Northern California

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Zombie Honeybees Found in California

​It may sound like some truly bad straight-to-DVD movie, but Scientific American is reporting the discovery of zombie honeybees in Northern California, which may provide a clue in the search behind colony collapse disorder.A research article recently published in Plos One, a peer-reviewed science ... More >>

Burn, Baby, Burn: Why Doctors Hate Instant Soup

​Drinking from styrofoam cups is usually the cause of my coffee tsunami, a weekly tidal spill down my shirt and across my desk. No burns here, but that's likely because it's liquid alone, as opposed to sticky noodles, which are causing burns across the country.The information comes from today's&nb ... More >>

Where to Find the Freshest Oysters in South Florida

​A few weeks ago, at the start of September, I hit up a favorite little oyster bar back in D.C. only to be served a dozen that bathed in opaque milky liquor. Milky oysters aren't a sign that they're bad, but it is a sign they're spawning: a sure bet they'll be thin and flaccid, their flavor di ... More >>

Good Call: A Brief Conversation With Brian Wilson Rejuvenates a Discouraged Artist

​A few weeks ago, at the start of September, I hit up a favorite little oyster bar back in D.C. only to be served a dozen that bathed in opaque milky liquor. Milky oysters aren't a sign that they're bad, but it is a sign they're spawning: a sure bet they'll be thin and flaccid, their flavor di ... More >>

Chad Pennington Featured in Tom Brady ESPN Documentary

Chad is the only QB taken in 2000 that came close to hanging with Brady​This week ESPN is airing a documentary about Tom Brady, or more specifically, about the six quarterbacks who were taken before him in the 2000 draft. The movie, "The Brady 6," chronicles the careers (or lack thereof) of the me ... More >>

Lauderdale Jam Act the Heavy Pets Returns Home for New Year's Eve

Chad is the only QB taken in 2000 that came close to hanging with Brady​This week ESPN is airing a documentary about Tom Brady, or more specifically, about the six quarterbacks who were taken before him in the 2000 draft. The movie, "The Brady 6," chronicles the careers (or lack thereof) of the me ... More >>

Youth in Revolt: Just Another Bland Teen Movie

Chad is the only QB taken in 2000 that came close to hanging with Brady​This week ESPN is airing a documentary about Tom Brady, or more specifically, about the six quarterbacks who were taken before him in the 2000 draft. The movie, "The Brady 6," chronicles the careers (or lack thereof) of the me ... More >>

Sound Tribe Sector 9

Chad is the only QB taken in 2000 that came close to hanging with Brady​This week ESPN is airing a documentary about Tom Brady, or more specifically, about the six quarterbacks who were taken before him in the 2000 draft. The movie, "The Brady 6," chronicles the careers (or lack thereof) of the me ... More >>

Cheap Wine That Doesn't Suck

​Here's a blast from the past. Back in the 1980s, when I was living in Northern California wine country, Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon was the cork dorks' go-to red for every-day drinking. The second label of expensive-even-then Caymus, it offered its parents' high-toned pedigree at a price we ... More >>

Roller Jam: Every night is '80s night at South Florida roller rinks

​Here's a blast from the past. Back in the 1980s, when I was living in Northern California wine country, Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon was the cork dorks' go-to red for every-day drinking. The second label of expensive-even-then Caymus, it offered its parents' high-toned pedigree at a price we ... More >>

The Painted House

​Here's a blast from the past. Back in the 1980s, when I was living in Northern California wine country, Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon was the cork dorks' go-to red for every-day drinking. The second label of expensive-even-then Caymus, it offered its parents' high-toned pedigree at a price we ... More >>

Spain Reigns

La Barraca brings a taste of Valencia to western Broward

Poor Sports

The Napa Valley Grille and Café plays the name game