Margate

Margate Persecutes Human Sign Spinners

How big must a man's sandwich board be before the strong arm of the state comes down to crush his minimum-wage shenanigans? How long is too long for a giant arrow pointing to a mattress store where everything is always 75 percent off?Yeah, uh, six square feet, says the Margate City Commission.These ... More >>

Pho Vi Brings the Vietnamese Craze to Pedestrian-Friendly Downtown Hollywood

This week's restaurant review is about Pho Vi, a Vietnamese restaurant that opened in March in downtown Hollywood. In the past few years, Vietnamese cuisine has exploded on the contemporary food scene, thanks in large part to a filling and fun-to-eat dish called pho -- beef broth and noodle soup th ... More >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

Shake Shack

Shake It Up

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Verbal Vasectomy

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 >>

It’s Tricky

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 >>

O'Malley's Sports Bar

Old Year, New Cycle

Good Life Cycle

Best French Sandwich

Croque Monsieur

Best Mall in Broward

Riverland Shopping Center

Charlie Numbers

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

Unmentionables Invade Margate

PervertFest 2003, designed to be as offensive as humanly possible

It Came from Margate

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

Rights Fight

The FOUNDERS fundraiser

Best Head Shop

Grateful J's Dead Head Shop

Best French Restaurants

La Vie en Rose Café

A Kick in the Caboose

Shades of Macho

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