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Open Table Names Ten South Florida Restaurants "Best Outdoor Dining Spots"

OpenTable is at it again with another "Top 100" list. This time, the online restaurant and review site had its users naming their favorite outdoor dining spots in the United States. These awards reflect the combined opinions of more than five million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners f ... More >>

Salt Life Offers a Taste of The Ocean in a Multimillion Dollar "Shack"

You know those Salt Life stickers you see everywhere? The idea for them, and the multimillion-dollar company apparel company they created came from Jacksonville. Salt Life, the company, began in the early 2000s with a group of friends with a passion for fishing, surfing, diving and anything involvi ... More >>

Chicago's Robert Lamm Decrees No More Holiday or Greatest-Hits Albums

Comet to Make Appearance in South Florida Skies

There's been a lot of talk about space rocks falling on top of us ever since a meteor tore through the Russian stratosphere and broke a lot of shit a few weeks ago. And now comes word that some space debris will be flying dangerously, perilously close to us down here in South Florida! And by "spac ... More >>

Dear President Obama: You're in Hollywood Sunday; Let's Do Lunch

Dear President Obama:With less than a week to go before the presidential election, I am so pleased that you've chosen Hollywood to be the location for one of your last public rallies before the big day.I love that you've picked one of our local high schools for the venue and I'm hoping you run with ... More >>

Broward Women Make 78 Cents to Every Dollar A Man Makes. Utah Is Worst in Nation.

When the subject of equal pay for women was broached during the second presidential debate, President Obama touted his support for the Lilly Ledbetter bill while Mitt Romney bragged about binders full of women and stressed how important it is for working moms to be home in time to cook dinner.  ... More >>

PETA Names Pembroke Pines Resident Finalist in Sexiest Vegetarian Contest

Animal rights organization PETA has named the finalists in their annual "Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door" contest -- and one of the sexiest men is from Pembroke Pines!Malik Kalonji is a 46-year-old yoga instructor, massage therapist, and winner of several martial arts competitions. The healthy hottie h ... More >>

Florida Backs Away From Shark Fin Ban

​While researching for this week's review, I found resources at Oceana.org, a non-profit international organization that strives to help protect the ocean and its creatures. On its blog, I found this piece, following a Fort Lauderdale event:On a more serious note, the evening focused on sharks an ... More >>

Why Local Fish Costs As Much As It Does

​I'd been hearing about Sushi Bon since the week I moved here as worth the trek an hour north of where I live for fresh, local sushi. I was told to skip the hard copy of the menu and look to the board by the sushi bar. I finally visited several times to see for myself.I had also heard chef Ebi Han ... More >>

Sublime With Rome Leads a "Wave" Reggae Movement Stuck in the '90s

Beach Boys Play Volleyball With Christian College Girls From PBAU

Lisa RabYes, those are (sort of) Beach Boys.​Amid the sunshine and glittering surf of a Sunday afternoon on Lake Worth beach, the scene was hard to miss. A cluster of tanned, leggy college girls in short, tight shorts chased a volleyball around the net with a rumpled-looking group of guys in sweat ... More >>

Talking with Chef Carlos Jorge, Part 2

​Yesterday we started our interview with Chef Carlos Jorge of the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Today, he tells specifics of how he'll change the menu at Steak 954, the signature restaurant at the hotel.New Times: You spoke of recharging the seafood menu. Will you be using any new fishes?I used diff ... More >>

Found & Forgotten, the Creepiest Feature on the Sheriff's Website, Is Actually Quite Innovative

via Broward County Sheriff's OfficeClay Facial Reconstruction of Found & Forgotten Victim​If you like a good mystery and need a fix, look no further than the Broward Sheriff's Office website -- your skin will crawl. Found & Forgotten is a database started just shy of two years ago to pub ... More >>

The Seeds of Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann's New Band, 7 Walkers, Are Sprouting

CocoRosie Proves "Dual Opposites" Can Attract With Genre-Bending Electro Folk

Jeremy Ford of 3030 Ocean: Interview, Part 2

​Yesterday we ran part 1 of our interview with Jeremy Ford, the new chef de cuisine at 3030 Ocean -- perhaps Fort Lauderdale's finest restaurant.  Ford told us how he got tortured by French chefs and how he landed his prestigious new gig at the ripe old age of 22. Today in part 2, he talks ab ... More >>

Animal Rights Group Asks Miss Florida USA Contestants to Donate Fur "Prizes"

C. Stiles​We live in South Florida, one of the warmest climates in the country. And on top of that, this one of the hottest summers we've had in years. So why would anyone ever need a fur coat down here?That's what the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida was thinking when members emailed more than ... More >>

"8: The Mormon Proposition" Review: Here's How the Mormon Church Suppressed Gay Marriage

"Get Him to the Greek" is Pure Judd Apatow: Crude on the Outside, Sweet in the Middle

The Tiki Mecca

Rising Techno Star Troy Pierce Plays Space's Loft on Saturday

Animal Collective

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were dem ... More >>

It's the Humidity

The Gentleman Classicist

Chris Isaak keeps his croon intact

Reading the Fish Bones

Choose wisely, dine well at Blue Fish

Kings of the Tiki Beat

The Martini Kings offer up Polynesian retro grooves

It's Not About the Hair

Don't hate Peter Mendia because he's purty. Hate him because you want his job!

Sad Sack Extraordinaire

Jason Segel uses his balls to great effect in Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Pupu in Paradise

I got crabs at Nick's and loved it

Calling All Debtors

View From the Top

Eat like a mogul at luxurious Solu

Great Scott

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

The Queers Are Here

What's in a name?

Just Add Water

Fins Look for a Fix

Team trains with playoffs on the brain

Dollars and Sense

Surf Porn

Adam 'n' Heave

50 First Dates is a patchy toss-off strictly for Sandler fans

Sprechen Sie Boring?

Two Fort Lauderdale restaurants pass muster -- just barely

Cruel Summer

Looking for fun? Crush will leave you blue

Poi Dog Pondering

A monster pooch descends upon Hawaii in Lilo & Stitch

We're Strokin'

The Las Olas Outrigger Canoe Club

A Homeless Homicide

A stoned driver killed Christina Van Huffel in his Mercedes. The mental-health system let her die.

Worth Its Wait in Gold

Model Trains on the Brain