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Margate

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    How We Got the Story: Reporting on Islamophobia

    ​Last week's New Times cover story explored the lives of Muslims living in South Florida. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how we got the story:The hardest part was picking an outfit. Living in South Florida, I rarely have the need for a turtleneck. But as a female reporter visiting a mosque, I ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    South Florida Muslims Seek a New Way to Get Along in the Wake of Terrorism Charges and Bigotry

    ​Last week's New Times cover story explored the lives of Muslims living in South Florida. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how we got the story:The hardest part was picking an outfit. Living in South Florida, I rarely have the need for a turtleneck. But as a female reporter visiting a mosque, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    PETA Sends "Compassionate Legislator Awards" to Margate Commissioners

    ​Now there's something for Margate commissioners to hang on the fridge -- an award from PETA.For the commission's unanimous vote to ban bull hooks, electric prods, and other devices that can be used to harm animals, PETA announced today that it's sending the commissioners "Compassionate Legislator ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Animal-Rights Activists and Commissioners Win One for the Circus Elephants in Margate

    lahoridanda.blogspot.com​There was a bit of dissent from some Margate residents, but the city's commissioners followed through on a promise to animal-rights activists to ban devices used to mistreat circus animals.The intent of the activists was to prevent the Cole Brothers Circus from coming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Animal-Rights Activists and Elephants Score a Victory With Margate Commission

    naturescornermagazine.comThe Margate Commission has joined in on elephant love.​The Cole Brothers Circus will still be rolling through Margate this year, but the scores of residents and animal-rights activists that showed up to last night's City Commission meeting may have prevented it from happen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Animal-Rights Activists Trying to Ban Circus in Margate for Messin' With Elephants

    lahoridanda.blogspot.com​A circus in Margate is probably the most exciting thing to happen in that city for a while, but animal-rights activists plan on showing up to the city's commission meeting tonight to ask them to ban the Cole Brothers Circus from Margate.Why? Cole Brothers seems to have a p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Accidental Overdose? Pharmacist's Slip Makes Woman Bleed, Lawsuit Claims

    Too much of a good thing.​A Margate woman thought that her anticoagulant medication would keep her healthy and safe -- free of life-threatening blood clots and embolisms. But Fela Netkin claims that a mishap at her neighborhood pharmacy -- in which she may have accidentally been given five times t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Izhar Khan Denied Bond by Federal Judge, Despite No New Evidence Being Released

    Photo by Mike RiceScene from the Margate mosque protest in June.​U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan decided not to grant bail to Izhar Khan -- who was the 24-year-old former imam of Margate's Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque before his arrest in May on charges of supporting the Pakistani Taliba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Feds Release Bits of Additional Information Against Khan Family -- None Against Izhar Khan

    Photo by Mike RiceThe scene at the June protest outside Margate's Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque​Since a gathering of the religulous assembled for a protest against Margate's Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen in early June, we've been waiting to hear any shred of evidence aside from accusations in a fed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Feds Say They Haven't Released All the Evidence Against Izhar Khan

    Photo by Mike RiceScene from the Margate mosque protest in June.​U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan denied a bond request earlier this week for Hafiz Khan -- a Miami imam who's among six people charged with conspiring to support the Pakistani Taliban -- but the judge made no such ruling for h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Federal Judge "Needs to Hear More Evidence" Before Making Bond Decision on Izhar Khan

    Phot by Mike RiceScene from the Margate mosque protest.​U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan denied a bond request yesterday for Hafiz Khan -- a Miami imam who's among six people charged with conspiring to support the Pakistani Taliban -- but the judge made no such ruling for his son, Izhar Khan.I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Margate Mosque Tries To Move On Amid Smear Campaign By Local Religious Groups

    Photo by Mike RiceTuesday night's protest at the Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque in Margate​The indictment of Izhar Khan -- the former imam of Margate's Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque -- has sparked outrage from religious groups and tea party members, leading to the their protest attempting to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Margate Mosque Protest: An Assembly Of Anti-Intellectualism

    Margate's Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque​Yesterday before noon, a few religulous leaders held a press conference outside the Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque in Margate, preparing for that night's rally against the mosque and Islam in general.What happened last night at the protest, however, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Religious Groups Gear Up For Margate Mosque Protest

    Photo by Matthew Hendley"No Jihad in our backyard," one of the "pro-American" sentiments displayed at today's announcement​Mustaches, Gadsden flags, and rampant Islamophobia.We have the rest of the story too.Religious groups, tea party activists, and residents of Margate showed up this morning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Tea Party Fort Lauderdale, Other Groups Protesting to Shut Down Margate Sunni Mosque

    wix.comThe Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque in Margate​If you happen to be in Margate tomorrow night, be on the lookout for a few of South Florida's more religulous outside the Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque.The protest comes in response to the arrest of 24-year-old Izhar Khan -- the mosque's im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Jack Tobin: One Of A Kind

    Margate political powerhouse and consummate deal maker Jack Tobin, who died Tuesday at the age of 69, will be laid to rest Friday. He's remembered with near reverence by many who knew him, even those who also knew the rather unseemly nature of his long political career as a state legislator, Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    JM Lexus in Margate Installs Putting Green, Gives Car Salesmen a Good Name

    via cnyskeptics.org​If you're among the majority of people who want to crawl out of their skin while waiting for car servicing or any sort of time-consuming auto-related paperwork, you're in luck. The folks at JM Lexus in Margate heard about your automobile angst and addressed it accordingly, with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    El Recreo Bakery Delivers Our Cuban Sandwich Fix

    ​The Cuban sandwich at El Recreo Cuban Bakery on State Road 7 in Margate is exactly what you want the classic sandwich to be: Its two slices of Cuban bread are pressed flat as a sheet of granite, buttery and crisp. In between is stuffed with fresh pulled pork and slices of sweet, pressed ham; a pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    National Ice Cream Month: Top 5 Ways to Enjoy The Treat... Without Eating It

    Flickr: WonderlaneHello, sweetness.​If there was an official dessert of South Florida, it would be ice cream. Rich or light, thick or creamy, gummy-bear topped or sprinkle-spotted, the cold concoction has seen all of us through some fiercely hot days. In the 1980s, Reagan declared July "National I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    On the Eve of the Florida Bong Ban, Local Head Shops Hang Loose

    flickr.com​After months of public debate, legislation, a law suit, and the outgoing governor's stamp of approval, the Florida ban on bong sales takes effect tomorrow. So you'd guess every head shop in the state would be having huge blow out sales today, right?Not so much. It seems the smoke hasn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Morning Juice: Homicide Numbers Fall; Embezzling CEO Gets a Decade in the Slam

    ​A glance at the headlines for this Tuesday morning in South Florida:Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood are reporting that they had only half the  number of murders in 2009 that they had in 2008. That should lead to an increase in the number of political figures claiming credit for decreasing crim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Wacky Promos at Trattoria Bella Cibo: Caesar Salad Throwdown, Hump Night Special

    Dawn Pink Chick"Now, where is that salad?"​We don't often hucklebuck out to Margate, but it sounds like good times at Trattoria Bella Cibo. Tomorrow night, Chef D'Lish, a.k.a. Tommy Valdes, is being challenged to a "Caesar Salad Throwdown" by a regular patron named Howard Serkin. The officiator is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    UPDATED: Florida Bong Ban Passes (Does Not Puff Puff)

    flickr.com​Despite organized opposition from smoke shop owners across the state, the Florida Senate passed a bill that will effectively shut down most headshops in the Sunshine State. Under the so-called "Bong Bill," the only shops allowed to sell water pipes will be stores where the sale of tobac ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 8, 2010

    A Quick and Dirty Guide to Getting Your Roti On in Broward County

    flickr.com​Despite organized opposition from smoke shop owners across the state, the Florida Senate passed a bill that will effectively shut down most headshops in the Sunshine State. Under the so-called "Bong Bill," the only shops allowed to sell water pipes will be stores where the sale of tobac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Order Up: The How-to Guide to Roti

    John Linn​Roti, an Indian-style flatbread that's pretty much a staple in West Indian food, is everywhere in South Florida. Little roti shops and curry huts specializing in the stuff can be found throughout Broward, especially the western stretches of Lauderhill, Margate, and North Lauderdale. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

    John LinnA super perro from Los Perros in Lauderhill.​This week on the blog:Here's a sauvignon blanc that actually lives up to the name.Tired of brownies? (Are you crazy?) Then try its little sister, the blondie.We kicked off our 100 favorite dishes of Broward-Palm Beach this week, which will run ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2009

    Shake Shack

    John LinnA super perro from Los Perros in Lauderhill.​This week on the blog:Here's a sauvignon blanc that actually lives up to the name.Tired of brownies? (Are you crazy?) Then try its little sister, the blondie.We kicked off our 100 favorite dishes of Broward-Palm Beach this week, which will run ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2009

    Shake It Up

    John LinnA super perro from Los Perros in Lauderhill.​This week on the blog:Here's a sauvignon blanc that actually lives up to the name.Tired of brownies? (Are you crazy?) Then try its little sister, the blondie.We kicked off our 100 favorite dishes of Broward-Palm Beach this week, which will run ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 17, 2009

    El Zocalo in Margate Looks Enough Like Mexico, but Is It the Real Deal?

    John LinnA super perro from Los Perros in Lauderhill.​This week on the blog:Here's a sauvignon blanc that actually lives up to the name.Tired of brownies? (Are you crazy?) Then try its little sister, the blondie.We kicked off our 100 favorite dishes of Broward-Palm Beach this week, which will run ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Morning Juice: Dolphins Fumble to Falcons; a New Suspect in Cancer Cluster

    ​Your Monday in South Florida news:Turnovers killed the Dolphins on opening day. For a team with one of the league's toughest schedules, this game against the Falcons was the closest thing to a gimme. It's going to be a long year. [NFL.com]The Broward County School District is a finalist in a $1 m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    I'm Eating What?! Grass Jelly

    There's no sugar-coating this one. I knew from the moment I saw it on my desk it was going to be bad. I feared eating this so much, in fact, that I "accidentally" forgot to bring a can opener into the office for three straight weeks. The boss stopped putting new items on my desk last week, leaving m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    I'm Eating What?!

    "It might have some kind of fish in it, but I'm not sure". Those were the first words out of the boss's grinning mouth as he handed me a shrink wrapped Styrofoam plate. I'm not exactly an adventurous eater. For instance, I don't eat things that swim. I've always said when I see a cow swimming, I'll ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 28, 2009

    Verbal Vasectomy

    "It might have some kind of fish in it, but I'm not sure". Those were the first words out of the boss's grinning mouth as he handed me a shrink wrapped Styrofoam plate. I'm not exactly an adventurous eater. For instance, I don't eat things that swim. I've always said when I see a cow swimming, I'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Is There a Duck Serial Killer in West Broward? Are Humans Next?

    Oh, sure. It starts with ducks. Then it's cats, maybe a dog. Eventually, that loses its thrill and the sick bastard upgrades to humans. So we really have to catch the Miramar Duck Killer, who struck again yesterday. From a statement released today by the Humane Society:The second duck was found impa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    It’s Tricky

    Oh, sure. It starts with ducks. Then it's cats, maybe a dog. Eventually, that loses its thrill and the sick bastard upgrades to humans. So we really have to catch the Miramar Duck Killer, who struck again yesterday. From a statement released today by the Humane Society:The second duck was found impa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Miami According to Brooklyn: Tattoo Conventions are for Jackasses

    To read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. With the tattoo convention coming up this weekend in Miami, I want to talk about how these conventions are full of jackasses. I used to work for Eulogy Recordings, one of sponsors of it, and Madball is playing on Saturday - that's ... More >>

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    Letters for March 13-19, 2008

    To read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. With the tattoo convention coming up this weekend in Miami, I want to talk about how these conventions are full of jackasses. I used to work for Eulogy Recordings, one of sponsors of it, and Madball is playing on Saturday - that's ... More >>

  • Music

    March 6, 2008

    O'Malley's Sports Bar

    To read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. With the tattoo convention coming up this weekend in Miami, I want to talk about how these conventions are full of jackasses. I used to work for Eulogy Recordings, one of sponsors of it, and Madball is playing on Saturday - that's ... More >>

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    Letters for November 9, 2006

    To read past installments of Miami According to Brooklyn, click here. With the tattoo convention coming up this weekend in Miami, I want to talk about how these conventions are full of jackasses. I used to work for Eulogy Recordings, one of sponsors of it, and Madball is playing on Saturday - that's ... More >>

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Old Year, New Cycle

    Good Life Cycle

  • Foodstuffs

    May 12, 2005

    Best French Sandwich

    Croque Monsieur

  • Goods and Services

    May 13, 2004

    Best Mall in Broward

    Riverland Shopping Center

  • News

    March 4, 2004

    Charlie Numbers

    Forget the Mob ties, says ex-cop Clay, and send me to City Hall

  • Music

    October 16, 2003

    Unmentionables Invade Margate

    PervertFest 2003, designed to be as offensive as humanly possible

  • Music

    August 28, 2003

    It Came from Margate

    Margate's rock 'n' roll troika turns the 'burbs up to 11

  • Calendar

    July 5, 2001

    Rights Fight

    The FOUNDERS fundraiser

  • Goods and Services

    May 17, 2001

    Best Head Shop

    Grateful J's Dead Head Shop

  • Foodstuffs

    May 11, 2000

    Best French Restaurants

    La Vie en Rose Café

  • Calendar

    September 10, 1998

    A Kick in the Caboose

    La Vie en Rose Café

  • News

    April 2, 1998

    Shades of Macho

    In Margate, fashion-conscious cops are complaining about a sunglass crackdown that cramps their style

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