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Jim DeFede To Fort Lauderdale? -- UPDATED

Boy: Have Gun, Will Kill

Hang a Left at the Brain Coral

A nifty GPS system for the Snorks

Letters for June 13, 2002

Geriatrics, arise!

On the Hunt for the Sheik — South Florida's Most Feared Wrestler

Geriatrics, arise!

Oyster Lovers, Unite

This Valentine's may be your best chance for years to come to eat oysters.

Manee Nanny

Coddle the Cows

Are We There Yet?

Jeez, can we just embrace the electric car already?

It's the Sauce, Stupid!

Hurricane takes the wing world by storm

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Savage Station

The Sun-Sentinel's news station, WFTL-AM (850), was an oasis of local talk. Now it's just another haven for hate.

Have Paint, Will Travel

The Florida Highwaymen took their art on the road

On Main Street, Part 2

When it was a swamp, horses plodded down the road and truckers feared ending up dead in a canal

Sunk!

After the submarine got to Florida, everything went wrong

The Swift and the Dying

Plantation gringo Scott Klier stands astride struggling Dania Jai-Alai

The Last Loot

Modern-day buccaneers pluck the last nuggets of Spanish gold from the South Florida deep

Painting the Sunshine

Schlock? Maybe. But the Highwaymen set the standard for lush Florida landscapes

The Porn Star Next Door

Wendy Iwanow says she just wanted to help revitalize her new home. So why did her neighbors run her out of town?

Flute Galoot

Erik Sampson is a hippie no more. His business, though, isn't exactly conventional.

Dance to the Radio

Palm Beach DJs dose the mainstream with a weekly air-drop of cutting-edge techno

The Elmo Files

The saga of would-be liberal crusader and ex-con James "Elmo" Spaulding proves that anyone can get a second chance in America. And a third. And maybe even a fourth.

Upcoming Boozing/Dining Events

​The looks like as good a weekend as any to enjoy a little bit of booze. Check out these alcohol, er... enhanced events. • The fall season is fast approaching, which means Halloween, Thanksgiving, and, more importantly, pumpkins. And the folks over at Shipyard are keen on that -- they're tossing ... More >>

In the Name of Dub

Jesse Stoll's homegrown DubFest brings international reggae legends out of hiding .

Psystar, a Rebel South Florida Company, Takes On Apple

Jesse Stoll's homegrown DubFest brings international reggae legends out of hiding .

Five Things Lou Dobbs Will Do With His Time In Florida

flickr.comCNN's loss is probably NOT Florida's gain.​This week Lou Dobbs the last of the original CNN anchors, announced he was leaving the station and ending his show on that network to "go beyond the role here at CNN" and "engage in constructive problem solving."While this could mean many things ... More >>

New Pompano Beach City Manager Has to Make Condo Bust Go Boom

The Plaza at OceanSide at Atlantic and A1A in Pompano Beach.​"What is today -- Friday?" asks Pompano Beach City Manager Dennis Beach. "This is my fifth day on the job." Indeed, an eternity. Which is why Juice called to ask whether he had finally gotten 'round to addressing the massive condo vacanc ... More >>

Orange Juice Squeezed by Manatees?

Leonid MamchenkovMmmm....​A good way to start your day: with a glass of orange juice and a dose of happy news. This morning, word came across the transom that Fort Pierce company Natalie's Orchid Island Juice scored a win "In the David versus Goliath battle for dominance over America's breakfast ... More >>

Corruption Hunter Starts This Week in Pompano

Photo: Pompano BeachDennis Beach has concerns about Pompano's housing office.​Kessler International is developing quite a franchise in South Florida. The New York City-based forensic auditing firm is in the midst of its second contract to audit Deerfield Beach. And this week, it will begin a simil ... More >>

Seminoles to Install Surveillance Cameras, Record License Plates on Reservations

Flickr user: greengardenviennaWatch out, Grandma, you're on camera!​Next time you get drunk, hit the slot machines, and hook up with that hottie from accounting, be warned: Your debauchery may be recorded.The Seminole Tribe of Florida has just received $595,000 from a federal Homeland Security fun ... More >>

Top Ten Broward-Palm Beach Sports Bars to Watch Football In

​The preseason excitement, the fantasy drafts, the fatty food; it could only mean one thing: Football seasoning is ramping up. All across South Florida, sports bars slinging wings and burgers, beers and shots will be prepping for their Sunday rituals. But finding a good sports bar isn't just as ea ... More >>

U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske: "Marijuana Is Not Medicine"

​There's a conference under way in West Palm Beach called "Rx for Change: Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse." One of the major talking points is the staggering number of accidental deaths related to prescription drug abuse: seven every day in Florida. That's more than the number of car-crash death ... More >>

Proposed Miami Skate Park Pits Skaters Against Preservationists

​There's a conference under way in West Palm Beach called "Rx for Change: Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse." One of the major talking points is the staggering number of accidental deaths related to prescription drug abuse: seven every day in Florida. That's more than the number of car-crash death ... More >>

Angle Reopens as Ritz(y) Supper Club

​There's a new angle on Angle, the ritzy restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach that's been shuttered after discovering that its starched-shirt atmosphere didn't go over well in ultracasual South Florida.  The newly reopened, reinvented Angle is now a Slow Food supper club, embracing what ... More >>

The Lord of Squat: Mark Guerette Got Busted for Putting Families in Foreclosed Homes

​There's a new angle on Angle, the ritzy restaurant at the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach that's been shuttered after discovering that its starched-shirt atmosphere didn't go over well in ultracasual South Florida.  The newly reopened, reinvented Angle is now a Slow Food supper club, embracing what ... More >>

9-Year-Old Slapped By Teacher: Update From Fort Pierce PD

Nine-year-old was slapped by teacher.​Last week, I published this story about a teacher who allegedly slapped a nine-year-old boy for laughing in class. According to the boy's mother, Quiana Williams, she was informed after filing a police report that, technically, the teacher had done nothing wro ... More >>

Westboro Baptist Nuts Coming to Protest Soldier's Funeral Tonight

How to identify the creeps that will be showing up in Fort Pierce tonight​The Kansas crazies are coming.Westboro Baptist "Church" Pastor Fred Phelps tells New Times that the church's minions are coming to Fort Pierce tonight to protest the funeral of 24-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Christopher S ... More >>

Westboro Bapist Weirdos a No-Show. That Would Make Fred Phelps a Flaming Liar

Those would be the pants of Fred Phelps​The creeps from the Westboro Baptist "Church" didn't show up to the funeral for 24-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Christopher Schumann in Fort Pierce last night, which is good news for the rest of the 6.95 billion people on earth who aren't part of the Kansa ... More >>

Westboro Baptist "Church" Coming to Fort Lauderdale to Scare Children

​Fred Phelps and the rest of the "God hates fags" crew from the Westboro Baptist Church in Nowhere, Kansas, say they're coming to Fort Lauderdale on December 8.Remember, Fred Phelps told the Pulp back in July that he was gathering up the gang to protest the funeral for 24-year-old U.S. Army Sp ... More >>

Mary Lisee Allegedly Called 9-1-1 to Report That She Ate Too Much

WikimediaFood: Allegedly Mary Lisee's excuse for calling the cops.​When 45-year-old Mary Lisee felt that she had eaten too much food, her first instinct was apparently to call 9-1-1, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office.Police say Lisee also repeatedly claimed cocaine was not a f ... More >>

Cops Say Israel Rosado's Farts Were "Unbearable" -- and He Pulled Out His Penis

St. Lucie County Sheriff's OfficeIsrael Rosado​Israel Rosado was discharged from the emergency room at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce on December 17 but told a cop working an off-duty detail at the hospital that he wasn't leaving until he got a free meal.Police say that between th ... More >>

Kobayashi Sets Twinkie-Eating Record: Here Are Some Records Set in Florida

Wendy Williams ShowHow many Twinkies can you eat?​Champion eater Takero Kobayashi set a Guinness World Record on the Wendy Williams Show by successfully eating 14 Hostess Twinkies in one minute.Kobayashi downed the endangered treats while a studio audience and a Guinness official watched. In fact, ... More >>

Here's Florida's Blacklist of Everyone Excluded for Life From Pari-Mutuel Casinos

Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel WageringBusted! Sandro Alonzo (right) in happier times.​If Uncle Earl has been coming around and causing trouble recently, it might be because he was kicked out of the casino for card counting, stealing, or other stupid behavior. Wouldn't it be great to see a list o ... More >>