Long Island

First Look: Zorba's Taverna in Delray Beach Serves Authentic Greek Fare

For an authentic taste of Greece, Palm Beach residents look no further than Zorba's Taverna, a new eatery now open in Delray Beach. With decades' worth of combined experience, owners Bobby and father Taso Orfanos joined with restaurateur Bill Maxakoulis to open Zorba's last December. The trio is d ... More >>

Rick Scott's 2012? Surprisingly Awesome. Why He Deserves a Little Credit

Several weeks ago, we made a terrible mistake, one that warranted immediate regret. We asked to start receiving Gov. Rick Scott's news releases. And then came a deluge of good news. If we hadn't known any better, we would have thought Rick Scott was doing something, well, not evil. Which brought ... More >>

Obama Takes Second Debate While Romney Collects His Binders

A few weeks ago, the first presidential debate took place, in which Barack Obama was replaced by a sock puppet and Mitt Romney was declared President for Life. The Mittbot was spirited and on the offense, while pointing his finger and blaming the president for all the ills of society while Obummer j ... More >>

What Your Drink Says About You

When a patron sits down at the bar, the bartender immediately sizes up him or her and wonders: "Is this an amateur who is going to cheapskate me out of a tip? Or is this person a pro drinker?" We know -- it's not nice to stereotype. But it takes a seasoned bartender only a moment to deduce all he ne ... More >>

Tony Galeota: From Running Porky's, Miami's Most Notorious Strip Joint, to Rotting in a Panamanian Jail

Old World Sausage Factory in Pompano Beach: Under New Management

Know of a restaurant that's under new management and deserves a fresh look? E-mail us -- food@browardpalmbeach.com -- and we'll try to pop in for a visit. It's not every day that you get invited to check out a sausage factory. And no, it's not in Wilton Manors. Get your mind out of the gutter. All j ... More >>

Flavor Flav Meet and Greet

Sunday Gravy Dinner and More at Ernie's Italian Chophouse in Lighthouse Point

At one point in his youth, chef Gary Wood seriously considered pursuing a career as a cop or a lawyer in Long Island, New York. A move to Florida and a job at a wing joint eventually led to culinary school and a new passion: "I just fell in love (with cooking)."The chef now heads the line at Ernie's ... More >>

Here's Why Florida Seafood Restaurants Fill Menus With Foreign Fish

Broward Sheriff Candidate Scott Israel: "I Have a Pristine Record"

The Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) is one of the largest sheriff's departments in the country. It provides law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical services to areas across the county, as well as other services like corrections and parole supervision. Sheriff Al Lamberti is facing ... More >>

Happy Birthday to Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo!

Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon usually get the most visual time due to a weird flux of romance, musical chemistry, and pale-facedness. It has always been the more astute individuals who've commented that the actual reasons, the true-deal reasons as to why Sonic Youth has chugged along for three decad ... More >>

West Palm and Lake Worth Versus Wilton Manors: Help Decide Which Dining Scene Is Better

​Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against one another in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we'll crown a winner -- an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on number-three-seed ... More >>

Is Anyone Up? Founder Hunter Moore Hosting New Year's Eve Party at Speakeasy Lounge

Happy Birthday, Billy Idol!

​To the world at large, Billy Idol will be forever remembered as the sneering, attitude-intensive punk whose hits "White Wedding," "Dancing With Myself," and "Rebel Yell" made him a staple on MTV early on. Idol turns 56 today, but thankfully, he retains that same insurgent stance. In keeping ... More >>

Cinema Paradiso Chases Out Top Managers

Photo by Eric Barton​If you hit Cinema Paradiso's Italia Film Festa this past weekend you might have been lucky enough to catch Come Undone, a steamy flick about an adulterous affair set in Milan. After seeing it in December, Village Voice reviewer Nick Pinkerton wrote: "The hot sex has the rhythm ... More >>

Billy Joel Hawks Yacht on Las Olas and, in a Sign of the Times, Likely to Lose His Shirt

The piano man is giving up on his commuter yacht.​If you've been down Las Olas recently, you might have noticed a stunning yacht full of wood trim and chrome accents, docked unceremoniously at the corner of Fiesta Way. If you've got about $2 million to blow, it's yours. Bonus: You can tell your fr ... More >>

Interview with Il Bacio and Prime Executive Chef, Peter Masiello

Chef Peter Masiello​Prime and Il Bacio in Delray Beach are two of the area's hottest restaurant, but with different vibes, Prime's roots are in a classic steakhouse experience, while Il Bacio combines Italian food with a sophisticated yet fun nightclub. The one thing these two restaurants h ... More >>

The Manor in Wilton Manors: Like a Gay Dave & Buster's -- With Gargoyles

Bash Wine Café in Sunrise Delivers Comfort Food at a Helluva Price

Did Zada Victimize Gay Community?

Flickr User: Alida's PhotosOne alleged victim says he met Zada at Fire Island,a gay vacation destination​National media coverage of the Joe Zada investment scandal has so far focused on his relationships with the Wellington-based equestrian community as well as with the former hockey star, Sergei ... More >>

Great America

The summer of our '80s youth in Adventureland.

Praise the Whisky!

Stained Glass Pub gives you that sanctified feeling, even without the pretty windows

Attack Ads Appalling -- And Impressive!

Trailer Trashed

Hallandale draws a bead on its most vulnerable citizens

On the Booty Prowl

Where are the lesbian break dancers?

Super Groups

Our fantasy draft for the Super Bowl halftime show

Love to Love Ya, Baby

Oh Christine, will you be my Valentine?

Voodoo Man

A voodoo ceremony in the 'burbs? Who'da thunk it?

Interview: Taking Back Sunday

Mangiare Bene

Eleven ways of looking at Italian

Spare the Rod

Finally, something real in Boca. And it isn't the faux rocker.

In the Clouds

FAU Tries to Get Real

A Nearly Religious Experience

Redemption wasn't on our minds when we hit the Falcon House

Folk Me Hard

Antifolk antihero David K connects the New York underground to South Florida

Pale Faces

The Boca Museum's portrait show is sooo 1950

Death Pool

In McNally's play, a harsh, AIDS-afflicted world eats away at gays and straights alike

Feast for the Ears

Langerado stacks a full plate of excellent music

Coffin Classics

The subculture that would not (un)die lusts for new blood

Flakes Gone Loco

Childhood games turn into obsession in Love Me If You Dare

The Blink of an Eye

Before she could hit the brakes, Sonia Ortiz was transformed from homemaker and pregnant mother of three to "cop killer"

Presto, Change-o

A drag queen reveals how he, um, she does her magic

Bad Kitty!

The quality of Fat Cat's chow is decidedly (meow) mixed

Making Airwaves

At the wackiest stop on your AM dial, a loudmouth host plays the politics of personal destruction -- and gets his station in big trouble

Bland on Bland

What we talk about when we talk about lighter-weight stuff

Keith Clayborne in Black and White

A lesson in becoming a black power broker by doing business with the white media elite, courtesy of the controversial editor of The Broward Times

The Look of Love

Say It Ain't So

Currying Favor

A Real Trooper

Third-Degree Burns