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  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Allen West Officially Not the Number-One Target of the Communist/Progressive/Democrat Party

    Whenever anyone reports on Congressman Allen West saying something ridiculous, he likes to declare that it makes him "the number-one target of the Democrat Party of the United States of America" because they hate freedom, Abraham Lincoln, and people who tell the truth.But a Politico story& ... More >>

  • Film

    January 12, 2012

    Contraband Review: Mark Wahlberg's One Last Job

    Whenever anyone reports on Congressman Allen West saying something ridiculous, he likes to declare that it makes him "the number-one target of the Democrat Party of the United States of America" because they hate freedom, Abraham Lincoln, and people who tell the truth.But a Politico story& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Local Roaster Oceana Coffee Opens in Tequesta

    ​Oceana Coffee debuted last week in Tequesta, one of the only local roasters in the area. It's the brick-and-mortar result of three years of work for Amy and Scott Angelo, who spent time tasting beans, learning sourcing, experimenting with roasters, and building the cash to start the shop. The cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Rick Scott "Gets to Work" by Playing "DJ Govvy Gov" (Video)

    YouTube"DJ Govvy Gov" and his crew.​Gov. Rick Scott may not think Florida needs more anthropologists, but cruise-ship DJs -- that's a different story.The governor held another one of his borrowed "Let's Get to Work" days this Friday at the Port of Miami, and among his duties, the governor's office ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Florida Driver's Licenses Now Tradable for South Korean Driver's Licenses

    allwomenstalk.com​If you've ever wondered how to finally get your own face and name on a South Korea driver's license, the process has finally been streamlined.The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that an agreement signed between Florida and South Korea allows most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    First Bite: Dapur in Fort Lauderdale

    jumponmarkslist.com​The outside of Dapur is smoker-friendly. Retro-chrome and vinyl bar tables frame one side of the entrance, a fountain with greenery on the other. Papery chandeliers light the mood: all this before a diner even opens the door. Inside, speakers that would dwarf a child& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Florida's Anti-Faces of Death Law May Hide How 18-Year-Old Died in State Hands

    cinema-suicide.comFaces of Death: A crappy movie that makes videos of people dying very scary.​Thanks to the Florida lawmakers' successful bid to legislate morality in the state's public records law, we may never know how 18-year-old Eric Perez died in the hands of state workers.Perez died about a ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2011

    How Those Darlins Balance Bros and Shows

    cinema-suicide.comFaces of Death: A crappy movie that makes videos of people dying very scary.​Thanks to the Florida lawmakers' successful bid to legislate morality in the state's public records law, we may never know how 18-year-old Eric Perez died in the hands of state workers.Perez died about a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Rick Scott: Forget the Oil Spill -- Let's Go Fishing!

    Florida Governor's OfficeSlick Rick catches his own BP Special.​On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster that spilled 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Rick Scott celebrated by going fishing.Sounds strange, but Slick Rick didn't have much choice. He favors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2011

    Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Is Dead Wrong About Rick Scott's Approval Ratings

    At least they got his office right this time.​Four days after he took credit for solving the federal budget crisis, Gov. Rick Scott insisted that his proposed state budget provided a blueprint for President Obama to follow. During an infomercial interview about tax policy on Friday, Scott "absolut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    South Florida Lags Woefully Behind in Spring Break Dangers

    ​In a recent survey of the most dangerous spring break destinations in the country, Fort Lauderdale -- birthplace of the modern spring break -- didn't even crack the top ten. West Palm Beach ranked fifth and Miami was tenth. The survey, conducted by the website lawyer website avvo.com, looked at c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    Are You a Believer in Miracles?

    ​In a recent survey of the most dangerous spring break destinations in the country, Fort Lauderdale -- birthplace of the modern spring break -- didn't even crack the top ten. West Palm Beach ranked fifth and Miami was tenth. The survey, conducted by the website lawyer website avvo.com, looked at c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    While Some Couples Leave Florida for Surrogacy, It's a Choice Destination for Others

    Michael McElroy for New TimesAndy and Todd Bludworth-McNeill, the subjects of this week's feature article.​This week's cover story features a South Florida same-sex couple who traveled to Panama to start a family through surrogacy. They chose Central America because Florida surrogacy laws require ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Surrogacy, From a Bioethics Perspective

    via knowabouthealth.com​This week's cover story about a gay couple who had twins through surrogacy in Panama raises ethical questions inherent to the surrogacy process. Though the couple in the New Times feature took every precaution imaginable to ensure that agreements with their egg donor and su ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Gaybies: Gay Couples in Florida Turn to Foreign Surrogacy

    via knowabouthealth.com​This week's cover story about a gay couple who had twins through surrogacy in Panama raises ethical questions inherent to the surrogacy process. Though the couple in the New Times feature took every precaution imaginable to ensure that agreements with their egg donor and su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Bay City Miracle: The School Board Shooting Video

    This is the video from the school board shooting in Panama City. It's chilling to the bone, but one question stands out: Why didn't security guards knock this homicidal idiot off before he got off so many shots? (Gimmesamore in the comments says the guard is a hero and for the record ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Gays Still Can't Marry in Florida, but Straights Sure Can Divorce

    flickr.com​Though certain Florida politicians would have you believe they are dutifully "protecting" marriage with laws preventing gay people from legally marrying, a new list of America's 50 Divorce Capitals has more cities from the Sunshine State than anywhere else.The website, The Daily Beast, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Greyhound at Palm Beach Kennel Club Tested Positive For Cocaine

    flickr.com​A greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the last two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009, ... More >>

  • Music

    March 25, 2010

    Music, Booze Reign Supreme at Havana Hideout Cigar Garden/Bar and Brogues on the Avenue

    flickr.com​A greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the last two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009, ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2009

    Pop and Indie Figure High in This Year's Best Latin Releases

    flickr.com​A greyhound that raced frequently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club over the last two years tested positive for cocaine at least once while racing in South Florida.The dog, a 70-pound black male named Tempo Super Stud, raced in 12 races in Palm Beach between August 2008 and September 2009, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Lake Worth Mayoral Candidate Rene Varela Responds to Dolphin Trafficking Allegations

    Dr. Rene Varela ​Two days ago, we posted this story about how protesters in Lake Worth targeted mayoral candidate Rene Varela, shining light on his work with Ocean Embassy, an Orlando company (formed by ex-SeaWorld employees) that has plans to build a resort in Panama featuring marine animal attr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Is Lake Worth Mayoral Candidate a Dolphin Trafficker?

    Protestors at last night's forum ​It's not unusual for politicians to want to hide controversial details of their lives: adulterous affairs, DUI arrests, bankruptcies.  Leave to the reliably kooky city of Lake Worth to have this week's most interesting political scandal: rivals of mayoral can ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    He's Explosive

    Meet Dainamite, the hardest-working MC on the local reggaeton scene.

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    Take That, Jimmy Buffett!

    Skip Key West and the Caribbean; fruity drinks and shirtless sunbathers are right here at Rehab Sundays.

  • Dining

    August 6, 2009

    Taurus Steakhouse in Tamarac Puts the Peru in Parrillada

    Skip Key West and the Caribbean; fruity drinks and shirtless sunbathers are right here at Rehab Sundays.

  • News

    July 2, 2009

    South Florida Cigarette Smuggling Funds Terrorism

    Skip Key West and the Caribbean; fruity drinks and shirtless sunbathers are right here at Rehab Sundays.

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Keeping Dance Kosher

    Skip Key West and the Caribbean; fruity drinks and shirtless sunbathers are right here at Rehab Sundays.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Throwback Tuesdays: Manu Chao "Desaparecido"

    When Manu Chao released his landmark album, Clandestino, in 1998, it was regarded as an instant classic by most people who heard it. The 16-track disc was a funky underground pop album aimed right at the cultural left (and bourgeois right) of Spain, France, South America and Mexico all at once. Bet ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    Drink Coffee, not Elephant Urine

    When Manu Chao released his landmark album, Clandestino, in 1998, it was regarded as an instant classic by most people who heard it. The 16-track disc was a funky underground pop album aimed right at the cultural left (and bourgeois right) of Spain, France, South America and Mexico all at once. Bet ... More >>

  • News

    February 21, 2008

    Just Say Uncle

    The DEA's "Twin Oceans" hooked a big fish, but can they reel it in?

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Last Night: Van Halen at the BankAtlantic Center

    The DEA's "Twin Oceans" hooked a big fish, but can they reel it in?

  • Culture

    October 18, 2007

    Start With a Nucho

    In Guillermo Trujillo's paintings, there's magic at work, merging the land and the people who inhabit it

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2007

    Think Big

    In Guillermo Trujillo's paintings, there's magic at work, merging the land and the people who inhabit it

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2007

    Buy the Farm

    In Guillermo Trujillo's paintings, there's magic at work, merging the land and the people who inhabit it

  • Dining

    December 14, 2006

    Your Fish Is My Command

    Want it? McCormick & Schmick's can get it.

  • Music

    April 27, 2006

    Venue Verses

    If only They Might Be Giants would do a tune about South Florida

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Beatcomber

    Roo'd Awakening

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2005
  • Music

    November 11, 2004

    Golden Boy

    Saeed Younan shakes off the Ibiza sound and stakes out his own ground

  • Dining

    November 4, 2004

    A Fruity Inebriate

    Saeed Younan shakes off the Ibiza sound and stakes out his own ground

  • Film

    October 21, 2004

    U.S.A-holes

    Team America takes no prisoners and spares no swear words

  • News

    February 5, 2004

    Grinders

    With bigger pots at stake in the track poker rooms, the workaday pros are lining up to get in

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2003

    Boxed In

    Warriors Boxing continues to bash heads in SoFla

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Around the World in 180 Days

    Kids explore the continents without leaving their neighborhoods

  • Film

    April 3, 2003

    Basic Straining

    Oh, look -- another bad John Travolta movie. How original.

  • Culture

    February 27, 2003

    Magic Realism No Mas?

    MoA's Central American show leaves you hungry for more

  • Goods and Services

    May 17, 2001

    Best Cheap Beer Selection

    Super Saver Supermarket

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2000

    Croaked on Arrival

    "Frogs! (The Un-Toad Story)" is on view at the South Florida Science Museum

  • Calendar

    September 9, 1999

    Board Silly

    The NRG 2000 East Coast Summer Tour

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    State Secrets

    The NRG 2000 East Coast Summer Tour

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