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It’s seeping in its own juices at Bathhouse: The Musical

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It’s seeping in its own juices at Bathhouse: The Musical

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It’s seeping in its own juices at Bathhouse: The Musical

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It’s seeping in its own juices at Bathhouse: The Musical

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It’s seeping in its own juices at Bathhouse: The Musical

Canadian Figure Skating Champ Now Training for Gold Medal in West Palm

FlickrCanadian figure skater Patrick Chan​A Canadian teenager who is among the leading contenders for an Olympic gold in men's figure skating has taken his practice regimen south. Patrick Chan, winner of the gold men in the Four Continents and Canadian Figure Skating Championships earlier this yea ... More >>

Siren Call: You're Attracted to a Lady in Uniform; She's Attracted to Drunk Drivers

Photo: Boynton Beach Police Department​For single men who go to singles bars, then drink till they're charming: Opportunity knocks on the streets of Boynton Beach. Actually, that's not a knock so much as a... police siren? Those flashing lights must mean this one wants it bad. Was it your tricked- ... More >>

The Greatest Show on Earth Is Clown-Free

Photo: Boynton Beach Police Department​For single men who go to singles bars, then drink till they're charming: Opportunity knocks on the streets of Boynton Beach. Actually, that's not a knock so much as a... police siren? Those flashing lights must mean this one wants it bad. Was it your tricked- ... More >>

Baby Anne

Photo: Boynton Beach Police Department​For single men who go to singles bars, then drink till they're charming: Opportunity knocks on the streets of Boynton Beach. Actually, that's not a knock so much as a... police siren? Those flashing lights must mean this one wants it bad. Was it your tricked- ... More >>

World Salsa Championships Heat Up Chilly South Florida

That's Cristian Oviedo and Liz Lira, who traveled from their home in Los Angeles to Dania Beach this weekend, where they were named the Salsa Champions of the World.The event, previously held in L.A. and at Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, was canceled in 2008 due to the economy. This year, the ... More >>

Drunken Bliss at Cantina Laredo

Riki Altman​Why we just had to get away during one of the busiest travel times of the year is anyone's guess, but somehow taking a road trip over Christmas seemed logical when we booked the hotel room in Orlando a few months ago. Granted, it was a fun getaway for a while, excepting the outlet mall ... More >>

Comedians Ron Feingold and Myke Herlihy to Perform at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek

Riki Altman​Why we just had to get away during one of the busiest travel times of the year is anyone's guess, but somehow taking a road trip over Christmas seemed logical when we booked the hotel room in Orlando a few months ago. Granted, it was a fun getaway for a while, excepting the outlet mall ... More >>

Mojitos and Lingerie

Riki Altman​Why we just had to get away during one of the busiest travel times of the year is anyone's guess, but somehow taking a road trip over Christmas seemed logical when we booked the hotel room in Orlando a few months ago. Granted, it was a fun getaway for a while, excepting the outlet mall ... More >>

Will Identity Crisis Divide Florida Tea Party?

Flickr​They all hate taxes, so why can't all tea partiers love one another? This week has revealed divisions within the tea party activist community of South Florida, and in Central Florida the infighting has spilled into the courts, where an Orlando radio host is being accused of "hijacking" the ... More >>

Invasion of "Privacy": Tiger's Wife Heads for Palm Beach

Flickr: thelastminuteIf this boat's rockin', don't come knockin'.​As Tiger Woods tunes up for the Masters, Mrs. Tiger Woods has left the couple's Orlando-area home for a trip to Palm Beach -- specifically, to hop aboard Privacy, the yacht docked there.Before leaving shore, Elin Nordegen had better ... More >>

Solillaquists of Sound Rap Up Propaganda

Flickr: thelastminuteIf this boat's rockin', don't come knockin'.​As Tiger Woods tunes up for the Masters, Mrs. Tiger Woods has left the couple's Orlando-area home for a trip to Palm Beach -- specifically, to hop aboard Privacy, the yacht docked there.Before leaving shore, Elin Nordegen had better ... More >>

Between the Trees Tops Indie Rock Showcase at the Talent Farm

Flickr: thelastminuteIf this boat's rockin', don't come knockin'.​As Tiger Woods tunes up for the Masters, Mrs. Tiger Woods has left the couple's Orlando-area home for a trip to Palm Beach -- specifically, to hop aboard Privacy, the yacht docked there.Before leaving shore, Elin Nordegen had better ... More >>

Do Florida Democrats Have Nefarious Plans to Win Elections by Running Phony Tea Party Candidates?

Flickr: pereiravilleTea party activists line up outside an town hall in Orlando to jeer Alan Grayson.​It sounds like the sort of diabolically genius plot that usually comes from Republicans, but there's reason to wonder whether Florida Democrats have conspired to put tea party candidates on ballo ... More >>

Fusik Album-Release Party at Culture Room

Flickr: pereiravilleTea party activists line up outside an town hall in Orlando to jeer Alan Grayson.​It sounds like the sort of diabolically genius plot that usually comes from Republicans, but there's reason to wonder whether Florida Democrats have conspired to put tea party candidates on ballo ... More >>

Notorious Swinger Tiger Woods Moving to Town

Flickr: voguemarie​Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods' business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home ... More >>

Every Avenue Cruises Into Culture Room

Flickr: voguemarie​Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods' business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home ... More >>

Between the Trees Leads Enormous Talent Farm Show

Flickr: voguemarie​Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods' business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home ... More >>

Viernes Swirls Up the Night at Propaganda

Flickr: voguemarie​Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods' business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home ... More >>

We’re Halfway There

Flickr: voguemarie​Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods' business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home ... More >>

Boardwalk Fresh Burgers to Debut in Boca

​The latest shot in our ongoing Burger Wars is chambered and ready to fire with the coming debut of Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries, set to open in November in Boca Raton's Shops at Boca Grove.  The Maryland-based chain of patty purveyors, which seems to be a Five Guys-ish knockoff, has b ... More >>

Is the New Times Best Of Curse Legit?

The real question is what happened to this model? I hope she's OK.​Videogame fans are well familiar with the Madden Curse, the malady that befalls the cover athletes of EA Sports' hit football game, Madden NFL. Each year, the athletes that appear on the cover of Madden fall victim to inj ... More >>

Andy Matchett & the Minks Unleash Upbeat Pop-Rock Upon Propaganda

The real question is what happened to this model? I hope she's OK.​Videogame fans are well familiar with the Madden Curse, the malady that befalls the cover athletes of EA Sports' hit football game, Madden NFL. Each year, the athletes that appear on the cover of Madden fall victim to inj ... More >>

Casa Mia Makes Home in Jupiter

​A pair of local restaurant vets have opened their own Italian restaurant in Jupiter's Fisherman's Wharf Plaza.   Roberto Cavaliere, former owner of Ocean Grille in Palm Beach Gardens, and Stefano Paggetti, an alum of Jetty's in Jupiter and Galaxy Grille in Palm Beach, have joined forces ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

Make this butternut squash pizza at home using a cheap and easy pizza stone.​Kubo Asiatic Cuisine debuts in Palm Beach.The Beaujolais Nouvea Wine Festival takes place tonight at Gulstream Park.Want to celebrate Turkey Day without the work? Try these restaurants hosting special meals. [Broward/Dade ... More >>

Trash to Treasure Event Brings Experimental Rock to Pompano

Make this butternut squash pizza at home using a cheap and easy pizza stone.​Kubo Asiatic Cuisine debuts in Palm Beach.The Beaujolais Nouvea Wine Festival takes place tonight at Gulstream Park.Want to celebrate Turkey Day without the work? Try these restaurants hosting special meals. [Broward/Dade ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

John Heins, owner of Latin Burger and Taco, poses in front of his food truck.​We interview new Steak954 chef Carlos Jorge. [Part 2]Thanksgiving might be over, but you can still recreate the best turkey ever with these steps.A Q&A with the author of a 101 Gluten-free Microwave Mug Cakes.Brew Ma ... More >>

Two 411-PAIN Attorneys Have Been Disciplined by Florida Bar

Courtesy of 411-PAINChiropractor Robert Lewin founded the 411-PAIN network.​The 1-800-411-PAIN Referral service is a network of chiropractors and lawyers that solicits clients who have been injured in car accidents. In October, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the Broward-based company, al ... More >>

Happy Hour: B.B. King's Restaurant & Blues Club in West Palm Beach

Photo by Erica K. Landau​The Place: B.B. King's Restaurant & Blues Club, 550 Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach. Call 561-420-8600. The Hours: 3 to 7 p.m. every day. The Deal: Half-off drinks and appetizers. The Digs: With locations already in the two music capitals of Memphis and Nashville and ... More >>

Half Baked: Pre-Cooked Eggs and Other Kitchen Secrets

Photo by manthatcooks​Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach and writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. Witness the impossible: it's a random Friday night, and two chefs find themselves out to dinner...at dinner time. "Would you like to put your dinner orde ... More >>

She's Baaa-aaack (Again)

Seminole County Sheriff's Office ​The most notorious soccer mom in Broward County history has been arrested again, this time in the Orlando area. Georgia Roberts, the self-described " mindboggling enigma human train wreck" who made the news here in 2003 when she was charged (and later ... More >>

Ignite FTL at the Collide Factory Brings Worldwide Conference to Fort Lauderdale

Setting the stage. In the background, a 40-foot mural-covered container, which will become a recording studio.​It was nine o'clock on a Thursday night in Fort Lauderdale, where the railroad tracks cross Sistrunk Boulevard and warehouses sit dark and empty, surrounded by chain-link fences, at the n ... More >>

Universal Health Care: The Greatest Moral Issue of Our Time

The Republican Party tries to pretend it has a monopoly on morality, but it's so drenched in sin right now that it ought to be able to feel the hellfire licking its feet. Fort Lauderdale Tea Party leader Gabriel Carrera plays dress-up as a minuteman.​The rotten Tea Party has in its hysteri ... More >>

Guess Where We're Eating!?

Dori Zinn​ While South Florida offers half a dozen different variations of fast-casual Mexican cuisine, how many of them have this?

Where We Were Eating: Tijuana Flats

Dori Zinn​ Salad bars, dessert bars, and even all-you-can-eat sushi bars. But a hot sauce bar? Yes. It exists.

Florida GOP: Uterus Is a Bad Word, Should Be Seen (Before Abortions) and Not Heard

OBSCENE​One time in first-grade art class, I said the word penis, or some approximation of it, to my classmate Will, who was a tattler. "I'm telling!" said Will, and suddenly I was at risk of having my blue ribbon taken away by my homeroom teacher. So, with some half-formed notion of self-respect, ... More >>

Sandy Adams Is a Doll -- Schoolgirl Outfit Optional

herobuilders.comThe Sarah Palin doll with the schoolgirl getup.​Republican Rep. Sandy Adams of Orlando is now a subject in a new collection of dolls called the "Lady Republican Series."Adams joins Sarah Palin, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Named the Second-Happiest City for Young Professionals

via Wikimedia CommonsIf you're a young professional, you're allegedly happy here.​If you're a young professional in Fort Lauderdale, you probably don't hate your life -- at least according to research done by a company called Career Bliss.The company took surveys from a few thousand so-called youn ... More >>

"Mexican Vampire Woman" Pays a Visit to Florida to Become Enshrined in Wax

ripleys.comWhatever that is, it's going to be made into wax.​If you were in the Orlando area last week, you may have noticed that the most demonic-looking human being on Earth was also in town.Of course, we're talking about the "Mexican vampire woman" Maria Jose Cristerna, who went to the art depa ... More >>

Alan Grayson Goes to Bat for Occupy Wall Street (Video)

Alan Grayson​Now that former Orlando Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is trying to win his old congressional seat back, he took a pretty good shot at making himself relevant again on Friday by coming out in defense of the Occupy Wall Street protests.On HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, Grayson gave an ... More >>

Blueprint at Propaganda, December 20

Alan Grayson​Now that former Orlando Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is trying to win his old congressional seat back, he took a pretty good shot at making himself relevant again on Friday by coming out in defense of the Occupy Wall Street protests.On HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, Grayson gave an ... More >>

Occupy Is Dead. Long Live Occupy! Or, How Homeless Phobia Is Marginalizing Everything

​Happy new year! You may remember one of the more original social phenomena of 2011. It was called "the Occupy movement." A couple of guys got together and put out a call through Adbusters magazine for disenfranchised folks to sit around and draw attention to the highfalutin few who systematically ... More >>