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Ron Jeremy at Crown Wine and Spirits, Spearmint Rhino Today

Ron de JeremyRon Jeremy is in Fourt lauderdale and West Palm Beach on a rum tour. ​If you have to ask who Ron Jeremy is, you're probably no fan of porn or pop culture. The Hedgehog, as he's called, has been named as one of the "Top 50 Porn Stars of all Time" by Adult Video News and is in the Guine ... More >>

Pasta Polemic Develops Over Flash Freezers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/3146055955/A Davie company that ships pasta to restaurants countrywide says that it was tricked into leasing bad freezers, causing more than $100,000 in lost profits, according to a lawsuit recently filed in the Broward County Civil Court.Tortellini & Co., Inc ... More >>

Merlot Ice Cream This Saturday at Under the Stars Food & Wine Festival

Brett Jordan via Flickr Creative Commons"Oh, why, hello, Merlot. I believe you've met ice cream?"​While New Times' intrepid food critic explores her local options for beer-flavored ice cream -- and while we're on the subject, I say this without judgment, but Budweiser?! -- and other assorted goods ... More >>

"I'm Not a Hoarder; I'm a Collector!"

Brett Jordan via Flickr Creative Commons"Oh, why, hello, Merlot. I believe you've met ice cream?"​While New Times' intrepid food critic explores her local options for beer-flavored ice cream -- and while we're on the subject, I say this without judgment, but Budweiser?! -- and other assorted goods ... More >>

Americans Want Safer Food, Often (Literally) Eating Crap

Mike Licht (NotionsCapital.com) via Creative CommonsNothing is safe, nothing is sacred.​

Brooklyn Water Bagel Company in Delray Holds Tweetup - Free Iced Coffee and Muffins

Flickr/JamieAnne Creamy and Refreshing...and FREE!​Many people think that Twitter is just a means to learn too much about overexposed celebrities. Granted, when John Mayer talks about his "little friend" or when P.Ditty shares his love for tantric sex many people question the value of Twit ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale

​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like featured ... More >>

I and iTunes

​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like featured ... More >>

I'm Eating What?! Sizzlin' Bacon Sunflower Seeds

Photo by Riki AltmanHey! There's no pig in my seeds!​OK, now the bacon craze has just gone too, too far. We were down with the whole bacon-infused bourbon thing; we thought the maple-glazed doughnut with a bacon topper and deep-fried bacon munchies were fun novelties; and the whole bacon ice cream ... More >>

Snoop Dogg Leads Labor Day Festivities at Roxy's

Photo by Riki AltmanHey! There's no pig in my seeds!​OK, now the bacon craze has just gone too, too far. We were down with the whole bacon-infused bourbon thing; we thought the maple-glazed doughnut with a bacon topper and deep-fried bacon munchies were fun novelties; and the whole bacon ice cream ... More >>

Want More David Eller Stimulus? Elect Allen West

The Ellers have contributed generously to West's campaign.​One might assume the $7 million stimulus contract that Deerfield Beach businessman J. David Eller recently won for his family's manufacturing company, MWI Corp., was the result of some successful schmoozing or campaign donations to his con ... More >>

State Ethics Commission, Broward Prosecutor Clear Hospital Commissioner

browardhealth.orgFernandez​Broward Health Commissioner Mike Fernandez is breathing a bit easier these days. He won't face criminal charges or disciplinary action in connection with a conflict of interest between his public role and his private-sector work.A few weeks ago, the Florida Commission on ... More >>

Lithium From Bolivia Could Reshape Miami and the World

browardhealth.orgFernandez​Broward Health Commissioner Mike Fernandez is breathing a bit easier these days. He won't face criminal charges or disciplinary action in connection with a conflict of interest between his public role and his private-sector work.A few weeks ago, the Florida Commission on ... More >>

[UPDATED] Public Hospital District Spent Thousands on Machines That Didn't Exist

Flickr: Suubi TrustA SonoSite ultrasound in action.​UPDATE: Broward Health just e-mailed new information containing its explanation for the strange entries I cite below. In short, they say they're the product of a computer glitch. I've copied that explanation on the bottom of this post.Since 2001 ... More >>

Defying Ethics Code, Broward Health Commissioner's Firm Does Big Business With Hospital District

browardhealth.orgFernandez​The ultrasound manufacturing company where Mike Fernandez works as a general manager has been selling products to Broward Health during the same period that Fernandez has occupied a powerful position as a commissioner of that hospital district. Documents obtained by Juic ... More >>

Whitney Residents Still Frustrated Over Chinese Drywall

Experts use high tech gagetry to test drywall at Whitney​Residents at the Whitney in downtown West Palm Beach aren't particularly happy to know that they're living in one of the only condo buildings in Florida to have a suspected problem with Chinese drywall, at least so far. Especially since that ... More >>

Homeowner Says Builder Screwed Him After Promising to Fix His Chinese Drywall

When Ira Goldstein found out his house in Delray Beach was made with Photo providedGoldstein outside his home in Vizcaya.defective Chinese drywall, he did the first thing most people would do: He called the home's builder. And unlike most of those calls, this builder actually offered to help Goldste ... More >>

Homeowner With Chinese Drywall Confronts Builder

Photo providedLisset Sanchez-Schwartz and Ian Schwartz pose outside their newly purchased house in June 2007. They're now on the verge of losing the place.For many homeowners suffering with Chinese drywall, it's safe to say they wouldn't mind a chance to confront the builders who installed the defec ... More >>

Frag a Friend

Photo providedLisset Sanchez-Schwartz and Ian Schwartz pose outside their newly purchased house in June 2007. They're now on the verge of losing the place.For many homeowners suffering with Chinese drywall, it's safe to say they wouldn't mind a chance to confront the builders who installed the defec ... More >>

Chris Consentino and Mark Pastore in Defense of Foie Gras

Gaia.beCall me late to the party, but I just stopped in to Chef Chris Consentino's site, Offal Good, to read up on what I've missed lately in the world of innards. Back in March, Consentino responded to a letter and phone call from one particularly infuriated "customer" questioning whether the celeb ... More >>

Chocolate-Dipped Bottle Of Champagne

Champagne and chocolates constitute the dynamic duo of no-brainers for Valentine's Day. Peterbrooke Chocolatier at 227 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables has come up with a novel way to team the two: A chocolate-dipped champagne bottle. Now through February 14, customers can bring in their favorite bubbly ... More >>

The Beer-Offs: Way Better Than the Bud Bowl

Calendar editor John Linn was very sick this weekend. I know this not because he told me (he did tell me, but he's tricky), but because he was unable to fulfill his duties as a judge in this year's Beer-Offs, held Saturday at the Coral Springs Whole Foods. This second annual tournament had diffe ... More >>

More Peanut Recalls: That health bar could kill you

A hail of darts to the Peanut Corporation of America, who it now turns out KNOWINGLY shipped products that had tested positive for salmonella. The worst of it is, so many of these peanut-infested foods went to schools and nursing homes -- they couldn't have done a better job targeting at-risk popula ... More >>

We Like The Cars, The Cars That Go Boom

A hail of darts to the Peanut Corporation of America, who it now turns out KNOWINGLY shipped products that had tested positive for salmonella. The worst of it is, so many of these peanut-infested foods went to schools and nursing homes -- they couldn't have done a better job targeting at-risk popula ... More >>

Chile At The Raleigh

A hail of darts to the Peanut Corporation of America, who it now turns out KNOWINGLY shipped products that had tested positive for salmonella. The worst of it is, so many of these peanut-infested foods went to schools and nursing homes -- they couldn't have done a better job targeting at-risk popula ... More >>

The Brewers Are Still in Contention

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DJ Irie

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The Eliot Spitzer Takedown

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20 Years of Being Fair

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You Say Cheesy Like It’s a Bad Thing

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Behold the Power of Beer!

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The Pulp Wishes Ritter Good Rittance

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Die Bold, Die Wussy

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Sun-Sentinel Drops The Bag

An Invitation to Steal an Election

Shell Game

Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything.

Keeping Broward in Brewskis

Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything.

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