want to impress. Maybe the upper management after work? Maybe the cute new girl from work? (Though I'd caution on the latter, as r ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Food and Drink Events This Weekend in Broward/Palm Beach Counties
PTC24 via Creative CommonsIf you aren't cooking something using fire this weekend, you're doing it wrong.Sticking around town for Labor Day and dreading Tuesday morning, when you'll have to listen to that jerk from sales brag about his awesome weekend spent hanging on the deck of Lady Gaga's spac ... More >>
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August 25, 2011
Drinking and Being Driven
PTC24 via Creative CommonsIf you aren't cooking something using fire this weekend, you're doing it wrong.Sticking around town for Labor Day and dreading Tuesday morning, when you'll have to listen to that jerk from sales brag about his awesome weekend spent hanging on the deck of Lady Gaga's spac ... More >>
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August 25, 2011
Cinema Caliente
PTC24 via Creative CommonsIf you aren't cooking something using fire this weekend, you're doing it wrong.Sticking around town for Labor Day and dreading Tuesday morning, when you'll have to listen to that jerk from sales brag about his awesome weekend spent hanging on the deck of Lady Gaga's spac ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Likes Sandwiches as Big as Your Head
I've been sampling dozens of sandwiches around Fort Lauderdale the past two weeks and it seems that Lauderdalians like their portions huge. Take the sandwiches for example. My first fore into Florida Eats Big was on my first day of work when I went with my editors to My Market, where I ordered a ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House: Fancy Breakfast, but It'll Cost Ya
Seems a Fort Lauderdale farm-to-table breakfast spot is a big enough deal to make news all the way down in Miami. The day after it opened, a couple of friends and I defected to visit Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House (O-B House) to check it out. Here's the skinny out of the gate: ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
Cops Suspected Narcotics Activity at Food Not Bombs House, Didn't Find Any
Last Saturday night around 10 p.m., young activists, Buddhists, and fire-spinners gathered to talk and sing in the backyard of a house in Fort Lauderdale that rents for $650 a month, is missing a few windows, and is a sore subject for Fort Lauderdale law enforcement.The event was an all-afternoon ... More >>
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August 4, 2011
Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House Opens Friday
Misha GrosvenorThe Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House (O-B House) wants to help you rise and shine when it opens for business this Friday. "We want to be the go-to place for breakfast during non-conformist hours," said the restaurant's owner, Rodney Ely. The O-B House, located on the Himmarshee ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
South Florida's Top Four Prix Fixe Picks for Summer
Before there were one-night pop-ups, followed food trucks, and celebrity-chef-preferred dives, the best way to get a taste of something unique and fleeting was a sampling of a restaurant's creative favorites culled to create a tasting menu.In France, it's referred to as a table d'hôte. In Japan, ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Sonic and Seattle Starbucks Serving Alcohol to Boost Sales
Flikr.comFast food restaurant chains looking to add alcohol to the menu to boost sales keep coming to South Florida as a testing ground. First it was the Burger King Whopper Bars, which placed two of the chain's six locations pairing beer and burgers in Florida. Now Sonic Drive-in ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
A July Fourth Spectacle
Flikr.comFast food restaurant chains looking to add alcohol to the menu to boost sales keep coming to South Florida as a testing ground. First it was the Burger King Whopper Bars, which placed two of the chain's six locations pairing beer and burgers in Florida. Now Sonic Drive-in ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Psychedelic Portraits and Burned Things
Flikr.comFast food restaurant chains looking to add alcohol to the menu to boost sales keep coming to South Florida as a testing ground. First it was the Burger King Whopper Bars, which placed two of the chain's six locations pairing beer and burgers in Florida. Now Sonic Drive-in ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
Anonymous Declares War on the City of Orlando for "Food Terrorists"
thenextweb.comAnonymous, an online community of anarchist hackers, is taking on its new hacktivist cause -- an apparent "war" on the City of Orlando for the recent arrests of "food terrorists."The group Food Not Bombs -- which has recently been sharing food with people in parks across Florida -- ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
Fort Lauderdale Motel Owner Finds Out His Building Is Home to 24 Perverts -- Now It's Not
arrogantatheist.comDon't invite the Sun-Sentinel to your next pervert party.The Sun-Sentinel sure knows how to ruin a pervert party.The paper had been working on a story detailing how hard it is for sex offenders to find a place to live in South Florida when it noticed that 24 registered sexual d ... More >>
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