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Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that shoul ... More >>

The 6 Best Chefs To Leave Miami

Criteria is simple:A great chef who made his or her mark in Miami and then moved on. David Bouley doesn't qualify, as he wasn't actually doing the cooking at Evolution. Carmen Gonzalez of the departed Carmen's might make my top ten, but I don't think of her as being in quite in the same league as th ... More >>

No Cunning Linguists Down South?

Mexican men need to add something more to their diet.

Surnames on Parade

Mexican men need to add something more to their diet.

Star-Cross Me No More

I Choose Freely, Knucklehead

Corruption Welcome Here!

Go ahead. Corporatize the Day of the Dead

High-Flying Mexico

Don't Believe the Claptrap

Mi Casa Is Not Tu Casa

Protesters say illegals take our jobs, bring in leprosy, and, grrr, sell ice cream from bicycles

Mano a Mano Against Poverty

Planting Seeds of Hope

With the help of Rainn Wilson, Aaron Jackson tries to cure a country.

Planting Seeds of Hope

Top Ten of '08: Latin

Planting Seeds of Hope

Keeping Up With the Maestros

The Boca Museum scurries to match all the fine Latin American art exhibitions around

Guatemala Típico

Two miles, two wonderful meals

Spanish on the Fly

Me gusta Saffrón

Migrant Song

Los Tigres del Norte sing the tales of those who can't tell them

Wingin' It

Fledgling Guardian Angels get the call from gang-riddled Lake Worth

Stomp the Worm

Saint Aaron to the rescue in Haiti

Present and Unaccounted For

Who are the next Guatemalans to be whisked back to a land they remember in nightmares?

To the N9Nzzzzzzzzz

All dressed up and nowhere to go

Chicken of the Sí

Some dumb cluck commits a party fowl.

Turning Japanese

How come Mexico can't keep up with Asia?

Making Brown Babies!

The reason the familia is thrilled the dopey teen just had a kid.

Bangin' in L-Dub

A half mile from Lake Worth's trendy eateries, a war is under way. With guns and cyber-graffiti.

The Switzerland of Pupusas

A half mile from Lake Worth's trendy eateries, a war is under way. With guns and cyber-graffiti.

Moss Gathering

House DJ Pete Moss draws dancers to the Hard Rock

Just Like the Rest of Us

"Hispanic heritage" is hard to find at ArtServe and Gallery Six By Michael Mills

Migrant Justice

Rosa Gonzalez trudged through a desert and toiled in the fields. Now she's in for a real trial.

The Cuban Connection

Signing an aging soccer star didn't do the trick. Maybe two stars from Cuba will finally draw some fans to Miami FC bleachers.

The Chef and the "Amigo"

A rape shines a harsh light on life at Palm Beach's oldest country club.

Jury Still Out on Jimenez Case

A verdict is expected this week in the civil suit against Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart for flying an illegal immigrant patient out of the country in 2003 after he had accumulated some $1.5 million in medical bills that were unlikely to be paid. Luis Jimenez, who is Guatemalan, was workin ... More >>

Che Guevara Ordered His Father's Death, So Gustavo Villoldo Promised Payback

A verdict is expected this week in the civil suit against Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart for flying an illegal immigrant patient out of the country in 2003 after he had accumulated some $1.5 million in medical bills that were unlikely to be paid. Luis Jimenez, who is Guatemalan, was workin ... More >>

"Nine Lives" at the Bernice Steinbaum Gallery Bucks the Summer Doldrums

A verdict is expected this week in the civil suit against Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart for flying an illegal immigrant patient out of the country in 2003 after he had accumulated some $1.5 million in medical bills that were unlikely to be paid. Luis Jimenez, who is Guatemalan, was workin ... More >>

Beer Around the World

A verdict is expected this week in the civil suit against Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart for flying an illegal immigrant patient out of the country in 2003 after he had accumulated some $1.5 million in medical bills that were unlikely to be paid. Luis Jimenez, who is Guatemalan, was workin ... More >>

Culturespotting

A verdict is expected this week in the civil suit against Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart for flying an illegal immigrant patient out of the country in 2003 after he had accumulated some $1.5 million in medical bills that were unlikely to be paid. Luis Jimenez, who is Guatemalan, was workin ... More >>

South Florida Immigration Officials Under Fire After Targeting Guatemalans in Jupiter

Flickr: anita gtThe government of Guatemala has issued a public protest based on immigration officials' actions in Riviera Beach.​A Guatemalan immigrant in Jupiter is facing deportation after Federal Express employees in Riviera Beach opened a package, inspected its contents, then reported a possi ... More >>

Turkey Treats

Flickr: anita gtThe government of Guatemala has issued a public protest based on immigration officials' actions in Riviera Beach.​A Guatemalan immigrant in Jupiter is facing deportation after Federal Express employees in Riviera Beach opened a package, inspected its contents, then reported a possi ... More >>

Morning Juice: Bull Session Over Davie Land Deal; West Palm May Have Frankel Forever

​Let's check out the local headlines:First degree murder charges for 16-year-old Berenice Juarez, accused of stabbing to death her mother's boyfriend, Gilardo Ramos Paz, in the parking lot of a Winn Dixie in Delray Beach. Paz was reportedly married, with a wife and five children in Guatemala. Repo ... More >>

Paradiso Goes French

​Let's check out the local headlines:First degree murder charges for 16-year-old Berenice Juarez, accused of stabbing to death her mother's boyfriend, Gilardo Ramos Paz, in the parking lot of a Winn Dixie in Delray Beach. Paz was reportedly married, with a wife and five children in Guatemala. Repo ... More >>

Wake Up to Fresh Market Coffee

John Linn​I'm a coffee fanatic. But, like Jimmy, I refuse to drink "shit." Insta-coffee? No thanks. Folgers? Please. Nearly anything preground? Step back with that, son.Yes, when it comes to coffee, I have some distinct preferences. I like quality, whole roasted beans. I like them ground fresh bef ... More >>

Two Latin American Shows Take the Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale Beyond King Tut

John Linn​I'm a coffee fanatic. But, like Jimmy, I refuse to drink "shit." Insta-coffee? No thanks. Folgers? Please. Nearly anything preground? Step back with that, son.Yes, when it comes to coffee, I have some distinct preferences. I like quality, whole roasted beans. I like them ground fresh bef ... More >>

An Immigrant's Heart

To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big heart. But not this big.

Despite Recession, Everglades Club Still Importing Waiters From Abroad

Flicker user: VeronicaCastillo.comThe Everglades Club is an institution on Worth Avenue.​The Great Recession and soaring unemployment rates haven't stopped Florida businesses from hiring cheap, temporary labor from abroad, federal visa records show.In Tampa, one company imported 40 electricians. I ... More >>

Educating Maria

On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

Seized: Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capital

On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

Latin American Dictators Love South Florida

On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

Deaths at One of South Florida's Most Popular Plastic Surgery Centers Raise Questions About the Safety of Cheaper Nips and Tucks

On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

Saturday Three-Step

On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

Local Roaster Oceana Coffee Opens in Tequesta

oceana facebook ​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 t ... More >>

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 >>