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Memorial Day

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    The Perfect Wine Pairings for Your Memorial Day Barbecue

    Picture it now. It's a hot and humid. The sun is shining in the clear blue sky. The sounds of gently lapping waves roll in. The lingering aroma of lighter fluid, the forenote, atop the scent of burning charcoal. The grill is warming up. The barbecue is about to begin.With Memorial Day this weekend, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Memorial Day Eats: South Florida's Best Barbecue

    Happy Memorial Day weekend. Prepare to celebrate this three-day holiday with tons of barbecued and grilled meats and cold drinks. If you're not into the DIY barbecue thing, there are -- contrary to popular belief -- places in South Florida where you can get some decent (or great) barbecue. In antici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Food Truck Events for Memorial Day Weekend

    It's Memorial Day weekend, the kids are restless, and you've singed your eyebrows off while attempting to start the backyard barbecue. We say get away from the open flames and let the food trucks handle your family's hunger at these roundups.Saturday, May 26If your idea of a good time is a little ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Looking for New Memorial Day BBQ Ideas? Try Going Brazilian

    Chances are, you'll be heading to a barbecue on Memorial Day, and unless the hosts are serious foodies, you will probably be served the same old Bubba Burgers and Hebrew National Hot Dogs that are standard at most American get-togethers. This year, take back the holiday and host your own barbecue Br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Memorial Day Cocktail Recipe from SAIA in Fort Lauderdale

    It's not a requirement that you serve festive, thematically-appropriate cocktails at your Memorial Day bash this weekend, but in this Instagram- and Pinterest-obsessed culture of ours, giving your guests something more interesting to behold than a bottle of Corona may help give you the edge on all t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Fine Food & Wine Festival in Pompano Beach, Memorial Day Weekend, and Other Food Events in South Florida

    Memorial Day is Monday, May 28, but the festivities will start early with a few food-focused events offered throughout the three-day weekend. In addition to that, a few gatherings throughout the week will help you to pass the time until the minivacation. Read on after the jump for food- and drink-fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Whole Foods Pembroke Pines Celebrates Memorial Day With Block Party

    Whole Foods Market in Pembroke Pines has been open less than two months, but it's already embedded itself into the community.The purveyors of clean foods (and the best cheap wine this side of Trader Joe's Two-Buck Chuck) is throwing a Memorial Day-themed block party on Saturday, May 26, just in tim ... More >>

  • News

    March 8, 2012

    Our Reporter Goes Undercover in the South Florida Fetish Scene

    Whole Foods Market in Pembroke Pines has been open less than two months, but it's already embedded itself into the community.The purveyors of clean foods (and the best cheap wine this side of Trader Joe's Two-Buck Chuck) is throwing a Memorial Day-themed block party on Saturday, May 26, just in tim ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2011

    You’re My Hero

    Whole Foods Market in Pembroke Pines has been open less than two months, but it's already embedded itself into the community.The purveyors of clean foods (and the best cheap wine this side of Trader Joe's Two-Buck Chuck) is throwing a Memorial Day-themed block party on Saturday, May 26, just in tim ... More >>

  • Music

    June 9, 2011

    Elwood's Dixie Bar-B-Q Founder Michael Gochenour Brought Pulled Pork and Bikers to Downtown Delray Beach

    Whole Foods Market in Pembroke Pines has been open less than two months, but it's already embedded itself into the community.The purveyors of clean foods (and the best cheap wine this side of Trader Joe's Two-Buck Chuck) is throwing a Memorial Day-themed block party on Saturday, May 26, just in tim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Man Killed by Police During Miami's Urban Beach Week ID'ed in Boynton Beach Shooting

    Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeRaymond Herisse, in February 2010​Raymond Herisse -- the 22-year-old Boynton Beach man shot and killed over Memorial Day weekend on the streets of Miami Beach -- has been identified by Boynton Beach police as the gunman in a November shooting at a BP gas station.P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2011

    Allen West's No-B.S. Weekend: Disses Bush, Palin

    This has been a bullshit-busting kind of weekend for Allen West.First, he showed up in Fox News Sunday, talking smack about his own party's recent history. He was debating Donna Edwards, the Democrat congresswoman from Maryland, when host Chris Wallace asked:Congressman West, Republicans offered a p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale's Green Room Gets Greenback Friendly on Gallery Saturdays

    parkcityv.comBottoms up!​Leave your flask at home this Memorial Day weekend because tomorrow is Gallery Saturday at Green Room! Drink specials abound! That's right! You don't have to stand around nursing a hot beer or pretending like the melted ice at the bottom of your glass still has a little Ja ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Tonight, “Respectable Street” Actually Plays at Respectable Street

    parkcityv.comBottoms up!​Leave your flask at home this Memorial Day weekend because tomorrow is Gallery Saturday at Green Room! Drink specials abound! That's right! You don't have to stand around nursing a hot beer or pretending like the melted ice at the bottom of your glass still has a little Ja ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Boobs for America

    parkcityv.comBottoms up!​Leave your flask at home this Memorial Day weekend because tomorrow is Gallery Saturday at Green Room! Drink specials abound! That's right! You don't have to stand around nursing a hot beer or pretending like the melted ice at the bottom of your glass still has a little Ja ... More >>

  • Music

    May 26, 2011

    Best of the Best and Lil Wayne's King of Diamonds Party Among Memorial Day Weekend's Concerts

    parkcityv.comBottoms up!​Leave your flask at home this Memorial Day weekend because tomorrow is Gallery Saturday at Green Room! Drink specials abound! That's right! You don't have to stand around nursing a hot beer or pretending like the melted ice at the bottom of your glass still has a little Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Boston Market Coupon: 50 Percent Off on Memorial Day

    flickr/yihchii​Think about all the cornbread you could have with a half-priced family meal.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Cheesemaking Class at Urban Farmer: All It Takes Is Milk, Love, and Enzymes

    Skip the beach and learn to make your own cheese this weekend.​Forget the beach and the BBQ -- this Memorial Day weekend is all about the cheese. The Urban Farmer in Pompano Beach is holding a cheese-making class this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. In this class, you'll learn the secret to maki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Rum 'n' Coke Ribs: A Recipe from Pete Evans

    Pete Evans Rum 'n' Coke Ribs - just in time for summer!​Last week we interviewed Australian celebrity chef and author Pete Evans. If you missed the interview, read it here and here. Just in time for Memorial Day barbecuing, we're sharing Pete's recipe for Rum 'n' Coke Ribs. Enjoy.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2011

    Four Thoughts For Islamophobes

    ​It's been a busy few weeks for Muslims, Muslim countries, and Islam in the news. Most of the coverage has not been favorable. Here, then, are four thoughts for readers who find themselves worrying about Muslims this Sunday. 1. Muslims serve in the military, too. Last week, the world learned that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Interview with Bimini Boatyard's Executive Chef Michael Bennett

    Michael Bennett Chef Michael Bennett, writing his cookbook. ​Chef Michael Bennett is a native Floridian, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a passionate chef who truly believes in  cooking creatively and making a meal memorable for his guests. Chef Bennett loves his ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    Lady Gaga to Make Stadium-Sized Return to South Florida

    Michael Bennett Chef Michael Bennett, writing his cookbook. ​Chef Michael Bennett is a native Floridian, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a passionate chef who truly believes in  cooking creatively and making a meal memorable for his guests. Chef Bennett loves his ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Will a Multimillionaire Polo Mogul Be Punished for a Fatal Drunken Accident?

    Michael Bennett Chef Michael Bennett, writing his cookbook. ​Chef Michael Bennett is a native Floridian, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a passionate chef who truly believes in  cooking creatively and making a meal memorable for his guests. Chef Bennett loves his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Amateur Actors, Professional Thieves Perform a Lucrative Skit at Broward Gas Station

    Photo: BSOThis unidentified man collapsed dramatically, while his buddy grabbed the cash.​I guess it's too much to expect aspiring actors to make their money the honest way, by performing Hamlet on the sidewalk, where passersby could put a tip in a jar. Rather, they're plying their trade in a Nort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Amateur Actors, Professional Thieves Perform a Lucrative Skit at Broward Gas Station

    Photo: BSOThis unidentified man collapsed dramatically while his buddy grabbed the cash.​I guess it's too much to expect aspiring actors to make their money the honest way, by performing Hamlet on the sidewalk, where passersby could put a tip in a jar. Rather, they're plying their trade in a North ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Michael Vick Protesters Giddy Over Hallandale No-Show

    ​We recently learned that Michael Vick could be facing a possible lawsuit over his Memorial Day weekend no-show at the MI-VI nightclub at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach. The protesters outside the club that night wondered why they never saw his entourage or never saw any news coverage of the contr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2010

    Summer Comes to Steak 954

    ​Happy Memorial Day!Today ushers in the unofficial start of summer, the time of year when it gets so hot that people start looking for any way to cool down. Well here's one way to make that happen: check out the new, summer exclusive ice cream sandwich at Steak 954.The frozen treat costs $15 and c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Does Michael Vick Think He Can Host a Party in South Florida and NOT Get Protested?

    ​Michael Vick, quarterback and convicted dog fighter, is coming to South Florida. He's the official celebrity host of a party tonight at MI-VI (pronounced m-i-six), a nightclub at Gulfstream in Hallandale Beach. And with the tenacious vitriol of a fighting dog, out come the protesters. The animal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Memorial Day Grill Recipes: Mango Barbecue Sauce, Fish Marinade, Slaw

    Recipes for grilling on Memorial Day or for any cook-outs.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Abramoff Documentary Opens With Gunshots, Murder on Lauderdale Street

    You can't be a sleazy lobbyist on the national scale of Jack Abramoff without doing some dirty deeds in Broward County. That's the setting for an opening scene in a just-released documentary, Casino Jack and the United States of Money. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that the scene involves Fort ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Fifteen Candles

    You can't be a sleazy lobbyist on the national scale of Jack Abramoff without doing some dirty deeds in Broward County. That's the setting for an opening scene in a just-released documentary, Casino Jack and the United States of Money. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that the scene involves Fort ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Today’s Plan: The Ocean, the Grill, and a Cooler

    You can't be a sleazy lobbyist on the national scale of Jack Abramoff without doing some dirty deeds in Broward County. That's the setting for an opening scene in a just-released documentary, Casino Jack and the United States of Money. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that the scene involves Fort ... More >>

  • Music

    March 11, 2010

    More on the Drake Karu & Y Concert That Won't Occur

    Mid-March Drake concert turns out to be a fake.

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    The Sultan of Sulk

    Mid-March Drake concert turns out to be a fake.

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Get Off Here

    Mid-March Drake concert turns out to be a fake.

  • Music

    June 5, 2008

    Three Cheers for the Red, White, and Green

    She has seen the future — and it's in Spanish

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2008

    Crick in the Park

    She has seen the future — and it's in Spanish

  • Dining

    June 30, 2005

    Keeping Broward in Brewskis

    She has seen the future — and it's in Spanish

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