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  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    FPL Offering Big Rebates for Solar-Powered Water Heaters

    You've got the chance to save a boatload of money on your electric bill, and the electric company wants to help you do it.Florida Power & Light announced earlier this week that it would be offering more than $3 million in rebates to customers who install solar equipment in their homes or busines ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    New Times Best Of App Gets Love From Wired and Apple

    ​Just a few years ago, the web presence of New Times was the digital equivalent of a kid in a bowler hat yelling out the news next to the haberdashery. Now, we've got a sweet new homepage, award-winning blogs, and apparently a smart phone app that rocks. Sure, that sounds like we're using this spa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Atlantis Space Shuttle Launch Photos From 36,000 Feet

    via Twitter user ChadGraff​There might not be much sightseeing from the window seat of a commercial airplane between Baltimore and Fort Lauderdale, except for maybe a rocket going into space next to your plane.The Huffington Post reports these pictures of the space shuttle Atlantis launch were ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Help Wanted: Full-time Food Writer in Fort Lauderdale

    Flickr/ rosy outlook​Can you tell cumin from coriander? Do you have a nose for (restaurant) news? Can you spell "hors d'oeuvre"?  Are you willing to spend your life blogging, eating, and then blogging and eating some more? New Times Broward-Palm Beach is looking for a full-time food writer /b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Are Florida Gang Members Using Twitter?

    ​A recent news story on The Business Insider got me thinking about something. If New York gang members are using Twitter to talk to one another and organize fights, robberies, etc. then could Florida gangsters be doing the same?Of course, Twitter has sub-cultures just like any other group ven ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Social Commerce and Online Porn: What They Can Learn From Each Other

    ​Social media and websites such as Facebook and YouTube are now the leading activity on the Internet for most of the U.S. and Europe. What's interesting is that while the social networking sites are growing exponentially, the commerce that attempts to take advantage of them doesn't seem to be near ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    South Florida WordPress Meetup and WordPress Security

    ​Last week, I attended the South Florida WordPress Meetup for the first time. The topic was WordPress security and the presenter was John Carcutt of West Palm Beach. The meetups are held in Pompano Beach every second Wednesday of the month.Carcutt is the group's organizer and is the search engine ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2009

    Hello, 2003. We Missed You.

    ​Last week, I attended the South Florida WordPress Meetup for the first time. The topic was WordPress security and the presenter was John Carcutt of West Palm Beach. The meetups are held in Pompano Beach every second Wednesday of the month.Carcutt is the group's organizer and is the search engine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    David Irving Speaks About Hack Attack

    In a brief telephone conversation this afternoon, Nazi historian David Irving confirmed that his websites and private email account were attacked by hackers opposed to his writings of World War II. He told me that he's been in contact with the FBI in hopes of bringing the hackers to justice. "We're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Palm Beach Billionaire Koch Likes Tax Subsidies, Too

    Flickr user: andjohan​One of Palm Beach billionaire Bill Koch's main objections to a proposed offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound -- which he has spent millions of dollars fighting -- is that it will require tax breaks to succeed. As the Juice reported earlier today, Koch has claimed that the an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Geometry: It’s Not Just for Playing Pool

    Flickr user: andjohan​One of Palm Beach billionaire Bill Koch's main objections to a proposed offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound -- which he has spent millions of dollars fighting -- is that it will require tax breaks to succeed. As the Juice reported earlier today, Koch has claimed that the an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Weekend Blog Watch

    via Whisk​Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights of other food blogs.The South Florida page of Dine Mag is packed with news of upcoming chef related events and plenty of reviews of eateries. Most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    After Craigslist: Is "Hoes and Bitches" Video the Future of Prostitution Advertising?

    Having romantic problems? A Pompano Beach man has just what you've been looking for... That is, if you've been looking for "easy girls" or "live ass hoes" or women he says he and his friends have hooked up with recently. The video above, posted to YouTube by J'Quan Kabal, shows a series of women, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Weekend Blog Wrap

    Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs, this time with a focus on dessert blogs:It's hard to tell what's more delicious on Cannelle et Vanille: the recipes or the photography. Take ... More >>

  • News

    November 6, 2008

    Tree-huggers mobilize to stop FPL from building Everglades power plant

    Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs, this time with a focus on dessert blogs:It's hard to tell what's more delicious on Cannelle et Vanille: the recipes or the photography. Take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    Beto Cuevas Announced as Special Surprise Guest at Tonight's Myspace Latino "Show Secreto"

    Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs, this time with a focus on dessert blogs:It's hard to tell what's more delicious on Cannelle et Vanille: the recipes or the photography. Take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2007

    Dire Emergency for Internet Radio!!

    Although Clean Plate Charlie is the only food blog you really need to read daily, some people just can't get enough. Here are some highlights other food blogs, this time with a focus on dessert blogs:It's hard to tell what's more delicious on Cannelle et Vanille: the recipes or the photography. Take ... More >>

  • News

    July 5, 2007

    Pod Shots

    A Deerfield pod-novelist may be close to striking literary gold

  • Home Entertainment

    December 14, 2006

    Wii Love It

    Nintendo finally gets 1-Up on the competition.

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Sex and the Single Sperm

    FAU's wild Darwinians are at it again. And this time, they want to measure your nutsack.

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    In Cord Blood

    Turning the miracle of birth into the banking of cold, hard cash.

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Reef Madness

    Thanks to the Delray-Boynton pipe, there's a nitrate-stoked party down there.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2006

    Sallah Sounds Off, Sort Of

    Thanks to the Delray-Boynton pipe, there's a nitrate-stoked party down there.

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Letters for May 18–24, 2006

    Thanks to the Delray-Boynton pipe, there's a nitrate-stoked party down there.

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    The $11 Billion Man

    Meet the world's most castigated spammer — a South Florida man who says he's an innocent victim.

  • News

    March 9, 2006

    The God Fossil

    Most Americans who accept evolution think God created it. These scientists think they can prove the opposite.

  • Culture

    January 12, 2006

    Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

    Most Americans who accept evolution think God created it. These scientists think they can prove the opposite.

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    Cribs

    This week’s host: the universe

  • Culture

    December 22, 2005

    Chip Off the Old Blockbuster

    The King Tut show is shamelessly overpriced, but — Holy Osiris! — the art is terrific!

  • Culture

    June 9, 2005

    Starry Starry Night

    Great sets. Cool lighting. The pacing's a little slow.

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Letters for March 31-April 6, 2005

    Great sets. Cool lighting. The pacing's a little slow.

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Monkey Biz

    Great sets. Cool lighting. The pacing's a little slow.

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Pickpocketing the Public: Part 1

    The "renewable energy" program you're chipping in for spews the same old pollutants

  • Music

    October 28, 2004

    We've Got the Power

    A legendary producer wants to make Fort Lauderdale a hit factory

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2004

    Still Skankin'

    Toasters still popping up

  • Music

    January 29, 2004

    Aftershock

    The music industry's ongoing problems continue to affect the local dance community

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Spam Sandwich

    South Florida's Eddy Marin went from cocaine to porn to spam

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2003

    It's All Good

    Dr. Jane has a chimp on her shoulder

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Taking Stock of Bob Graham

    The South Florida senator and presidential candidate wheels and doodles

  • Best of BPB

    May 17, 2001
  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for January 4, 2001

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    Bones of Contention

    The battle for the soul of the Graves Museum isn't over yet, and Gypsy Graves herself is back in the trenches

  • Calendar

    November 9, 2000

    The Jung Ones

    The Center For Jungian Studies of South Florida presents a lecture by Marita Digney

  • Music

    January 27, 2000

    DJing For Dummies

    Turn the tables with your own style

  • Calendar

    May 27, 1999

    Star Search

    Turn the tables with your own style

  • Calendar

    March 25, 1999

    Much Ado About Mooning

    Turn the tables with your own style

  • News

    March 4, 1999

    Historical Relic or Load of Crap -- You Make the Call

    The Amazing Randi claimed the Miami Circle site was actually a septic tank, not an archaeological find. He's having second thoughts.

  • Music

    January 14, 1999

    Both Sides Now

    The Amazing Randi claimed the Miami Circle site was actually a septic tank, not an archaeological find. He's having second thoughts.

  • News

    August 13, 1998

    Cutting the Healing

    The emotional triage performed by therapists for the severely disabled is being eliminated by budget cutbacks

  • Culture

    August 13, 1998

    Psycho Analysis

    The emotional triage performed by therapists for the severely disabled is being eliminated by budget cutbacks

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