Key Biscayne

Michael Bay, Mark Wahlberg, and Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Talk About Miami's Twisted Version of the American Dream

Sundy House in Delray Beach Adds Sarah Sipe as Pastry Chef

The powers that be at Sundy House in Delray Beach are building a female-led kitchen. Florida native Sarah Sipe, 31, has been hired at the historic hotel as head pastry chef. She joins a team that includes executive chef and former Top Chef: Texas contestant Lindsay Autry. Sipe is a Johnson & Wales ... More >>

A Miami Clinic Supplies Drugs to Sports' Biggest Names

See also: "The A Rod Files: Every Mention of the Yankees Slugger in Tony Bosch's Records"

2013 Python Challenge: Few Reptiles, Many TV Crews

Republic of Korea: Another Addition to Little Seoul Provides Solid Korean Barbecue

ROK Brings Korean Barbecue Meat Without the Heat

Republic of Korea owner and chef Michael Kwon chose to open his first restaurant in Lauderhil for a pretty good reason. He hoped a cluster of places offering Korean barbecue and Asian-inspired tapas would create a sort of Little Korea in Broward County. Kwon was born in South Florida to immigrant p ... More >>

Mystery Sponge-killing Disease Now Seen From Palm Beach To Lower Keys

From Sombrero Reef down in the Keys to the waters of West Palm Beach, red barrel sponges are disintegrating at worrisome rates. The culprit is unknown, and state scientists are busy trying to figure out just how widespread the disease outbreak is.At the end of April, Ed Tichenor of Palm Beach C ... More >>

Man Steals Two Cars, Shoots Two Cops, Kills Himself on Florida Turnpike

Here's the latest from a 9:10 p.m. press conference from authorities about the shooting this afternoon; information is pulled together from the FBI, Broward Sheriff's Office and other news sources.From FBI spokesman Tim Donovan:It started at about 2:20 p.m., when a man stole a car at the intersectio ... More >>

Best South Florida Music 2011: Jacuzzi Boys - Glazin'

​County Grind is counting down 2011's best local albums in South Florida. Monitor our progress here.On their sophomore LP Glazin', Miami's Jacuzzi Boys exhibit no signs of slumping. If anything, the group is entering its prime. Everything that was great about previous album No Seasons is here, wit ... More >>

Rick Scott Appoints Businessman With History of Everglades Pollution to Board That's Supposed to Keep it Safe

Smokestacks similar to this one spewed some nasty stuff under Portuondo's reign at Montenay.​If there was any question whether Florida Gov. Rick Scott favored business over the environment, this week he ended the debate. Scott appointed a businessman with a history of environmental problems to ove ... More >>

Interview with Bimini Boatyard's Executive Chef Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett Chef Michael Bennett, writing his cookbook. ​Chef Michael Bennett is a native Floridian, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a passionate chef who truly believes in  cooking creatively and making a meal memorable for his guests. Chef Bennett loves his ... More >>

Q&A With Chef Howie Kleinberg of Bulldog BBQ in Aventura (and Top Chef alum)

​ Chef Howie Kleinberg is not just another barbecue cook. Owner of Bulldog BBQ in North Miami Beach, Kleinberg is a classically trained chef with a background that includes stints at the five-star/five-diamond InterContinental Miami and the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne.  Clean Plate Charli ... More >>

Claustrophobic Nightmare

Morning Juice: Josie Lou Ratley Shows Movement; Broward Commissioner Blames Health for Political Retirement

​Here's what's happening in South Florida news this Monday morning:Scott Rothstein is said to have hired Mafia associates on the pretext of needing their help shredding documents that could damage the investigation into his Ponzi scheme, but while they took the money, the mobsters never destroyed ... More >>

Paul McCartney's Rumored Final World Tour Stops in South Florida

Morning Juice: Broward Judge Faces Trial; Friction Among Acreage Activists

​Here are your local headlines for Broward and Palm Beach:Broward Judge Ana Gardiner will be tried by the Judicial Qualifications Commission in September over allegations that she displayed a "lack of candor" in answering questions by the commission about her relationship with attorney Howard Sche ... More >>

Come Hither and Party

Suicides From South Florida High-Rises Tell the Tales of Those Who Leaped to Their Deaths

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

The Miccosukee Tribe Keeps Quiet About a Series of Traffic Deaths

A woman perishes in a collision with an Indian leader's kin. Her family cries cover-up.

Reoriented

At Origin, the beautiful room is no longer empty.

Thursday Night Live

from Tobiashm's flickr It's Thursday folks, like to drink? It's a good day to start. Here are some places to do it around the city: Ortanique on the Mile - 278 Miracle Mile - Coral Gables 305.446.7710 - website Thursday Ultra Hours with Free Champagne tasting 5:30 p.m. till the bubbles run dry.D ... More >>

R. Allen Stanford's story tells how one eccentric billionaire can help bring the global economy to its knees

Booze Hound - BYOBooze

Washed Up

101 Haitian refugees sailed north full of hope. They got screwed.

Goldstein Still Screws

Well, New Times, anyway

Hitter Miss

Three little South Florida girls make costly bids to be America's next tennis champ

Death Is My Co-pilot

Once a lifeline and a symbol, Chalk's delivered death

Make Her Look Good

Win the Tourney or It's Your Mom's 401-k

Making the top 500 in pro tennis is a big investment.

NYE Guide 2006

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

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.

Letters for September 8-14, 2005

The Big Chil

Bikers, gourmands, 30,000 country fans, and bare boobies collide at a massive chili cook-off. Bottoms up!

To the Lighthouse

Old Florida still exists. It's over there behind those condos.

Reggae-fyin'

Video producers spend big bucks to promote the Jamaican beat

Turner Tackles Football Future

The football stars of tomorrow get drilled today

Card Shark

A Delray businessman's cards create an international stir

Map Quest

Charting a course through Florida history

Letters for November 8, 2001

Cut the bureaucrats some slack

Net Loss

With encouragement from a Broward foundation, scientists hope to restore the struggling billfish population