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Settling The Matter

Kevin Underwood. Voracious reader. Loved

Sun-Sentinel's "Transformative Change"

Sun-Sentinel Holds Slogan Contest

Best Margarita

Baja Café

Letters for December 13, 2001

A miracle in physiology

Head for the Hog

A ride on a motorcycle, a proposition, and too much brewski

Best Martini

Dakotah 624

There Goes the Hood

A legendary underground filmmaker from Sistrunk surfaces to make a movie about Florida homeboys

Mas Tequila

Drink up; it's more of the same at Rocco's Tacos

Gender Bent

Michelle Rodriguez puts the grrr into Karyn Kusama's Girlfight

Duck, Duck, Shoot

Petite and badass, she keeps hunters in her sights

Santa's Brittle Helper

Vince Vaughn tries to attract a different set of underage babies with Fred Claus

The Wright Moves

A straight-from-high-school phenom stays intimate with the Heat bench

Charlie Crist Is NOT Gay

And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

Charlie Crist Is NOT Gay

And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

When Snorting Ants Ain't Crazy

Don't take Grandma to the International Extreme Music Festival

Tailpipe

Clam Up

The Kids Are Alright

It's hard to say who throws bigger tantrums, kid actors or rock stars.

Cape of Good Hope

It's hard to say who throws bigger tantrums, kid actors or rock stars.

Richie Revolution

Can a celebrity dance club make it in a stronghold of rock?

The Old Man and the Fish

Did Marlins skipper Jack McKeon ever tell you about the time... ?

Cooking Up Laughs

... and shoving them down your trap, Dane-tily

Army of Old

A former Kiss Army soldier recalls his torturous tour of duty

Don King Presents

A battle of Kerry vs. Kerry

Pee, Sweat, and Maggots

A battle of Kerry vs. Kerry

Blood Brothers

Albert and Allen Hughes deliver a sensuous but grisly message From Hell

I Want a New Drug

Users call it G, Scoop, Goop, EZLay, Georgia Home Boy, or just plain old GHB. What's it like? Euphoric… and potentially deadly.

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck: Merlot Even Miles Would Drink

​"I am not drinking any fucking Merlot!"  That was Miles Raymond in Sideways, the movie that did for Merlot what Plan 9 From Outer Space did for science fiction cinema.  If you've tasted much domestic and Australian Merlot over the past few years, you can sympathize with Miles. Most of i ... More >>

Grace instant Cornmeal Porridge: Like Grits, Only More Confusing

​When I think of porridge, only a few things come to mind: Goldilocks, bears, poverty, and prison. Goldilocks and the Bears probably don't need much of an explanation, as I'm sure many of our first times even hearing the word was in the children's story. Poverty... well for some reason I've always ... More >>

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck

​If there's anything suckier than cheap sparkling wine it probably ought to be illegal.  You've probably had your share, whether the ubiquitous black bottle or the fruit-infused swill that makes Kool-Aid taste like Chateau d'Yquem or any of the legion of insipid imitators lurking on supermark ... More >>

Furthur

​If there's anything suckier than cheap sparkling wine it probably ought to be illegal.  You've probably had your share, whether the ubiquitous black bottle or the fruit-infused swill that makes Kool-Aid taste like Chateau d'Yquem or any of the legion of insipid imitators lurking on supermark ... More >>

Blues, Brews, and BBQ Wrapped Up

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

You’re a Special Snowflake

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

Steve Martorano's Italian Kitchen at the Seminole Hard Rock: Believe the Hype

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

Interpol's South Florida Gig Stirs Up Terrors From Drummer's Past

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

Professional Eaters Descend Upon South Florida for the Great Pickle Battle

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

Betty's Soul Food: A Fort Lauderdale Institution

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

The Improvisational Journey of Bob Weir's Furthur

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

FAT Village Struggles to Create an Arts District in Culture-Starved Broward

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

Mac Miller at America's Backyard 5/14

​The third annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ rocked the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek this Saturday, dropping over 100 beers, plenty of great tunes, and lots and lots of smoked pig on the sizable crowd. With live music sets from Bonerama and the Radiators, the sectioned off tent outside of the casino w ... More >>

Five Reasons to Check Out Riverside Market

Photo: Misha GrosvenorMicrobrews abound at Riverside Market​ Riverside Market is quite possibly one of Fort Lauderdale's best-kept secrets. Located just across the swing bridge that connects the Sailboat Bend and Riverside neighborhoods, it's an easy place to miss unless you're in the know or ... More >>

Fried Kool-Aid Balls: Coming to a Fair Near You?

ktreb at Flickr.comFried Kool-Aid balls​Move over, Mr. Kool-Aid mascot. There's a new Kool-Aid man around. His name is Charlie Boghosian, creator of the recently famous fried Kool-Aid balls that debuted at the San Diego County Fair this past weekend.But how, exactly, do you fry a liquid?  ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh Starts Selling Tea Out of Boca Raton Because "The Liberals Are Coming"

​If you haven't already been drinking Rush Limbaugh's Kool-Aid, now's your chance.Limbaugh, the conservative talk-show host and Palm Beach resident, has started his own line of bottled iced tea called Two if by Tea.Branded by Boca Raton-based Karhl Holdings LLC, a 12-pack of Rush's sauce -- includ ... More >>

Big Macs Are Pricey, Beers Are For Breakfast, and Everything's Better Fried

​Here's a serving of food-related links from the weekend papers. "It's 5:00 somewhere" is taken to the extreme in this Wall Street Journal article on breakfast brews. Among my favorites is the Mikkeller "Geek Breakfast" made with fancy French roasted coffee and stout. Calling Old Fort Lauderdale ... More >>

South Florida Fair, Winter Series of Beer, and Other Food Events in South Florida this Week

kthypryn via Flickr Creative CommonsThis is your South Florida Fair food, on drugs. ​Options this week for food centered fun in South Florida range from the highbrow (swanky fundraising tastings) to the not-so-highbrow (deep-fried butter and the Tilt-a-Whirl) and choices in between.Assuming you've ... More >>